In the case Shaw v. Reno (1993), the Supreme Court __________
A) ruled that states had the right to draw their congressional districts any way they saw fit
B) invalidated an effort by North Carolina’s legislature to guarantee that one congressional district would contain a majority of black voters
C) rejected federal affirmative action statutes
D) ruled that affirmative action was a constitutional remedy for past racial discrimination
Answer: B
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A) Turkey B) Germany C) Austria-Hungary D) Russia
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A) Jews B) Gypsies C) Slavic peoples D) Nazis
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