The project "Americans Elect," launched in 2012, would best be described as __________
a. an successful effort to increase voter turnout
b. a failed experiment in online politics
c. an example of the power of money in elections
d. a well-intentioned, but unsuccessful effort to defeat incumbent politicians
Answer: b
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Which of the following occurred as a result of passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
A) Literacy tests were suspended in areas where less than half the voting-age population had registered to vote or had actually voted. B) The federal government was granted the power to appoint federal examiners to require enrollment of qualified voters in areas where less than half the voting-age population had failed to register to vote or to actually vote. C) The attorney general was given the power to seek the appointment of federal voting examiners in any area where there was probable cause to suspect discrimination. D) All of the above. E) None of the above.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)