Which of the following reflects a goal of the Irish who supported "Home Rule"?
A) control of domestic policy
B) expulsion of Protestants
C) political independence
D) war against Britain
A
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The election of 1824 was decided by the:
A) popular vote. B) electoral vote. C) House of Representatives. D) Supreme Court.
Ratified in 1933, the Twenty-first Amendment
a. ended prohibition. b. limited a president to two complete terms in office. c. gave women the right to vote. d. shortened the time between presidential election and inauguration. e. expanded the size of the Supreme Court.
Besides controlling the illegal liquor industry, American gangsters in the 1920s earned rich profits from which of the following illegal enterprise(s)?
a. prostitution. b. gambling and loan sharking. c. labor racketeering. d. illegal drugs. e. All of these choices are correct.
Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the Declaration of Independence?
A) George Washington joined Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Roger Sherman in drafting it. B) It was composed of two parts: the first justifying the revolution, the second listing grievances against the king. C) In it, Jefferson blamed England for bringing slavery to the New World. D) The congress made several major changes to the document before signing it. E) Many of the signatures on it did not appear until August of 1776.