In February 1937, President Roosevelt asked Congress for the power to name six new judges. But "Court-packing" became unnecessary when:
a. Congress took New Deal cases out of the Supreme Court's jurisdiction
b. the Supreme Court ruled that the president, not Congress, could add new justices
c. three Supreme Court justices died within a two-month period
d. the Supreme Court began reversing previous decisions and upholding the New Deal
D
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In the years following the Second Macedonian War, Rome treated Greek cities as __________.
A. tributaries B. colonies C. protectorates D. provinces
Manchuria became important as a major Chinese industrial region, largely due to
a. American aid. b. UN assistance. c. its Manchukuo legacy. d. Mao's programs there.
In the Eastern State Penitentiary at Philadelphia, prisoners
A) spent most of their waking hours working outside the prison. B) were made to suffer physically for their crimes. C) had access to a library, a gymnasium, and educational opportunities. D) enjoyed no privacy. E) were encouraged to socialize with one another.
Women's participation in business was common in all of the following except
a. guild leadership. b. operating stalls in the marketplace. c. serving as weights and measures officers. d. seamstresses and lacemakers. e. spinning fabric.