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978-0393668940 Chapter 21
CHAPTER 21 The Progressive Era, 1890–1920 TRUE/FALSE 1. Among the varied sources of progressivism were populism and the Mugwumps. 2. Muckrakers were journalists who worked first and foremost for politicians—an arrangement that often perpetuated political and corporate corruption. ANS: F […]
978-0393668940 Chapter 20
CHAPTER 20 Seizing an American Empire, 1865–1913 TRUE/FALSE 1. The United States practiced global imperialism well before the European powers. 2. Social Darwinist ideas were used to justify policies of imperial expansion. ANS: T DIF: Easy REF: Page 937 OBJ: […]
978-0393668940 Chapter 19
CHAPTER 19 Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865–1900 TRUE/FALSE 1. Between 1865 and 1900, the urban population of the United States dramatically increased. 2. The spread of mass transit was a major factor in the growth of the suburbs. ANS: […]
978-0393668940 Chapter 18
CHAPTER 18 The New South and the New West, 1865–1900 TRUE/FALSE 1. The number of cotton mills in the South more than doubled between 1880 and 1900. 2. Despite the growth of industry in the postwar South, in 1900 it […]
978-0393668940 Chapter 17
CHAPTER 17 Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860–1900 TRUE/FALSE 1. In a capitalist democracy like America, a common source of social instability is the tensions between equal political rights and unequal economic status. 2. The number of inventions […]
978-0393668940 Chapter 16
CHAPTER 16 The Era of Reconstruction, 1865–1877 TRUE/FALSE 1. The South emerged from the Civil War with a strong, diversified economy. 2. Reconstruction of former Confederate states only began after the war. ANS: F DIF: Difficult REF: Page 732 OBJ: […]
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CHAPTER 16 The Era of Reconstruction, 1865–1877 TRUE/FALSE 1. The South emerged from the Civil War with a strong, diversified economy. 2. Reconstruction of former Confederate states only began after the war. ANS: F DIF: Difficult REF: Page 642 OBJ: […]
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CHAPTER 15 The War of the Union, 1861–1865 TRUE/FALSE 1. Lincoln stressed repeatedly that the “paramount” reason for the war was to save the Union rather than to take a stand one way or the other on slavery. 2. Whereas […]
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CHAPTER 14 The Gathering Storm, 1848–1860 TRUE/FALSE 1. Congress never passed the Wilmot Proviso. 2. Southern Democrats founded the Free-Soil party in support of slavery and free land for white settlers in lands conquered during the Mexican-American War. ANS: F […]
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CHAPTER 13 Western Expansion, 1830–1848 TRUE/FALSE 1. There were hundreds of different Indian tribes west of the Mississippi River in 1840, each with its own language, religion, cultural practices, and forms of governance. 2. The western Plains Indian tribes initially […]
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CHAPTER 12 Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800–1860 TRUE/FALSE 1. Many American Christians assumed that the United States had a God-mandated mission to provide the world with a shining example of democracy. 2. The Unitarian church was especially popular with the […]
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CHAPTER 11 The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800–1860 TRUE/FALSE 1. The Old South was socially, culturally, and economically the most unified region of the United States. 2. Cotton had always been a major cash crop of the United States, […]
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CHAPTER 10 The Jacksonian Era, 1828–1840 TRUE/FALSE 1. Andrew Jackson was the most openly partisan and politically involved president up to that point in history. 2. One argument by opponents of Jackson was that democracy remained more an ideal than […]
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CHAPTER 9 Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815–1828 TRUE/FALSE 1. The United States experienced a period of economic prosperity in the years after the War of 1812. 2. In the wake of the War of 1812, the passions that emerged regarding the […]
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Chapter 8 The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815–1850 TRUE/FALSE 1. Following the War of 1812, the United States economy stalled due to its continued reliance on European factories. 2. The United States had the fastest growing economy in the […]
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CHAPTER 7 The Early Republic, 1800–1815 TRUE/FALSE 1. Due to the disputed election of 1800, the inauguration of Thomas Jefferson was marred by much bloodshed and violence. 2. Marbury v. Madison was sparked by Jefferson’s attempts to repeal the judgeships […]
