The average age of House members of the 109th Congress when it convened in January 2005 was
A) thirty-five years.
B) forty-three years.
C) forty-five years.
D) fifty-four years.
E) sixty-two years.
D
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All of the following help to explain the 2000-year durability of the Chinese imperial system EXCEPT
a. an effective national government. b. the influence of Confucianism. c. the structure of Chinese society. d. extensive trade with Europe. e. a merit-based bureaucracy.
The North's victory in the Civil War announced
a. a return to a more rural lifestyle. b. the dominance of Jefferson's ideas about cities. c. an explosion of urban industrial growth. d. Both b and c
Which of the following is the best example of an alliance driven by bandwagoning?
a. Country A allies itself with the more powerful Country B to gain protection from its dangerous neighbor Country C. b. Country A, Country B, and Country C are relatively equal in power. They form an alliance as protection against the more powerful and aggressive Country D. c. Country A, Country B, and Country C form an alliance to protect a common resource, valuable offshore oil fields. d. Country A joins with the more powerful Country B in invading their mutual neighbor because Country A hopes to gain territory it could not win for itself.
Which of the following best exemplifies the intentions of the "devolution revolution"?
a. New Deal legislation b. No Child Left Behind Act c. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families d. Violence Against Women Act