What Are Formal,standardized Norms That Have Been Enacted by Legislatures

question 13

Multiple Choice

What are formal,standardized norms that have been enacted by legislatures and are enforced by formal sanctions?

• A)folkways
• B)mores
• C)laws
• D)legislative mandates

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Definitions:

Waving the Bloody Shirt

A phrase that originated in the post-Civil War era representing the use of war memories or martyrs to galvanize public opinion or garner support, typically for political purposes.

Ku Klux Klan

A white supremacist group founded in the 19th century that advocates for white dominance and has historically used terrorism to achieve its goals.

Secession

The withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity, often used in the context of the southern states leaving the Union before the American Civil War.

Fifteenth Amendment

An amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1870, that prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."