How was the supremacy of democracy reflected in the style and institutions of American politics in the 1820s and 1830s?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. By the 1820s, most states had removed the last barriers to voting for all white males.
2. A new style of campaigning emerged that required politicians to make more direct contact with voters.
3. The proportion of public officials who were elected rather than appointed increased.
4. Skillful and farsighted politicians began to build stable, statewide political organizations.
5. Changes in the method of nominating and electing a president fostered the growth of a national two-party system.
6. New political institutions and practices encouraged popular interest and participation.
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A. As productivity lagged, workers expected wage reductions. B. Productivity increased as the expectations of workers concerning wages increased. C. Major increases in productivity were accompanied by a decrease in workers' expectations concerning wages. D. Although productivity declined, workers' wages usually did not.
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a. “Prague Spring” b. "Prague Manifesto" c. "Prague Holocaust" d. "Prague Crusade"
How did African Americans participate in the antislavery movement in the early nineteenth century?
A) They assisted white abolitionists secretly in the South and helped with direct action in the North. B) They controlled the large antislavery societies in the North, although whites joined. C) They led and organized antislavery societies in the Upper South. D) Because of the prevalence of racism, they were not allowed to help at all.
Frederick Douglass believed that blacks:
A) should not fight for the Union until all slaves were free. B) could prove their right to equality by military service. C) had no reason to fight on either side. D) were too cowardly to fight effectively.