Author Question: Hate crimes legislation _____. a. was not passed in Texas due to substantial opposition b. ... (Read 46 times)

imanialler · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Hate crimes legislation _____.

a. was not passed in Texas due to substantial opposition
b. applies to first-degree and capital murder cases
c. increased penalties for crimes motivated by hostility to race, religion, gender, and sexual orientation
d. was rejected because the law would be punishing the thought behind the crime rather than the crime itself
e. none of these

Question 2

In describing a case study of civil rights in _____, Texas, your text says that the community power structure, including the district attorney's office and drug task force, was so indifferent to the rights of minority citizens as to be an accomplice in a crime against them.

a. Jasper
b. Tulia
c. Dallas
d. Austin
e. Santa Fe