Which statement about the Voting Rights Act is not accurate?
a. The law closely followed the language of the Fifteenth Amendment.
b. The law prohibited literacy tests in any state in the country
c. The law was developed during the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson.
d. The law has been challenged by very little litigation.
d
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Why has the Supreme Court upheld the government's banning the burning of draft cards but declared unconstitutional a law banning the burning of the American flag?
A. The burning of draft cards is not political speech. B. The Constitution has an amendment that allows for the burning of the American flag. C. The Constitution has an amendment that specifically protects draft cards. D. The government has a right to run a military draft and so can protect draft cards, even if this restricts speech. E. The American flag is a national symbol.
Republicans tend to support free trade, but George W. Bush imposed sharp increases in the taxes that must be paid on imported steel because
A. Congress pressured him to do so. B. the CEA recommended that he do so. C. other nations had done the same thing. D. he wanted political support in states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania. E. of a bargain with Democratic senators.
In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily stopped the states from carrying out capital punishment in large part because of its finding that the death penalty _____
a. invariably violated the Eighth Amendment ban on "cruel and unusual punishment" b. violated the Fifth Amendment's due process clause c. was applied in a racially biased manner d. could not be shown to deter crime e. violated U.S. obligations under international human rights treaties
Which American policy maker applied the phrase "containment" to foreign policy?