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(B) escalating numbers of United States
troops would guarantee a military vic-
tory in Vietnam
(C) it is impossible to win a guerrilla war
using conventional military strategies
(D) only by breaking an enemy’s supply lines
is it possible to gain victory
(E) a united, communistic but nationalist
Vietnam would not be imperialistic
78. The Articles of Confederation, which were
never intended to create a strong central gov-
ernment, fostered highly democratic local and
state governments. By 1786, the postwar eco-
nomic depression was all but over, and in gen-
eral states traded freely among themselves.
Even as the Articles were replaced, the states
were considering a national tariff, the pro-
ceeds of which would be used by the national
government.
A historian could use the points made above
to support the thesis that
(A) diplomatic negotiations could have
avoided the need to fight the Revolu-
tionary War
(B) the Articles of Confederation did not col-
lapse from weakness
(C) the government established by the Con-
stitution is weaker than that of the Articles
(D) the national government ought to have
more power than state governments
(E) local government is more likely to be cor-
rupt than a national one
79. In 1824, the House of Representatives was re-
quired to choose the president because
(A) the candidate with the largest popular
vote died before the electoral college
could meet
(B) allegations of widespread vote fraud cast
serious doubt on the validity of election
results
(C) the Supreme Court had declared uncon-
stitutional certain voting restrictions
(D) each candidate received the same num-
ber of votes in the electoral college