Which of the following describes the result of the anti-immigrant backlash of the 1980s?
a. Congress passed the Simpson-Mazzolli Immigration Reform and Control Act that increased penalties for hiring undocumented workers and heightened security along the border between the US and Mexico.
b. California voters approved an amendment to the state constitution that established English as the state's official language.
c. It galvanized the Hispanic electorate and led to increased representation at all levels of government.
d. All of the above.
d
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A) North America B) Australia C) Asia D) Africa
The Antinomian Crisis pitted Anne Hutchinson and her supporters against __________ and his supporters
A) Roger Williams B) John Winthrop C) John Smith D) William Bradshaw
The Supreme Court's decision in Furman
A) legalized capital punishment. B) found that juries needed more input in capital punishment decisions. C) found jury-imposed capital punishment racially biased and therefore unconstitutional. D) legalized capital punishment as long as juries had discretion.
Property qualifications for holding office:
a. existed only for judges. b. meant that the landed gentry (upper class) wielded considerable power in colonial legislatures. c. were the same in every colony as they were for voting. d. meant that women served regularly in colonial legislatures.