All of the Following Describe Special Districts, EXCEPT

question 8

Multiple Choice

All of the following describe special districts, EXCEPT:

• A) There are nearly 40,000 across the United States.
• B) They are almost always a single-purpose government.
• C) They sometimes cut across city or county lines.
• D) They tend to have hotly contested candidate elections.

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Definitions:

Racial Profiling

The unjust practice of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on their race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin.

Stop-and-Search

Police practice of stopping individuals and searching them for weapons, illegal substances, or other contraband without a warrant.

Scot Wortley

A Canadian criminologist known for his research on race, crime, and the criminal justice system, particularly in the context of racial profiling and discrimination.

Starlight Tours

Alleged police practice of picking up Indigenous people and taking them to some location far away and leaving them there to get home on their own.