What was the dispute in the 1830s Nullification Crisis?
A) South Carolina argued that a state had the right to override a federally-enacted tariff.
B) The New England states claimed that they could secede from the Union if they desired.
C) Virginia argued that Congress could not regulate trade on rivers or lakes.
D) New York demanded that the larger states be given more senators than small states
E) Massachusetts asserted that state laws took precedence over federal legislation.
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The popular postwar philosophy, existentialism
A) was led by Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus. B) held that engagement, commitment, responsibility, and friendship are all possible and desirable in a world that is absurd. C) split over the relevance of Marxism. D) explored what it meant for humans to be adrift from their cultural guideposts without standards and values. E) All of the above.
Why did Elizabeth Cady Stanton "suffer with a mental hunger, which, like an empty stomach, is very depressing?"
a) She did not have enough money for bread. b) She did not find the role of wife and mother mentally stimulating. c) She had post-partum depression. d) She was not allowed to read during the day due to the constant noise in her home. e) She wanted to go to college, but it was forbidden for women.
Neo-Confucianism holds that one cannot sit passively and wait for enlightenment, as the Buddhists do, but must __________.
a. Attend an approved Neo-Confucian academy for further instruction. b. Serve in the army for a period of time in order to experience ‘real life.' c. Manage a piece of property according to Mencian principles and at a profit. d. Actively ‘seek truth through facts.'
Which city, located on the Tiber, was Rome's chief port?
a. Venice b. Marseilles c. Milan d. Tiberius e. Ostia