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Who was the first vice-president and the second president? |
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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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| The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was? |
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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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| 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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| Who saved important items before the British burned down the white house? |
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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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| Which battle was consideredthe turning point of the Civil war? |
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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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| 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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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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| What was the purpose of the 13th amendment? |
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| What is the name given to the first 10 amnedments? |
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Who invented the Cotten Gin in 1793? |
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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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| The songs in which enslaved people of the south expressed their religious beliefs or passed coded messages were called? |
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| The author of the poem that in 1931 became the national anthem? |
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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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