The US Constitution is the longest-running form of government in world history. Why do you think the US Constitution as long as it has?
What will be an ideal response?
It gives everyone a most basic list of rights, equally given to all.
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Which of the following was a major mistake of Wilson's and other Allied leaders during the peace process?
A) the exclusion of Soviet Russia B) the inclusion of France C) the inclusion of England D) the inclusion of American congressmen
The Three-Fifths Compromise
a. required that 60 percent of the states had to approve constitutional amendments. b. addressed the proportion of native-born Americans who had to be in each congressional delegation. c. stipulated how slaves would be counted when determining the number of representatives a state had. d. designated the vote needed by Congress to override a presidential veto.
The Declaration of Sentiments demanded what social change?
A. alcohol prohibition B. abolishment of slavery C. suffrage for racial minorities D. female enfranchisement
According to Rudyard Kipling, Americans had a duty to
a. end the exploitive system of imperialism. b. respect the cultures of Africa and Asia. c. not follow in the footsteps of imperialistic Great Britain. d. take on the responsibility of abolitionists and abolish slavery in Africa and Asia. e. carry on where the British left off and take up the "White Man's burden."