Why did the delegates at the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention vow to secrecy during the proceedings?
A) to keep their competition (Antifederalists) in the dark
B) so that James Madison could wield limitless power
C) to avoid the spread of rumors
D) to avoid a civil war between the North and the South
E) so that there would be a balance of power between state and federal governments
Answer: C
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a. An administrative system consisting of two equal or parallel parts. b. A system under which no uncastrated males over the age of 12 are allowed to enter the harem, or women’s quarters. c. An administrative system having control over the production and dying of cloth, particularly silks. d. The governing system run by the adult males of a dynasty when the heir to the throne is too young or unable to govern for other reasons.
In 2014, between 19 and 27 percent of the electorate in Austria, Denmark, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom voted for _______ candidates running for the European parliament.
a. Environmental activist. b. Anti-European. c. Fascist or extreme right-wing. d. Communist or extreme left-wing.
What is Madison's wife most famous for saving from the British?
(A) Washington's Portrait (B) The Constitution (C) The Presidential Seal (D) The President's gold ingots.
According to the video in the introduction, American expansion in the 1840s set the stage for __________
A) war with Britain B) war with France C) the Civil War D) isolationism