The Supreme Court began to advance the cause of civil rights in the 1950s partly because
a. the Court was the only branch of government with the Constitutional authority to do so.
b. the courts were dominated by New Deal liberals.
c. African Americans decided that the Supreme Court was their best hope.
d. the other two branches of government tried to steer clear of the issue.
e. street demonstrations and protests had proven unsuccessful.
d
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What role did significant government involvement have in the emergence and sustainability of a market economy in the early 1800s?
What might have been the consequences for the market economy if the scope of government involvement had been more limited or non-existent during this era?
How did the public react to the film The Birth of a Nation?
A) Like the NAACP, American audiences praised it for stereotyping blacks. B) It was enormously unpopular among American audiences. C) The film occasionally incited white violence against blacks. D) The film encouraged students to study the American Revolution.
Why was there a cultural flowering in Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia under the Timurids?
a. The European style of the Renaissance reached Central Asia. b. The Dutch tulip was a cultural catalyst between the two societies. c. The Timurids were schooled in art in Italy. d. Egyptian artisans migrated throughout Central Asia and the Middle East. e. Iran and China shared artistic trends and political ideas.
The collapse in membership of the Catholic Church in America began with
a. John F. Kennedy’s election in 1960. b. the ascension of Pope John Paul II as pope. c. the Second Vatican Council of 1962-1965. d. all of these choices. e. none of these choices.