What happened to China in the aftermath of the collapse of the Han dynasty?
What will be an ideal response?
A. China after Han dynasty
1. new army-backed dynasty known as Jin took over
2. former patterns of politics resumed
a. civil war became chronic
b. members of the imperial family given regions to run
3. steppeland migrants and marauders played increasingly important roles
a. disputed succession called in rival barbarian armies
b. Northern China became a kaleidoscope of kingdoms and self-styled empires
c. retaken by warlords, adventurers, and Turkic or Mongol migrants
4. different philosophies gained strength with various rulers
a. Buddhism, Confucianism
b. old aristocracy resisted Chinese values
c. the court practiced Chinese-style cycles of factionalism, family rifts, and civil wars
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The Supreme Court's decision in McCulloch v. Maryland
A) made it impossible to renew the charter of the Second Bank of the United States. B) declared that the powers of the federal government were virtually unlimited. C) strengthened the power of the federal government over the states. D) narrowly defined federal powers granted by the "necessary and proper" clauses of the Constitution. E) severely curtailed the right of individual states to levy taxes on their residents.
Marbury vs Madison was significant because the Supreme Court established its power over Congress by declaring an act __________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Grochowski argues that the connection between wealth and health has been recognized widely as a cause of health disparities in the U.S., but the interactive nature of the __________ is still less understood.
a. education b. gender c. class d. social determinants
What were the goals of the American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS)?
A) the restriction of slavery to the South where it already existed B) the immediate end to slavery, with no compensation for owners C) the gradual end to slavery, with some compensation to owners for their losses D) the immediate end to slavery, with some compensation for owners