Which of the following statements is the most accurate depiction of the Aztec Empire?
a. It was a highly centralized, tightly administered monarchy developed through military conquest.
b. It was a confederation of localities linked by a feudal allegiance system in which a central ruler controlled an empire developed through military conquest.
c. It was a highly centralized maritime society that had evolved from a foundation of intense religious piety.
d. It was followed by the Mayan civilization.
e. Human sacrifice was abolished by Montezuma.
b
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The 1829 decision of Chief Justice Thomas Ruffin of the North Carolina Supreme Court in State v. Mann
A) avoided making any broad statements about the rights of slaves and masters. B) set limits on the power of a temporary master. C) initiated a process of undermining the legal basis of slavery. D) was generally upheld in subsequent cases. E) denied the basic rights of slaves.
President Theodore Roosevelt's support for the Hepburn Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act reflected his beliefs in:
A) an economy based on a small competitive business. B) keeping government out of big business. C) the ability of big business to reform itself. D) government's duty to regulate big business.
In the 1850s, the flowering of American works of fiction and poetry was called the __________
A) Great Awakening B) Age of Letters C) Age of Reason D) American Renaissance
In his vision of the Great Society, President Johnson believed _____________________.
A. it was better to provide public-works jobs to the unemployed than to provide job-training programs B. he could rely primarily on economic growth to solve the problem of poverty C. it was the responsibility of the government to provide every American with a guaranteed annual income D. that the government must actively work to improve the lives of Americans