The Voting Rights Act of 1965 did which of the following?
A) sought to throw the mantle of federal protection around African American voters
B) suspended literacy tests in six southern states where less than half the voting-age population had registered or voted in the 1964 election
C) suspended tests that required voters to prove good moral character in those areas where less than half the voting-age population had registered or voted in the 1964 election
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
D
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Iran's semipublic institutions
a. existed under the Shah and were retained by the Islamic Republic. b. are important autonomous political actors in the Islamic Republic. c. are important economic actors due to their extensive economic holdings and their exemption from state taxes. d. together have an income that surpasses that of the government. e. have become weaker as a result of the state's move to privatize state enterprises.
How many states were needed to win ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment?
A) eight B) ten C) fifteen D) twenty E) thirty-eight
A researcher is examining the effect of partisanship on attitudes about Congress while controlling for gender and finds no relationship between partisanship and attitudes at any value of gender. This means the relationship between partisanship and attitudes toward Congress is _________________.
a. Interactive b. Additive c. Zero-order d. Spurious
What are the two main issues involved in keeping agencies fiscally accountable? Please give examples.
What will be an ideal response?