C.L Exam 161-180 Flashcards

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Why is the Selective Service system no longer in use?

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Because in 1973 the military became all-volunteer

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What is the Selective Service system?

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A computer that randomly drafts people for the military

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What is a jury?

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A group of people who decide if someone is guilty or innocent.

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What’s the average number of people in a jury?

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What was Brown Vs. the Board Of Education?

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A lawsuit filed for anti-segregation

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What state did it take place in?

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Kansas (Topeka to he exact)

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What is a Secretary of State?

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The fourth most powerful person in the country

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What does the Secretary of State do?

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Deals with foreign policy.

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What is Peter Pan?

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A play by James Mathew Barrie

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Where does Peter Pan take place?

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Neverland

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Who is Edgar Allen Poe?

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A famous writer of horror and sad stories

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Where did Edgar Allen Poe attend, the get expelled from?

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West Point military academy

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What is Roots?

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A novel written by Alex Haley

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What is Roots about?

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It traces Haley’s heritage back through slavery and into Africa

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What is “The Scarlet Letter”?

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A novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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What is the scarlet letter about?

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A woman who is found guilty of adultery

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Who is Nathaniel Hawthorne?

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A famous author

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Why was Nathaniel Hawthorne guilty?

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His ancestors participated in the Salem witch trials.

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What was the Battle of Chancellorsville?

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An important Civil War battle.

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Wo died due to friendly fire after the battle?

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Stonewall Jackson

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Who was Kit Carson?

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A famous frontier trapper and guide

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What was Carson’s military rank?

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General

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Who was Sam Houston?

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A famous oldies and politician of the 19th century

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What did Houston fight for?

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Texan independence.

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Who was Jean Lafitte?

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A famous French pirate

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Why is Jean Lafitte famous?

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He fought in the battle of New Orleans, for America.

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What is the Democratic Party?

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One of two political parties of America.

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When did the Democratic Party begin?

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1820’s

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What is the Mason-Dixon Line?

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Boundary between north, and south states

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What did the Mason-Dixon Line turn into?

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The boundary for states that required racial segregation and those that didn’t.

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Who were the Navajos?

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A tribe of native Americans

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Where are Navajo reservations?

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Southwest US.

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Who was Tecumseh?

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A Shawnee chief.

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When was Chief Tecumseh killed?

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The battle of 1812.

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Who fought in the war of 1812?

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The Americans and the British.

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What is another name for the war of 1812?

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The second war for American independence

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What was the Underground Railroad?

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A system of people and houses freeing escaped slaves.

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Who is a famous Underground Railroad conductor?

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Harriet Tubman

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Who was Benedict Arnold?

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An American revolutionary traitor.

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What did Arnold do?

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Gave American secrets to the British.