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C.L. TEST 161-180 Flashcards

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  1. Selective service system

what is the president capable of doing?

A

The pres. Can reinstitute the military draft is they perceive an emergency

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  1. Selective service system

What do they do?

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Oversaw drafting and induction to men into the army

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  1. Jury

How many people are on a jury?

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12 people

in a grand jury 13-23 people

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  1. Jury

what is their job in a trial?

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Whether a person is guilty or innocent in a court

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  1. Brown vs. board of education

How far did this lawsuit go?

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To the Supreme Court

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  1. Brown vs. board of education

Why did the lawsuit go so far?

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Races could be segregated as long as the facilities were equal

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  1. Security of state

What are the head of?

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Maintaining foreign policies and handling foreign affairs

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  1. Secretary of state

Who is the Secretary of State right now?

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John carry

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  1. Peter Pan

Who is the author of Peter Pan?

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James Matthew Barrie

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  1. Peter Pan

Where did Peter Pan live and why was it important?

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Neverland you can never grow up there

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  1. Edgar Allen Poe

What was this American author if the late 19th century’s poems about?

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Great sadness (also short stories of great horror)

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  1. Edgar Allen Poe

Who did he go and live with at an early age?

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His god parents, and his god mother died and he went to the army

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  1. Roots

Who is the author?

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Alex Haley

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  1. Roots

how long did this books research take place?

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12 years

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  1. The scarlet letter

Who is the author?

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

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  1. The scarlet letter

What does Hester have to wear on her dress and what does it symbolize?

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An “a” as a sign of her guilt

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  1. Nathaniel Hawthorne

Where was he born?

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Old New England

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  1. Nathaniel Hawthorne

He reflects this on most of his stories.

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On his past, a lot of guilt

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  1. Battle of Chancellorsville

What war and where was it fought?

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Civil war and Virginia

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  1. Battle of Chancellorsville

Who shot and killed Jackson?

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By his own men after the battle

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  1. Kit Carson

What was kit skilled at?

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Frontier and trapper and guide

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  1. Kit Carson

What territory did kit help settle?

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California

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  1. Sam Houston

What was he a leader in?

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A soldier and a political leader

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  1. Sam Houston

Why was Texas and Mexico fighting?

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For Texas’s independence from Mexico

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  1. Jean Lafitte

Though he was thought of as a fictional character what was he?

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A historic figure

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  1. Jean Lafitte

What war did he help general Andrew Jackson in?

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In the war of 1812 against the British

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  1. Democratic Party

When was this political party established?

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In the 1820’s

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  1. Democratic Party
    This is usually opposes national banks, high taxes, interference with slavery, and federal aid for improvement in our nation.
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The Democratic Party

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  1. Mason-Dixon Line

What states did this line divide?

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Pennsylvania and Maryland

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  1. Mason-Dixon Line

What happened to the line after the civil war?

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After the war it still remained

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  1. Navajos

Where did the Navajos have a reservation?

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Southwest United States

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  1. Navajos

Who made the Navajos move from their reservation?

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Us army troops

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  1. Tecumseh

Why did the Shawnee chief take arms?

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To fight the American settlers moving into the Midwest

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  1. Tecumseh

When was he alive?

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In the late 18th early 19th centuries

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  1. War of 1812

Who was the war between?

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Britain and the us

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  1. War of 1812

What war was called “second American war for independence?”

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War of 1812

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  1. Underground Railroad

How did it work before the civil war?

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It was a network of houses that helped slaves escape to freedom

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  1. Underground Railroad

Who was a famous slave who helped many slaves to freedom?

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Harriet Tubman

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  1. Benedict Arnold

What war was he general of?

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The revolutionary war

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  1. Benedict Arnold

Why isn’t it kind to call someone a “Benedict Arnold?”

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Because he was not loyal to the us and helped the British in the revolutionary war

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