The most notorious of the corrupt city politicians who ultimately died in prison was New York's Boss William ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Tweed
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The controversy over the "midnight judges" appointed by the outgoing Federalist president John Adams gave rise to the pivotal U.S. Supreme Court case
A) McCulloch v. Maryland. B) Worcester v. Georgia. C) Marbury v. Madison. D) Gibbons v. Ogden.
How did the Civil Rights Act counteract Southern resistance and the oppression of freedmen?
A) It expanded the powers of the Freedmen's Bureau for two more years. B) It outlawed Southern terror groups like the Ku Klux Klan. C) It declared that all African Americans and persons born in the United States were citizens. D) It abolished slavery in all Southern states.
Which statement about Bacon's Rebellion is FALSE?
a. It made African slavery more appealing. b. It encouraged planters to look for less troublesome laborers. c. Governor Berkeley was dismissed from office. d. Nathaniel Bacon died of disease during the rebellion. e. Tensions between labor and planters endured long after it ended.
The ultimate goal of all Hindus is to
A. attain a blissful, eternal afterlife. B. attain an ultimate spiritual reunion with Brahman and escape the cycle of existence. C. attain eternal life by exchanging one's karma for Atman. D. be reborn again and again. E. achieve enlightenment in the Western Paradise.