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The fact that the rich are taxed more heavily than the poor and that amendments which gave voting rights to minorities were passed by large majorities suggests that 

Towards the end of the “March to the Scaffold,” the B-flat clarinet plays a slow iteration of the idee fixe. What does this represent?

The Twenty-Third Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ensured that the residents of the District of Columbia could vote in presidential elections. 

Where does the four-note main motif of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 first appear?

Throughout the song “Erlkönig,” which character is depicted by the constant triplet passage?

West Side Story was critically acclaimed for what feature of 20th-century society?

West Side Story is a play that tells a story of love and hate. These feelings are displayed not only in the acting but also in the music. What does Bernstein use to musically depict tension and hate?

Congress was designed by the Founders in ways that almost inevitably make it popular and efficient  

What major theme was addressed in the most controversial song on N.W.A.’s album Straight Outta Compton?

Elvis Presley, nicknamed “The King of Rock and Roll,” was profoundly influenced by what kind of music in his early musical development?