State governments’ higher education appropriations per student declined by approximately ______ from 1987 to 2012.

A. 15%
B. 30%
C. 45%
D. 60%


B. 30%

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Which of the following has been used to put an end to "whites only" primaries in the South?

A. Due Process Clause B. Equal Protection Clause C. Free Exercise Clause D. double jeopardy

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As described by Howard and Donnelly, Michael Walzer presents

a. a strong defense of the morality of the general international principle of nonintervention. b. a strong argument that there can be no moral justification for remedial international action. c. a strong defense of the morality of the general international principle of intervention for the sake of preventing human rights abuses. d. an argument against any international intervention for the sake of human rights, even when there are gross violations of human rights. e. a case for using morality as the chief reason for the violation of national sovereignty and that such a threshold for violation should be held relatively low to prevent undue suffering.

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As a result of the Voting Rights Act and the ban on the poll tax, __________

a. there was a dramatic expansion of registration and voting by African Americans b. the Republican Party became stronger in the South c. the Democratic Party became stronger in the South d. registration increased, but overall voter turnout decreased

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Why did the Founders call for special ratifying conventions in the states rather than ask state legislatures to ratify the Constitution?

a. The Founders knew that they could get unanimous consent for the Constitution only through such a tactic. b. The Constitution placed many prohibitions on state power, which the Founders feared would prevent legislatures from ratifying the document. c. State legislators were not as educated as members of the ratifying conventions and would not have understood Federalist arguments. d. The Articles of Confederation required such a procedure if a new governing document were to be proposed.

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