Discuss the development and impact of the Chicano Movement on the process of achieving equal rights for Hispanic Americans.
What will be an ideal response?
Born in the 1960s, the Chicano Movement was composed of Latino organizations focusing on a variety of issues, including equal employment rights and equal access to education. Led by individuals such as Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, and engaging in protests and boycotts, they succeeded by the early 1970s in getting Latinos recognized as a racial minority group, covered by all appropriate laws and protections.
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A special joint committee created to reconcile differences in bills passed by the House and Senate is called a(n) __________ committee
a. arbitration b. conference c. joint d. standing
In majoritarian democracies, ______.
A. there is executive dominance over the legislature B. there is balance between the executive and the legislature C. there is legislative dominance over the legislature D. coalition governments create stability between the executive and the legislature
Divided government occurs when which of the following happens?
a. The executive and legislative branches are three separate parties. b. Gerrymandering splits up existing districts. c. Parties are given proportional representation. d. One or both houses of government are held by the opposing party of the president.
Which of the following is true of the constitutional convention?
A. It was a series of open meetings involving public input. B. It was a set of secret meetings initially held to revise the Articles of Confederation. C. It involved the governors of all the states in one private meeting to discuss creating a presidency. D. It sought opinions of the public through a series of editorial columns in local papers.