The Congressional response to the Alien and Sedition Acts set an important precedent by making which suggestion?
a. That state constitutions held authority over the U.S. Constitution
b. That U.S. states could nullify federal laws if they disagreed with them
c. That states could accept or refuse the citizenship status of immigrants
Ans: b. That U.S. states could nullify federal laws if they disagreed with them
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a. generally progressive b. neither wholly reactionary nor entirely Progressive c. generally reactionary d. generally non-ideological
For slaves, a disadvantage of being a house servant was:
A) worse food and clothing than field workers. B) constant, humiliating contact with whites. C) harder work than field hands. D) fewer opportunities to learn a skilled trade.
Which of the following is true of Jacob S. Coxey? a. He called on the government and employers to recognize the legitimacy of labor unions. b. He called for public works projects financed by low-interest loans from the federal government to localgovernments
c. He advocated the government takeover of the railroads. d. He advocated tough immigration restrictions.
When Ayatollah Khomeini became the ruler of Iran beginning in 1979, he
A. raised per capita income significantly. B. established modernist Islamic practices. C. exiled the former shah’s supporters. D. introduced traditional Islamic law. E. established closer ties with the West.