Under the Augustan imperial system, the Senate would best be described as
A) having real responsibility under Augustus' careful supervision.
B) having sole control of military, financial, and diplomatic policy.
C) a wholly independent legislature and high court.
D) operating as a brake on the arbitrary rule of the emperor.
E) a powerless body that approved his decisions without debate.
Answer: A
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Urban areas and __________ rose together at the turn of the twentieth century.
a. nativist beliefs b. immigration c. industrial production d. racial conflict
By the middle of the 18th century approximately:
A) 6 out of every 10 West Africans captured for export eventually worked in sugarcane fields in the New World. B) 7 out of every 10 West Africans captured for export eventually worked in sugarcane fields in the New World. C) 8 out of every 10 West Africans captured for export eventually worked in sugarcane fields in the New World. D) 9 out of every 10 West Africans captured for export eventually worked in sugarcane fields in the New World.
Northerners could pay ____________________ to avoid the draft
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
After exploring much of the West, geologist John Wesley Powell advised in 1874 that
a. the rush of settlers was devastating the western environment. b. land west of the 100th meridian could not be farmed without extensive irrigation. c. damming western rivers for irrigation purposes would damage mountains and forests. d. mining was the only industry that could sustain the western economy. e. irrigation was not necessary for farming west of the 100th meridian because of adequate rainfall and fertile lands in this region.