Poll taxes and literacy tests were all designed to

a. increase voter turnout rates.
b. discourage voting by African Americans, Mexican Americans, and poor Whites.
c. eliminate voter fraud in local elections.
d. encourage two-party competition.
e. assure and educated and responsible electorate.

B

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What event made the 1978 Camp David talks—the first attempt at Arab–Israeli peace— possible?

a. Jordan's defeat in the Six Day War b. Syria's defeat in the 1973 October War c. Egypt's success in the 1973 October War d. Egypt's success in the Six Day War e. Israel's victory in the 1967 War

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Under the Articles of Confederation the number of votes for each state in the Continental Congress was determined by

a. the population of the state. b. a pro-rated formula that took into account population and taxes paid. c. the method of one vote for each state delegation regardless of population. d. a system whereby northern states had two votes while southern states had one vote. e. the president.

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