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corkyiscool3328 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

What brought about the legislature's adoption of the poll tax in 1904?

a. The increasing influence of the KKK in the legislature sought to diminish the power of minorities.
b. The Republican Party sought to limit the numbers of those who could have a say in the party.
c. A new source of revenue was required to fund roadwork programs in the state.
d. The increasing influence of the Populist movements and the threat it posed to the Democrats.

Question 2

The ruling reached by the U.S. Supreme Court in Smith v. Allwright __________.

a. declared that gerrymandering based on race is unconstitutional
b. brought to an end the white primary by declaring it unconstitutional
c. ruled that parties had to open their membership to all races
d. found that Jim Crow laws were unconstitutional and banned them