APUSH Chapter 10‚ 11‚ & 12 Test Multiple Choice: Mark the one best answer for each of the following questions. 1. The new Constitution did not provide for the creation of a(n) a. Electoral College. b. vice president. c. Supreme Court. d. cabinet. e. federal court system. 2. The Bill of Rights was intended to protect against the potential tyranny of . a. the prerogatives of Congress‚ the president b. the army and the navy‚ the national government c. the South‚ the northern majority d. individual
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AP US HISTORY ID’s/ Objective Questions ID’s 1) The English Civil War- The English Civil War took place during the years 1642-1646. The English Civil War was the conflict between King Charles I of England and a large body of his subjects‚ generally called the “parliamentarians‚” that culminated in the defeat and execution of the king and the establishment of a republican commonwealth. The parliamentary army’s leader‚ Oliver Cromwell‚ during the so-called Commonwealth period ruled. But after
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The Iranian revolution of January 1978- February 1979‚ was primarily aimed to overthrow the Pahlavi government. There were many reasons for the revolution‚ however only a few are major reasons. One of the larger reasons to overthrow the government was because the Iranian population did not accept the policies of westernization that Shāh Mohammad Rezā Pahlavi had imposed. The Iranians believed that these policies were an insult to their culture and that the Shah was being controlled by the united
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World Events of April 1979 Although it was almost twenty-nine years ago‚ many events of April 1979 still have an impact on us today. One major event that plays a large part in current events today is linked to a major event that happened on April 1‚ 1979. It was on this day that Iran’s government became an Islamic Republic by a 98% vote‚ overthrowing the Shah officially. This event forever changed the Middle East and the Islamic Republic. Many tragedies occurred during 1979‚ but one that Texas
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Abdullah Dobashi AP World History Due: 9/11/13 Day of Empire In order for Amy Chua to fully understand how nations succeed she first studied the ancient empires of Persia and China to the recent global empires of England and the United States. While she was studying the ancient empires of Persia and China she discovered a historical pattern that even leads into today’s society. Amy Chua found out that tolerance and assimilation were necessary for an empire to succeed‚
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Laissez-faire is an economic environment in which transactions between private parties are free from government restrictions‚ tariffs‚ and subsidies‚ with only enough regulations to protect property rights. Wikipedia Related topics Laissez-faire was proclaimed by the Physiocrats in the eighteenth-century France‚ thus being the very core of the economic principles‚ and was more developed by famous economists‚ beginning with Adam Smith. Wikipedia Explore: Adam Smith When
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The United States Constitution‚ the first constitution of its kind‚ was ratified on September 17‚ 1787‚ at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. The Constitution gave Congress the power to tax and raise an army. The American federal government was established‚ and certain citizens’ rights were guaranteed‚ but implications within the document itself garnered hefty resistance. People claimed the Constitution would frame a successful government that the Articles of Confederation failed to do
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US History Midterm Study Guide General Government: 1. What were the Articles of Confederation? 2. Explain the roles of the three branches of the US government play? 3. Explain the political concept of Federalism 4. Be able to differentiate between Dual Federalism & Cooperative Federalism (cake?) 5. What purpose does the Bill of Rights serve? 6. Identify the two houses of Congress and the term length of each. 7. What percentage of Congress has to vote to override a veto
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Colonial America 1607-1763 Prince Henry The Navigator – Portuguese prince who encouraged navalmen to explore the African coast for weak spots in the muslim defense‚ started famous navigation school in Portugal Christopher Columbus (1451 – 1509) – Italian navalman who sailed under the Spanish flag‚ in october 12 1492 sailed the ocean blue‚ discovered the islands off the Bahamas‚ discovery marked the beginning of the exploration and the conquest of the new world Amerigo Vespucci – Italian navigator
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one‚ did not expect the government to do anything Dawes Act The Dawes General Allotment Act was enacted by the U.S. Congress regarding the distribution of land to Native Americans in Oklahoma. Native Americans would become modernized Laissez-faire Capitalism Government did not interfere with business “Hands off” Monopolies (trusts) exists when a specific individual or an enterprise has sufficient control over a particular product or service to determine significantly the terms on which
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