The decision of the Texas State Board of Education concerning how to identify the heroes of the Alamo illustrates ______.
a. the oversensitivity of educators to the feelings of minority groups.
b. the difficulty of achieving historical accuracy of such events.
c. the tendency to undervalue the contributions of Hispanics to Texas history.
d. a fading interest by Texans in their own history.
e. a compromise between Anglos and Hispanics on how to characterize the battle.
c. the tendency to undervalue the contributions of Hispanics to Texas history.
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Which of the following became an implication of the commerce clause that was upheld by the Supreme Court headed by John Marshall in Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)?
A. The national government has repeatedly justified its regulation of almost all areas of economic activity. B. Both the national and state governments have equal powers that cannot be curtailed by the other. C. The trade between a state and its immediate neighbors has been left to the former's discretion. D. Both the national and state governments work as separate units. E. The state governments determines the power of the national government.
Which of the following outlets often treats election campaigns as horse races in which only two horses, the two major parties, have a chance to win?
a. The media b. The national government c. States d. Municipalities e. Interest groups
According to the text, after ten years of an American presence in Afghanistan it is apparent that social and economic progress for ________ has been improved
A) women B) children C) the elderly D) college students E) small business
People often assume that others share their economic opportunities, social attitudes, sense of civic responsibility, and self-confidence
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