Which statement about the American Constitution is FALSE?
a. It had a compromise at its core.
b. It was a system of checks and balances, which control the government.
c. It granted powers of taxation to the federal government.
d. It was a democratic document, by today's standards.
e. It failed to settle the issue of slavery.
d
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
______________ is the practice whereby governments heavily regulated trade and commerce in hope of increasing national wealth
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Among the transportation innovations that could be found in American cities by the turn of the twentieth century were
A) ?elevated trains. B) ?subways. C) ?cable cars. D) ?improved roads. E) ?All of these are correct.
What did the negotiations by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, concluding in the Anglo-American Convention, resolve about Oregon?
A) Britain and the United States agreed to joint control of the Pacific Northwest for 10 years and to resolve other issues in the future. B) Britain agreed to cede control of the Pacific Northwest to the United States in exchange for $10 million and to resolve other issues in the future. C) The United States agreed to cede control of the Pacific Northwest to Great Britain in exchange for $10 million and to resolve other issues in the future. D) The United States and Great Britain agreed to create a protective land and Columbian River fishing corridor for the native peoples of Oregon and agreed to joint control of the Pacific Northwest for the next 25 years.