Richard Nixon tried to resist giving his taped conversations to the special prosecutor and the Congress by claiming that
a. portions of the tape were erased.
b. they were his private property.
c. the president possessed executive privilege (confidentiality).
d. his obscenities and racial slurs would offend religious leaders.
e. it would violate his right to privacy.
c
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The concept of popular sovereignty held that
A) the status of slavery can be determined by the federal government. B) slavery is an immoral institution. C) residents should determine whether slavery should exist in a territory. D) slavery could be legalized only by state governments.
What statement BEST describes trade relations between Europe and Asia in the mid-15th century?
A) Trade continued at a brisk pace along traditional land and sea routes. B) Trade between Asia and Europe was now occurring mostly by sea, as ships regularly rounded Africa. C) Muslim states encouraged trade between Europe and Asia by serving as the middlemen in trading. D) Trade between Asia and Europe had been disrupted by Muslim control over the eastern caravan routes. E) China dominated trade within the Indian Ocean.
The states, city-states, and tribal groups in the lands north of the Sahara after 1000 C.E. were characterized primarily by
a. prolonged control by a dominant power. b. religious instability and regional war. c. deep-rooted regionalism and the desire for political independence. d. European political control.
While Britain spent the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries spreading its religion and generating wealth, which country turned towards internal development?
A) ?Laos B) ?Thailand C) ?Korea D) ?Japan E) ?China