Q.11 An "insider" strategy:
a. Is a strategy conducted indoors.
b. Involves developing close relationships with legislators in
order to influence them directly.
c. Is an activity that people like to keep secret.
d. Works best when large numbers of people get involved -- the
more the better.
Q.12 Social movements:
a. Generally aren't concerned with promoting any particular
principles or ideology.
b. Are clearly defined organizations with clearly-defined
goals.
c. Are mostly concerned with securing benefits for a
particular group.
d. Usually pursue goals that are broad and that will benefit
society generally.
Q.13 Once the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights
Act were passed, the civil rights movement effectively ended.
a. Yes -- and the election of Barack Obama proves that the
ugly history of racism in America is now behind us.
b. No, because the passage of those two laws has had almost no
effect on American politics or society.
c. Yes, because the laws that denied Blacks their civil rights
had been overturned. Since Blacks had gained their civil rights,
there was no longer a need for the civil rights movement.
d. No, because racism still exists, and some political leaders
exploit people's racist attitudes for their own benefit.
Q.14 There are 538 votes in the Electoral College. Where does
that number come from?
a. Each state has as many votes as they have members in the
two houses of Congress, plus Washington D.C. gets three
votes.
b. Each state has as many votes as they have members in the
two houses of Congress.
c. The number is specifically set in the Constitution.
d. It is the result of a complex formula based on the size of
the U.S. population.