As part of the complex hierarchical administrative system established by the Spaniards in the New World, the municipal councils, or _________, were set up in towns and cities to serve as elective bodies under the supervision of appointed inspectors.
a. aduanas
b. cabildos
c. repartimientos
d. audiencias
b. cabildos
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The most obvious indicator of the supremacy of democracy in the United States was the __________
A) high percentages of people who voted B) widespread use of the "spoils system" C) absence of any kind of social or economic classes D) development of universal manhood suffrage E) increase in the number of appointed officials
The largest, most technologically advanced, and most seaworthy ship in the Indian Ocean was the Chinese
a. galley. b. junk. c. skow. d. dhow. e. caravel.
In 1943, President Roosevelt publicly suggested that "Dr. New Deal," as he called it, had served its purpose and should give way to "Dr. ________."
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
All of the following were aspects of nineteenth-century liberalism except
a. that the legitimacy of government emanates from the freely given consent of the governed. b. that state officials must be responsible to the representatives of the people rather than to the monarch. c. unwavering support for political rights for women and the lower classes. d. a dislike for the monopolization of government by the nobility.