Which of these statements best identifies a trend about Texas women who have served in Congress since the late 1960s?
(1 point)
Responses
More women from Texas served in Congress during the 1970s and 1980s.
More women from Texas served in Congress during the 1970s and 1980s.
More women from Texas served in Congress during the late 2010s than in the 1990s.
More women from Texas served in Congress during the late 2010s than in the 1990s.
Most women from Texas elected to Congress represent rural areas of the state.
Most women from Texas elected to Congress represent rural areas of the state.
Most women from Texas elected to Congress served no more than one term.
Answers:
Q1 = More women from Texas served in Congress during the late 2010s than in the 1990s.
Q2 = the president’s involvement in the Watergate scandal
Q3 = Black leaders used a combination of political activism, lawsuits, and legislative change to expand opportunities for the Black community.
Q4 = He helped pay poll taxes with fundraising efforts for poor Mexican Americans.
Q5 = He was the first Hispanic American to serve on the Texas Supreme Court.
the president’s involvement in the Watergate scandal
Black leaders used a combination of political activism, lawsuits, and legislative change to expand opportunities for the Black community.
He was the first Hispanic American to serve on the Texas Supreme Court.
What situation caused Barbara Jordan to raise these concerns about the potential destruction of the Constitution in 1974?
(1 point)
Responses
the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
public division over the Vietnam War
public division over the Vietnam War
the president’s involvement in the Watergate scandal
the president’s involvement in the Watergate scandal
the failure to adopt the Equal Rights Amendment
Which statement best generalizes how Black leaders have extended greater opportunities to the Black community?(1 point)
Responses
Black leaders used a combination of political activism, lawsuits, and legislative change to expand opportunities for the Black community.
Black leaders used a combination of political activism, lawsuits, and legislative change to expand opportunities for the Black community.
Black leaders were not able to succeed at extending opportunities to the African American community until the twenty-first century.
Black leaders were not able to succeed at extending opportunities to the African American community until the twenty-first century.
The use of legal action, such as lawsuits, has been the only way to expand opportunities for the Black community.
The use of legal action, such as lawsuits, has been the only way to expand opportunities for the Black community.
Organizations, such as the NAACP, were the most effective at creating opportunities for the Black community.
Organizations, such as the NAACP, were the most effective at creating opportunities for the Black community.
Which of the following best describes the role of Raymond Telles Jr. for Mexican Americans through his municipal election?(1 point)
Responses
His election made him the first Hispanic American on the Texas Supreme Court.
His election made him the first Hispanic American on the Texas Supreme Court.
He helped pay poll taxes with fundraising efforts for poor Mexican Americans.
He helped pay poll taxes with fundraising efforts for poor Mexican Americans.
He advocated against the Bracero Program.
He advocated against the Bracero Program.
He helped Mexican Americans find affordable housing.
Which of the following best describes the importance of Raul A. González’s career in government?(1 point)
Responses
He attempted to grow funding for public housing.
He attempted to grow funding for public housing.
He was the first Hispanic American to be elected as mayor of a major city.
He was the first Hispanic American to be elected as mayor of a major city.
He was the first Hispanic American to serve on the Texas Supreme Court.
He was the first Hispanic American to serve on the Texas Supreme Court.
He was heavily involved in finance at the federal level.