What was the purpose of Thomas Paine's influential pamphlet Common Sense?
What will be an ideal response?
It called for independence from Britain.
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Which of the following is a negative consequence of longer lifespans and aging populations?
a. Lower healthcare expenditures b. Rapid economic growth c. Decreasing labor supply d. All of these are true.
The now-abolished ____ obligated broadcasters to discuss public issues and to provide equal coverage of all opinions on those issues.
a. fairness doctrine b. reasonable access rule c. equal opportunities rule d. free exercise rule e. equal time rule
In the United States, the relationship between a state and its local governments is best characterized as a(n) __________ system
a. unitary b. federal c. restrictive d. cooperative
Why was the spoils system ultimately replaced by the civil service system?
a. due to growing concerns about a poorly functioning federal bureaucracy b. due to public pressure to shrink the size of the federal bureaucracy c. due to a Supreme Court decision ruling the spoils system unconstitutional d. due to congressional demands for greater control over the federal bureaucracy