Which of the following reasons best explains the dominance of ...

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Which of the following reasons best explains
 
  the dominance of the Democratic Party in Texas and other southern states in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
  a) The Republican Party was discredited in the eyes of most native white Texans because of its leadership role in American national government during the Civil War and Reconstruction era.
  b) The Democratic Party was exceedingly popular among southerners because of the personal popularity of Democratic president Franklin Roosevelt.
  c) The Republican Party was discredited in the eyes of most southerners because the Republican Party supported the poll tax and the white primary, devices that were used to keep minorities and poor persons of all races from voting.
  d) Average personal incomes in the South were relatively low and the Democratic Party draws its greatest support from low- and middle-income voters.
  e) Former slaves and their families were given the right to vote after the Civil War and they tended support the Democratic Party.

Question 2

Profits in the media industries are typically higher compared to those in the manufacturing sector.
 
  a. true
  b. false

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a. true

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