In the late 1790s, on the political scene,
A. the United States was deeply and bitterly divided.
B. the republican form of government had won over most skeptics.
C. there was considerable agreement over most important foreign policy questions.
D. the Federalists were losing their influence over the federal judiciary.
E. the power of the Republicans was declining.
Answer: A
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During the worst years of the depression, American employers responded to workers' attempts to unionize in which of the following ways?
a. They often encouraged workers to organize by industry rather than by trade or craft. b. Most supported legislation at the state and national levels to outlaw unions. c. They often refused to recognize unions, and some even tried to intimidate workers by hiring armed thugs. d. They publicly acknowledged that trade unions benefited both labor and management because they kept thelines of communication open between the two.
John Marshall, as chief justice of the United States, helped to strengthen the judicial branch of government by
a. applying Jeffersonian principles in all of his decisions. b. asserting the doctrine that the Supreme Court was the final arbiter of the Constitution. c. making the Chief Justice the administrator of all federal courts. d. requiring the attorney general to test legal principles before the Supreme Court. e. increasing the number of justices on the Supreme Court.
What was useful about the League of Nations?
A) The oversight of plebiscites in disputed territories B) The return of POW's to their homelands C) The League's commissions arranged for an exchange of scientific and cultural information among member nations D) The collection of social and economic statistics E) All of these
In general, between 1865 and 1900, working-class Americans
A) enjoyed the benefits of unemployment insurance.
B) substantially increased their share of the total wealth of the economy.
C) derived some benefits from the economic developments of the period.
D) could usually find steady work even though wages were low.