Catastrophes get national attention. Who most often ends up in charge of the situation immediately?
a. The President of the United States.
b. The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
c. The governor of the state in which the catastrophe occurred.
d. The mayor of the city or town where the catastrophe occurred.
d
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A. It imposed a tax on all paper imported into the American colonies. B. It was the second direct tax that the British Parliament imposed on the colonists. C. It was a document prepared by colonial delegates outlining their perceived rights and grievances against the British rule. D. It required that packaged sugar should have the stamp of the British crown. E. It required thatall legal documentsuse specially embossed paper that was to be purchased from the government.
Early-modern Japan (1600–1853) was essentially a military dictatorship, led by the supreme military ruler called the ________
A. samurai B. bakufu C. ninja D. mikado E. shogun
Which of the following was most important in the Supreme Court's shift from the clear and probable danger test to the imminent lawless action test?
A. direct pressure from the president of the United States B. the declining fear of a communist overthrow of the United States C. the fact that the United States was not engaged in a major war in Europe D. a large increase in public support for unlimited freedom of expression E. a more nuanced examination of what the Founding Fathers thought about freedom of speech
What event impelled President Lyndon B. Johnson to say he had lost the support of Middle America?
a. the high number of casualties in Vietnam b. plunging presidential jobs polls c. Democrats began opposing the war in Vietnam d. Walter Cronkite's negative assessment of Vietnam