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| Who was a part of the Iroquois Confederation? |
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| Cayugas, the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondagas, and the Senecas |
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| "...and if no person has such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President," WHO will choose the President? |
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| The House of Representatives |
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| What do the Abbasid Caliphate (70–1258 C.E.), and the Song Dynasty (960–1279 C.E.) have in common? |
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| mercantile and market economies |
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| When did Columbus land in the Americas? |
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| Who is known for sailing directly to India from Europe? |
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| Conflict theories draw attention to power differentials, such as class conflict, and generally contrast historically dominant ideologies. |
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| How does conflict theory view eduction? |
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| As a factor in social stratification |
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| What was a consequence of General Andrew Jackson's invasion of Florida? |
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| What was the Adams-Omins Treaty? |
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| settled a border dispute in North America between the United States and Spain. The item was the result of increasing tensions between the U.S. and Spain regarding territorial rights at a time of weakened Spanish power in the New World. In addition to ceding Florida to the United States, the treaty settled a boundary dispute along the Sabine River in Texas and firmly established the boundary of U.S. territory and claims through the Rocky Mountains and west to the Pacific Ocean in exchange for the U.S. paying residents' claims against the Spanish government up to a total of $5,000,000 and relinquishing its own claims on parts of Texas west of the Sabine River and other Spanish areas under the terms of the Louisiana Purchase. |
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| defined as the ability to exercise power within a given geographical domain--that is--authority within territorial bounds |
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| How does a Bill become a law? |
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| Before being submitted to the President for either approval or rejection, bills must be approved by both houses. In the Senate, a simple majority is needed to approve a bill, and therefore if less than half of its members vote against it, by definition the bill is approved. Bills in the House must gain at least three-fifths of the vote in order to be approved, since bills may originate in either the House or the Senate—with the exception of bills intended to raise taxes or revenue, which must begin in the House |
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| What war did the Compromise of 1850 come after? |
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| In 1688–89, a Protestant Anglo-Dutch army overthrew the Catholic king of England and installed William and Mary as regents in an event that became known as what? |
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| exponent of women's rights, expressed the quoted sentiments in a letter to her husband, John Adams on March 31, 1776, while the latter was in Philadelphia at the Continental Congress. |
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| Who founded the Mongol Empire? |
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| denies the setting up of a known authority, and thus a return to, or continuation of, a state of nature |
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| refers to donations made directly to a political party, or to a candidate’s election campaign |
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| What is vertical integration? |
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| integration is a business practice in which a company controls its own sources of supply, and sometimes means of distribution, as well its own manufacturing centers |
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| What state was the last to ratify the Constitution? |
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| Between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea |
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| What is the incorporation of different cultures into a single culture? |
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| What were some impacts of Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution? |
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- The universities were shut down
- Protesters were imprisoned
- Elites were re-educated
- Decrease in military power |
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| The foundation of governmental power that is exercised by the government with consent, both explicit and tacit? |
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| The number of justices on the Supreme Court is determined by what? |
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| The Judiciary Act of 1869, passed by both houses of Congress on April 10 of that year, states that “the Supreme Court of the United States shall hereafter consist of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, any six of whom shall constitute a quorum.” |
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| Slavery was officially abolished in the US by the ratification of what amendment? |
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| What amendment did Alice Paul play a major role? |
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| A theory of knowledge which asserts the idea that knowledge arises via sensual experience. |
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| Machiavelli and Hobbes form a crucial part of the theoretical foundations of which political ideology? |
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| power can only be checked with power--not with ethics or ideals; and the essentially selfish nature of people can be manipulated and controlled, but not eliminated or overlooked. |
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| US acquired which territories after the Spanish-American War? |
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| Guam, Philippines, and Puerto Rico |
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| Who was the "common man" president? |
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| What year did Russia launch Sputnik? |
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| A price ceiling occurs when the price of a product is stabilized below the market equilibrium price. When this happens, there is more quantity demanded than there is quantity supplied, and so a shortage ensues. |
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| What had the greatest influence of the 8-hour work day? |
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| Ford Motor Company in 1914 |
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| What was the Spanish Inquisition? |
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| A religious court designed to seek and destroy heretics |
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| What is the 8th amendment? |
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| “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted.” |
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| Why did the British Indian Empire spilt into three independent regions, not one, in August 1947? |
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| The regions that became Pakistan and East Pakistan were deemed to have a Muslim majority. |
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| In a perfect competition what happens when a firm enters the market? |
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| Market supply increases causing a drop in the market equilibrium price, that causes a decrease in output, thus lowering profits |
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| What is the 12th amendment? |
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| Selection of the VP and P |
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| Which civilization is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? |
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| What is important about the Battle of Saratoga? |
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| The French entered the war on America's side |
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| What is The Peace of Nicia? |
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| The Peace of Nicias marked the end of the first part of the Peloponnesian War in 421 B.C.E. Athens, weakened as a military and political force, signed an alliance with Sparta, which regained its power over the Peloponnesian peninsula. Soon however, Greek city-states began to fight each other again, and Sparta, with Persian backing, grew to dominate the entire southern part of the Greek peninsula until its collapse under the onslaught of the Macedonians in 359 B.C.E |
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| Established that State action may not impede valid constitutional exercises of power by the federal government |
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| Presidential election of 1800 |
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| Hamilton convinced the House to choose Jefferson for President. Burr then became Vice-President. In 1804, rejected as Jefferson’s running-mate for the next election, Burr ran for Governor of New York. Hamilton’s diatribes against Burr cost the latter the campaign. Burr shot Hamilton in a duel. |
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| Thomas Jefferson first used the phrase "All men are created equal" in the Declaration of Independence as a rebuttal to what? |
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| Where were The Great Pyramids of Ancient Egypt built? |
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