Governor Allan Shivers upset Texas liberals in 1952 when he __________
A. failed to veto legislation establishing the state’s first sales tax on consumer items
B. sent in the national guard to break up a farm workers’ strike in South Texas
C. endorsed Republican candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower for president
D. signed legislation lowering taxes on oil companies
C
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Which of the following accurately describes how the Académies sponsored by Louis XIV shaped European culture in the ancien régime?
A) Italian music, art, and theater dominated European culture. B) French became the universal language of European elites. C) The Dutch Kloveniersdoelen appeared in cities all over Europe. D) Genre painting was featured prominently in the Renaissance.
The foundation of Cluny led to the emergence of which of these key principles of western culture?
A. the separation of church and state B. papal supremacy C. German aggression D. the contemplative life
How did someone become a member of a church in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
A) They became part of whatever church was in their community. B) A person who already belonged to the church had to provide testimony for anyone new who wanted to join. C) A new member needed the testimony of neighbors before acceptance in a church. D) A person had to perform community service before being allowed to join a community church. E) The church community would vote in order to decide whether to let a new member in.
The Missouri Compromise line of 1820 __________
A) negated the Kansas-Nebraska Act B) was extended across the Mexican cession by the Kansas-Nebraska Act C) was repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act D) was left intact by the Kansas-Nebraska Act