The quintessential force in late-nineteenth-century city government was
a. city hall.
b. the political machine.
c. the political party.
d. the mayor.
e. the wealthy private citizen.
b
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Which of the following statements best expresses the criticism leveled against Hamilton's proposal that Congress assume outstanding state debts?
a. The plan is fine except for the fact that it will cost the government far more than it can afford. b. The plan will enrich speculators who have purchased securities at a small fraction of their face value. c. The plan will disrupt the national economy. d. The plan violates the Constitution, which does not specifically authorize Congress to assume state debts.
Which of the following best describes what reactionaries sought to accomplish?
a. to jail all slow-thinking people b. to reverse democracy and secular influence c. to limit state power while expanding that of the individual d. to reconstruct society economically e. to destroy all government systems