The Equal Rights Amendment was aimed at federal laws that discriminate against women in such areas as marriage, property ownership, and employment
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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In Baker v. Carr (1962), the Supreme Court ruled that ________
A. state legislatures could be malapportioned as long as the most populous district had no more than twice as many residents as the least populous district B. voters have standing to challenge legislative apportionment C. majority-minority districts were unconstitutional D. apportionment cannot be on the basis of regions or geography in state legislatures E. it is legal to take race and ethnicity into consideration when redistricting
Term limits:
a. do not apply to elected executives. b. have severely crippled the effectiveness of California's governors. c. have meant that no current executive office holders held any elected position in state government prior to 2000. d. has had little if any impact on the careers of elected executives, since almost none held any one office for more than 8 years even before the adoption of term limits. e. None of the above
Decentralizing power involves concentrating power in the national government
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The NAACP is most likely to fight to reduce which of the following?
a. racism b. affirmative action-- c. sexism d. sodomy