The Supreme Court ruled in 1993 and 1995 that congressional districts that had been drawn especially to contain a majority of black voters were open to challenge on the grounds that they were unconstitutional
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True
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In 1972, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) established the __________, which worked to eliminate discriminatory laws by developing a litigation strategy for ending gender-based discrimination
A) Women's Rights Project B) Women's League C) Women's Anti-Rights Project D) NAACP E) National Organization for Women
Creativity has no place in nonreactive research
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As a result of new judicial federalism, ________
A. federal courts have restricted states' bills of rights B. state courts have used their state bill of rights to provide more protection than found in the U.S. Bill of Rights C. state courts have restricted the use of their state bill of rights D. state courts have looked for ways to circumvent the protections offered under the U.S. Bill of Rights E. the Supreme Court has used the federal Bill of Rights to provide more protection than found in the bill of rights of several states
The relationship between the states and the nation was permanently altered during Roosevelt’s New Deal by increasing ______.
a. the level of Congressional authority to regulate interstate commerce b. the executive powers of the president and his/her cabinet c. the judicial powers of the Supreme Court and the federal court system d. the sovereignty of state legislatures and executives to implement new programs