Driving much of the politics and tensions in the middle of the 19th century was the issue of ______.
a. commerce
b. supremacy
c. education
d. slavery
d. slavery
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Sometimes the government does not tell the truth to the press
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In recent years, Republicans who have failed to toe the party line
A. have switched to the Democratic Party. B. have dominated leadership positions in Congress. C. have most often been the most extremely conservative members of the party. D. have defeated many RINOs. E. have faced serious challenges in the Republican primary.
Distinguish the process that a parliamentary system uses to oust a chief executive from the one available in the United States presidential system
A) Parliamentary systems rely on impeachment, presidential ones rely on constructive no confidence. B) Parliamentary systems use constructive no confidence while presidential systems have the option of impeachment. C) The prime minister can dissolve parliament and the president can resign from office. D) Parliamentary systems can hold a vote of no confidence and presidential ones have the option of impeachment.
The election of Abraham Lincoln, a majority in both houses of Congress, and the eventual secession of eleven Southern states led to a decade of domination for the
a. Whigs. b. Democratic-Republicans. c. Dixie-crats. d. Republican Party. e. Democratic Party.