All of the following help to explain the 2000-year durability of the Chinese imperial system EXCEPT

a. an effective national government.
b. the influence of Confucianism.
c. the structure of Chinese society.
d. extensive trade with Europe.
e. a merit-based bureaucracy.

d

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"wall of separation between church and state does not prohibit the state from adopting a general program which helps all children." a. Engle v. Vitale b. Everson v. Board of Education c. Wallace v. Jaffree d. Reynolds v. U.S.

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Americans who believe that individuals and communities are better off without government assistance and that economic activity should be free from government interference are called __________

a. agnostics b. socialists c. conservatives d. liberals

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