The practice of law-enforcement officers taking money or valuable property from people suspected of involvement with legal activity, but not charged with a crime, is known as 

What purpose does the filibuster serve?

a. to delay proceedings in the Senate and prevent a vote on a controversial bill b. to force a bill to floor of the House c. to break a tie vote in the Senate d. to reconcile different versions of a bill

The emergence of the neo-Westphalian system was primarily caused by ______.

a. the reduced roles of non-state actors b. the dominance of a few state actors c. the conflicts between state actors d. the enhanced roles of non-state actors