The __________ Amendment to the Constitution states that "[t]he right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
Fill in the blank with the right word.
Answer: 15th
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What derogatory term did Theodore Roosevelt use to describe the behavior of reporters who focused on the carnal underbelly of politics rather than its more lofty pursuits?
a. bias b. muckraking c. yellow journalism d. framing
Which of the following was created in part to establish a social contract between the American government and the people?
a. the Congress b. the House of Representatives c. the office of the president d. the Senate e. the Supreme Court
A recent estimate by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security placed the number of illegal immigrants at approximately
a. three hundred thousand, with 25 percent coming from Mexico. b. 5 million, with 25 percent coming from Mexico. c. 11 million with 62 percent coming from Mexico. d. 11 million with 10 percent coming from Mexico.
Following the election of Thomas Jefferson, the federal bureaucracy became a self-maintaining, long-term element within government because
A) the president and members of Congress were more focused on defending the borders of the United States. B) no changes in most office holders took place for 25 years. C) Jefferson initiated binding legislation that ensured their loyalty and longevity. D) the states had relinquished all power to the federal government and a strong bureaucracy was necessary to manage it. E) the Constitution stated that the bureaucracy needed to be established by 1802.