The Electoral College was created to:
A) keep the president subordinate to Congress.
B) insulate the presidential election from excessive popular influence.
C) prevent George Washington from being elected president.
D) choose Madison's Council of Revision.
Answer: B
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What was the major trend affecting business and industry in America in the 1920s?
A) the vanishing of small companies through mergers and consolidations. B) the rise of unions and worker protest. C) the shift to a producer economy. D) increasing tax rates. E) the collapse of consumer credit.
Martin Luther King, Jr., gained national fame during which of the following events?
A) ?Montgomery bus boycott B) ?confrontation at Central High School C) ?the NAACP's 1947 national convention D) ?decision of Brown v. Board of Education
John Marshall's Supreme Court decisions sought to promote American enterprise by all of the following methods EXCEPT
A. upholding private contracts. B. creating a climate of business confidence. C. turning Indian lands over to white developers. D. blocking state interference with private property.
At the end of the 1930s, a higher percentage of black women were employed than were white women.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)