What is the most likely drawback of a federal union of states as seen in the United States?
a. sectional divisions
b. unequal representation of people
c. a weak central government
d. excessive presidential power
Ans: a. sectional divisions
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Which of the following was NOT an object exported by the Athenians?
A) clay B) metal C) stone D) leather E) wood
The sale of these colonial offices ultimately led to all but one of the following:
a. a reduction in the military cost of protecting Spain’s New World possessions b. a decline in the competence level of office holders c. the emergence of a Creole elite able to bend the Spanish administration increasingly to its will d. the decentralization of the decision-making processes