Biology Forums - Study Force

Many local elections are nonpartisan, which means that
 
  a. candidates run representing a party, but that party affiliation is not printed on the ballot.
  b. the use of normal party labels is not allowed, but local party labels are permitted.
  c. candidates run with no party label whatsoever.
  d. party labels are used, but no party money can be spent during the campaign.

Question -2-

Who was generally denied public school education during the 1830s and 1840s?
 
  a. No one.
  b. African-American children.
  c. Girls.
  d. Immigrant children.

Question -3-

Many governors have the power to veto legislation. One type of veto is a line-item veto which
 
  a. allows an executive the right to change wording in one line of any bill.
  b. allows the executive to strike individual items from budget bills.
  c. allows an executive to alter a bill while it is still in committee if the committee approves.
  d. allows the legislature to make certain lines in a bill veto-proof.

Question -4-

Reforms begun during the Progressive Era weakened political parties in many cities and states by
 
  a. replacing party nominating caucuses with primary elections.
  b. replacing local party leadership with national party identification.
  c. increasing the number of patronage jobs.
  d. increasing the number of partisan elections.

Question -5-

The U.S. Constitution and all state constitutions are designed to prevent tyranny, which is defined as
 
  a. oppressive governmental power in the hands of one, a few, or many, who use their power to deny the rights of citizens.
  b. a system where goods are taxed as they enter the country.
  c. a system that does not allow immigrants in unless they have skills valued in the U.S.
  d. a system in which only one party is allowed, even though there are free elections.

Question -6-

How did the Land Ordinance of 1785 help advance education?
 
  a. By building a school in every new territory.
  b. By providing a permanent endowment to fund colleges of agriculture and mechanical arts.
  c. By setting aside a portion of every township for the support of schools.
  d. By paying for teachers to move into the new territories.

Question -7-

What was the first public body that provided for the teaching of reading in the English-speaking world?
 
  a. The Church of England.
  b. The Virginia House of Burgesses.
  c. The Massachusetts colonial legislature.
  d. The city of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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c

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b

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b

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a

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a

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c

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c