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11. What did the Supreme Court decide in California Board of Regents v. Bakke (1978)?
  1. It overturned the free speech limits placed at UC-Berkeley.
  2. It forced the racial integration of state universities.
  3. It allowed the University of California system to charge different tuition rates for in-state and out-of-state students.
  4. It overturned a plan to merge UC-Berkeley and UCLA into one giant university.
  5. It forbade rigid racial quotas in school admissions policies.
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12. The Employment Act of 1946 was a turning point in US economic policy because it:
  1. Provided college funds for returning World War II veterans.
  2. Committed the national government to a policy of maintaining a healthy economy and promoting jobs.
  3. Created the Federal Reserve system.
  4. Reasserted the doctrine of free-market economics.
  5. Separated the IRS from the Department of the Treasury.
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13. Suppose Candidate Kane is a Democrat and he lives in a predominantly Democratic district. He is not widely known in the district and is running against a better-known incumbent Democratic candidate in the primary. The voters are a little upset about the incumbent’s votes on education reform. Which campaign strategy should Candidate Kane use?
  1. A party-centered strategy
  2. An issue-oriented strategy
  3. A candidate-oriented strategy
  4. A benchmark strategy
  5. A heavy-spending strategy
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14. According to Anthony Downs, if political parties in the US were acting rationally, where would they position themselves ideologically?
  1. One party would be liberal and the other party would be conservative.
  2. Both parties would be conservative
  3. Both parties would be liberal.
  4. Both parties would try to hide their views on policy.
  5. Both parties would try to get as near to the ideological center as they could.
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15. What is the difference between libel and slander?
  1. Libel is written defamation of character while slander is oral defamation.
  2. Libel is oral defamation of character while slander is written defamation.
  3. Libel is against the law, whereas slander is not.
  4. Slander is against the law, whereas libel is not.
  5. There is no difference. They are the same thing.
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