The fact that legislators in Texas meet for only 140 days every other year and receive only a small income for the work they do helps to characterize the legislature in Texas as a ______ legislature

Despite the fact that tensions between India and Pakistan could lead to nuclear war and proliferation elsewhere, the U.S. has provided concessions and security aid to both countries because __________

a. both countries are strong, formal allies of the U.S. in the South Asia region b. concessions were made to India in return for international nuclear inspections, while Pakistan is a major American ally c. the assistance of both countries has been needed in U.S. anti-terrorism efforts d. the U.S. hopes that aid and concessions will help soothe, if not ease, tensions over the Kashmir problem

Generally, the term civil rights refers to the rights of all Americans to equal treatment under the law, as provided by the _____ to the Constitution.

A. First Amendment B. Fourth Amendment C. Eighth Amendment D. Fourteenth Amendment E. Nineteenth Amendment