What did John Wiltz mean when he referred to Reagan as "the least cerebral" of American presidents?
A. He rejected advice from educated elites and vigorously supported populism.
B. He tended to make quick, impulsive decisions rather than consulting advisors.
C. He was more pragmatic and less ideological than most previous presidents.
D. He appeared to devote less individual attention to policy than other leaders.
Answer: D
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A) This new land in the black belt was unusually susceptible to extended periods of drought. B) Frequent crop rotation was required every couple of years to keep the black belt land fertile for cotton production. C) The planters in the highly fertile black belt could produce three times more pounds of cotton per acre than cotton planters could in coastal South Carolina. D) Slave labor was of decreasing importance to successful cotton production in this region in comparison to other cotton producing regions such as coastal South Carolina.
Which of the following is true of the Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison?
A. The Court, under pressure from the Democratic-Republicans, ruled that Marbury had no right to his commission. B. The Court upheld President Jefferson's right to claim executive privilege and thereby ignore a court subpoena. C. The Court declared that the section of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that authorized the Court to issue writs of mandamus was unconstitutional. D. The Court exercised its power to issue writs of mandamus as authorized by the Judiciary Act of 1789.
In 1910, few black women could find teaching jobs
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After a peace treaty was signed in Paris in 1973 to end the Second Indochinese War,
a. President Johnson decided to escalate the fighting in nearby Laos. b. North and South Vietnam settled their differences peacefully. c. America took control of all of Vietnam. d. negotiations between North and South Vietnam broke down, and two years later, the North defeated the South. e. the United States elected Richard Nixon to be its new president.