Which of the following was true of the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions?
a. They advanced the theory that the people, speaking through their states, could judge the constitutionality ofacts of Congress
b. They caused divisive arguments within the Republican faction.
c. They were unnecessary because the federal courts were already considering the constitutionality of theAlien and Sedition Acts.
d. They were of little significance beyond their immediate propaganda benefits to Jefferson and Madison.
a
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What competing visions did Helen Gurley Brown and Betty Freidan offer on how women should be viewed during the 1960s?
A) Brown believed women should receive equal pay as men while Friedan accepted the notion that women should focus solely on homemaking and child-rearing. B) Brown thought that women should not marry while Friedan favored women who were good "housewife-mothers." C) Brown established Cosmopolitan magazine to empower women through sexuality while Friedan reinforced the "Mindless Sex Object Image" that Playboy magazine favored for women. D) Brown urged women to explore their sexuality while Friedan believed that women should be able to engage in a full range of meaningful activities available to men.
In the Compromise of 1850, Congress determined that slavery in the New Mexico and Utah territories was
a. to be banned. b. protected by federal law. c. to be decided by popular sovereignty. d. to be ignored until either territory applied for admission to statehood. e. to be decided by the Supreme Court.
The economic development of Alta California differed from that of Mexico's other northern frontiers, Texas and New Mexico, due to all of the following factors except
a. its location that facilitated trade with foreign countries. b. the relative freedom from Indian hostilities in California. c. the plentiful supply of cheap Indian labor. d. official encouragement from the government in Mexico of foreign settlement.
Which statement assesses the best-selling book from the 1950s, The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale?
A) It legitimized youth culture and its embrace of racial integration. B) The book helped Americans regain their confidence about victory in Korea. C) It turned Americans away from consumerism and toward a critique of mass culture. D) It embodied the therapeutic use of religion in times of trial and tribulation.