What is the purpose of a discharge petition?
a. to force a vote on a House bill within an opposing committee
b. to force a vote on a Senate bill within an opposing committee
c. to force a vote on a Senate or House bill within an opposing committee
d. to force the end of a filibuster in the House
Answer: a
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A. ?ethnic minorities have no rights to equal treatment by the government. B. ?public school segregation of races violates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. C. ?the national government does not have the power to force any type of action on local school boards. D. ?separation of races for a reason such as education is not a violation of the Constitution. E. ?African Americans could not be denied the right to a college education.
The first person (people) to make controlled, heavier-than-air-flights was (were)
A) Octave Chanute. B) George Cayley. C) Otto Lilienthal. D) the Wright brothers.
Define political realignment and describe it using one particular period to illustrate your response
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following statements regarding Dr. Martin Luther King's advocacy of force is true?
a. Violent force was, under certain circumstances, justifiable. b. Force was a proper means of action only if used against discriminatory laws. c. Force was preferable to persuasion, and persuasion should be used only when force had failed. d. Force was a proper activity for states, but not for nations. e. Both B and D are true.