In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the U.S. Supreme Court
a. began to whittle away at affirmative action programs and anti-discriminatory policies.
b. became the sole liberal holdout in a government otherwise dominated by conservatives.
c. expanded its progressive agenda as more women and blacks took seats on the Court.
d. consisted entirely of white men for the first time since the 1960s.
a. began to whittle away at affirmative action programs and anti-discriminatory policies.
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A. Portugal held claims to Rio de Janeiro. B. Portugal and France had the most claims to land in the New World. C. Spain claimed all of Central and South America. D. Spain held claims in both modern India and the Philippine Islands. E. England had no claims in North America.
"Yuppies" tended __________
A) not to reap the economic benefits of the 1980s B) to purchase items from upscale retailers C) not to emulate the upper class in their lifestyles D) to come from the lowest economic sectors
Covenant Chain refers to
A. a pattern of councils and treaties between New York and the Iroquois League. B. an imperial cooperative among key European nations. C. the alliances uniting the various Indian confederations. D. a defensive alliance consisting of New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Maryland.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Lau v. Nichols (1974) resulted in
a. California's requiring bilingual education in public schools. b. mandatory busing to integrate schools. c. the federal government agreeing to pay reparations for the internment of Japanese and Japanese Americans during World War II. d. the restoration of tribal status to seventeen California Indian tribes.