The 1965 Voting Rights Act, which was extended to Texas in 1975, allows __________.
A. minorities to refuse to show identification when voting in Texas
B. women to run for public office in all state and local elections in Texas
C. minority coalitions to dispute state and local election systems in federal court
D. minorities to vote in all state and local elections in Texas
Answer: C
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
When people refer to increases in integrated international economic and political decision making, they are acknowledging the existence of expanding
a. industrialization. b. commercialization. c. computerization. d. globalization. e. civilization.
Distinguish the process that a parliamentary system uses to oust a chief executive from the one available in the United States presidential system
A) Parliamentary systems rely on impeachment, presidential ones rely on constructive no confidence. B) Parliamentary systems use constructive no confidence while presidential systems have the option of impeachment. C) The prime minister can dissolve parliament and the president can resign from office. D) Parliamentary systems can hold a vote of no confidence and presidential ones have the option of impeachment.
From what sources does the U.S. Supreme Court receive its appeals?
a. All appeals are forwarded from the federal system’s lower appellate courts. b. Nearly all cases are appealed from the state courts. c. Most cases are referred to the Supreme Court by the executive branch. d. About half of the cases heard by the Supreme Court come from federal appellate courts and the other half come from the fifty state supreme courts. e. The majority of Supreme Court appellate cases originate in the military courts.