In a weak mayor system
a. the mayor can veto proposed city ordinances, but the veto can be easily overturned by the council.
b. the mayor shares power with others, like a city clerk or a treasurer.
c. the mayor can only serve one term and so never can build up political power.
d. the mayor is a mere figurehead and has no real power, because the council makes all of the important decisions.
Question -2-All of the following were used by southern states to disenfranchise black voters EXCEPT
a. property qualifications.
b. poll taxes.
c. an understanding clause.
d. occupational tests.
e. literacy tests.
Question -3-In 1914, the NAACP won a court case outlawing a system whereby employees would have their wages advanced to them and then would be required to stay on their jobs in a type of slavery until their debts were paid off. This was called
a. arbitrage.
b. manumission.
c. peonage.
d. reapportionment.
e. redistricting.
Question -4-Laws passed by southern states that separated the races in public places such as railroads, streetcars, schools, and cemeteries are known as
a. poll taxes
b. literacy tests.
c. Lemon tests.
d. Dred Scott tests.
e. Jim Crow laws.
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