For urban party machines, what was one of the more lucrative perks that they could use to reward their supporters who helped the machine win elections?
a. Distributing chickens on holidays
b. Offering a place to stay at the local party office
c. Handing out Election Day walk-around money
d. Awarding public sector jobs
d
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Why did Abraham Lincoln have difficulty in getting Congress to adopt the Thirteenth Amendment?
a. Republicans in the Senate were opposed to it. b. Republicans in the House were opposed to it. c. Most Democrats in the House were opposed to it. d. The Southern states were opposed to it.
Which of the following describes the situation of the thirteen British colonies by the 1770s?
a. a group of disparate peoples who mistrusted others b. an economically homogenous set of peoples c. an unified and vital part of the British empire d. a series of military settlements run by the British Army
By unifying currency and regulating commerce the new Constitution
A) came under close scrutiny by merchant and trade leaders. B) abolished the slave trade. C) facilitated economic development. D) established a tyranny of economic control. E) created a government bank.
As originally mandated by the Constitution, which of the following parts of the federal government is elected directly by the people?
a. The members of the Senate b. The justices of the Supreme Court c. The members of the House of Representatives d. The President