In the cases of Dartmouth College v. Woodward, McCulloch v. Maryland, and Gibbons v. Ogden, the Supreme Court
a. strengthened the power of the federal government at the expense of the states.
b. rejected a laissez-faire position with regard to business.
c. declared federal legislation unconstitutional.
d. affirmed that the public good outweighs the needs of private business.
A
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During the late nineteenth century, states that passed laws against trusts and monopolies
a. found that such laws caused economic depression because businesses fled to other states.
b. were so successful that most people believed national legislation to be unnecessary.
c. were mostly in the agricultural South and West.
d. enacted such laws in the face of great popular opposition to them.
Which of the following statements does Map 13.1 support?
A) Long-distance trade linked sub-Saharan Africa to the Mediterranean region. B) European merchants monopolized the routes of the slave trade in West Africa. C) Ibn Battuta played an important role in the conversion of Mali to Christianity. D) The Sahara Desert was an insurmountable barrier to international commerce.
May 8, 1945, is known as _________or “VE Day.”
a. Victory Expected Day b. Victory with England Day c. Victory in England Day d. Victory in Europe Day
Congress's decision to provide generous pensions to former Union soldiers and their widows is an example of __________.
A. the benefits associated with revenues from new income-tax measures enacted in the 1880s and 1890s B. the government assuming responsibility to provide a safety net for the disadvantaged in society C. an interest group using emotions associated with the Civil War for the financial gain of its members D. an attempt by the southern Democrats who sponsored the legislation to heal the wounds of the Civil War