In order to make it hard for poor blacks to vote without falling afoul of the Fifteenth Amendment, many southern states required citizens to pay __________, which disproportionately disenfranchised African Americans
Fill in the blank with the correct words.
Answer: poll taxes
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
According to the monopolistic model of bureaucracy, a lack of _____ leads to inefficient and costly operations
A) merit B) seniority C) competition D) funding E) marketing
Which of the following would highlight a critical downside of a federal system?
a. the national legislature dominated by a single political party b. a component state unable to raise sufficient funds to provide certain government services at the local level c. the inability of component states to have any autonomy d. local officials unable to make basic decisions without the express consent of the central government
The States with the largest electoral vote include
a. Pennsylvania and Illinois b. Alaska and Hawaii c. Texas and Florida d. California and New York