In 1978, California voters approved Proposition 13, which banned further increases in property taxes but reduced funds for schools, libraries, and other public services.
a. true
b. false
a. true
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Why did absolutism succeed in Prussia?
A) Service to the state was expected of Prussian nobles. B) The monarchy made its subjects convert to Catholicism. C) The nobility admired France and Western forms of government. D) The monarchy secured the compliance of the nobility by granting them special privileges. E) Its rulers focused on economic development rather than military power.
Territorial agreements at the Congress included all of the following except
A) enlargement of Prussia. B) granting Russia part of Poland. C) transferring parts of the Belgian and French coasts to British control. D) joining the Netherlands (Holland) and Belgium. E) stripping Britain of naval out posts and colonies.
The fastest-growing group in America prior to the Civil War was the working poor.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following was true of immigrants to the United States in the early 1900s?
A) They were generally received with open arms. B) They were easily assimilated into American society. C) They encountered considerable hostility from American nativists. D) They faced few problems adapting to their new environment. E) They prospered financially and socially.