Which of the following is true of the First Continental Congress?
A. It declared independence from Great Britain.
B. It encouraged the colonists to petition King George III to express their grievances.
C. It was held in Boston, Massachusetts.
D. It urged colonists to purchase British goods to win favor with the king.
E. It produced a document that the colonists found to be coercive.
Answer: B
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Whom did the Framers expect to be the first president of the United States?
a. Benjamin Franklin b. George Washington c. John Adams d. Thomas Jefferson
If a government formed between the Social Democrats, the Center Party, and the Moderate Unity Party, then what type of government would it be?
A. minority coalition government
B. surplus majority government
C. connected minimal winning coalition
D. minimal winning coalition.
The main concern about issue networks arises because of which of the following factors?
a. None of the members of an issue network is a government employee, so these networks are an example of interest groups holding too much sway in public policy. b. Issue networks consist of only government employees, so they are lacking the perspective of the business and education worlds that could contribute to better policy decisions. c. Issue networks are composed of large groups of campaign contributors, which means they have too much power over legislators, especially during election years. d. Individuals are continually moving through the "revolving door" of employment, thus opening the door to the possibility of impropriety and corruption.
Generally speaking, how have political parties in Texas performed their intended functions? a. Parties have almost always performed these functions well
b. Parties have almost never performed these functions well. c. Parties have always measured up to democratic expectations. d. Parties have never measured up democrtic expectations. e. Sometimes, parties have performed these functions well, and sometimes they have not.