The chapter introduction tells the story of the journeys of Robert Ferguson and T. S. Hudson to make the point that
A. travel in the United States was difficult and crude by twentieth-century standards, but Americans loved to travel anyway.
B. few foreigners toured the United States before 1900.
C. the railroad was America's first big business.
D. America underwent a transportation and industrial transformation between the 1860s and 1880s.
Answer: D
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Which of the following is true of President George W. Bush in the months prior to launching the war against Iraq?
A. He invoked the War Powers Act of 1973 before undertaking military action against the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq. B. He made it clear that he would not be bound by a resolution against military action although it was passed by both houses of Congress. C. He launched the war against Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq without invoking the War Powers Act of 1973 or asking for congressional approval. D. He sought the approval of Congress before launching the war against Saddam Hussein's regime, although he contended he did not really need that approval for such a step.
The emphasis of the Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot was on
a. the collection of knowledge in place of religious belief. b. the creation of a system of metaphysics. c. practical knowledge. d. theoretical knowledge.
How did Hume cast doubt on scientific certainty and the cause and effect theory?
a. He claimed that regularities observed in the past will happen in the present and future. b. An objective reality exists which rational creatures can comprehend. c. There is no law at work in nature that guarantees a specific cause will always produce a specific effect. d. The mind has the ability to sense natural laws. e. Science is able to prove a necessary connection that produces scientific laws of cause and effect.
In terms of politics, television did all of the following except
a. threaten the traditional role of political parties. b. apply the standards of show business and commercialism to political messages. c. enable political parties to continue their role of educating and mobilizing the electorate. d. allow politicians to address voters directly. e. encourage reliance on short slogans and sound bites.