Inspired by the outcome of the French Revolution and revolutionaries of the same cause, the upper class Creoles began to support the Revolutionaries' cause. With this many people, they were able to drive the Spanish out of Mexico, and declare their independence.
B. Appeal to as many voters as possible
A general election is the main election in which the officials are chosen by vote (popular or electoral) for office. This is different from the primary election which decides the candidates who will represent each political party in an election.
Truth-in-sentencing laws aim to preserve the time sentence set for criminals at the time of their conviction. Advocates of these policies argue that when an individual is sentenced for 5 to 7 years and ends up getting released after serving 3 or 4, it constitutes deception and <u>a disservice to "the public's right to know"</u>.
Since 1994 in the U.S., the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act started giving out additional funding as an incentive to states that <u>ensure criminals convicted of violent crimes serve </u><u>at least 85% of their sentence</u><u>. Up until 2008, 35 of the 50 states have kept up these standards.</u>
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