A successful drug court in Tarrant County, the SWIFT Court, has been described as
A) probation on steroids.
B) powerful and swift in justice.
C) rapid probation.
D) crime fighting on steroids.
Q. 2All Texas counties with populations over ___________ are required by law to establish a drug court.
A) 250,000
B) 300,000
C) 450,000
D) 550,000
Q. 3Often an issue will gain significant support from across the spectrum of interest groups to the point that it becomes known as a movement. Which of the following would not be considered a social movement in American history?
A) women's rights
B) civil rights
C) child labor laws and child protection
D) prohibition of alcohol
E) military spending
Q. 4A group that focuses narrowly on special issues is most likely to be ________.
A) a political party
B) an interest group
C) a campaign
D) a think tank
E) a pollster
Q. 5Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that state legislators have sought to address high incarceration rates for drug offenders?
A) easing parole criteria for nonviolent offenders
B) establishing in-prison treatment options
C) creating specialty drug courts
D) establishing harsher and longer sentences for drug crimes
Q. 6Which of the following is one of the major differences between political parties and interest groups?
A) Contributions to interest groups are tax deductible, whereas contributions to parties are not.
B) Federal law makes it illegal for an interest group to entangle itself with politics and elections, while these activities are legal in the case of political parties.
C) Interest groups do not run candidates for office as do parties, though interest groups will endorse candidates.
D) Political parties are government agencies whereas interest groups are private entities.
E) Interest groups have very little influence in the development of legislation in Congress, whereas this is not the case for political parties.
Q. 7Most low-level drug offenders have complicating issues such as
A) homelessness and poverty.
B) overly busy work and home lives.
C) high levels of education and socioeconomic status.
D) histories of violence.
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