The body whose delegates signed the Declaration of Independence was the __________
Fill in the blanks with correct word
Continental Congress
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Smith v. Allwright ended the use of the white primary.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Educated people tend to
A. vote infrequently but participate in politics in other ways. B. vote frequently but not participate in politics in other ways. C. participate in politics about as much as non-educated people. D. participate less in politics than non-educated people. E. participate more in politics than non-educated people.
The concept of original intent holds that
A) judges and justices should determine the intent of the framers of the Constitution regarding a particular matter and decide cases in line with that intent. B) the founders intended judges to use discretion. C) it is necessary to adapt the principles in the Constitution to the demands of each era. D) the founders embraced general principles that are open to interpretation. E) the founders intended judges to interpret the Constitution but make new law when necessary.
Why have some politicians and civil rights leaders begun to focus attention on the concept of equality between groups rather than equality of individual opportunity?
a. because there are large disparities in wealth and advantage between groups that lead to social and economic disadvantages for most of the individuals within certain groups b. because there is far more power in group protest against discrimination and inequality than in individual actions c. because the courts are more willing to review accusations of discrimination when they are submitted by large groups of people than when they come from a single person d. because there are large disparities in political access between groups, and so people from those groups with access need to reach across the aisle and help people from the others