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Boone County adopts an ordinance that prohibits all billboards within 200 feet of a public highway in order to “preserve the natural beauty of the county.”  The ordinance provides, however, that “all existing billboards may remain in place for a period of five years, at which point they must be demolished.”  Al owns seven billboards that would be affected by the ordinance.  He routinely rents out space on his billboards to various companies so that they can advertise their products and services.  The ordinance would require him to demolish the billboards in five years, which will deprive him of all future revenue from such rentals.  Al filed a lawsuit against the county, asserting that the ordinance was unconstitutional.  Who will win the lawsuit in most jurisdictions?

Perla, a professional poet, lived in a single-family home that she owned.  Paul, another professional poet in the same city, attracted notoriety by loudly reciting some of his verses at midnight on many occasions on the street in front of his single-family home.  Homeowners complained to the city council about Paul’s conduct.  On May 1, the city council adopted the following ordinance:  “Because professional poets pose a threat to the health and welfare of our citizens, in that they tend to create noise and other disturbances, thereby impairing tourism, hampering commerce, and harming the public welfare, no professional poet may reside within 500 feet of any single-family residence after next January 1.”  Perla filed suit attacking the validity of the ordinance.  Who will win the lawsuit?

10. Which document typically accompanies the Deployment phase?

3. What is the main focus of the System Design phase?

14. In which SDLC model are each development stage and its corresponding testing phase mapped to each other?

4. Which diagram is commonly produced during the System Design phase?

13. Which SDLC model emphasizes flexibility and iterative development?

According to the class notes which of the following is NOT an effective way of climbing to a higher social class:

If you had to pick one reason why upward social mobility is worth the effort, which of the following would it be?

Why can attitudes and beliefs be so important when discussing social mobility?