Why did southern states enact poll taxes?

a. to raise revenue for the government
b. to ensure that only people who really want to vote would do so
c. to circumvent the Fifteenth Amendment
d. because literacy is necessary for democracy to function –

c

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Which of the following occurred in 1972 to gave the media more control in influencing Democratic and Republican nominees?

a. the Radio Act  b. the Telecommunications Act  c. the McGovern-Fraser reforms  d. Branzburg vs. Hayes ruling   

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