Which of the following was a reform implemented by Tsar Nicholas II in an effort to prevent another revolution?
a. sedition decrees
b. democratic election of a parliament known as the Duma
c. government censorship of the press
d. increased wages
b
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Individuals in the United States have fewer opportunities to vote on candidates and issues than do citizens of any other democracy
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
When many colonies in Africa and Asia gained independence in the 1950s and 1960s and joined the United Nations, what was the impact on voting?
A) The large numbers of new members meant that the United States found itself in the minority on many issues in the General Assembly. B) Voting in the General Assembly shifted to one state, one vote, regardless of size. C) The Soviet Union used its veto in the Security Council more often to counterbalance the new members. D) The Peoples' Republic of China took control of the Chinese vote in the UN.
The Connecticut Plan provided for which of the following?
A) a House of Representatives apportioned by the number of free inhabitants plus three-fifths of the slaves and a Senate consisting of two members from each state selected by the state legislatures B) a House of Representatives apportioned by the number of free inhabitants and a Senate consisting of two members from each state selected by the state legislatures C) a House of Representatives apportioned by the number of free inhabitants plus three-fifths of the slaves and a Senate consisting of two members from each state elected directly by the people of those states D) a bicameral legislature in which both houses would be apportioned according to the number of free inhabitants plus three-fifths of the slaves E) a unicameral legislature in every state
Which of the following groups was not allowed to vote until the 1960s?
a. Former slaves b. Immigrants from western Europe c. Native Americans born in the United States d. Residents of Washington, D.C. e. Women