The main reason that the Dixiecrats broke with Truman in 1948 and formed their own party was his _______ .
A. support for civil rights
B. accommodationist stand on communism
C. lack of charisma compared to FDR
D. poor treatment of General Douglas McArthur
E. extremely liberal views
Answer: A. support for civil rights
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A) expanded the role of the states in interfering with private contracts and undermined the operations of the Bank of the United States, respectively. B) asserted the supremacy of the Tenth Amendment's mandate that states retained any power that was not specifically delegated to the national government in the Constitution. C) expanded the role of the Supreme Court in declaring a state legislature's actions unconstitutional and ruled that states could not interfere with the workings of the federal government, such as the Bank of the United States, respectively. D) permitted states to interfere with private contracts and declined to invalidate the imposition of a Maryland state tax on the Bank of the United States, respectively.
The worst punishment that could be inflicted on Christians was ______________.
A. execution by crucifixion B. forced participation in the imperial cult C. expulsion from the Christian community D. exclusion from taking communion E. condemnation in church
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a. Britain b. Norway c. West Germany d. USSR e. France
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A. Herodotus B. Cyrus I C. Cambyses D. Cyrus II E. Croesus