Thomas Jefferson authorized the building of gunboats and the fortification of American ports without waiting for congressional appropriations. This is an example of the doctrine of

In 1770, the confrontation between a mob of Bostonians and a small group of British soldiers beginning with taunts and snowballs and ending in the deaths of fie American colonials was referred to as the ______.

a. Boston Tea Party b. Boston Rampage c. Boston Uprising d. Boston Massacre

All of the following factors make it likely that welfare will be a perennial issue in Texas politics except

a. the national tax policy has resulted in the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. b. the economy has little impact on the poverty rate. c. the state's immigration rate is among the highest in the country. d. the poorest of the poor have lost income and have had trouble finding jobs since the 1996 welfare reforms. e. many of the Republican officials who now dominate Texas politics have an inherent dislike of social programs.