Describe the types of challenges faced by Native Americans in the United States in their struggle to secure their civil rights. What advances have been made in their cause through the courts?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Describe how Native Americans have suffered from overt discrimination, nonexistent economic opportunities, government-facilitated loss of their property, and widespread poverty.
2, Describe how they have advanced their cause in recent years through the court pathway, especially in the case of Cobell v. Kempthorne, in which a federal judge ruled that the Bureau of Indian Affairs had mismanaged and lost billions of dollars owed to Native Americans for oil and gas revenues and other leases on their land, and set in motion events to enable Native Americans to receive compensation.
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A. increases the role of rank-and-file party members to exert an influence over the party's candidate choice. B. increases the chances that the party will nominate a candidate who is unappealing to the average voter. C. decreases the opportunity for those with strong policy preferences to play a role in the party. D. decreases the likelihood that one party or the other will gain control of the presidency for several terms. E. increases the likelihood of interest groups supporting candidates who are appealing to single-issue voters.
The media have greater latitude in criticizing public figures. In an attempt to sue, a public figure must prove that which of these occurred on the part of the media?
a. falsehood b. malice c. defamation d. objectivity e. coercion
The permanent members of the UN Security Council are
a. the United States, China, France, Great Britain, and Russia. b. the United States, Germany, France, Great Britain, and Russia. c. China, Japan, France, the United States, and Russia. d. China, Great Britain, Russia, Germany, and France.
If political parties had their way, their presidential nominating conventions would closely resemble __________
a. barroom brawls b. coronations c. chess matches d. bingo games