The US Supreme Court ruled in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke that _____ were unconstitutional in college admissions but affirms the constitutionality affirmative action programs giving equal access to minorities.
A. Guarantees
B. Quotas
C. Matriculations
D. Segregations
Ans: B. Quotas
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Unlike Congress, the president, and the Supreme Court, the federal bureaucracy differs in that it ______.
a. lacks the powers vested in the three branches of government b. is more complicated and less effective c. is not considered a part of American government d. has a more direct impact on American lives
Briefly assess why dealignment in the party system has occurred and identify one of the signs in terms of an increase or decrease in party affiliation
What will be an ideal response?
The Electoral College __________
a. is an example of direct democracy b. means that the U.S. directly elects its president c. gives small states more influence in electing the president d. gives large states with great populations little power to elect the president
The term participatory democracy applies most accurately to which of the following societies?
A) Greece in the fourth century B.C. B) modern China C) the United States since 1787 D) the Soviet Union between 1917 and 1990 E) the southeastern United States before the Civil War