National politics in the late nineteenth century
a. favored the Republicans.
b. favored the Democrats.
c. were a stalemate as neither party could enact its policies.
d. were characterized by considerable legislative activity.
C
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The Clinton administration experienced early problems in all of the following areas except
a. gays in the military. b. high-level government appointments. c. questionable personal banking ventures d. tax increases. e. health care reform.
What was the purpose of the Federal Reserve Act as created by Carter Glass and approved by Woodrow Wilson?
A. to create an emergency supply of money for the government to draw from in times of severe economic need B. to control the amount of currency in the economy and regulate banking interest rates C. to assume control of all state banks and how they lend money to businesses and private citizens D. to allow for the Allied Powers to have access to low-interest loans for the duration of World War I
The simultaneous increase in both inflation and unemployment, which economists called "stagflation," defied conventional economic thinking
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
To what extent did Islam successfully penetrate the populations of east Africa?
A) As in Asia, the conversion of the coastal cities led to almost complete conversion of the populations lying highland. B) Most clans and the most important lineage groups outside of the east African cities were converted to Islam in order to participate in trade. C) Islam penetrated very little into the interior among the hunters, pastoralists, and farmers, and even the areas near the trading towns remained relatively unaffected. D) Islam spread from the cities to the hinterland in such a way that eventually the countryside was more Islamic than were the cities.