Majority-minority districts are those in which
a. a racial minority represents a majority of voters.
b. a minority of the majority actually votes.
c. the majority elects a racial minority into office.
d. the majority of a racial minority is eligible to vote.
e. the majority oppresses a racial minority.
Question -2-What was the result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a. A decrease in the number of white voters in the South
b. A large increase in black voter registration in the South
c. An increase in white elected officials
d. Increased violence during campaign seasons
e. Less federal control over the voting process
Question -3-In
Miliken v. Bradley the Supreme Court ruled that courts could not order interdistrict busing because
a. the government did not have the constitutional power to interfere with matters of education.
b. there was no
de facto segregation.
c. the citizens in the districts had voted against it.
d. the school districts had not been created with the intention to promote or maintain segregation.
e. Congress enacted legislation banning busing.
Question -4-School districts tried to comply with desegregation of public schools by
a. busing students throughout the district.
b. encouraging white students to attend private schools.
c. placing the districts under federal control.
d. refusing to accept new students if it would disturb the racial balance of the school.
e. shutting down schools with large minority populations.
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