A Nineteenth-Century Example of Government Use of Money to Influence

question 107

Multiple Choice

A nineteenth-century example of government use of money to influence elections was the practice of

• A) giving government jobs to the party faithful.
• B) increasing the size of the military.
• C) levying an income tax.
• D) encouraging a policy of manifest destiny.
• E) decreasing the size of the Post Office.

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