In terms of American racial politics, the 2016 election highlighted a longstanding trend of __________
A) black voters turning out in higher percentages than white voters
B) black voters supporting Republican candidates
C) majorities of white and black voters supporting different candidates
D) the majority of black voters seeking candidates outside the two major parties
Answer: C
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A) assigned to all black units. B) promoted to positions of authority. C) court-martialed for minor offenses. D) expected to plot military strategy.
How did the Populist party seek to build a coalition between agrarian and labor interests?
A) by endorsing a national minimum wage B) by promoting restrictions on immigration C) by supporting the eight-hour day D) through regulation of safety in the work place
Andrew Jackson extended the power of the executive __________
A) through numerous secret deals B) by capitalizing on the strong personalities of his cabinet members C) almost single-handedly D) by building important connections to the East Coast elite
The main reason the West did not form into a single regional voting bloc in the early nineteenth century was that __________.
A. it was too diverse economically B. western states lacked efficient spokesmen C. too few people lived in the West for a regional identity to take hold D. migrants to the West brought their previous cultural and political attitudes