What challenges and opportunities do Hispanics face in their current civil rights efforts? How do these challenges differ from those African Americans faced in their civil rights campaigns?

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), established in 1909, pursued its civil rights agenda primarily by

A) mobilizing the black vote. B) attempting to elect black politicians. C) litigating. D) lobbying Congress. E) civil disobedience.

Congress's passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

a. gave the federal government even more say over a range of issue areas. b. was widely accepted by Republicans as a necessary response to ward off a recession. c. gave states more power to provide social services for the poor. d. received widespread bipartisan support.