Why did Congress pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act?
a) Citizens pressured the government to respond. b) The United Nations required all countries to pass a civil rights act. c) Congress had long been committed to racial equality. d) Senator Strom Thurmond forced it through the committee system
a) Citizens pressured the government to respond.
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How does the process a parliamentary system uses to oust a chief executive differ from that available in the United States?
a. The prime minister can dissolve parliament rather than resigning from office. b. Parliamentary systems rely on the political system instead of the legal system. c. Parliamentary systems use a national referendum rather than the electoral college. d. Parliamentary systems can hold a vote of no confidence instead of using the impeachment process.
Right-to-work laws are most strongly supported by
A) unemployed citizens. B) business groups. C) union officials. D) the feminist and civil rights movements. E) illegal immigrants.
Which of the following is the widest type of constituency?
a. Primary constituency b. Re-election constituency c. Personal constituency d. Geographic constituency
In the context of civil wars, violence refers to ______.
A. battle deaths B. rate of destruction C. harm against noncombatants D. number of casualties