What MOST contributed to the supremacy of the U.S. federal government over state governments?
a. Manifest Destiny
b. the Civil War
c. economic growth
d. the U.S. conquest of the Philippines
e. the U.S. war with Spain
Answer: b. the Civil War
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A) the city and harbor of Charleston. B) trade with British Caribbean colonies. C) large-scale, rice-growing plantations in southern Carolina. D) white farmers in northern Carolina.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a) Thomas Jefferson b) Catherine Greene c) Eli Whitney d) Thomas Foster e) John Coates Cox
The sex workers and the organizations in the developed world trying to end human trafficking have which of the following in common?
a. Both see sex work as immoral. b. Both blame the men who buy the services of sex workers as contributing to the plight of women. c. Both pull on the heartstrings of their donors/clients about third world poverty and the plight of women to get money. d. Both understand the lived experiences of poor families in the developing world.
Which of the following reflects the new precedent set by the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education?
A) “. . . under the 14th amendment no person was denied any of his rights if the States provided separate but equal public facilities.” B) “The original Constitution does not mention education. Neither does the 14th amendment nor any other amendment.” C) “. . .there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin.” D) “We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place.”