Which statement about the Fourteenth Amendment is NOT true?
A) It was vehemently opposed by President Johnson.
B) It guaranteed all citizens the equal protection of the law.
C) It prohibited financial compensation for former slave owners.
D) It permitted former high-ranking Confederates to hold office .
E) It declared that all persons born in the United States were citizens.
D
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A. a large role for government in the economy B. ending England's mercantile system C. the elimination of England's navy and army D. that government take no part in the economy
Recent discoveries of philosophical writings that have exact phrases related to The Analects have been written on
a. silk. b. clay tablets. c. bamboo slips. d. parchment. e. paper.
Which statement best describes how Secretary of State Kellogg manipulated the Kellogg-Briand Pact to fit American isolationism after World War I?
A) By refusing to sign the pact after it was created, Kellogg made it clear that the United States was not interested in joining European wars. B) By inviting all nations to sign the pact, Kellogg avoided an alliance with France that could pressure the United States into aiding France in a European war. C) By keeping the pact between America and France only, Kellogg avoided being allied to other European nations in the event of war. D) By keeping the pact between the two major American political parties, Kellogg ensured that the United States would enter foreign wars only in self-defense. E) By inviting all of Europe to sign the pact, Kellogg ensured that there would be no more European wars.
What was North Carolina's most important export?
A) deerskins B) lumber and naval stores C) rice D) corn