What did the Court do in Cumming v. County Board of Education (1899)?
a. It reversed the Plessy case.
b. It reversed the Missouri case.
c. It reversed the Dred Scott case.
d. It approved "separate but equal" schools in Georgia.
e. It approved the right of slave owners to keep their slaves.
d
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following statements about the FEC is FALSE?
a. It is an independent agency in the executive branch. b. It administers federal laws dealing with campaign finance. c. It regulates the use of money in State and local elections only. d. It places limits on campaign expenditures and contributions.
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a. The citizens of the District of Columbia held violent protests and government officials succumbed. b. The District of Columbia became a state and then assumed the right to extend voting privileges to its citizens. c. The U.S. Constitution was amended to include the District of Columbia in the Electoral College. d. The District of Columbia’s representatives in the U.S. House and Senate introduced legislation to make the change. e. A federal law was created that extended the right to vote.