When anti-discrimination legislation failed to provide the necessary and desired results, civil rights leaders often turned to the courts for relief and support. Litigation efforts culminated in the 1954 landmark Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education. What did this ruling require?
a. freedom for all slaves in the southern states
b. reparations for descendants of former slaves
c. free college tuition at all state universities
d. desegregation of all public schools
e. creation of affirmative action programs for all employers and college admission offices
ANS: D
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a. Feminism b. Traditional conservatism c. Marxism d. Capitalism e. Classical liberalism
In writing the majority opinion in United States v. Windsor (2013), on what constitutional principle did Justice Kennedy base the decision to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act?
a. the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection guarantees b. the First Amendment's protection of freedom of association c. the Fifth Amendment's protections against the deprivations of equal liberty d. the Tenth Amendment's reserve power protections
An incumbent is a candidate for office who currently does not hold a seat
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following statements is true of the president's veto power?
A. If the president does not send a bill back to Congress after ten congressional working days, the bill is killed for that session of Congress. B. Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds vote by the members present in each chamber. C. The president can override a congressional veto by a two-thirds majority vote from his or her political party. D. If the president signs a bill within ten congressional working days after the bill is submitted, the result is a pocket veto. E. The result of a presidential veto override by Congress is that the bill is reintroduced in the next session of Congress.