The Roman Peace on the borders was rarely disrupted during the first two centuries following Augustus, but problems did occur:
a. Primarily on the northern border, where the kingdom of Meroë was in the ascendancy.
b. Primarily on the eastern border, where it was adjacent to Parthia.
c. Mainly along the southern border, where Arabian nomads were pressing.
d. Largely on the western border, where Viking ships were making raids on the British Isles and Iberian Peninsula.
b. Primarily on the eastern border, where it was adjacent to Parthia.
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A) established British rule. B) imposed press censorship. C) forbade illegal search and seizure. D) codified the laws of India. E) provided a constitution for India.
During the impeachment of President Clinton,
A) the vote to impeach him in the House was overwhelmingly bipartisan. B) Chief Justice William Rehnquist threw out most of the charges against him. C) Democratic senators successfully argued that his sexual indiscretions did not meet the Constitution's standard of "high crimes and misdemeanors." D) Republican senators were not able to unite to convict him and remove him from office, even though they had enough votes to do so.
The Republican Speaker of the House whose "Contract with America" led to a victory in the 1994 elections was:
A) Newt Gingrich. B) Bob Dole. C) Donald Rumsfeld. D) Tom Delay.
In resisting the Stamp Act, Americans affirmed their
A. belief in taxation by the Crown. B. particular right to freedom of religion. C. belief in virtual representation. D. general mistrust of power.