Answer: b. police officers were often used as a source of political patronage and corruption
Explanation:
In the 18th and 19th centuries, and following the decentralisation of police to city level, police had greater discretion in dealing with issues in their jurisdiction. This was meant to make crime easier to manage but instead it led to corruption.
Police became guilty of being used as a source of political patronage as well as being corrupt. As a reward for engaging in electoral fraud, the police were rewarded by the politicians they put in power by bribes and more powers at their discretion which allowed them to use force on the populace.
As a result the police were ineffective and resented by the public.
C. three feet of clearance
Answer:
A state's lieutenant governor serves as second-in-command in the executive branch.
Explanation:
The lieutenant-governor position is the state equivalent of the vice president in the federal government: it is the person who assists the governor, being the second-in-command in the state's executive power and who replaces the governor in case he cannot exercise its function. In America, 45 states have this position (only Maine, New Hampshire, Wyoming, Oregon and Arizona do not have it). Generally, the functions of this position are very diverse: in some cases, it directs questions of internal policy, relations with the federal government and specific projects, while in others it performs much more limited functions.