Author Question: The direct primary was adopted in the early 1900s in Texas and other states in response to a. ... (Read 31 times)

dalyningkenk · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The direct primary was adopted in the early 1900s in Texas and other states in response to

a. ambiguous and controversial results of elections based on the open primary.
b. disenchantment with the caucus system.
c. backroom politics of party conventions.
d. racial discrimination exemplified in the white primary.
e. the Supreme Court declaring the caucus system unconstitutional.

Question 2

Which of the following was NOT one of the high points of federal governmental power in the twentieth century?

a. The New Deal
b. World War II
c. The Great Society
d. Watergate