Southern states were successful in stripping away the civil rights of Blacks because
a. Southern senators successfully used the filibuster to block any legislative action.
b. the election of a string of southern presidents allowed aggressive use of the veto to block federal action.
c. the Supreme Court narrowly interpreted the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to overturn federal laws.
d. following economic depressions in the 1880s, many African Americans left the South and moved North, seeking more steady work.
c. the Supreme Court narrowly interpreted the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to overturn federal laws.
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a. they have the opportunity to change unjust laws by working within the system b. the social contract prohibits demonstrating against unpopular laws c. laws passed in a democracy are always right and just d. laws in a democracy are passed by the majority, and majority rules
__________ in foreign policy argue that the United States should "go it alone" in the pursuit of its national interests.
A. Isolationists B. Unilateralists C. Multinationalists D. Globalists
Now, people can register to vote when they apply for
A) their passport. B) their social security card. C) a job. D) their driver's license. E) federal aid.
The first U.S. military action after the September 11, 2001, attacks was an invasion of
A. Somalia. B. Afghanistan. C. Panama. D. Iraq. E. Kosovo.