During the Great Depression, the major dividing line between Democrats and Republicans was __________

a. whether the national federal government should impose mandates on the states
b. whether the national government should play an active role in regulating the economy
c. whether industrialization should be promoted over agrarian-fundamentalist interests
d. whether the civil rights of African Americans should be recognized

Answer: b

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A. sparking the transition to an agricultural economy. B. increasing the number of Texans who lived in rural areas. C. reinforcing and even narrowing Texans' ideas about government. D. accelerating the growth of Texas's population.

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The result of the Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) case ______.

A. expanded Americans' free speech rights B. stripped citizenship rights from African Americans C. incorporated the right to counsel on the states D. required state law enforcement officers to obtain warrants before conducting searches

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