The most serious criticism of the Constitution during ratification was the
a. establishment of a standing army.
b. lack of a specific list of individual rights.
c. absence of references to God.
d. failure to designate a national capital.
e. undemocratic nature of the electoral college.
b
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"The Sporting Life" in western towns refers to:
A) gambling. B) illegal drugs. C) prostitution. D) rodeo contests.
In the feature, "Movement of Ideas Through Primary Sources: Edmund Burke's Reflections on the French Revolution," although Burke was considered a conservative at the time, what did he support?
a. The absolute power of the monarchy b. The rights of Catholics in Ireland c. The economic system of slavery d. The British East India Company e. The French Revolution's goal of the rights of man
Beginning with the Kamakura Shogunate, Japan differed from China in which important way?
A. China was ruled by a civil bureaucracy, while Japan was ruled by a military elite. B. Japan was ruled by a powerful central monarch, while China was ruled by a confederation of influential aristocrats. C. Chinese peasants could own land, while Japanese peasants were barred from owning any property. D. Japan adopted Confucianism as its guiding governing principle, while China began to abandon its Confucian roots.
The Etruscans primarily influenced which other ancient culture?
a. The Gauls b. Rome c. Egypt d. Greece