What was Texas's response to the federal government's order to desegregate schools in the 1950s?
A. Texas immediately rejected the order and the U.S. National Guard had to be brought in to enforce it.
B. Texas launched an immediate, statewide resistance to desegregation.
C. Some school districts quickly desegregated, while others resisted integration well into the 1960s.
D. Texas school districts have never been legally segregated.
E. Unlike much of the Deep South, Texas integrated its schools with little trouble.
C. Some school districts quickly desegregated, while others resisted integration well into the 1960s.
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The earliest political parties in the United States developed around
a. disagreements over civil rights and the decision of the United States to create a series of military alliances. b. the desire to abolish slavery and build a powerful military that could project the strength of the United States across the globe. c. measures designed to foster economic development and disagreements over whether the United States should have stronger ties with England or France. d. the decision to purchase the Louisiana Territory and whether the United States should try to form a political union with Canada to counter European influence in North America.
The idea that a greater number of organized interests mean wider participation and a healthier democracy is called ______.
a. the pluralist perspective b. hyperpluralism c. political justification d. the responsible party model e. benevolent plutocracy