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Cards in this guide (19)
Who was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives

Shirley Chisholm was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives.

What are labor interest groups known as

unions

What type of interest group would most likely be concerned with a law that regulates working conditions

labor interest group

Who collects voluntary contributions from an organization's employees or members for the purpose of expressing the interests of a group

PACs

What kind of fire companies did most cities and towns have in the 1800s

volunteer

Which of these groups might perform such diverse tasks as fundraising polling individuals about candidates or making and distributing political campaign signs and literature

campaign volunteers

campaign volunteers

Which of these terms indicates the process of government agencies remedying the effects of discrimination

affrimative action

Which type of interest group would most likely be concerned if the government was going to raise taxes on corporations

business interest group

Which war led to the passage of civil rights amendments

The civil war

What kind of group might urge congress to pass a law making seat belts safer in cars

Public <3krystal

What right would be violated if the government illegally took a persons house

property rights

The NAACP was formed to support the fair treament of blacks

True

Which of these is an independent overseas volunteer program

Peace Corps

Parent Teacher Associations operate only at the elementary educational level

false

If a person wanted to have the government clean a polluted river what kind of interest group might he or she join

environmental

Which of these is not a volunteer organization

professional firefighters

One of the goals of the PTA is to provide students with what

the best possible mental and physical education

Many small towns currently rely on volunteer fire departments

True

Who challenged the segregated seating law on city bus in Montgomery Alabama

Rosa Parks

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