The Immigration and Control Act of 1986 granted ________ to those immigrants who had arrived before 1986 and allowed them to become legal residents.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


amnesty

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Which of these patterns was marked by the rise of the Babylonian Empire?

A) a steady progression towards larger and larger empires in the region B) the contraction of Mesopotamian political life to the mouth of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. C) the disintegration of empires into city-states D) the end of Sumerian culture under an invader

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The accomplishments of the women's movement in California in the 1970s and 1980s include all of the following except

a. the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment in Congress and its ratification in California. b. comparable worth legislation in setting salaries for women in state employment. c. ending sex segregation in the state's labor market. d. electing several women as mayors of major cities and other local high offices.

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The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights reflected

a. its intention to remove guns from the U.S. population. b. an international consensus against slavery, inhumane punishment, exile, racism and imperialism. c. its intention to try leaders of the major powers as war criminals. d. its understanding of slavery as a culturally defined phenomenon. e. all of these.

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