In the case of Monroe v. Dempsey (1923), the Supreme Court ruled that
a. defendants who lynched a man who had been sentenced to death could be charged with obstruction of justice but not with murder.
b. prohibiting blacks from serving on the jury of a black defendant might deny the defendant of his right to a fair trial.
c. grandfather clauses were constitutional because they did not explicitly deny citizens the right to vote on the basis of race.
d. as a private institution, the Democratic Party could legally bar blacks from its primaries.
b. prohibiting blacks from serving on the jury of a black defendant might deny the defendant of his right to a fair trial.
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Criminal activity in Europe steadily escalated before reaching a plateau around:
A. 1830. B. 1840. C. 1850. D. 1860. E. 1880.
The last American nation to abolish slavery, in 1888, was ________
A) Brazil B) the United States C) Peru D) Haiti
What two countries supplied the majority of immigrants to the United States between 1830-1860?
A. Russia and England B. The Netherlands and France C. England and Germany D. Spain and Mexico E. Ireland and Germany
In 1863, Lincoln declared the emancipation of all slaves __________.
a. in areas under Confederate control b. across the nation c. in the border states d. in Confederate states