The Supreme Court decisions in Gibbons v. Ogden and Dartmouth College v. Woodward __________
A) asserted the broad power of the federal government over interstate commerce
B) questioned the constitutionality of federal law limits to the expansion of slavery
C) strengthened the power of state governments in commercial matters
D) denied the states the right to tax branches of the Second Bank of the United States
Answer: A
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In response to the breakout of the civil war in Spain, the U.S. government joined with Britain and France in an agreement to
A. use the conflict as a means of establishing military positions in Spain. B. offer help to whichever side would repudiate any diplomatic contact with Hitler's regime. C. support Franco's regime. D. offer no help to either side. E. support the republican side.
Slave codes in passed in seventeenth-century Virginia mandated
A) ?that children born to slave mothers and free fathers were still considered slaves. B) that slave owners would be compensated from the public treasury if a fugitive slave were killed in the process of being re-captured. C) ?that baptism would not grant freedom to slaves. D) ?that more than four slaves could not congregate at once. E) ?All of these are correct.
Which of the following is true of U.S. involvement in the United Nations humanitarian efforts in Somalia in the early 1990s?
a. Boris Yeltsin responded to the operation by issuing a formal protest with the U.N. Security Council againstthat body's meddling in African affairs b. The presence of U.N. peacekeepers led rival clans in Somalia to enter into a cease-fire agreement and ademocratic regime was installed in the war-ravaged land. c. Libya responded by invading Somalia in an attempt to prevent its "westernization." d. When troops loyal to a Somali warlord began deadly attacks against American soldiers, the United Stateswithdrew its troops.
How did FDR’s attitude toward budget deficits impact the success of the New Deal?
A) He drew from the country’s reserves and could not rescue the economy. B) He did not see the importance of deficits, which could have helped the economy. C) He raised the deficits, which inhibited his ability to save the economy. D) He sought a balanced budget when he should have increased spending. E) He spent too much and nearly bankrupted the United States.