In contrast to American republicans, British monarchists believed that __________
A) a strong hereditary elite should rule
B) a government governs best that governs least
C) a powerful state threatened liberty
D) the people could be trusted to be virtuous and obedient
Answer: A
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A) hoplites. B) perioikoi. C) kouros. D) helots. E) ephors.
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) failed to be ratified by the needed 38 states largely because
a. the Catholic Church opposed it. b. many Americans realized that its goals had already been achieved without amending the Constitution. c. an antifeminist backlash led by Phyllis Schlafly stirred sufficient opposition to stop it. d. many suspected that it would require such things as rigid quotas and unisex bathrooms. e. many Americans believed that equal gender treatment was a matter of changing attitudes, not creating laws.
The title of Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man refers to a(n)
a. anticommunist agent who is forced to live underground. b. World War II bomber pilot who is ignored upon his return home. c. victim of nuclear testing who is dying of radiation. d. father who is disrespected by his family. e. African American whose supposed supporters are unable to see him as a real man.
In statistical terms, the “typical” southern slave owner owned
a. fewer than 9 slaves. b. between 9 and 20 slaves. c. between 20 and 40 slaves. d. more than 100. e. about 2-5 slaves.