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Social Studies Praxis
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History
Undergraduate 4
01/05/2011

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What is the 7th amendment?

 

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Right to trial by jury in civil cases

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What was the first major intervention of forces under order of the United Nations Security Council?

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Korean War

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What was the first major intervention of forces under order of the United Nations Security Council?

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Richard Henry Lee

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What was the first major intervention of forces under order of the United Nations Security Council?

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-Limited the power of the president to declare war without the aid of Congress

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According to Piaget, egocentrism is most prevalent at which stage of development?

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Pre-operational

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What provision does the United States Constitution make in the event that the votes cast in a Presidential election fail to select a clear winner?

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The House of Representatives choses from among the top three candidates. 

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What Supreme Court decision affirms that Congressional districts must be drawn to approximate each other in terms of population?

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Wesberry vs. Sanders

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What did the Abbasid Caliphate and the Song Dynasty have in common?

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Economy

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What year did Christopher Columbus land in the Americas?

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1492.

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According to conflict theory, the function of education is to do what?

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Stratify

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What was the treaty that ceded Florida to the US and left Texas under Spanish control?

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The Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819

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The concept of sovereignty is based upon which two principles?

 

 

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Authority and Territoriality

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A perfectly competitive firm in the short-run shutdown should do what?

 

 

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Shut down and wait for the market price to increase

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The Compromise of 1850 attempted to resolve territorial and slavery issues after which war?

 

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The Mexican-American War

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In 1688–89, a Protestant Anglo-Dutch army overthrew the Catholic king of England and installed William and Mary as regents in an event that became known as what?

 

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The Glorious Rebellion

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