The Northwest Ordinance ________
A) defined the process by which a territory became a state
B) provided for a survey of the Northwest Territory
C) ignored the basic rights of settlers in the region
D) specifically allowed slavery to exist in the region
E) was one of the first acts passed under the Confederation
Answer: A
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During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Lincoln __________
A) voiced his opposition to the expansion of slavery B) declared his intent to root out slavery in the South C) argued in favor of interracial marriage D) called for war against the South
Which of the following was the first U.S. Supreme Court decision to declare a law unconstitutional?
A) Marbury v. Madison (1803) B) Hylton v. United States (1796) C) Roe v. Wade (1973) D) United States v. More (1805) E) Calder v. Bull (1798)
By the late 1980s, forty-eight of fifty states and the U.S. Congress had passed some kind of laws regarding ______, only to see their efforts swept aside when the Supreme Court in 1989 held that all such laws unconstitutionally restricted free expression under the First Amendment
a. prayer in schools b. privacy of citizens c. flag protection d. protection of religious landmarks e. media campaign restriction
In terms of religion, it is possible that some West African societies were the first
a. animists b. monotheists c. atheists d. agnostics e. polytheists