What prompted Congress to pass legislation creating the Federal Emergency Relief Administration?
A) to provide millions of dollars to the states to fund aid to the needy
B) to set up programs to create jobs for the unemployed
C) to disburse funds directly to millions of needy Americans
D) to purchase surplus crops and redistributed them to relief programs
A
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For nearly two years as president, John F. Kennedy moved slowly on civil rights issues partly because he
A) had not promised any civil rights legislation in his election campaign. B) needed congressional voting support from white southern Democrats. C) held a personal dislike of Martin Luther King, Jr. D) All of the above.
What was the doctrine of nullification?
A) the belief that states should secede from the Union if federal power becomes too great B) the belief that states have the right to void federal laws deemed unconstitutional C) the belief that only federal courts have the final word on the constitutionality of legislation D) the belief that all legislation should be tested in court before being considered law E) the belief that no more states should be admitted to the Union
Much of the investment funds that enabled America to industrialize in the late nineteenth century came from
a. surplus wealth generated by agriculture. b. the state governments. c. private foreign investors. d. individual Americans' savings. e. the sale of confiscated Confederate land and property.
Victims of sexual violence who lack _______ are especially vulnerable to negative impacts upon psychological and physical health.
A. warm personality traits B. social support C. system justifying beliefs D. religious beliefs