Which of the following questions would be appropriate to ask when determining external criticism?
A) When was the document really created?
B) Is information in the source consistent with other accounts at that time?
C) What conditions might have influenced what was included in or omitted in a source?
D) Did the source's author directly witness what it contains or is it secondhand information?
A
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The Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka is most notable for which of the following reasons?
A. It sparked the immediate desegregation of public facilities across the South. B. It was completely ignored by the executive and legislative branches. C. It struck down the separate but equal doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson. D. It marked the Supreme Court's first acceptance of the Tenth Amendment.
The 1917 Constitution, which was proposed to end the Mexican revolution, ________
A. provided a greater political authority to the Catholic Church B. created a federal system and an independent judiciary C. encouraged re-elections for the posts of President and governors D. outlawed the practice of land redistribution for workers and peasants E. encouraged the participation of priests in politics
Why does the U.S. have a dual court system?
A. the federal system of government B. Article I of the U.S. Constitution C. the legal principle of stare decisis D. the existence of both Spanish law and English law from the colonial era
The Framers designed the leadership systems in the House and the Senate so that __________
a. passing a bill would be much more difficult in the Senate than in the House b. the Senate majority leader would be the most powerful person in Congress c. the Senate would have control of the nation's purse strings d. the Senate would have tighter control of its members than the House