In Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, the U.S. Supreme Court considered the lawsuit of Yasir Hamdi, an American citizen who had moved to Saudi Arabia and been captured in Afghanistan. Hamdi was imprisoned in a military jail in South Carolina without charge or the right to see a lawyer; and the Supreme Court ruled that he had a right to a judicial hearing regardless of the nation being in "a state of war."

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a. true

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Religion among slave communities in the Americas is best described as __________.

A. Christian B. a mixture of Christian and African traditions C. forbidden, but practiced in secret D. virtually nonexistent

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All of the following were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT

a. lack of a judiciary b. lack of an executive c. lack of the ability to levy taxes d. lack of authority to regulate interstate commerce e. lack of authority to deal with Native American nations

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Which best describes how divisions among Algonquin groups helped facilitate European conquest of their lands?

A) Algonquin groups were so busy fighting each other that they did not notice the European arrivals. B) Algonquin groups competed among each other to become trading partners with European arrivals. C) Algonquin groups could not communicate with each other and thus could not warn each other of European invaders. D) Algonquin groups had a strict hierarchy that made it much easier for Europeans to conquer them. E) Algonquin groups were more willing to ally themselves with foreigners than with other Algonquin groups.

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Middle-class reformers targeted this issue as an impediment to a healthy and politically stable population:

A. working conditions. B. housing conditions. C. the large lower class. D. political rights. E. freedom of religion.

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