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(A) expenditures for foreign military instal-
lations
(B) economic assistance to foreign countries
(C) an unfavorable balance of trade
(D) travel by United States tourists in foreign
countries
(E) investment by foreign companies in the
United States
56. During the twentieth century, labor unions in
the United States have been LEAST concerned
with which of the following?
(A) Obtaining higher wages
(B) Improving job security
(C) Gaining greater fringe benefits
(D) Increasing union membership
(E) Electing union officials to public office
57. The historian Frederick Jackson Turner theo-
rized that the distinctly American way of life
was shaped primarily by
(A) a democratic heritage derived from
Britain
(B) the experience of settling the western
frontier
(C) industrialism and the factory system
(D) the strength of the seagoing tradition
(E) the religious beliefs of the Puritans

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58. All of the following are consequences of the
electoral college system of choosing the presi-
dent EXCEPT
(A) a candidate can win a clear majority
of the popular vote but not be elected
president
(B) a candidate can win a significant num-
ber of popular votes but receive no elec-
toral votes
(C) an elector pledged to a certain candidate
can legally break the pledge and vote for
another candidate
(D) presidential candidates are encouraged
to waste a great deal of time campaign-
ing in less populous states