Why did Lincoln give General Winfield Scott the power to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?
A) He was concerned about disloyalty in the vicinity of Washington, D.C.
B) He wanted Scott to shoot deserters on sight.
C) He wanted to crush the Democratic party.
D) He wanted to censor the press.
A
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Although faced with a vice president loyal to the other party and a cabinet loyal to Hamilton, John Adams's presidency benefited from __________
A) an ongoing dispute with the British B) a standoff with the Spanish over Florida C) rising tensions between the United States and France D) the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory
The Greensboro sit-in was ___________________.
A. a televised debate on issues related to the Vietnam War B. the first in a series of nonviolent challenges to racial segregation in the South C. a takeover by flower children of San Francisco's Greensboro Park D. a prayer vigil in response to the assassination of John F. Kennedy
The “Newtonian synthesis” was:
a. A fusion of the fields of mathematics, astronomy, physics, and theology. b. A reconciliation of Biblical references and scientific observation. c. An amalgamation of Descartes’s system of coordinates and Leibniz’s calculus. d. A unification of the fields of physics and astronomy.
Discuss the policy of denazification and whether it was a success.
What will be an ideal response?