During the gilded age, people who worked in factories
had only moderate health benefits in case of accidents.
had to work long hours.
had many opportunities for job promotions.
were often taught new skills.

What method did party bosses use to maintain the power of their political machines?

Investigate the equal rights amendment on your own. then, consider the factors that affect change, and explain two key reasons that the equal rights amendment might not have been ratified, based on the ideas in this lesson. justify your reasons with cited sources.

The number (of legislative assemblies) ought at most to be kept within a certain limit, in order to avoid the confusion and intemperance of a multitude. in all very numerous assemblies, of whatever character composed, passion never fails to wrest the sceptre from reason. had every athenian citizen been a socrates, every athenian assembly would still have been a mob. 3 what does the excerpt suggest about federalists? a. they preferred the idea of direct democracy over that of representative democracy. b. they thought a bill of rights would give ordinary citizens too much power c. they believed that representatives were better able to vote on national issues than ordinary citizens were. d. they wanted to see a stricter test for those wishing to become americans.