What were the midnight appointments?

A) ?Permanent cabinet-level appointments made by President Adams in the final hours of his presidency
B) ?Judicial appointments made by President Adams once he knew the election was lost
C) ?Judges requested by President Adams to preside over night court
D) ?White House staff appointments made by President Adams at the close of his presidency
E) ?None of these


B

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A) True B) False

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How did Germany fill the labor shortage in the war economy during the first half of World War II?

A) exploiting labor in conquered lands B) conscripting women for industrial labor C) lengthening working hours D) ending all public holidays

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In the second half of the 200s BCE, Jewish prayer houses called ___________ emerged in cities and towns for the study of the scriptures and of the new Jewish law.

a. Diaspora. b. Ashrams. c. Synagogues. d. Symposia.

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Hard-line defenders of slavery who convened a Southern rights convention in Nashville "to devise and adopt some mode of resistance to Northern aggression" were known as __________

A) Young Americans B) "conductors" C) Confederates D) "fire-eaters"

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