Arguing that European explorers were more active than their Chinese counterparts because Europeans could appeal to multiple, competing governments for support is to highlight the importance of which of the following factors?

a. Material capabilities
b. A decentralized distribution of power
c. Military might
d. A single, strong monarch


b. A decentralized distribution of power

Political Science

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The purpose of the literacy tests that were used in the southern states after 1870 was to

a. keep schoolteachers employed. b. keep illegal aliens from voting. c. void illegally-cast ballots. d. ensure that only well-informed people voted e. discourage African Americans from voting.

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In the aftermath of the financial crisis and Wall Street bailout debate, many Americans were calling for ______.

a. legislative reform b. constitutional reform c. financial reform d. socialist reform

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The Speaker of the Senate is one of the most powerful officeholders in the US government

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Political Science

Texas slaves learned of their freedom

a. on Juneteenth. b. as a result of the White Primary. c. after the Nineteenth Amendment. d. during Reconstruction. e. after passage of the Equal Rights Amendment to the Texas Constitution.

Political Science