[ 589 ] U.S. History GED ® TEST SOCIAL STUDIES FLASH REVIEW • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • _____________ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Based on the political cartoon, which 1960s law would probably be most important to the cartoonist? a. Civil Rights Act b. Voting Rights Act c. Nationality and Immigration Act d. Freedom of Information Act Use the passage to answer the following question. We meet in the midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral, political, and material ruin. Corruption dominates the ballot box, the legislatures, the Congress, and touches even the ermine of the bench. The people are demoralized. . . . The newspapers are largely subsidized or muzzled; public opinion silenced; business prostrated; our homes covered with mortgages; labor impoverished; and land concentrating in the hands of capitalists. The urban workmen are denied the right of organization for self-protection. . . . The fruits of the toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal fortunes for a few, unprecedented in the history of mankind; and the possessors of those, in turn, despise the republic and endanger liberty. —“Populist Party Principles” from the “Omaha Platform,” 1892 Which of the following does NOT deal with one of the issues addressed by the Populists? a. the institution of a national income tax b. the prohibition of alcohol c. the power of unions d. foreign affairs and the war in Europe