Women gained the right to vote by a strategy of ______.

a. gaining the support of the president
b. winning support at the national level and then using that to win in the states
c. massive demonstrations in major cities that gained them publicity and support
d. getting sympathetic male voters to write in the names of women on their ballots; these women won a surprising number of legislative seats
e. gaining the right to vote in states where they had support and expanding their support over time


e. gaining the right to vote in states where they had support and expanding their support over time

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Why is the argument that a president's approval ratings decline over time because of presidential policy failure subject to critique?

A)It implies that every president is doomed to policy failure around the midterm elections. B)Althoughthe argument is supported by a considerable amount of data, those data were not collected by political scientists. C)It implies that presidents who are successful should maintain strong approval ratings, and the data do not bear this out. D)It does not take into account the drop in approval ratings caused by the rally effect.

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The ____________ view of democracy is likely to see anti-gay marriage laws as undemocratic

A) ?universal B) ?procedural C) ?substantive D) ?majoritarian E) ?elite

Political Science

The Articles of Confederation provided for a strong national government with extensive powers over the states.

a. true b. false

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