The system whereby victorious candidates for political office replace officeholders with their own supporters is called the ________ system.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


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Which continental nations were the first to establish a comprehensive railroad system?

a. France and Italy b. Belgium and Germany c. Prussia and Poland d. Russia and Austria e. the Scandinavian countries

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All of the following are true about the National Recovery Administration, EXCEPT:

a. It established maximum hours of work. b. It prohibited price fixing. c. It established production levels. d. It established minimum wages.

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In Novum Organum, what did Francis Bacon encourage scholars to do?

a) to abandon deductive reasoning in favor of empirical research that could be tested and verified or revised until it produced a general axiom b) to rely heavily on deductive reasoning, since logic is an important scientific tool Consider This: Why did Bacon and others encourage the creation of scientific societies like the Lincei? See 3.3.2: A Cooperative Enterprise. c) never to compare research notes with those of other scholars, since this could interfere with results Consider This: Why did Bacon and others encourage the creation of scientific societies like the Lincei? See 3.3.2: A Cooperative Enterprise. d) to research independently but subject findings to the scrutiny of Christian authorities to make sure that religion and science agreed Consider This: Why did Bacon and others encourage the creation of scientific societies like the Lincei? See 3.3.2: A Cooperative Enterprise.

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During the freedom rider incident:

a. southern whites adopted the tactics of the civil rights movement and peacefully blocked buses. b. only the presence of federal troops prevented violence. c. white mobs attacked black freedom riders but left white ones alone. d. local police collaborated with the white mobs that attacked buses.

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