What brought the Antonine Age to an end?
A) the adoption of Antoninus Pius as the son and heir of Hadrian
B) the designation of Marcus Aurelius's son as the next emperor
C) the appointment of Nerva as the new emperor by the Senate
D) the abdication of Septimius Severus as the emperor of Rome
Answer: B) the designation of Marcus Aurelius's son as the next emperor
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What did Obergefell v. Hodges uphold?
a) the right of same-sex couples to marry b) the authority of states to prohibit abortion Consider This: Although some conservatives protested this 2015 Supreme Court ruling, their opposition was less successful than a decade before. See 32.5.2: New Challenges and Old. c) the constitutionality of affirmative action Consider This: Although some conservatives protested this 2015 Supreme Court ruling, their opposition was less successful than a decade before. See 32.5.2: New Challenges and Old. d) the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy Consider This: Although some conservatives protested this 2015 Supreme Court ruling, their opposition was less successful than a decade before. See 32.5.2: New Challenges and Old.
In colonial America, life expectancy was the highest in __________.
a) New England b) Virginia c) the Carolinas d) Georgia
How did the settlement-house movement distinguish itself from other urban social-welfare organizations?
A) It helped poor immigrants settle on western homesteads to relieve urban overcrowding. B) It helped the urban poor purchase their own homes because of the belief that owning private property leads to the adoption of middle-class values. C) It insisted that charity workers live in slum neighborhoods to better understand the living conditions of the poor. D) It was not being concerned about the urban poor's propensity for drinking and gambling. E) It tried to keep immigrants "settled" indoors until they could behave like Americans.
One political principle that colonial Americans came to cherish above most others was
a. the property qualification for voting. b. one man, one vote. c. the separation of powers. d. self-taxation through representation. e. political deference to the ruling colonial clique dominating royal and proprietary colonies.