While a peaceful settlement with the British Parliament was still being discussed, the Second Continental Congress
A) established an army and named George Washington as commander in chief.
B) established a navy and named John Paul Jones supreme commander.
C) entered into an agreement with France to go to war with Great Britain.
D) declared war on Great Britain, France, and Spain.
E) drafted a treaty that was rejected by Great Britain.
A
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The typical Texas legislator is
a. college-educated. b. a white male. c. married. d. a member of several civic organizations. e. all of the above.
The more commonly held view of contemporary political leaders and political scientists regarding public opinion is based on which theory?
a. elitism b. essentialism c. pluralism d. positivism
According to the text, voters' ignorance of government and the issues plays right into the hands of __________
a. the Capitol press corps b. special interests c. the political parties d. political candidates
The 1866 constitution failed to secure Texas’s reentry to the United States in part because ______.
a. there were no provisions for taxation b. the constitution maintained the right to secede c. voting for the document was shrouded in corruption d. the framers failed to ratify the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments