Why did Congress pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act?
a) Citizens pressured the government to respond. b) The United Nations required all countries to pass a civil rights act. c) Congress had long been committed to racial equality. d) Senator Strom Thurmond forced it through the committee system
a) Citizens pressured the government to respond.
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Which of the following is the correct definition of "gerrymandered" legislative districts?
a. Legislative districts that are malapportioned based on population b. Legislative districts in which state senators represent more constituents than do their lower house or assembly colleagues c. Legislative districts drawn to give a political party an advantage in legislative elections and in subsequent legislative representation d. Legislative districts drawn to protect the electoral strength of incumbent legislators
In covering military conflicts, the majority of TV news stories usually originate from correspondents posted at __________ including the White House, the Pentagon, and the State Department
a. associated presses b. networks c. trial balloons d. beats