Aimed at disenfranchising former slaves, southern states required potential voters to pass a __________ before they would be allowed to vote
A) literacy test
B) medical exam
C) eye test
D) college entrance exam
E) partisan test
A
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A) Fireside follies B) Hearthside manner C) Democracy now D) Fireside chats
According to political scientist Robert Dahl, which of the following is NOT a key criteria of democracy?
a. the right to vote b. the right to be elected c. free and fair elections d. the right to an attorney for the accused e. alternative sources of informati
The governor of Texas may be elected to
A) two four-year terms. B) one six-year term C) an unlimited number of two-year terms. D) three four-year terms. E) four two-year terms.
Why do democracies tend to fail in poor countries?
A) Economic growth creates a large upper class; education levels rise; people increasingly recognize their interests and express them; pluralism; the market itself teaches citizens to be government-reliant. B) Economic growth creates a large middle class; entrepreneurship levels rise; people increasingly recognize their interests and though they rarely express them; pluralism; the market itself teaches citizens about self-reliance, pluralism, tolerance, and not expecting too much. C) Economic growth creates a large middle class; education levels rise; the market itself teaches citizens about self-reliance, pluralism, tolerance, and not expecting too much. D) Economic growth creates a large middle class; education levels rise; people increasingly recognize their interests and express them; pluralism; the market itself teaches citizens about self-reliance, pluralism, tolerance, and not expecting too much.