Author Question: What was the legal position of the state of Texas in Hernandez v. Texas with regard to Latinos? ... (Read 215 times)

vinney12 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

What was the legal position of the state of Texas in Hernandez v. Texas with regard to Latinos?

A) Pete Hernandez was guilty of the murder.
B) Latinos had equal protection of the law.
C) Latinos were white, so excluding them from all-Anglo (white) juries could not be legal discrimination.
D) Latinos were protected by the Constitution from discrimination by other whites.

Question 2

While presidents for many years have held press conferences and answered reporters' questions, it was President Eisenhower who changed the format. How did Eisenhower hold his press conferences?

A) Eisenhower invited reporters to the White House for the first time.
B) Eisenhower allowed a press pool that included any reporter of a major newspaper who wished to attend.
C) Eisenhower was the first president to use the radio as a medium to reach Americans.
D) Eisenhower was the first to hold regular news conferences that were open to all types of news organizations.
E) Eisenhower was televised, but the questioning was very rigid and the answers had to be preapproved.