One of the criticisms leveled at the unitary system is that it enables local or special interests to frustrate efforts to solve national problems like segregated public schools and pollution

Which of the following statements is an accurate description of the universal suffrage movement?

a. It began shortly after the Civil War when President Andrew Johnson permitted whites to determine how the South would reconstruct itself, and in response southern governments created laws to maintain white power, including laws to keep blacks from voting. b. It began in the 1950s with grassroots mobilization involving powerful speeches, nonviolent methods of protest, and boycotts to draw attention to the lack of civil rights among people due to the lack of universal suffrage.— c. Beginning in the early twentieth century, groups like the NAACP began advocating for universal suffrage through litigation in the courts. d. Beginning in the nineteenth century, activists lobbied legislators, gave public speeches, organized protest marches and demonstrations, endured arrest and jail, and went on hunger strikes to draw attention to the need for it.

Which of the following is TRUE about Mexican security? a. El Chapo's success in evading arrest for more than a decade made him a symbol of the weaknesses and shortcomings of the Mexican state. b. Success at capturing El Chapo didn't counter fears that Mexico was in danger of becoming a failed state

c. President Calderon's offensive against Mexican drug cartels gave Mexican citizens a lot of confidence in his leadership. d. Security authorities are well respected and seen as being effective in Mexico. e. U.S. drug prevention efforts have decreased the demand in the United States for illegal narcotics from Mexico.