The most obvious indicator of the supremacy of democracy in the United States was the __________
A) high percentages of people who voted
B) widespread use of the "spoils system"
C) absence of any kind of social or economic classes
D) development of universal manhood suffrage
E) increase in the number of appointed officials
Answer: D
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A. American frustration with conservatism B. Reagan's centrist appeal C. the rise of political independents D. the country's shift to a more conservative ideology
The presence of decorative objects at burial sites dating back as far as 25,000 years ago indicates that
A. early humans had complex systems of ownership and strict laws concerning theft. B. such objects held little value for early humans. C. early humans feared that removing objects from the dead might arouse the anger of ancestral spirits. D. certain members of a group held higher status than others, which suggests an organized social structure.
Who of the following was a citizen with political rights within a polis? a. an adult male
b. an adult female. c. a juvenile male. d. a slave. e. a resident alien male.
In Jacksonian America a typical member of the Whig party would NOT have been _______.
1) middling farmers. 2) wealthy businessmen. 3) large Southern planters. 4) small farmers.