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1. What is the function(s) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? What led to its
enactme
What is the function(s) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? What led to its enactment? In your
opinion, given the racial inequities particularly between the police and minorities, do you
believe the Civil Rights Act was effective in maintaining what it set out to accomplish in light
of of the prosecutions and convictions of officers in cases like George Floyd, Breonna Taylor,
Ahmaud Arbery, Daunte Wright, and others? Why or why not?Your answer should be 250-
300 words minimum to these two questions.There are no responses to classmates
necessary, but please remember to cite the textbook and or lecture in APA format.Book : By
the People: Debating American Government, 5th edition. By James Morone and
RoganKersh. Oxford University Press. 2021. ISBN 978-0-1976-1113-5#1: Remember the
80%/20% rule . You should try NOT use more than 20% quoted/copied/pasted material. At
least 80% of each assignment must be your own thoughts, conclusions, opinions, etc.#2 You
do need to read the assigned material and use that/those source(s) but you need to put it
into your own words (paraphrase it).#3: You also need to acknowledge your sources used
with a reference(s) at the end of each learning activity. You must use in text citations for
larger assignments and your project. These are BOTH required, and NOT optional. To use
other peoples’ work and not acknowledge them is an academic integrity violation even if
you are paraphrasing.All work must be submitted using 12-point font (New Times Roman),
one inch margins, and consisting of an APA textbook citation at theend.For APA citation, this
is the formats:The format is this for lecture notes:Last name, Initials. (Year). Title of Lecture.
Publication Name (book it make from). URLThe format for the book is:Last name, First
Initial(s) & Last name, First Initial(s). (Year). Title of Book in Italics. City, State: Publisher.I
recommend this website
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa6_style/apa_formatting_and_style_g
uide/general_format.html Links to an external site.and you will find to the left of your
screen tabs for the source that you want to cite.I’ve also included a link in our course
essentials module as a quick reference.