One of the first acts of the new Republican Congress was to repeal the Judiciary Act of 1801, abolishing the __________.
a. Department of the Treasury
b. midnight judges
c. State Department
d. Cabinet
Answer: b. midnight judges
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a. manifest destiny b. paradise on earth c. rigid firmament d. divinity of kings
In terms of its relations with neighboring powers, the Song
A. met their ultimate demise at the hands of the Mongols. B. were able to maintain a permanent dominance over the Jin Dynasty of the Jurchens. C. reconquered the northern region controlled by the Uighurs. D. learned from the mistakes of the Tang and avoided a similar fate. E. conquered Japan, the first time that this had happened.
Based on the histories of Cassius Dio and Nicolaus of Damascus, ________ was a poisonous word in the history of the late republic
A. "Carthaginian" B. "farm" C. "king" D. "luck" E. "plebeian"
The primary concern of the Congress of Industrial Organizations was the
a. effective enforcement of "yellow dog" contracts. b. organization of trade unions. c. support of "closed shop" industries. d. organization of all workers within an industry. e. maintenance of existing wage levels.