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What is the real effect of the filibuster and unanimous-consent agreements?

A) These practices allow minorities to obstruct legislation more easily in the Senate than in the House. B) These practices allow minorities to obstruct legislation more easily in the House than in the Senate. C) These practices make objections to the majority more visible and thus a Senator is more likely to suffer the electoral consequences if they disagree. D) These practices make the process of objecting to the majority more streamlined in the Senate than in the House. E) These processes are another layer added to the House's procedures thus making the deliberative process more difficult in the House.

Rafe stops Leslie on a busy street and offers to sell her an expensive wristwatch for next to nothing. After some questioning by Leslie, Rafe admits that the watch is stolen. Leslie pays for and takes the watch. Rafe is an undercover police officer, who then arrests her for the crime of receiving stolen property. Which of the following inquiries will be most critical in determining whether she

has a valid defense of entrapment? a. Did she know that what she did was a crime? b. Did Rafe threaten her or use force to get her to make the purchase? c. Was she predisposed to commit the crime, or did he plant the idea in her mind and then supply her with the opportunity? d. Did she understand the nature and the consequences of her action?