Unit 2 Struggles in American Government

What was a consequence of the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court decision?

• An explosion of Dark Money in U.S. elections

• More fair elections

• Permanent protection for the Affordable Healthcare Act

• An uncontrollable amount of voter fraud in U.S. elections

What is NOT true of the U.S. Supreme Court?

• Once appointed, justices serve for life

• There are 9 justices

• Justices must decide all cases with a unanimous vote

• They are the highest court in the United States

What is gerrymandering?

• Giving dirty money to political campaigns

• Creating voting districts that are fair and equal

• Paying citizens to vote for a particular candidate

• Deliberately creating voting districts that will rig elections in favor of one party

Why was their strong support for the 26th Amendment?

• 18 year old men were being drafted to fight in the Vietnam War

• Women had become a large percentage of the American workforce

• The beating of non-violent civil right protesters was broadcast on television

• The Dawes Act had been an abject failure

Why was the Voting Rights Act need after the passage of the 15th Amendment?

• Voter fraud had become rampant throughout southern and western states

• Southern states created loopholes to exclude Black Americans from voting

• John F. Kennedy needed a way to win over Black American voters

• The courts ruled that women were not U.S. citizens

What measure finally outlawed slavery in the United States?

• The 13th Amendment

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The 14th Amendment

• The 19th Amendment

Who was allowed to vote in the United States before Andrew Jackson became President?

• Only white men

• Only white men and women

• Only white men who owned property and paid taxes

• Only veterans of the American Revolutionary War

What did the U.S. Supreme Court decide in the case Abbott v. Perez?

• That unlimited amounts of money could be spent on U.S. elections

• That the gerrymandered districts in Texas would be allowed to continue

• That the Voting Rights Act was no longer needed

• That unfair voting districts in Texas would need to be redrawn

What happened immediately after the passage of the 19th Amendment?

• Election results stayed the same at first

• Election results changed overnight

• More Republicans were elected than before

• More democrats were elected than before

What was decided in the Supreme Court case Shelby County v. Holder?

• The Voting rights Act would be expanded to more states

• The Voting Rights Act would be stripped of most of its power

• It was unconstitutional to not allow felons to vote

• It was constitutional to take away voting rights from convicted felons