Cooptation Is a Form of Both Manipulation and Participation

question 63

True/False

Cooptation is a form of both manipulation and participation.

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Definitions:

Twenty-fourth Amendment

The Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax.

Voting Rights

Legal rights guaranteed to individuals allowing them to vote in elections and participate in the democratic process.

Poll Taxes

A tax required as a condition of voting; historically used in the United States to disenfranchise African American voters and others.

Korean War

A conflict between North and South Korea from 1950 to 1953, involving a United Nations force led by the United States and support from China for the North.