1. Why were southern prisons little used prior to the Civil War?

What will be an ideal response?


Slavery was a large component of the economy in the South, with labor being prized and needed in the field.

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The five mission areas introduced and explained by the FEMA's National Planning Frameworks are: prevention, protection, mitigation, ______, and ______.

A. evaluation; retaliation B. funding; reaction C. retaliation; reaction D. response; recovery

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In which court case did the Supreme Court rule that the use of the death penalty for rape was unconstitutional?

a. Furman v. Georgia b. Coker v. Georgia c. Woodson v. North Carolina d. Gregg v. Georgia

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Drugs with a high potential for abuse but have no accepted medical use in the United States are

a. Schedule I. b. Schedule II. c. Schedule III. d. Schedule V.

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What percentage of Americans ages 18 to 25 report ever having used marijuana?

A. 53 percent B. 37 percent C. 40 percent D. 60 percent

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