Why did southern states enact poll taxes? a. to raise revenue ...

[Pea0909berry]

Why did southern states enact poll taxes?
 
  a. to raise revenue for the government--
 b. to ensure that only people who really want to vote would do so
  c. to get around the Fifteenth Amendment and disenfranchise African Americans
  d. to enfranchise former slaves

Question 2

What is the status of affirmative action in college admissions after the Supreme Court decisions in the two cases involving the University of Michigan, Gratz v. Bollinger (2003) and Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)?
 
  a. Affirmative action policies are generally permissible, but they cannot involve race-based quotas or numerical point systems.
  b. Affirmative action policies are assumed to be unconstitutional unless the university can demonstrate the need to promote racial tolerance.
  c. Affirmative action policies must ensure that all racial and ethnic groups are represented in accordance with the population of the nation as a whole.--
 d. All forms of affirmative action are unconstitutional because they unfairly favor some people over others based on the color of their skin.

[fromAlphatoOmega22]

Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a

[Pea0909berry]

Excellent

[upturnedfurball]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it