Evidence of a growing polarization among men on a world scale includes all of the following except that:
a. a privileged minority of “super rich” reaching great heights of wealth and power.
b. a growing middle class that is outpacing the poor for proportion of the global population.
c. large numbers of people facing poverty, cultural dislocation, and disruption of family.
d. forced renegotiation of the meanings of masculinity.
b. a growing middle class that is outpacing the poor for proportion of the global population.
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a. Certain key programs, such as Social Security, have become an integral part of American life, providing essential benefits to millions of Americans today. b. The immigration policies established during the New Deal continue to set quotas, insulating American- born workers from foreign-born competition. c. Since the New Deal, presidents have continued to hold periodic “fireside chats” during which they communicate important policy matters to the American people. d. Since the New Deal, Americans have tended to resist large-scale governmental programs that seek direct control of aspects of economic and social life.
Why did the southern colonies of the Atlantic seaboard become important before those farther north?
A) Gold was discovered within the southern colonies of the Atlantic seaboard. B) The harsh climate of the northern colonies left of those regions virtually unsettled. C) Only the southern colonies were able to eliminate the native Indian population. D) Cultivation of cash crops produced by coercive labor emerged there.
Why did most first state constitutions include a bill of rights?
A) To remind future rulers of the exact limits of their authority. B) To establish the rights of white male landowners. C) To create a stronger central federal government. D) To prevent weak state governments. E) Because the federal constitution included a bill of rights.
In the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford, __________
A) a slave owner sued for damages because he was beaten severely by an abolitionist B) a slave owner sued for damages because abolitionists helped his slaves C) a slave sued for damages because he was beaten severely by a white owner D) an escaped slave sued for his freedom because he was caught in a free territory E) a slave sued on the grounds that he had lived in a free state and so he should be a free man