Describe the impact of the "Blood Sunday" demonstration?

What will be an ideal response?


In March 2015 thousands of people—including President Barack Obama—commemorated the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama—when state troopers met Dr. Martin Luther King and 25,000 peaceful civil rights marchers at the Edmund Pettus Bridge with batons and tear gas. This peaceful demonstration led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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To select a representative cross section of a county or judicial district to begin jury selection, a/an _________________________ of eligible jurors from among the citizenry must be compiled

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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What are problem-solving courts? What led to their creation? How are they different from traditional courts?

What will be an ideal response?

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Good time is used only in determinate sentences because it allows inmates to reduce the jail term until their eligibility for release

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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