Explain the role that majorities, minorities, elites, and interest groups play in the American political system. Does the American political system adequately balance the rights of minorities with the rule of the majority? Does it afford the people sufficient voice in the government, or does it place too much power in the hands of the elite?
What will be an ideal response?
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A. True B. False
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A. Rodney King’s videotaped beating and the subsequent acquittal of his law-and-order victimizers B. Chris Brown’s domestic violence conviction C. O.J. Simpson’s murder trial acquittal D. The 2000 presidential election decided by the U.S. Supreme Court
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A. republic B. constitutional monarchy C. constitutional dictatorship D. authoritarian E. feudalistic
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a. the armed wing of the African National Congress. b. a militant White separatist movement that was later incorporated into the National Party. c. the armed militia of the Zulu homeland that later developed into the Inkantha Freedom Party. d. a militant African separatist group that was later incorporated into the African National Congress. e. the original name of the Pan-Africanist Congress, a more militant offshoot of the African National Congress.