In the war on racial discrimination, African American citizens of Montgomery, Alabama, refused to ride the city's buses for more than a year in the mid-1950s. This was an example of using __________ as a tactic to seek civil rights

A) strike
B) work stoppage
C) litigation
D) legal boycott
E) civil disobedience


D

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A. when unitary political actors such as kings or dictators make policy decisions B. when voters are ambivalent about policy C. when the choices involve issues that affect the political parties' core constituencies D. immediately after elections

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After the 2012 election, President Obama declared he had a mandate, referring to what he perceived as overwhelming support from whom?

a. Congress b. voters c. Wall Street d. the Pentagon

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The Federalist papers did all of the following except

a. provide a rationale for pluralism. b. outlined the benefits of a large republic. c. argue for the necessity of a bill of rights. d. support a strong central government. e. point out how checks and balances would limit tyranny.

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In the First Congress, it was decided that appointed federal officials would be removable by

A. either the president or the Congress. B. the president and Congress acting together. C. the president alone. D. Congress alone. E. the Supreme Court.

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