The idea behind the creation of the Electoral College was
a. to give Congress the power to choose the president.
b. that state legislatures should have a greater role in the federal government.
c. to prevent candidates from campaigning.
d. that common voters should not directly elect the president.
D
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A) Mao Zedong B) Li Dazhao C) Chiang Kai-shek D) Sun Yat-sen
The most alarming aspect of the Compromise of 1850 to northerners was the concession to the South concerning
a. slavery in the District of Columbia. b. slavery in the New Mexico and Utah territories. c. the revised, more stringent and coercive Fugitive Slave Law. d. settlement of the Texas-New Mexico boundary dispute. e. continuation of the interstate slave trade.
King and other black leaders believed white Southerners could be divided roughly into three groups, one of which was a __________.
A. tiny group of extreme segregationists whose views were opposed by most other whites B. tiny minority of educated elites who were the greatest foes to civil rights C. broad middle group that benefited from segregation but might not be willing to protect it D. silent majority that opposed segregation but took no steps to overthrow it
Why did the Era of Good Feeling end?
A) The United States could not sustain continued economic growth; financial institutions began to crumble. B) Nonpartisan cooperation could not be sustained through disagreements of how government should be involved in social and economic changes. C) The United States could not maintain peaceful relations with European countries intent on continuing colonial rule in Latin America. D) Poor road transportation made it difficult to unite the West with the East of the United States, causing poor communication and political divisions. E) The Supreme Court’s focus on protection of individual liberty produced political, social, and economic inequalities that greatly weakened the nation.