All of the following are TRUE of the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT that it
a. created pressures for the country to become more democratic.
b. decreased the standard of living throughout the United Kingdom.
c. involved the rapid expansion of manufacturing production and technological innovation.
d. squeezed small landowners off the land.
e. allowed Great Britain to become the dominant international power.
b
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Most issues lobbied in Congress are lobbied by
A. only one or two lobbyists. B. dozens of lobbyists. C. hundreds of lobbyists. D. thousands of lobbyists. E. None of these are correct.
Since 1992, having a member of the clergy offer a prayer or an invocation at a public school graduation ceremony has been
A) unconstitutional. B) unconstitutional only if read from the Bible. C) constitutional. D) constitutional if not read from the Bible. E) constitutional if nondenominational.
Voter registration in the United States
A. has vastly increased voter turnout. B. began as a way of preventing voters from casting more than one ballot on election day. C. applies to voting in general elections but not in primary elections. D. was introduced as a means of keeping white males without property from voting. E. is the responsibility of the government, which adds legally qualified individuals automatically to the registration rolls.
In a two-party system
a. only two parties compete b. only two parties obtain votes from citizens c. only two parties are able to get enough votes to win an election d. more than one party can win an election