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What did the Dutch trade with the natives and became a sort of currency?
Who settled New Netherland, present-day NY?
What was the main French New World industry?
What was the division of the New World between Spain and Portugal by the pope called?
What was the main purpose for Spanish expansion into the Southwest?
What was the first Southwestern European settlement in 1610?
Which of these is NOT an example of high initiative supportive behavior?
Brown v. Topeka Board of Education is probably the most famous example of this kind of participation in American government.
Which of these is NOT an example of low initiative influential behavior?
By number and frequency of free and fair elections (though not by voter turnout) which of the following countries is the most democratic?
A major means by which party officals use control over campaign money to keep members of a party in Congress in line with the demands of party leaders.
The system of proportional representation, which we don't have on any major scale in the United States, would likely produce which of the following results?
The change from 12 years of Republican domination of the presidency (and usually of Congress) to a similar period for the Democrats marks the election of
According to the standard socioeconomic model, which of the following is most likely to participate in the political system? (Two answers)
According to the standard socioeconomic model, which of the following is most likely to be a primary voter?
The method favored historically by party leaders for the selection of candidates and leaders is
The phenomenon of electoral realignment usually follows
It is not surprisng that the Progressives, who believed that the people are wise, thought that a direct vote on a policy issue was a good idea, and got this instituted in a number of states. What is the technical name?
The presence of party machine politics in places like Illinois may contribute to
Chapter 8 indicates that a closed meeting of party members to decide questions of policy and the selection of candidates for office is a