Discuss the origins and features of Jim Crow laws.
What will be an ideal response?
Jim Crow laws appeared in the South as a means of mandating racial segregation after the Civil War and Reconstruction. These laws required the strict separation of racial groups, with whites and "nonwhites" attending separate schools, working in different jobs, and using segregated public accommodations. These laws provided de jure segregation and reflected the white view that the two societies should be separate.
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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court find that the government cannot prohibit the advocacy of violence unless it can prove that the speech has the intent of causing immediate lawless action?
a. Schenck v. United States b. United States v. O'Brien c. Brandenburg v. Ohio d. Tinker v. Des Moines Community School District
The rollback in federal regulations has been mostly __________.
A. done by Democrats B. done by Republicans C. done through bipartisan efforts D. mandated by the Supreme Court
The process of determining how many representatives a district will elect to the House of Representatives, based on U.S. Census population figures, is referred to as
a. proctoring. b. redistricting. c. redistributing. d. apportionment. e. gerrymandering.
Why were many so optimistic about the global summit at Copenhagen in 2009?
a. The Kyoto conference was so successful that everyone believed it would happen again. b. Those wishing for emission reductions took the rhetoric of many world leaders too seriously. c. The Kyoto conferences were such a failure that everyone believed it could only improve. d. The largest emitters were already taking strides to reduce domestic emissions without an agreement.