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According to Piven and Cloward, organizational strength – that is, the number of members and resources that an organization has – is the most important factor determining the success of a social movement.

Which of the following contributed to the failure of the ERA to pass?

How did the federal government contribute to the rise of the women’s movement?

Social movements increase voter turnout by helping political parties to raise more money for campaigns.

There were several differences between the campaigns in Albany, Georgia (1961) and Birmingham, Alabama (1963) that contributed to different outcomes. Which of the following is an accurate description of a difference between these campaigns?

The success of a local campaign, such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott, tends to help the movement as a whole advance because it fosters a greater sense of political efficacy.

How did the federal government contribute to the rise of the women’s movement?

Because the CIO contributed $800,000 to Roosevelt’s re-election campaign in 1936, the president was a vocal supporter of unions and the labor movement in 1937, when the CIO faced violence in strikes against the automobile and steel industries.

The abbreviation mmHg indicates that the blood pressure is measured by which of the following comparisons?

A 36-year-old male was accidentally shot with a nail gun into the chest. You see the nail, which protrudes about 2 to 3 centimeters from the thorax, when you visualize the injury site. Under which of the following circumstances should you remove the nail from the injury site?