In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court
A) declared unconstitutional laws creating schools that were separate but obviously unequal.
B) declared unconstitutional laws supporting schools that were separate but unequal in subtle ways.
C) ruled that racially separate schools were inherently unequal and therefore unconstitutional.
D) ruled that schools discriminating on the basis of race could be denied access to federal funds.
E) ruled that segregation was lawful if mandated by a state constitution.
C
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A. It passed the Airlines Deregulation Act, which eliminated government-set airfares and the requirement that airlines provide service to smaller-sized cities. B. It cut funding for regulatory agencies like the EPA and Securities and Exchange Commission. C. It enacted legislation that prohibits administrators in some instances from issuing a regulation unless they can show that its benefits outweigh its costs. D. It restricted the president's ability to directly request administrative regulations from agency heads. E. It cut the budget of the Food and Drug Administration.
Explain the role government plays in media regulation. What role do you think the government should play? Does the government currently play too big or too small a role? Why?
What will be an ideal response?
The elite press exposes public wrongdoing __________
a. only in extreme cases b. by exploiting security leaks c. with investigative reporting d. through inflammatory opinion pieces
Which is a procedure that enables voters to reject a measure adopted by the legislature?
A) initiative B) ?referendum C) ?recall D) ?logrolling E) ?rollback