Discrimination arising from or supported by law is a

7. Discrimination arising from, or supported by law is
a. De facto discrimination
b. constitutional under right to privacy
c. De jure discrimination
d. constitutional under Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
e. allowed under the 14
th
Amendment
8. Which of the following Jim Crow Laws were employed to stop discrimination against poor whites while
still discriminating against blacks?
9. In Brown v. Board of Education (1954) the U.S. Supreme Court 10. A standing committee in the U.S. Congress is a committee that is
11. No taxation bill passes the House of Representatives without first being assigned to
a. the Rules Committee
b. the Small Business Committee
c. the Ways and Means Committee
d. the Senate Finance Committee
e. both a and c

12. The practice of unlimited debate in the Senate in order to prevent or delay a vote on a bill is a
13. The practice of unlimited debate in the Senate in order to prevent or delay a vote on a bill is a 14. Every 10 years the Census is conducted to determine the population changes nationally and within each
state. The change in the allocation of congressional seats based on changes in the population is called
15. The power of the President as Commander-in-Chief is checked by
a. War Powers Resolution of 1973
b. Congress’ power to declare war
c. Congress’ power to appropriate funds
d. All of the above
e. Only a and b
16. An organization characterized by hierarchical structure, worker specialization, explicit rules and
advancement by merit refers to
17. The authority of a chief executive to delete part of a bill passed by the legislature by removing
individual appropriations refers to
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BOTH ANSWERS ARE VALID

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