During the 1950s and 1960s, civil rights advocates used federal courts and the federal constitution to challenge segregation because:
A. state constitutions in the South prohibited segregation.
B. the federal constitution permitted segregation.
C. segregation was prohibited by both the federal and southern state constitutions.
D. southern state constitutions permitted segregation.
D
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Which of the following is the largest interest group in the United States?
a. The American Medical Association (AMA) b. The National Rifle Association (NRA) c. The United Auto Workers (UAW) d. The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) e. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
The White House Office ______.
A. is responsible for managing most aspects of executive branch agencies B. is larger and more complex because of the expanded responsibilities of presidents and the centralization of tasks that used to be performed in agencies and departments C. has a budget that is controlled by the President with little congressional input so the President can receive the best possible advice D. was abolished after Watergate and its responsibilities were returned to the departments and agencies