How were illiterate white men in some states able to vote despite literacy tests?
a. They repeated passages that were read to them.
b. ?The grandfather clause allowed them to vote if they or their fathers had voted before.
c. ?They were told in advance what passages to learn, and they memorized them.
d. ?They were not asked to read anything if they were white.
b. ?The grandfather clause allowed them to vote if they or their fathers had voted before.
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a. minimal -- because there was no change. b. as expected -- his approval rating dropped dramatically. c. significant-- his approval rating went up dramatically. d. not tracked during the trial.
According to the "How Do We Know:
How Much Does Congressional Candidate Campaign Spending Affect Election Outcomes?" feature, incumbents do not always win big when they spend a lot of money. If you were an incumbent, what factors would influence how much money you needed to raise for your campaign? What will be an ideal response?
Environmental scholars have developed a measure called __________ designed to give some sense of the land and water area required to sustain a given population indefinitely
a. a carbon footprint c. an ecological footprint b. a pollution footprint d. a degradation scale
Why do dictatorships generally tolerate the presence of political parties?
a. Dictators require political parties to organize and run government. b. Elites will always form political parties to gain partisan advantage. c. Dictators need political parties to generate ideas for laws in society. d. Dictators use political parties to provide the illusion of a more democratic government.