Which means of political participation serves the ideal of equality better than any other?
a. Running for office
b. Contributing to campaigns
c. Contacting officials
d. Voting in elections
e. E-mailing concerns to elected officials
Answer: d. Voting in elections
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Why did Congress pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a. in order to facilitate the prosecution of those who had restricted the voting rights of African Americans b. to eliminate restrictions on voting that have been used to discriminate against blacks and other minority groups c. because Congress was afraid the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. would lead a boycott of white businesses if the legislation was not passed d. to prevent the race riots from spreading from African American neighborhoods into traditionally white neighborhoods
What is the term for an electorate's right to vote directly for or against legislation already on the books?
A. legislative referendum B. social capital C. initiative D. recall E. popular referendum
Antifederalists attacked the proposed Constitution on the grounds that
A) it created an independent judiciary. B) the national government it created was too strong. C) it created too many enumerated powers for the states. D) the national government it created was too weak. E) it was not democratic enough.