What was the Kerner Commission? What were its recommendations?
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
Answer:
1. Explain that the Kerner Commission, headed by Illinois Governor Otto Kerner, was convened by President Lyndon Johnson to investigate and report as to why the riots of 1967 took place in Detroit and Newark.
2. Explain that in its final report, released in 1968, the Kerner Commission identified white racism as the underlying cause of the riots.
3. Note that the report called for massive government intervention in American inner cities.
4. Conclude that none of its major proposals was enacted.
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a. after Brandeis made it clear that he had never voted for Republicans. b. due to Brandeis's lack of legal experience. c. because Brandeis was Jewish and had issued prolabor opinions. d. as a result of Brandeis's close friendship with Eugene Debs.
Northern objections to admitting Missouri as a slave state were based on
A) the immorality of slavery. B) the overrepresentation they thought Missouri would have because of the Three-Fifths Compromise. C) the loss of revenue the federal treasury would suffer when plantations rather than homesteads were established. D) their fears that this would lead to resumption of the international slave trade.
According to John Locke, which of the following is NOT a legitimate purpose of government?
A) to enforce religious orthodoxy B) to protect property C) to establish a durable social society D) to preserve political freedoms E) to resist arbitrary authority
Which of the following was a cause of the Mongol's military success?
a. Cities that would rather surrender to prevent devastation. b. The strength and accuracy of their compound bows. c. Superior horsemanship. d. Mongol soldiers sharing in the plunder. e. All of these choices.