Explain three ways in which Texas laws limited voter participation.
What will be an ideal response?
Texas laws limited voter participation through use of the poll tax, the white primary, racial gerrymandering, and disenfranchisement of women. The poll tax was a financial barrier for the poor and minorities; the white primary constrained African American participation in primary elections; racial gerrymandering drew political district lines so that African Americans could not elect a member of their own community to political office; and women were not allowed to vote until the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.
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a. Department of Agriculture b. Department of the Treasury c. Department of the Interior d. Commerce Department
Ruby is injured in a car accident, which was Bubba's fault. She sued him for $150,000 alleging negligence, which involves a question of state law. Ruby is a citizen of North Carolina, while Bubba is a resident of Tennessee. The accident occurred while both were on vacation in Virginia. Which court could NOT have jurisdiction?
a. A North Carolina state court c. A Tennessee federal court b. A Virginia state court d. A Tennessee state court
Which statement regarding the mix of state revenues is FALSE?
a. The 50 states combined had over $1.6 trillion annual revenue in 2011. b. Over 70 percent of all stategenerated (or "own source") revenues come from taxation. c. Most revenue from direct charges for public services is in the form of tuition for higher education. d. With few exceptions, states generate nearly all of their tax revenues from the general sales tax.
In an effort to help American businesses during the Depression, the ________ raised tariffs
a. World Trade Organization. b. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation c. Federal Reserve System d. Smoot-Hawley Act e. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade