The Dred Scott decision held that:
A) blacks—slave or free—were not citizens and could not sue in a court of law.
B) slaves were citizens but could not sue in a court of law.
C) only free blacks had legal rights.
D) the Kansas-Nebraska Act was unconstitutional.
Answer: A
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All of the following groups or people opposed progressive social reforms EXCEPT
a. supporters of the Social Gospel Movement. b. Protestant fundamentalists. c. Billy Sunday. d. John D. Rockefeller.
The Pendleton Act required people applying for many federal government jobs to
a. take a competitive examination. b. present a written recommendation from a congressman or senator. c. agree to make financial contributions to their political party. d. submit a resume listing their experience and providing references. e. agree not to take a job in a related private business for two years after leaving government service.
Genetic analysis tells us what about the development of Homo sapiens?
A. All humans living today can trace their ancestry to the continent of Africa. B. Modern-day Africans often have non-African DNA, indicating that Homo sapiens developed elsewhere. C. Modern-day humans can trace their origins to several distinct regions on the globe. D. Homo sapiens are less genetically diverse today than they were thousands of years ago.
Which of the following acts created the bipartisan Civil Service Commission?
a) Pendleton Act b) Sherman Antitrust Act c) McKinley Tariff Act d) Gold Standard Act