Select a Chapter to start the quiz.
In what case did the Supreme Court uphold the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Lousiana v. United States
Harper v. Viriginia State Board of Elections
Alabama v. United States
South Carolina v. Katzenbach
Which statement best describes the Court’s decision in its first major apportionment case, Colegrove v. Green?
Large apportionment discrepancies in legislative districts violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.
Large apportionment discrepancies in legislative districts violates the Constitution’s republican form of government guarantee.
Racially motivated redistricting violates the 15th Amendment.
The authority to draw district boundaries is a “political question,” which should not be decided in federal courts.
What political body is in charge of apportionment (devising legislative districts)?
The U.S. Supreme Court
State supreme courts
State legislatures
The U.S. House of Representatives
What amendment ensures that the right to vote cannot be denied on account of a person’s sex?
14th
17th
19th
24th
_____Buckley v. Valeo set the GENERAL standard that:
The government may limit campaign contributions but not spending
The government may limit campaign spending but not contributions
The government may regulate both campaign spending and contributions