How did elderly members of Congress react to Roosevelt's proposal to add new justices for those presiding ones over the age of seventy?
What will be an ideal response?
They were insulted.
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Richard Nixon defended himself from corruption charges in 1952 in the "Checkers Speech." What was "Checkers"?
A) Nixon's two-tone 1948 Oldsmobile B) a cocker spaniel dog C) his wife's "good Republican cloth coat" D) Nixon's nickname for Eisenhower
Why did the discovery of gold and the population explosion in California immediately affect political rather than economic or social issues?
A) Californians wrote both a proslavery and an antislavery state constitution. B) The state government would have to determine if the Californio ranchers still had title to their lands. C) Both proslavery and antislavery settlers were fighting a series of violent conflicts there. D) Congress would have to decide if California would be a free or slave state.
The ability of the federal government to provide relief to blacks behind Union lines was hindered by an internecine dispute between the War Department and
a. the Treasury Department. b. the State Department. c. the Department of the Interior. d. the Cabinet.
A new media format that showcased current issues in the 1970s was
A) sitcoms. B) radio. C) documentaries. D) soap operas.