B. Why is it important for parties to influence public opinion if they want to shape public policy? C. To what degree do you think political parties allow citizens to participate in the democratic process? Do they give some citizens more opportunity to participate than others? How could political parties be made more successful as linkage institutions?

You are a member of the jury for a murder case. the prosecution has presented dna evidence linking the defendant to the crime scene. the defense claims that dna evidence using str analysis with 13 markers is not sufficient to reliably distinguish between people. what do you think? a. the defense is right. str analysis with 13 markers gives a 1 in 1 million chance of two people having the same pattern, leaving a reasonable doubt. b. str analysis is not sufficient. the defendant's entire genome should be sequenced. the prosecution will have to consult a genomic library to make sure their dna evidence is valid. c. the prosecution is right. str analysis with 13 markers gives a 1 in 10 billion or greater chance that two people will have the same pattern. this person was at the crime scene. d. dna evidence is not generally accepted by legal experts.

How long was it from the time african american men were given the right to vote until women were given the right to vote?

A“carpetbagger” would have been most likely to come from which state?