Why didn't William Paterson's New Jersey Plan appeal to most delegates of the Philadelphia Convention?
a. It proposed a unicameral Congress in which the states would be represented equally, giving the
states too much power.
b. It proposed a two-house national legislature, giving the federal government too much power.
c. It only represented the wishes of the larger states, excluding the smaller states.
d. It was strongly supported by Madison and his colleagues, so most delegates rejected it on that
basis alone.
e. It denied Congress power to tax or regulate trade, severely hampering its political and economic
viability.
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A. now have the right to divorce their husbands, to inherit and control money, and obtain a free education in every nation except India. B. in Pakistan and Burma women now hold forty percent of all managerial positions in business. C. are truly equal to men in India, but nowhere else in the region. D. have higher status and more rights than women in other parts of Asia. E. do not have political rights in any nation in the region.
Which of the following is an implication of the European Union relying on NATO forces?
A) The annual budget deficit of countries in the European Union cannot exceed 3 percent of its GDP. B) The Central Bank subsidizes the defense budgets of countries in the European Union. C) Countries in the European Union are forced to support the Soviet Union against the United States. D) Countries in the European Union might be drawn into wars not of their own making or choosing.
A major influence on the black power movement and Eldridge Cleaver in particular was __________
a) Stokely Carmichael b) Thurgood Marshall c) Fred Gray d) Robert Church
What do Else-Quest and Hyde mean by “lesbians who are women of color may experience triple oppression?”
What will be an ideal response?