Over the years, affirmative action policies were passed to ________
A) secure the power of each branch of government
B) allow the president to reinstitute the military draft
C) limit the terms of those elected to governmental positions
D) ensure greater participation by minorities
E) give more decision-making power to the people
Answer: D
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During the 1960 campaign, John F. Kennedy portrayed himself as a __________.
a. democratic socialist b. social conservative c. crusader for African American rights d. proponent of women’s liberation
In Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall cleverly established the power of the Supreme Court to
A) issue writs ordering governmental officials to perform certain duties. B) invalidate federal laws held to be in conflict with the Constitution. C) remove governmental officials who refused to perform their duties. D) award damages to governmental officials deprived of their jobs.
A vast complex of Mayan buildings in the Yucatan Peninsula was called ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Large numbers of the first English settlers in the Carolinas came from ________
A) Ireland B) Barbados C) Rhode Island D) Jamaica E) the Virgin Islands