What prevents something like the Intolerable Acts from occurring in the United States today?
A) The Declaration of Independence.
B) The Writs of Assistance.
C) The Bill of Rights.
D) State governors.
E) The president.
Ans: C) The Bill of Rights.
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A. art being used for worship B. requiring particular headwear for clergy C. services conducted in local languages D. an expectation of unjust suffering E. welcoming sinners to the faith
Californios lost influence in northern California earlier than in southern California because of
a. continued immigration from Mexico to southern California. b. an inability to assimilate into American culture. c. the gold rush. d. specific laws protected Californios in southern California.
Which of the following shared with the Articles of Confederation the same understanding of how representation should be determined?
A) New Jersey Plan B) Virginia Plan C) Three-fifths compromise D) Bill of Rights
Although some characters in Homer's poems were depicted to be cremated in the Mycenaean Age, this could not have really happened because ________
A. Mycenaeans buried their dead in temples B. Mycenaeans buried their dead in tholos tombs C. Mycenaeans buried their seafaring people at sea D. cremation was considered an act of the devil