Part 1 1. Using the scale on the interactive map‚ give the approximate distance in miles that the Pilgrims traveled in their journey from Plymouth‚ England‚ to Plymouth‚ Massachusetts. The Pilgrims traveled approximately 3‚349.4 miles from Plymouth‚ England to Plymouth‚ Massachusetts. 2. Using the scale on the interactive map‚ give the approximate distance in miles that Lewis and Clark traveled from St. Louis to Ft. Clatsop near the Pacific Ocean. Lewis and Clark traveled approximately
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The US Constitution is organized into seven articles‚ Bill of Rights‚ and amendments. Article I deals with the legislative branch of government. Article II concerns the executive branch of government. Article III establishes the Supreme Court as the highest judicial power in the United States. Article IV defines the relationships between states. Article V describes the procedure for amending the Constitution. Article VI declares itself as “the supreme Law of the Land”‚ and Article VII ratifies the
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carried in English ships • Captain and crew must be English • Everything shipped to colonies have to go through England so they can tax it • “Enumerated Articles” - Merchants have to pay tx‚ duty o Effects • Increased revenues • Increased costs of law enforcement in America • For colonists • Demand for ships stimulated certain industries • More English involvement in colonial affairs • Colonists smuggling goods • Refuse to pay taxes • Glorious Revolution o Nonviolent revolution o Britain’s
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AP® UNITED STATES HISTORY 2012 SCORING GUIDELINES Question 4 Analyze the origins and outcomes of the intense cultural conflicts of the 1920s. In your response‚ focus on TWO of the following. Immigration Prohibition Religion The 8–9 Essay • Contains a clear‚ well-developed thesis that addresses the origins and outcomes of the intense cultural conflicts of the 1920s regarding two issues. • Develops the thesis with substantial and specific relevant historical information related to two issues. • Provides
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Common law reasoning and institutions Adam Gearey Wayne Morrison This subject guide was prepared for the University of London International Programmes by: Adam Gearey‚ Professor of Law‚ Birkbeck‚ University of London and Wayne Morrison‚ Professor of Law‚ Queen Mary‚ University of London Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank Angela Boots and Vicky Thanapal for the preparation of Chapter 3‚ and Clare Williams‚ LLM. This is one of a series of subject guides published
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How‚ the Laws of Supply and Demand Affect Us Supply and demand is the interaction that results in prices and quantities of products produced. Supply comes from the willingness of consumers to purchase a product at a certain price. Demand stems from consumer wants‚ and the willingness of the supplier to respond to this demand. Both determine the elasticity of a product. The responsiveness of demand and supply cause a product to become elastic‚ if the quantity in the demand curve changes increasingly
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defines citizens as people either "born or naturalized in the United States." It then describes that citizens are due certain protections and privileges under the law that no state government may take away. A person can be a U.S. citizen at the time of birth through two main ways. The Latin term Jus soli (pronounced YOO SO-LEE) means "law of the soil." People born in U.S. states or territories are citizens because they were born on U.S. soil. An exception to the jus soli rule would be the child of
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Andrew Miller History 1302 - LaCoco Monday‚ May 9‚ 2011 “Integrated Circuits” Gordon E. Moore‚ co-founder of Intel‚ noted in 1965 that the power of integrated circuits doubles every two years.[1] This‚ known as Moore’s Law‚ is the basis for what I believe to have had the most profound impact on American History. Without integrated circuits‚ culture changing devices such as the iPhone would not be possible. These circuits were created in 1958 by Jack Kilby‚ inventor of the hand-held
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opposite-sex married couples do‚ such as federal tax benefits‚ immigration status‚ and Social Security benefits. The Supreme Court of the United States has before them a great decision to make in the case of United States v. Windsor. This will set precedent in United States federal law that allows states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages granted under the laws of other states. The court will deliberate on the section of Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that defined marriage as a union between a man and
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The law of “Stand Your Ground” deals with a self-defense law which is for giving the individual rights for making use of deadly force which are for defending themselves without any kind of requirement of evading or retreating from any dangerous situation. Stand Your Ground is a law which places non obligation at all on the potential victims of any crime for retreating and calling the law enforcement personnel. This research is going to deal with the particular law of “Stand Your Ground law”; this
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