Why did the new Constitution of 1787 call for the election of a president by an Electoral College?
A) so that the people could directly vote for their president
B) because most voters were illiterate
C) so that the president would not be indebted to Congress for his office
D) so that no state would have more power than another
E) to prevent non-white males from voting
Answer: C
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A) Egypt and Syria B) Sudan and Ethiopia C) Lebanon and Jordan D) Egypt and Lebanon E) Palestine and Egypt
Tecumseh was killed in 1813 at the
a. Battle of Tippecanoe. b. Battle of the Thames. c. Battle of Horseshoe Bend. d. Battle of New Orleans. e. Battle of Fallen Timbers.
Researchers examining sex differences in physical aggression in laboratory environments find that which of the following increases the size of the disparity?
A. using older participants B. highlighting participants’ identities by giving them nametags C. directly provoking aggression D. running the study in the morning rather than the evening
The Rush-Bagot Treaty of 1817
A. was the first bilateral naval disarmament in the history of international relations. B. established joint British-American occupation of the Oregon Territory. C. left the boundaries of the Unites States blurry and contested. D. set the northern boundary of the Louisiana Purchase at the forty-ninth parallel.