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05/21/2008

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Who was the first vice-president and the second president?

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John Adams
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What is the only sitation in which the writ of habeas corpus may be suspended?
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cases of rebellion or invasion
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Which of the following is true about the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Marbury v. Madison?
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It established the Supreme Court's power of judicial review
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What did the Compromise of 1877 do?
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It ended the Reconstruction.
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Which two groups make up Congree in the U.S.?
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House and Senate
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The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was?
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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What is Nat turner best known for?
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Leading an armed revolt of some 70 slaves
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What was true about the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?
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All of the above are true
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How many members of Congress must vote to pass an bill that has been vetoed?
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two-thirds
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For what reason is Harriet Tubman famous?
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She was a conductor on the under ground railroad
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What event triggered the fight between the North and the South?
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Southeners fired at fort Sumter
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What was George Washington's view on political party?
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political partys will split the nation
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Who founded the relief agency that was later called the Red Cross?
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Clara Barton
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Who saved important items before the British burned down the white house?
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Dolley Madison
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Which of the folloing is a example of a radical?
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a person that takes extreme positions on a political issue
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How did the War of 1812 encourage the growth of U.S. manufacturing?
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Americans had to make their own products because the British blockade  kept European products out of the U.S.
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Which of the following actions is required of the president to stop a new bill?
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veto

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Which battle was consideredthe turning point of the Civil war?
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Gettysburg
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What did the 15th amendment do?
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It gave African- american men the right to vote.
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Which battle resulted in the bloodest day in all of american history?
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The battle of Antietam
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What did the Supreme court rule in the case of Gibbonsv. Ogden?
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Only the federal government had the right to control interstate commerce
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What is the only amendment repealed and which amendment repealed it?
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18th by the 21th
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What role do both houses of congress play  in the intro of a new bill?

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they may vote to pass a vetoed bill
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What did the Adams Onis treaty of 1819 accomplish?
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Gave florida to the US
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What was the purpose of the 13th amendment?
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to end slavery in the us
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What is the name given to the first 10 amnedments?
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Bill of rights
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Who invented the Cotten Gin  in 1793?

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Eli Whitney

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What was the Missouri Compromise?
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A plan to let slavery spread to some parts but not others
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What power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional is an example of
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Checks and balances
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The songs in which enslaved people of the south expressed their religious beliefs or passed coded messages were called?
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spirtuals
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The author of the poem that in 1931 became the national anthem?
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Francis Scott Key
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act called for?
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the residants vote to decide slavery
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The president of the Confederacy was
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Jefferson Davis
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