Which of the following is an example of the effect of the polarization of politics?
a) Republican opposition to Barack Obama’s agenda
b) Democratic support for George W. Bush’s agenda
c) liberal Republicans who supported Medicare in the 1960s
d) conservative Democratic support for Ronald Reagan’s budgets
a) Republican opposition to Barack Obama’s agenda
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The empiricism of leading scientists such as Isaac Newton focused on the idea that
a. all appearances are false and that only theory is valid. b. reality is observable and verifiable. c. the Bible is the only reliable authority. d. God is an unnecessary hypothesis.
One of the most revolutionary innovations of the López reform era in Colombia was
A) a law providing for the dismantling of great estates. B) the nationalization of foreign-owned enterprises. C) a new progressive tax law. D) abolition of the death penalty.
David Walker’s antislavery work is described in the chapter as “messianic.” What does that mean in this context?
a) Walker believed a great turning point would come when slavery was brought to an end by a powerful moment or individual. b) Walker believed that slavery would be brought to an end through the apocalypse as narrated in the Book of Revelations. c) Walker believed he would lead a great rebellion to end American slavery. d) Walker believed a series of natural disasters resembling the biblical plagues would end American slavery.
Which of the following musicians shocked fans in 1965 by shifting to a "folk rock" style of music, singing songs that suggested that the old America was beyond redemption?
A. Elvis Presley B. Bob Dylan C. Buddy Holly D. Jerry Garcia