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Which statement best represents a result of the Nineteenth Amendment?

A
Women may vote only if they pay a poll tax.
B
Women have been elected to government offices.
C
Women may vote, but are not eligible to run for public office.
D
Women can run for office, but cannot actually be elected.
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The basic freedoms that are guaranteed to Americans by the Constitution are called

A
civil liberties.
B
rights of the accused.
C
checks and balances.
D
Miranda rights.
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Why did Congress pass the Volstead Act to go along with the Eighteenth Amendment?

A
The Volstead Act banned the sale of alcohol in additional states proposed by Congress.
B
The Volstead Act prohibited people from drinking alcohol as well as selling and shipping it.
C
The Volstead Act provided for the enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment.
D
The Volstead Act governed the sale of alcohol in states omitted from the Eighteenth Amendment.
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The Supreme Court’s decisions in Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade were most important because they

r
restricted state laws governing privacy.
g
gave a new definition to personal privacy.
l
limited privacy to the control of the body and of family life.
i
included the right to the privacy of personal property.
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Look at the political cartoon.

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p
protecting Southern whites.
p
protecting freed African Americans.
u
unable to protect Southern whites.
u
unable to protect freed African Americans.

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