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(E) the system tends to maintain a two-party
system by discouraging the growth of
third parties
59. Which of the following was NOT a settlement
established by the French during the seven-
teenth century?
(A) Detroit
(B) Montreal
(C) New Orleans
(D) St. Augustine
(E) St. Louis
60. The earliest people to reach North America
are thought to have arrived from
(A) Siberia via the Bering Strait land bridge
(B) South America via the Central Ameri-
can isthmus
(C) Hawaii via rafts
(D) Scandinavia via boats
(E) Germania via a polar route
61. Which of the following is a felony crime?
(A) Shoplifting
(B) Speeding
(C) Murder
(D) Public drunkenness
(E) Trespassing
62. Which of the following was an important fac-
tor in the decision of the United States to
enter World War I?
(A) A threatened German invasion of Mexico
(B) German submarine attacks on ships in
the Atlantic Ocean
(C) The assassination of the heir to the
Austro-Hungarian throne
(D) A Japanese naval blockade of ports on
the West Coast of the United States
(E) Formation of a German-Japanese alli-
ance directed against the United States
63. Which of the following black leaders was
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
(A) Elijah Muhammad
(B) Eldridge Cleaver
(C) Medgar Evers
(D) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(E) Marcus Garvey
64. The War of 1812 is often described as the
(A) “conquest of British Canada”
(B) “American Waterloo”
(C) “dirty little Federalist war”
(D) “war to end all wars”
(E) “second war of independence”