Explain the basis of the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka and efforts of the Supreme Court to ensure integration of schools in subsequent decades.
What will be an ideal response?
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Which of the following is an oversight body for the U.S. Congress?
A. The Office of Management and Budget B. The Congressional Committee on Rules and Administration C. The Congressional Judiciary D. The Joint Congressional Committee on Standards and Conduct E. The Congressional Budget Office
The FCC regulation enforced between 1949 and 1987 that required stations to air contrasting viewpoints on matters of public importance and to give public figures who had been criticized on any of the station's programs a free opportunity to respond
is called the A) fairness doctrine. B) equal-time rule. C) political equality doctrine. D) press pay back. E) equal access rule.
Given its six year, staggered terms and indirect elections by state legislatures, the Senate was designed to
a. react quickly to public pressure or crises. b. slow down the pace of legislation and cool popular passions. c. consider the input of the people, not elites, when considering laws. d. be more unified around partisan principles than the House.
Which of the following is true of the origins of the practice of bureaucracy?
a. It was an ancient practice. b. It was developed in Europe during the Middle Ages. c. It was developed by the U.S. government. d. It is a uniquely American practice.