What positions and characteristics defined the differences between Republicans and Democrats in the decades following the Civil War?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Party loyalties were rooted in Civil War traditions.
2. Democrats wanted to keep government small and local.
3. Republicans wanted a national government that promoted moral progress and material wealth.
4. New England and the North consistently voted Republican, while the South consistently voted Democrat.

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a. Most densely populated b. Poorest c. Youngest (by population) d. Richest e. None of these choices

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Which of the following is an effective listening strategy while engaging in intercultural conversations?

A) Expecting everyone to adapt to one's way of communication B) Discouraging new and different ways of receiving messages C) Interpreting a conversation on one's own terms D) Seeking clarification whenever possible E) Expressing impatience to senders from a different cultural background

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Roosevelt's administration, under the prodding of Eleanor Roosevelt and Harold Ickes,

A. was passionate in its devotion to complete racial integration. B. gave assistance to Mexican Americans but offered little support to Indians. C. supported an anti-lynching bill. D. began to support racial integration, and banned discrimination in certain programs.

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A myth that describes the origins of a phenomenon is called a/an

a. etiological myth b. folktale c. historiography d. epistle e. motif

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