In what ways was a model leader for state-level Progressivism?
What will be an ideal response?
Good essays will stress La Follette's ability to make his state a "laboratory for democracy." They will point to specific reforms such as direct primaries, railroad commissions, the merit system for state employees, and the reliance on experts from the University of Wisconsin. Better essays will point to other state leaders like Albert B. Cummins in Iowa, Hiram W. Johnson in California, Theodore Roosevelt in New York, and Woodrow Wilson in New Jersey.
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A) It led to the telegraph. B) It led to the telephone. C) It led to the light bulb. D) It led to the motion picture industry.
How did Bill Clinton manipulate the Senate to support the welfare state?
A) He could not manipulate the senate. B) He made the Republicans appear radical by proposing less drastic versions of their own policies. C) He proposed legislation that balanced the budget by cutting military spending exponentially. D) He hid welfare proposals in more complex legislation that was supported by the majority. E) None of these
The economic abundance of the 1950s __________
A) benefited all geographic regions of the country equally B) virtually erased unemployment in the United States C) did not benefit the steel industry and agriculture as much as other industries D) had very little effect on the American public outside of the upper class E) led to a surprising racial equality
The first Mexican emperor was
A. Benito Juarez. B. Simón Bolívar. C. Father Miguel Hidalgo. D. José de San Martín. E. Augustín de Iturbide.