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CHAPTER 6 Strengthening the New Nation TRUE/FALSE 1. By raising taxes in the early 1780s, the Confederation was able to reduce the national debt. 2. Shays’s Rebellion likely heightened the fear of many social and political elites that democracy would […]
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CHAPTER 5 The American Revolution, 1776–1783 TRUE/FALSE 1. During the Revolutionary War, Iroquois Nations fought each other on opposite sides, with the Mohawks, Seneca, Onondaga, and Cayuga siding with the British and most of the Tuscarora and Oneida helping the […]
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CHAPTER 4 From Colonies to States TRUE/FALSE 1. By the end of the eighteenth century, France and Great Britain were in decline, with Spain and the Netherlands fighting over who would come out ahead. 2. Britain’s adoption of mercantilist policies […]
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CHAPTER 3 Colonial Ways of Life TRUE/FALSE 1. The earliest English colonists in the North American colonies had a relatively low death rate until the 1750s. 2. Most colonists believed in the inferiority of women. ANS: T DIF: Easy REF: […]
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CHAPTER 2 England’s Colonies TRUE/FALSE 1. Beginning in the thirteenth century with the Magna Carta that established the tradition of a parliamentary monarchy, power in England did not rest with the monarchy alone but also with the nobility and a […]
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CHAPTER 1 The Collision of Cultures TRUE/FALSE 1. By 7000 B.C.E., indigenous peoples in the Americas had begun transitioning into farming societies. 2. Mexica tribes originated in northwest Mexico and were later called the Aztecs by Europeans. ANS: T DIF: […]
978-0323280914 Chapter 14
Souryal: Ethics in Criminal Justice: In Search of the Truth, 6th ed. Chapter 14: The Truth Revealed: Enlightenment and Practical Civility Minimize Criminality 1. Enlightenment is an ancient concept articulated as “Know Thyself” by: a. Morris and Tonry b. von […]
978-0323280914 Chapter 13
Souryal: Ethics in Criminal Justice: In Search of the Truth, 6th ed. Chapter 13: Ethics and Corrections (Prisons) 1. According to the text, which of the following is the most common sentence given to offenders today? a. imprisonment *b. probation […]
978-0323280914 Chapter 12
Souryal: Ethics in Criminal Justice: In Search of the Truth, 6th ed. Chapter 12: Ethics and Corrections (Prisons) 1. Among the components of criminal justice, which is the least visible? a. police b. prosecutor c. court *d. prison 2. Cesare […]
978-0323280914 Chapter 11
Souryal: Ethics in Criminal Justice: In Search of the Truth, 6th ed. Chapter 11: Ethics and Police 1. The textbook uses the term semiprofessional professionals to refer to: *a. police b. correctional officers c. probation officers d. parole officers 2. […]
978-0323280914 Chapter 10
Souryal: Ethics in Criminal Justice: In Search of the Truth, 6th ed. Chapter 10: Ethics of Criminal Justice Today: What Is Being Done and What Can Be Done? 1. According to the text, the dual essence of criminal justice includes […]
978-0323280914 Chapter 9
Souryal: Ethics in Criminal Justice: In Search of the Truth, 6th ed. Chapter 9: Misguided Loyalties: To Whom, to What, at What Price? 1. The three types of loyalty in this chapter include all of the following except: a. constitutional […]
978-0323280914 Chapter 8
Souryal: Ethics in Criminal Justice: In Search of the Truth, 6th ed. Chapter 8: Egoism and the Abuse of Authority 1. The term egoism means: a. excessive love of self b. infatuation with one’s official position c. bullying one’s subordinates […]
978-0323280914 Chapter 7
Souryal: Ethics in Criminal Justice: In Search of the Truth, 6th ed. Chapter 7: Racial Prejudice and Racial Discrimination 1. The two categories of inequality are: *a. justifiable and unjustifiable b. intrinsic and nonintrinsic c. physical and metaphysical d. prejudice […]
978-0323280914 Chapter 6
Souryal: Ethics in Criminal Justice: In Search of the Truth, 6th ed. Chapter 6: Lying and Deception in Criminal Justice 1. According to Bok, a deceptive person is one who is: a. wrong or mistaken *b. intentionally deceitful c. willfully […]
978-0323280914 Chapter 5
Souryal: Ethics in Criminal Justice: In Search of the Truth, 6th ed. Chapter 5: The Ambivalent Reality: Major Unethical Themes in Criminal Justice Management Introduction There is no field in which ethical dilemmas are more prominently noted, perhaps, than criminal […]
978-0323280914 Chapter 4
Souryal: Ethics in Criminal Justice: In Search of the Truth, 6th ed. Chapter 4: Meeting the Masters: Ethical Theories, Concepts, and Issues 1. Which of the following ethical schools did not exist in ancient Greece? a. stoicism school b. hedonism […]
978-0323280914 Chapter 3
