Spain's colonies in the New World helped fund its huge armies and achieve European dominance

The Majlis

a. has never had a female member. b. actively checks the power of the president. c. can have its legislation rejected by the Guardian Council. d. does not reserve seats to represent religious minorities.

All of the following are true of the death penalty EXCEPT

A. support for the death penalty is declining. B. most Americans still support the death penalty in murder cases. C. as of 2016, the death penalty is no longer an option in over half of US states. D. DNA evidence has shown that some individuals have been wrongly convicted of murder. E. poorly performed lethal injections have raised the question of whether the death penalty constitutes a cruel and unusual punishment.