The first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court was __________
a) Thurgood Marshall
b) Andrew Young
c) Shirley Chisholm
d) Barbara Jordan
Answer: a
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What is true about the justice system in the South after Reconstruction?
A) Some blacks were allowed to serve on juries, as long as they were prominent leaders and showed proper deference to whites. B) Black defendants always received very harsh punishments, regardless of whom they knew or whom they worked for. C) Blacks often were not charged with crimes like adultery and bigamy because white people considered such offenses typical black behavior. D) Generally, the southern justice system was balanced regarding blacks and whites.
According to the text, which feature(s) of the Hellenistic Age most facilitated the rise of Christianity?
a. scientific inquiry and blending of Greek and Near Eastern technologies b. universalist tendencies c. divine monarchy d. oppression and civil war e. the spread of Judaism
After Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon was annulled by the Archbishop of Canterbury,
a. the English clergy forced him to take her back. b. Pope Clement VII reinstated the marriage. c. Charles V attacked England. d. Parliament finalized England's religious break with Rome by passing the Act of Supremacy, making Henry the head of the Anglican Church. e. English monasteries remained intact, in spite of their defiance of Cranmer's actions.
Grochowski argues that the connection between wealth and health has been recognized widely as a cause of health disparities in the U.S., but the interactive nature of the __________ is still less understood.
a. education b. gender c. class d. social determinants