Souryal: Ethics in Criminal Justice: In Search of the Truth, 6th ed. Chapter 3: Understanding Criminal Justice Ethics: Sources and Sanctions Introduction Particularly when ethics is defined as the “rule of principles,” students are quick to ask, “But whose principles […]
978-0323280914 Chapter 2
Souryal: Ethics in Criminal Justice: In Search of the Truth, 6th ed. Chapter 2: Familiarizing Yourself with Ethics: Nature, Definitions, and Categories 1. Occupational subculture is considered a negative response to: a. stiff bureaucratic organization b. unethical rules and procedures […]
978-0323280914 Chapter 1
Souryal: Ethics in Criminal Justice: In Search of the Truth, 6th ed. Chapter 1: Acquainting Yourself with Ethics Introduction Compared to other disciplines, criminal justice is an infant discipline. This is probably one reason it is far more concerned with […]
978-0205781188 Chapter 11
CHAPTER 11 HOW ARE PROPOSITIONS OF POLICY ARGUED? True or False 11-1 Outside of academic debate competitions, the only place we find argumentation taking place is in state and federal legislative bodies. 11-2 In the traditional pattern of organization, the […]
978-0205781188 Chapter 10
CHAPTER 10 HOW ARE PROPOSITIONS OF VALUE ARGUED? True or False 10-1 Value argumentation is almost exclusively concerned with making aesthetic judgments about artistic works using sets of critical standards from fields such a theatre, music, painting, and dance. 10-2 […]
978-0205781188 Chapter 9
CHAPTER 9 HOW ARE FACTUAL PROPOSITIONS ARGUED? True or False 9-1 Factual argumentation is used in a number of fields to pursue new knowledge and interpret existing knowledge. 9-2 Although argumentation as inquiry, or knowledge seeking, can be used in […]
978-0205781188 Chapter 8
CHAPTER 8 WHAT SHOULD I AVOID? True or False 8-1 Fallacies only occur when arguers intentionally attempt to deceive their listeners or readers. 8-2 Hasty generalizations occur when there are insufficient cases presented to warrant the claim. Answer: T; Page: […]
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CHAPTER 7 HOW DO I REASON WITH MY AUDIENCE? True or False 7-1 The reasoning process in argumentation is most commonly found in the warrant step 7-2 When we reason, we make inferences about the relationship between the grounds and […]
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CHAPTER 6 HOW DO I PROVE MY ARGUMENT? True or False 6-1 Evidence is information taken from fact or opinion material used to establish the probable truth of a claim. 6-2 The value of the five-volume set of the Library […]
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CHAPTER 5 HOW IS A UNIT OF ARGUMENT CREATED? True or False 5-1 Claims begin the process of argument by identifying the stand being taken. 5-2 Claims end the process of argument by stating what the listener or reader is […]
978-0205781188 Chapter 4
CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I ANALYZE PROPOSITIONS? True or False 4-1 Analyzing the immediate cause of interest in a topic can be accomplished by examining the mass media. 4-2 Analyzing the immediate cause of interest in a topic can be […]
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CHAPTER 3 WHAT AM I GOING TO ARGUE ABOUT? True or False 3-1 The proposition is a statement, the acceptance of which would result in an alteration of belief or behavior. 3-2 The advocate has the first opportunity to define […]
978-0205781188 Chapter 2
CHAPTER 2 WHERE DO I BEGIN IN ARGUMENTATION? True or False 2-1 The basic mental structure of the reasoning process is one of the elements in argumentation that is field invariant. 2-2 If something in argumentation is field dependent, this […]
978-0205781188 Chapter 1
CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS ARGUMENTATION? True or False 1-2 Argumentation is a form of instrumental communication. Answer: T; Page: 3; Difficulty: 1; Skill: Factual 1-3 Argumentation relies on reasoning and proof to influence behavior. Answer: T; Page: 3; Difficulty: 1; […]
978-0205210596 Chapter 16
CHAPTER 16: ARGUMENTATION IN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS In this chapter argumentation is applied to three major phases of the sphere of political argumentation. This chapter can be used to illustrate forms of support in argumentation, the use of refutation, and […]
978-0205210596 Chapter 15
CHAPTER 15: ARGUMENTATION IN BUSINESS Most students in your class have had some association with business, either through their own job experience or through parents and relatives. Therefore, they can probably understand this application chapter better than the first three. […]
978-0205210596 Chapter 14
CHAPTER 14: ARGUMENTATION IN RELIGION Chapter 14 can be a difficult one to teach. Some students are quite interested in religion and others are not. Frequently, their interest is clouded by strong feelings one way or another. You need to […]