Why was Socrates condemned to die by Athens?
What will be an ideal response?
Be sure to include both the official charge the city accused Socrates of as well as the real reason Socrates was a threat to Athenian society. How did his creation and use of the Socratic method lead many to view him as a danger to Athenian stability? Was their any validity to these claims? What precedents existed that might have reinforced these views?
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Which of the following is true of the election of 1808? a. The Federalists, as usual, were badly split and refused to engage in a public debate of the issues. b. The Younger Federalists used widespread discontent with Democratic-Republican policy, especially theembargo, to their advantage
c. James Madison was uncontested as the Democratic-Republican nominee. d. Madison virtually promised voters a war with Great Britain.
The leader of the Filipino independence movement against Spain, 1895-1898, was
a. Emilio Aguinaldo b. Pancho Villa c. Emile Zapata d. Porfirio Diaz e. None of the above
According to the Commission on Industrial Relations, more than two-thirds of the country's mining and manufacturing workers lived in more prosperity than they had ever known.
a. true b. false
John Locke argues against absolute monarchy in his ________
A. Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture B. Second Treatise of Civil Government C. Table of Ranks D. A Counterblast to Tobacco