The U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision stated that __________
A. segregated public schools were unconstitutional
B. segregated public schools were legal as long as they were “separate but equal”
C. the poll tax was unconstitutional
D. mandatory prayer in the public schools was unconstitutional
A
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Approximately 500,000 free African Americans resided in the United States by 1860, making up what percentage of the country's total black population?
A. less than 1 percent B. 2 percent C. 6 percent D. 11 percent
Look at the selection drawn from Tacitus (see Textbook: Sources from the Past: Tacitus on Corruption in the Early Roman Empire). According to Tacitus, what were the problems facing Rome during the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius?
What will be an ideal response?
What do historians consider a basic characteristic of the first civilizations?
A. The development of the Phoenician alphabet B. The use of iron tools and weapons by 3500 B.C.E. C. The development of cities D. The discovery of fire E. The invention of pottery
In late nineteenth-century America, the government usually sided with which group in labor disputes?
a) management b) skilled workers c) unskilled workers d) labor unions