US HISTORY

23 August 2022
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which statement most accurately expresses the main idea of the cartoon?
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conflict is growing over the distribution of scarce water resources
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which title best completes the partial outline below?
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developments in colonial self-government
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one way that the british government carried out the policy of mercantilism was by
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encouraging the development of colonial manufacturing and trade
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Thomas Jefferson incorporated john locke's idea of the social contract theory in the declaration of independence because this idea
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justified the overthrow of a government that denied individual liberties
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at the constitutional convection of 1787, the great compromise between the large states and small states resulted in
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the creation of a bicameral legislature
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the framework of government described in the constitution of the united states most clearly shows dissatisfaction of the founders with the
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articles of confederation
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the term federalism is best defined as
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the division of power between the states and the national government
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which action is an example of the use of checks and balances?
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impeachment of president bill clinton
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the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions(1798) held that states could nullify the alien and sedition acts because these laws
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violated the constitution
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the supreme court decision decision in Marbury vs. Madison (1803) increased the power of the federal courts by
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establishing the principle of judicial review
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this map shows the western limit on colonial settlement that resulted from the
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proclamation of 1763
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climatic conditions in the southern colonies most directly influenced the development of
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the plantation system
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which heading best completes the partial outline below?
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influences on unites states constitutional government
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the main reason the articles of confederation were replaces as the basis of the united states government was that they
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failed to give the central government enough power to govern effectively
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in this passage the authors are stating that
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both men and women should have equal voting rights
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which two groups debated the ratification of the new constitution?
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federalists and anifederalists
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which heading best completes the partial outline below?
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unwritten constitution
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the amendment process was included in the constitution to
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increase citizen participation in government
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which situation best illustrates the practice of lobbying?
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several environmental groups try to persuade members of congress to vote for the clean air act
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a major purpose of the president's cabinet is to
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offer advice on important issues
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the Louisiana purchase(1803) was a foreign policy success for the unites states primarily because it
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ended French control of the Mississippi river
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which geographic factor most directly influenced the location of the first English settlements in north America?
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rivers along the atlantic coast
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the magna carta and the English bill of rights were significant influences on the United States constitutional development because they
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placed limits on the powers of the government
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the declaration of independence contains a
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statement of grievances against the king of England
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which set of events related to early America is in the correct chronological order?
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French and indian war, passage of stamp act, battle of Saratoga, inauguration of George Washington
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critics of the articles of confederation argued that it
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placed too much power in the hands of the states
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based on this excerpt from the northwest ordinance which statement is a valid conclusion?
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slavery was legally banned in the northwest territory
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the great compromise enabled delegates at the constitutional convention (1787) to
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protect the interests of states with small populations and states with large populations
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which presidential action is an example of the use of the unwritten constitution?
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signing a law passed by the congress
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how did alexander Hamilton's financial plan affect the economy of the united states during the 1790s?
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the newly created bank of the united states helped stabilize the economy
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one result of the purchase of the Louisiana territory (1803) was that the united states
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gained control of the port of the new Orleans
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the decision in Marbury vs. Madison (1803) was significant because it established that the supreme court
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could declare a federal law unconstitutional
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the constitutional controversy that led directly to the start of the civil war concerned the right of states to
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secede from the union
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which conclusion is best supported by the information on the time line?
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Britain's efforts to increase control over the colonies were not successful
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which of these events would be placed on the time line before 1763?
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French and indian war
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from the 1600s through the 1800s the major reason for the westward movement of the settlers was to
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acquire new areas of fertile soil for agriculture
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colonial-era new England town meetings and the Virginia house of burgesses were both
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steps in the growth of representative democracy
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the years between the end of the American revolution and the ratification of the constitution are sometimes called the critical period because
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the central government failed to solve many economic problems
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which speaker is expressing an idea that was included in the great compromise during the drafting of the constitution in 1787?
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B
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during the debate over ratification of the constitution people who agreed with the statements of speakers A and D became known as
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federalists
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which protection guaranteed by the first amendment to the united states constitution was influenced by the trial of john peter zenger (1735)?
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freedom of the press
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the term judicial review is best defined as the
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power of the supreme court to determine the constitutionally of laws
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according to the united states constitution the federal census is used to determine the
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apportionment of members in the house of representatives
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during George Washington's presidency the authority of the federal government was strengthened by the
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suppression of the whiskey rebellion
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under the leadership of chief justice john marshall (1801-1835) the supreme court expanded the influence of the national government by
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strengthening federal powers over interstate commerce and banking
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primary sources of information about the colonial era would include a
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journal entry by a member of the second continental congress
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which geographic area was added to the united sates by the lousiana purchase?
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great plains
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which heading best completes the partial outline below?
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development of self-government in the American colonies
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in the 1700s the triangular trade led directly to the
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increased importation of enslaved Africans to the western hemisphere