Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of late nineteenth-century politics?
A) low voter turnout
B) the "spoils" system
C) weak presidents
D) vote fraud
Answer: A
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The power of the state increased in Western Europe largely because of improvements in
a. military technology. b. the philosophy of government. c. relations with the church. d. communications.
The Ptolemaic view of the universe argued that
a. the planets were imperfect and material. b. the imperfect, motionless earth was in a state of constant change at the center of the universe. c. heavenly bodies, composed of a crystalline substance, resided in concentric spheres that moved in circular orbits around the moon. d. God and all the saved souls resided in the Empyrean Heaven that lay beyond the innermost, or tenth, sphere. e. God and the saved souls were at the center of the universe.
All of the following situations strained England's relationship with Spain in the late 1500s EXCEPT
a. religious hostility between Protestantism and Catholicism. b. English suppression of Spanish-assisted Irish rebels. c. raids by English "sea dogs" on Spanish colonies and ships. d. rivalry over placing their own puppet monarch on the French throne. e. the routing of the Spanish Armada.
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 recommended the document be ratified by
A. another national convention. B. the Confederation Congress. C. special state ratifying conventions. D. state legislatures. E. a direct vote of the people.