Which of the following was a feature common to both the Confederate draft and the Union draft?
A. Both were instituted only after approval in a referendum.
B. Both exempted the owners of large amounts of land from service.
C. Both allowed the hiring of substitutes.
D. Both exempted young men enrolled in colleges and universities.
Answer: C
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The presidential election of 2000 hinged on the votes of which state?
a) Florida b) Texas Consider This: The state had 25 electoral votes, which were ultimately awarded to George W. Bush. See 32.4.1: The Disputed Election of 2000. c) Arkansas Consider This: The state had 25 electoral votes, which were ultimately awarded to George W. Bush. See 32.4.1: The Disputed Election of 2000. d) Tennessee Consider This: The state had 25 electoral votes, which were ultimately awarded to George W. Bush. See 32.4.1: The Disputed Election of 2000.
Virtual representation referred to the
A) representation of colonists in colonial assemblies. B) ?representation of slaves in colonial assemblies. C) ?representation of women in colonial assemblies. D) ?representation of colonists in Parliament. E) ?representation of all British citizens in Parliament.
The first African American elected to the Senate from Mississippi was __________
A) Hiram Revels B) Blanche K. Bruce C) Benjamin Turner D) Richard H. Cain
In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the Supreme Court ruled that school segregation _______
A) was acceptable as long as the schools were actually equal B) could not be banned as long as local voters supported it C) violated the Fourteenth Amendment by creating feelings of inferiority D) was necessary in order to foster a strong sense of racial identity E) was protected by the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution