Which of the following is credited with bringing an end to property qualifications for voting?
a. the support of the nation's leading newspapers
b. the spread of Jeffersonian and Jacksonian principles of democracy
c. the spread of public schools and increased rates of literacy
d. the growing hostility between North and South in the years preceding the Civil War
Answer: b
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A. The Hispanic population outnumbered the white population for the first time. B. More Texans were living at or below the poverty level for the first time. C. A greater percentage of people lived in urban rather than rural areas for the first time. D. A greater percentage of Texans were living in urban areas than were residents in older states east of the Mississippi River.
President Obama's final nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Merrick Garland, was never confirmed to the Court because of which of the following reasons?
A. He died before the Senate hearings. B. There were questions about his character. C. He removed himself from consideration. D. The Senate Judiciary Committee refused to schedule hearings on his nomination. E. All of these are correct.
Why did the Supreme Court strike down an affirmative action program in Gratz v. Bollinger (2003) but uphold a different affirmative action program in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)?
a. The Gratz program was predicated on promoting diversity, while the Grutter program was predicated on remedying past discrimination. b. The Gratz program used race as a "plus factor," while the Grutter program relied on a race-based quota system. c. The Gratz program used a mechanical, point-based system, while the Grutter program used race as part of an individualized, holistic review. d. The Gratz program classified applicants by race, while the Grutter program classified applicants by ethnicity.
By 2015 and 2016, many insurers on the Obamacare exchange program were ______.
a. reducing premiums and increasing participation b. raising premiums and withdrawing from participation c. attempting to maintain premium levels by adding new clients d. calling for the total shutdown of the exchange system