Discuss the assertion that “to secure segregation, the southern states had to prevent black citizens from voting” and identify some of the methods used to prevent African Americans from voting.

What will be an ideal response?


Otherwise there might not have been a majority in favor of the laws examples of which are white primary, poll tax, literacy test, grandfather clause.

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In law, a "secular" purpose means that

a. the rights of individuals to own guns shall not be infringed. b. under the Constitution, rules must apply for reasons apart from religion. c. police may not search your home without a search warrant. d. there can be no abridgement of political speech. e. the death penalty has to apply equally to all, without regard to race or gender.

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"A presumption by the courts that laws infringing on fundamental rights or treating historically oppressed groups differently are unconstitutional, unless there are very compelling reasons for upholding them" is a definition of

a. intermediate scrutiny. b. selective incorporation. c. strict scrutiny. d. the preferred freedoms doctrine. e. Bad tendency.

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When a unit goes into one and only one variable category, it is called __________

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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Eisenhower acknowledged and emphasized the federal government’s new social welfare responsibilities by

a. instituting Aid to Families with Dependent Children. b. establishing the Cabinet-level Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. c. expanding Social Security. d. proposing the Fair Deal. e. declaring a war on poverty.

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