Congress established the national origins quota system in response to a growing belief that new immigrants
a. were imperative to the continued growth of the American economy.
b. spurred the economy and helped create jobs.
c. were genetically inferior to natural born citizens.
d. instilled American values in their children and increased patriotism.
e. did not share American values and were the cause of increased overcrowding and crime.
ANS: E
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(A) Liberalism (B) Conservatism (C) Communitarianism (D) Libertarianism (E) Elitism
According to Duverger’s theory, when are you likely to see many parties in a country?
A. When the country uses a proportional representation electoral system. B. When the country has many politically salient cleavages. C. When the country has many politically salient cleavages and the electoral system is not proportional. D. When the country has many politically salient cleavages and the electoral system is proportional.