In mid-1948, President Truman called the Republican-controlled Congress into special session, with the expectation that they would do very little.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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This broadside from an antislavery almanac shows one of the most commonly used symbols of Southern slavery, which was
A) the hoe. B) the slave owner's fine clothing. C) field work being done by women. D) the whip. E) the bound child.
In the "corrupt bargain" of 1824, what office was Henry Clay's reward?
A) vice president B) secretary of state C) attorney general D) president
What conclusion did most Americans reach when watching this 1991 video clip of Los Angeles police beating African American Rodney King after pursuing him on an 8-mile car chase?
A) Most Americans were divided on whether there was a racist police force using brutality against blacks or whether police were just doing their job to keep law and order. B) The majority of the American public believed that the Los Angeles policemen were poorly trained and harbored racist attitudes toward blacks and Latinos. C) Most Americans supported the jury's decision that the officers were overworked and were doing their job to uphold law and order in a dangerous neighborhood. D) Blacks and Latinos in Los Angeles marched in peaceful demonstrations to protest the jury's "not guilty" decision against the police charged with King's beating.
Why is the court case Gibbons v. Ogden important?
1) It protected private corporations from state interference 2) It prevented state banks from competing against the Bank of the United States 3) It showed that the power to regulate commerce rested with Congress and not individual states 4) It showed the limits of the Supreme Court when President Jackson refused to recognize or execute the court's decision