Feudalism began as a. a demand by the peasants for better living conditions and for a share in the economic prosperity of the middle ages. b. a way for the military to secure its power over the peasants and landowners. c. a means for the church to collect more taxes for its support of the nobility. d. a contract in which land was granted to the peasants in exchange for military service to the nobles.

The major impact third parties have on presidential elections has been to.. a. encourage larger vote turnout b. recruiter leader from the democratic and republican party to run for president c. generate increased party identification among the electorate d. developing issues that are later adopted by the major political parties e. drawn off of votes from the major parties to throw election into the house representatives