Which of the following was true of John Marshall?
a. He placed individual liberty above the attainment of political, social, or economic equality.
b. He was a determined regionalist.
c. He believed it was the role of the Supreme Court to articulate the country’s moral values.
d. He thought the judiciary should be more powerful than the other two branches of government.
a. He placed individual liberty above the attainment of political, social, or economic equality.
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University President Charles W. Eliot pioneered the
A) establishment of law and medical schools. B) adaptation of German teaching techniques to America. C) preparation of graduates for a career as ministers. D) introduction of the elective system.
These two 1955 photographs of a suburban middle-class family called "What They Have" vs. "What They Own" featured in Life magazine demonstrate that American families __________
A) moved to suburbs in great numbers B) relied heavily on credit to maintain affluent lifestyles C) were made up of a white-collar working father and a stay-at-home mother D) benefitted greatly from New Deal and Fair Deal programs
During the colonial period, paternalism and stable family structure
a. Was more characteristic of New England than of the southern colonies b. Gave women tremendous latitude in their choice of husbands c. Emerged because of a relatively high infant mortality rate and low life expectancies d. Led to the right to vote for women in most of the Middle colonies e. Gave women in New England considerable leverage in their choice of husbands
How did Britain respond to the Great Depression?
a) It worked to encourage production and increase exports. b) It instituted large-scale deficit spending policies. C) It followed orthodox economic theory and concentrated increasingly on domestic markets. d) It increased investments in its colonies.