Except for a time during the Civil War under President Abraham Lincoln’s administration, individual incomes ______.

There are only two types of congressional committees

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

As a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which of the following happened?

a. Both voter registration and election to office increased dramatically for African Americans. b. Even though voter registration increased dramatically for African Americans, election to office remained a functional impossibility. c. Neither voter registration nor election to office increased dramatically for African Americans. d. While voter registration of African Americans did not substantially increase, African Americans were elected to office in unprecedented numbers.