Randolph gave all pupils an equal chance to succeed in his second-grade class, but he demanded more from the children of professionals and the wealthier families in town. it only seemed natural because they were generally better readers and better students overall. he did not deliberately discriminate against students from disadvantaged homes. in fact, randolph was delighted when one of them performed well. however, when it came to social inequality, he
a. actively encouraged it.
b. inadvertently perpetuated it.
c. fought against it at every opportunity.
d. took no position one way or the other.

He chart shows the 112th u.s. congress (2011–2012). based on the information in the chart, if the independents in the senate chose to vote with the republicans in the senate, the republicans would

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Voters commonly condemn politicians for being insincere, but politicians often must disguise their true feelings when they make public statements. if they expressed their honest views—about, say, their party's policies—then achieving politically necessary compromises would be much more difficult. clearly, the very insincerity that people decry shows that our government is functioning well. which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines this reasoning? (a) achieving political compromises is not all that is necessary for the proper functioning of a government. (b) some political compromises are not in the best long-term interest of the government. (c) voters often judge politicians by criteria other than the sincerity with which they express their views. (d) a political party's policies could turn out to be detrimental to the functioning of a government. (e) some of the public statements made by politicians about their party's policies could in fact be sincere.