John C. Calhoun's "Orders of Nullification" argued that
a. secession was a final remedy for oppression of the states
b. tariffs affecting one section more than another were unconstitutional
c. there should be a system of "dual presidents" with mutual veto powers
d. states had the right to nullify federal laws
e. trade fairs and expositions should promote southern agriculture
Ans: d. states had the right to nullify federal laws
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A) corporations providing employee benefits in the hope of preventing the establishment of unions. B) the high rate of unemployment in the 1920s, when many people had to go on welfare. C) the trade-union philosophy that the welfare of the workers should be the first concern of capitalism. D) the federal government providing massive subsidies to select government contractors. E) the creation of Social Security and Medicare in the 1930s.
The primary purpose of this map is to show that __________
A) North and South Vietnam eventually reunited as one Communist nation B) China changed the course of the war in Vietnam in a 20-year period C) the United States spent over 20 years trying to defeat Communist forces in Vietnam D) the Cold War spread beyond Southeast Asia because of the Vietnam War
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