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📝 Answered - Which of the following elements of the US Constitution has its roots in the English Bill of Rights? A. the right to due process B. protection from being held without trial C. protection from cruel and unusual punishment D. the right to freedom of religion

📝 Answered - In what way did African-Americans resist slavery? A. All of the above B. Staged slow downs C. Pretended illnesses D. Destroying crops and tools E. Arson

📝 Answered - Which statement best describes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? A. It gave Congress the right to protect the United States by taking military action in Vietnam. B. It gave Congress the power to override President Johnson's actions in Vietnam. C. It justified U.S. military and political involvement in Vietnam to other countries. D. It gave President Johnson the power to escalate military involvement in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war.

📝 Answered - The Trail of Tears was the name given to the forced relocation, from Georgia to lands west of the Mississippi River, of thousands of members of which Native American nation? A. Cherokee B. Iroquois C. Seminole D. Sioux

📝 Answered - Which best describes the significance of William and Mary accepting Parliament's limitation on the monarchy's power? A. It laid the foundation for a constitutional monarchy. B. It affirmed Parliament's supremacy over government. C. It confirmed that the monarch was first among equals. D. It undermined the role of the monarch as leader.

📝 Answered - In the postwar period, disillusionment influenced the work of many artists and writers, prompting them to question and examine A. the purpose of art. B. human progress. C. the meaning of life. D. war's inevitability.

📝 Answered - How did Thoreau's 'Civil Disobedience' pave the way for significant events later in history?

📝 Answered - According to the Prose Edda, who is known as the Allfather? A. Borr B. Odin C. Ask D. Buri

📝 Answered - 11. With the introduction of the birth control pill to the market in 1960, women could for the first time deter pregnancy by their own choice. A. True B. False 12. Organized religions such as the Roman Catholic Church stood firm on their principles that artificial contraceptives were sinful. A. True B. False 13. In 1965, the Supreme Court ruled that states were allowed to prohibit the sale of contraceptives. A. True B. False 14. The Court determined that a fundamental right to privacy exists between the lines of the Constitution, and that laws prohibiting contraceptive choice violated this sacred right. A. True B. False 15. A federal judge refused the right to purchase contraceptives to unmarried minors in 1974. A. True B. False 16. Reports of premarital sex increased dramatically as the "sexual revolution" spread across America. A. True B. False 17. Courts cracked down on the entertainment industry, causing movies and television to pull back from controversially suggestive content. A. True B. False 18. Throughout the 1960s, there was no national standard on abortion regulations, and many states had outlawed the practice. A. True B. False 19. In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that it was constitutionally acceptable for states to ban abortion in the Roe v. Wade Ruling. A. True B. False 20. To amend the Constitution, Congress must propose the amendment by a 2/3 majority in both the House and Senate. A. True B. False 21. After proposal, an amendment must be ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures. A. True B. False 22. Career woman and lawyer Phyllis Shlafly, led the "stop ERA"compaign, believing that ERA would actually hurt women by eliminating laws designed to protect them. A. True B. False 23. By 1982, 38 states had voted in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment, and it passed. A. True B. False Multiple Choice: Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement, answers the question, or fits the description given. 24. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about abortion laws? A. After 2 years of hearing evidence, the majority of justices maintained that a right to privacy was implied by the Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments. B. No state could restrict abortions during the first three months of a pregnancy. C. No state was permitted to adopt restrictive laws in accordance with respecting the mother's health during the second trimester. D. The practice could be banned outright during the third trimester. 25. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the abortion controversy? A. Women's groups were ecstatic. B. The Roman Catholic Church had long criticized abortion as a form of infanticide. C. Fundamentalist Protestant ministers refused to side with the Catholic Church. D. The National Right to Life Committee was formed with the explicit goal of reversing Roe v. Wade. 26. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the abortion controversy? A. Those who believe that life begins at conception feel that the unborn child deserves the same legal protections as an adult; ending such a life is equivalent to murder. B. Others argue that life begins at birth, and that laws restricting abortion interfere with the right of a woman to decide what is in her own best interest. C. Opponents of abortion use the label "Pro-life." D. Supporters of Roe v. Wade identify themselves as "Pro-life." 27. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the abortion controversy? A. Pro-life groups began to lobby their Senators and Representatives to propose a Right-to-Life Amendment to the Constitution. B. Pro-choice groups such as the National Abortion Rights Action League fear that a slow erosion of abortion rights has taken place since Roe v. Wade. C. The Hyde Amendment of 1976 allowed the use of federal Medicaid funds to be used for abortions. D. Later Court decisions have upheld the right of states to impose waiting periods and prenotification requirements.

📝 Answered - In the history of the United States, which of the following events has never occurred? A. The president died while in office. B. The president was impeached and convicted. C. The president resigned. D. The president was impeached.