In the First Party System, the Main Line of Conflict

question 5

Multiple Choice

In the first party system, the main line of conflict was:

• A) whether the American colonies should separate from England
• B) whether abortion should be regulated by the states or the national government
• C) how much power the national government should exercise relative to the states
• D) how Social Security should be implemented

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Definitions:

Reinforcement Theory

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Prosocially

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