POL211 - EXAM #2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
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_____________ is the transportation of public school students from their areas of
residence to schools in other areas to eliminate school segregation based on residential
patterns. - Answers - Busing
"Don't ask, don't tell"... - Answers - was a law passed in 1993 by the Clinton
Administration that stated the military was not allowed to ask applicants about their
sexual orientation, and it also stated that gays and lesbians could join the military as
long as they did not say they were or commit homosexual acts
Brown v. Board of Education (1955)... - Answers - ruled that separate but equal facilities
were unconstitutional and segregation based on race in public schools was also
unconstitutional (violated 14th Amendment)
A 2009-2010 poll conducted by the Program on International Policy Attitudes found that
America's influence in the world is now seen as more positive than negative. This
improved international standing coincided with - Answers - the election of Barack
Obama as President
A Gallup poll that indicates that 22% of respondents approve of the goals of the occupy
wall street movement, that 16% disapprove, and that the majority doesn't know enough
to answer exemplifies a - Answers - Non Opinion
What is a consensus? - Answers - general agreement
A Get Out the Vote (GOTV) drive describes... - Answers - two categories of political
activity, both aimed at increasing the number of votes cast in one or more elections
A charter is a document issued by the government that... - Answers - grants specific
rights to a person or company
What is dealignment? - Answers - a trend or process whereby a large portion of the
electorate abandons its previous political party, without developing a new one to replace
it
A difference between elections held in the U.S. and those held in China, Cuba, or North
Korea is that, in those countries - Answers - certain political parties vote
What is a lobbyist? - Answers - someone hired by a business or a cause to persuade
legislators to support business or cause lobbyists get paid to win favor from politicians
LATEST UPDATE
_____________ is the transportation of public school students from their areas of
residence to schools in other areas to eliminate school segregation based on residential
patterns. - Answers - Busing
"Don't ask, don't tell"... - Answers - was a law passed in 1993 by the Clinton
Administration that stated the military was not allowed to ask applicants about their
sexual orientation, and it also stated that gays and lesbians could join the military as
long as they did not say they were or commit homosexual acts
Brown v. Board of Education (1955)... - Answers - ruled that separate but equal facilities
were unconstitutional and segregation based on race in public schools was also
unconstitutional (violated 14th Amendment)
A 2009-2010 poll conducted by the Program on International Policy Attitudes found that
America's influence in the world is now seen as more positive than negative. This
improved international standing coincided with - Answers - the election of Barack
Obama as President
A Gallup poll that indicates that 22% of respondents approve of the goals of the occupy
wall street movement, that 16% disapprove, and that the majority doesn't know enough
to answer exemplifies a - Answers - Non Opinion
What is a consensus? - Answers - general agreement
A Get Out the Vote (GOTV) drive describes... - Answers - two categories of political
activity, both aimed at increasing the number of votes cast in one or more elections
A charter is a document issued by the government that... - Answers - grants specific
rights to a person or company
What is dealignment? - Answers - a trend or process whereby a large portion of the
electorate abandons its previous political party, without developing a new one to replace
it
A difference between elections held in the U.S. and those held in China, Cuba, or North
Korea is that, in those countries - Answers - certain political parties vote
What is a lobbyist? - Answers - someone hired by a business or a cause to persuade
legislators to support business or cause lobbyists get paid to win favor from politicians