Which of the following is NOT a reason why Republican members of Congress backed Senator McCarthy?
A. party loyalty
B. political expedience
C. monetary bribes
D. frustration at losses in 1948 elections
Answer: C
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a. These ideas did not interest women very much. b. The ideas brought dramatic changes and opportunities to their lives. c. The ideas caused them to be more assertive about their roles in the family. d. The end of the war allowed women to participate actively in government. e. Revolutionary ideas brought them together to demand universal suffrage.
The caste system was supported by the value system of what religion?
a. Hinduism b. Buddhism c. Sikhism d. Jainism e. Islam
In the eighteenth century, under the English government's theory of representation,
A. each American colony was allowed one non-voting representative in Parliament. B. the king spoke to Parliament on behalf of the American colonies. C. the American colonies were represented by the courts. D. the American colonies had no claim to any political representation. E. the American colonies were represented in Parliament.
What position did the Populist Party support?
a. Congressmen should be appointed by governors instead of directly elected. b. The federal income tax should be eliminated in favor of local and sales taxes. c. The government should own all railroads and telephone and telegraph lines.