The American Founders risked their lives by rising up against British rule and signing the Declaration of Independence. Which was NOT one of the British Acts that helped inspire the Framers to declare independence from Britain?
a. The Intolerable Acts
b. The Quartering Act
c. The Judiciary Act
d. The Stamp Act
e. The Townshend Acts
c
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Alexis de Tocqueville concluded that the success of American democratic institutions could be explained entirely by the U.S. Constitution and by the abundance of natural resources and land.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Who wrote Art of War?
a. Sun Tzu b. Carl von Clausewitz c. Thucydides d. Plato
Which of the following best defines democratization?
A. a transition from a democratic to an authoritarian regime B. a move from democratic to totalitarian rule C. a shift from a nondemocratic to a democratic regime D. a change from a capitalist to a communist regime E. a move from a socialist rule to a nondemocratic regime
In response to the Hopwood ruling and potential declines in minority students in Texas universities, the state legislature __________
a. required all state universities to make sure that at least 10 percent of their admitted students each year were from underrepresented groups b. threatened to withhold state funding to any university that did not develop targeted recruitment and retention plans c. required the top 10 percent of graduates from each high school to be admitted to a state university d. decided to privatize state universities and provide direct financial assistance to minority students to attend