At the Constitutional Convention, __________ took the lead in arguing for the separation of powers
A) George Washington
B) John Adams
C) Patrick Henry
D) Samuel Adams
Answer: B
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What recent development has had some critics questioning whether the Japanese economy is truly "miraculous"?
a. The decline in the value of the yen has produced serious trade imbalances. b. Japanese women have moved to end widespread employment discrimination. c. Japan entered a recession in the 1990s from which it has yet to emerge. d. The job security workers have enjoyed has been mandated by the government, rather than driven by the economy. e. The Japanese market continues to reject international competition.
African-American leader Marcus Garvey rejected integration into white society in favor of __________
A) ensuring that African Americans acquire education through vocational schools B) having African Americans take pride in their natural appearances C) dismantling Jim Crow laws in the South D) establishing an independent nation in Africa
To what does the term “Iron Curtain” refer?
A) the border between North and South Korea B) the military operation in which the United States dropped the atom bomb on Japan C) the railroad system that was restored in Europe after World War II ended D) the separation between Soviet-dominated Europe and Western Europe E) the seemingly insurmountable class divide in postwar Western Europe
When President Woodrow Wilson presented the Treaty of Versailles to the Senate,
A. most so-called "irreconcilable" senators favored it in principle. B. the American public clearly supported its ratification. C. he refused to appeal to the public, believing the treaty should stand on its merits alone. D. he found a close ally in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Henry Cabot Lodge. E. he was willing to compromise on the language of the treaty but not its major points.