A component of the Contract with America was __________.
a. a line-item veto for the president
b. a restriction on campaign donations by lobbyists
c. the removal of term limits for members of Congress
d. requiring drug tests for welfare benefits
a. a line-item veto for the president
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America's reliance on such things as carpet bombing, napalm, and crop defoliants in the Vietnam War _____________________.
A. caused Ho Chi Minh to abandon the Vietcong and concentrate his resources on the North Vietnamese army B. alienated many South Vietnamese, bringing new recruits to the Vietcong C. made Vietnamese villages safer and more secure by destroying the Vietcong's ability to wage war D. led China to send troops and military materiel to aid the Vietcong
The experiences of the War of 1812 convinced many younger Republican members of Congress that the United States needed all of the following EXCEPT
A) to abolish slavery. B) federally-funded transportation improvements. C) a protective tariff. D) a national bank.
What was the effect of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
A) Abraham Lincoln became known across the nation. B) Some Southerners began to plan secession. C) More Northerners committed to the cause of abolition. D) John Brown planned his raid on Harpers Ferry. E) The question of slavery and statehood for Kansas was settled.
Conservatives placed the blame for the increasing permissiveness in society on ___________.
a) Women and minorities b) Democrats c) Campus rebels and the counterculture d) The Beatles