In 1976, in the case of Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections, the Court held that all poll taxes, even those imposed by states, violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

Howell and his colleagues had the greatest confidence in estimates associated with the 107th Congress because the 9/11 terror attacks occurred __________

A)midway through the session before Congress had cast any votes on the prior legislative agenda B)midway through the session and the prior legislative agenda had nothing to do with the attacks C)after the session and the legislative agenda was a mix of anti-terror and domestic policy initiatives D)at the start of the session and dominated the entire legislative session

The many private organizations known as Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) have assumed global importance in recent years because __________

a. the information revolution has allowed NGOs of all sizes to promote their causes and mobilize populations across borders b. populations worldwide are treating information from states with great suspicion, leading them to seek information from other, more dependable sources c. the largest ones, at least, have higher budgets than the United Nations, not to mention most other countries. d. the information revolution and their smaller sizes allow them to target populations interested in specific issues or sets of issues, something governments cannot easily do.