Why did southern states enact poll taxes?
a. to raise revenue for the government
b. to ensure that only people who really want to vote would do so
c. to get around the Fifteenth Amendment
d. to enfranchise former slaves
Answer: c
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a. the Supreme Court b. Congress c. the Chief of Staff d. the Senate
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a. 35% c. 50% b. 45% d. 60%
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Is it possible to change the political status quo without the agreement of all of the institutional and the partisan veto players?
A. Yes B. No