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American National Government Exam 3

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which of the following best describes how to distingguish civil rights from civil liberties   Unlike civil liberties, civil rights place positive obligations on the government to take action.  
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which of the following is the key question behind civil rights protection   what is the proper meaning of equality  
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when did civil rights become a part of the constitution   civl rights were incorporated with the ratification of the 14th amendment  
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what was the senica falls convention   a meeting in upstate new york regurding womens rights  
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to what term does jim crow refer to   the system of racial segregationo in the south after reconstruction.  
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what is the name for the type of school segregation that is the result of racially divided neighborhoods rather than state laws   defacto  
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which of the following areas was not covered by the civil rights act of 1964   voting rights  
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in the civil rights act of 1964, congress vastly expanded the role of the executive branch and the credibility of court orders by   requiring that federal grants in aid to state and local govenment for education to be witheald from any school practicing racial segregation.  
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which of the following best describes the trend in the federal courts toward school desegregation since the 1990s   the court decreased the federal supervision of local school desegregation.  
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the right to vote was strenghtened in 1975 when congress   enected in section 203: bilingual voting materials  
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to what term does redlining refer   the practice of banks refusing to make loans to people living in certain neighborhoods  
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in was during the tenure of chief justice ______ that the supreme court established gender discrimination as a highly visable area of civil rights law   warren e burger  
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at what levl of scrutiny do courts review cases involving gender discrimination   intermediate scrutiny  
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which of the following is not the name of lation civil rights organizations   N.O.W  
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the rights of latinos and asains were assisted by US supreme courts ruling that   school districts must provide instruction that students can understand  
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what happened to californias prop 187   it was declared unconstitutional  
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affeimative action in the US involves   compensation for past discrimination  
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a political ideaology is best defined as   a cohesive set of beliefs that form a general philosophy about the government  
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liberalism and consevationism are good examples of   political ideology  
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which of the following describle the fundamental american political values   Liberty, equality and democracy  
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aproximately what percent =age of americans support majority rule   95%  
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Freedom from government control is what most american know as   liberty  
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the fact that affirmative action is so controversial revels that   not eveyone agrees  
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a persons political party preferances is primarily acquired through influence of   family  
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one who supports the right to an abortion and opposes state involvement with religious instituions would be described as a   liberal  
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the idea of the marketplace refers to   the competition between varying opinions and ideas that are aired in the public form  
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whay does the marketplace of ideas have a moderating effect on peoples opinions   very few ideas emerge in the marketplace spontaniosly  
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which of the following is not an organization committed to developing and marketing conservative ideas and policies   common cause  
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ideas are marketed most effectivly by groups with axcess to   education, financial resource, the support of public or private institutions  
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the most powerful force in the marketplace of ideas is   communications media  
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the small group selected by pollsters to represent the entire population is called the   sample  
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when a politician who uses polling data believes an issue is more important to people than it actually is, she or he has fallen for the   illution of saliency  
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the alien and sedition acts were   attempts by the federalists to silence the republicans  
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which of the folloing news resources reaches the most americans   tv  
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which group has the greatest populaity on radio talk shows   conservative radio hosts  
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all of the following are reasons why the newspaper reporting is critical except   newspapers are th cheapest source of news  
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which of the following presidential candidates relied heavily on the impact of internet bloggers   howard dean  
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which of the following is most free of government regulaions   newspapers  
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Broadcast media are regulated by the   FCC federal communication comissuon  
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if a television station sold commercial time to a republican cadidate for governor but refused to sell time to a democratic candidate for governor, this would be a violation of   equal time rule  
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the US has apriximatly ____ television stations and _____ daily newspapers   1000, 1800  
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which of the following is not a national newpaper   newsweek  
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what is a news enclave   groups seeking specialized information not provided by mainstream media  
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reporters have the ability to signifiantly influence the news becaise they   interject their own personal views  
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which of the following is a concervative news brocast sevace   FOX news  
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news leaks are useful for all of the following except   helps cultivate good relations with media alows a person to bolster their own personal position politions want to judge reactions of the public to their plans  
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the subject matter of public affairs and news reporting os often skewed towad intrests of   affluent customers  
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i which of the following events didn the media not play a major role   the koren war  
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which of the following statements about adversarial journalisim is false   is became established during WW2  
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