One purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) was to A: speed construction of the western railroads
B: encourage settlement of the Pacific Coast
C: expand the civil rights of immigrants
D: protect the jobs of American workers

During the cold war, which of the following groups of countries would have all been"behind the iron curtain"

What was the biggest difference between government in ancient athens and in ancient rome? rome was a direct democracy, and athens was not. athens allowed all citizens to vote, while rome was a republic. athens allowed women and slaves to vote, but rome did not. rome had a bicameral assembly, and athens did not.

Two of these describe "federalism." (choose two answers) select one or more: a. the national government absolutely controls all state governments. b. power is shared by the national and state governments. c. state governments exercise absolute power over the national government. d. it is a compromise meant to eliminate the disadvantages of a "unitary" and a "confederate" system.