The term "penitentiary" comes from the word ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


penitence

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Most of the new jobs created in the 1980s were in the __________

A) nonunionized service sector B) manufacturing sector C) high tech sector D) farm sector

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As a result of the panic of 1857, the South

a. became more economically dependent on the North. b. became hostile to Wall Street and the stock market. c. believed that it was economically superior to the North. d. began planning for an independent southern nation. e. saw the need to develop manufacturing.

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The GI Bill provided veterans with which of the following?

A) high-cost mortgages B) retirement pensions C) medical care for four years D) tuition and stipends for college and vocational training

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The Taft-Hartley Act __________

A) did not become law B) was signed by President Truman C) was vetoed by President Truman D) was supported by most Republican members of Congress

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