Public interest and involvement in politics grew in the United States after 1820 because of a growing
A. conviction that government should promote the economic well-being of society.
B. disillusionment with the politics of personality.
C. public support for equality of condition among all members of society.
D. fear of threats from abroad.
Answer: A
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A) the delegates spent almost no time on the judiciary. B) the delegates created a Supreme Court and lower federal courts. C) the delegates considered, but dropped, an idea to have the president and the judges of the Supreme Court together consider the constitutionality of federal and state laws. D) the Supreme Court's role as the arbiter of the constitutionality of state and federal laws was detailed in Article III of the Constitution.
Ethan Allen __________
A) organized the defense of New York City B) commanded the assault on Quebec C) led the Green Mountain Boys and captured Fort Ticonderoga D) proposed an invasion of Canada and the capture of Montreal
The event that eventually led to the resignation of Charles de Gaulle as president of France was
a. the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, ending the "Prague Spring." b. the failure keep Algeria within the French Empire. c. a general strike by labor unions and a series of student riots. d. America's rejection of de Gaulle's advice to get out of Vietnam. e. Britain's refusal to allow France to join the Common Market.
How did Supreme Court decisions under Chief Justice John Marshall affect government in the United States?
(a) Federal power increased at the expense of the states. (b) Strict limits were placed on congressional use of the elastic clause. (c) The impeachment of federal judges was declared unconstitutional. (d) State powers under the 10th Amendment were expanded.