Why did the Federalists rush to pass the Judiciary Act of 1801?
a. Jefferson had asked them to do so.
b. There were not enough judges to serve America’s growing population.
c. The federal court system had broken down.
d. They were about to lose control of the executive branch.
d. They were about to lose control of the executive branch.
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Opponents of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act calculated that
a. they had enough votes from senators and congressmen opposed to racial equality to defeat the bill in the House and Senate. b. it would fail because liberals would not be able to support legislation that would end laws that gave women special protections. c. it would be derailed by the inclusion of sexual orientation in the new law. d. discrimination in hiring would not be eliminated by this law. e. Southern Democrats would be able to filibuster the bill in the Senate to death.
Which of the following was NOT one of the ways that the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay differed from the Pilgrims of Plymouth?
A. The Puritans remained within the established Church of England. B. The Puritans carried with them a Crown charter for their enterprise. C. The Puritans felt a sense of mission to reform England. D. The Puritans were simpler, less educated folk.
The election of 1800 is significant because
a. the Twelfth Amendment was used for the first time b. Federalists failed to win a substantial number of votes in New England c. the Naturalization, Alien, and Sedition Acts were defeated d. foreign policy was not an issue for the first time e. the political party in power changed without violence
The 1930s produced an outpouring of books and essays on freedom.
a. true b. false