Attempts by the U.S. government to ensure that blacks enjoyed equal citizenship in fact as well as in theory after the Civil War ______.
What will be an ideal response?
a. were generally successful with few exceptions
b. were blocked by Republicans in Congress
c. essentially ended by the time Reconstruction was completed and only later were reinitiated
d. were not successful until the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment
e. were not successful until the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The active promotion of democratic institutions and practices that protect minority rights is one of the regional and global forces that has helped to explain the decline in the number of ethnic wars
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Local officials or attorneys who have been granted limited judicial powers are?
a. prosecutors b. public defenders c. assigned counsel d. magistrates
How can the number of electoral votes in a state be changed?
a. Electoral votes are assigned by the U.S. Constitution and cannot be changed. b. Each state legislature has the power to change its allotment of electoral votes. c. The census is taken every ten years and significant population shifts between states will lead to reapportionment of the 538 total electoral votes between states. d. To add electoral votes, the U.S. Constitution must be amended. e. The electoral votes proportionally represent the popular vote from each state so will change as it changes.