The College Board Advanced Placement Examination 1987 UNITED STATES HISTORY Section II - Part A (Suggested writing time - 45 minutes) Percent of Section II score - 45 Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-1 and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. In your essay‚ you should strive to support your assertions both by citing key pieces of evidence from the documents and by drawing on
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Many historians would argue that United States Law originated from the Ten Commandments. Not only is that information incorrect‚ but the Ten Commandments did not have any special role in American History. U.S. law originated from Roman law and English law (Price‚ 2005). Starting with the city-state of Rome in 449 B.C.E.‚ a new system of law was devised between the Patrician and the Plebeian people‚ which were engraved onto twelve tablets. 300 years afterwards‚ Romans take over Palestine and attempt
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_____ 5. The Innocence Project is an organization that seeks to get convicted killers out of prison. Multiple Choices: Select the best answer for the question and place in the space provided. _____ 6. A forensic scientist is called to a court of law to provide: a. fact b. opinion c. judgment d. reflection _____ 7. Our state of mind affects how we observe our surroundings. What mental state is the best for observing? a. happy b. relaxed c. nervous d. excited _____ 8. The Innocence
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Category North South West Midwest Political Labor Union were formed and used strikes to get what they wanted with their jobs for the first time. It was still hard for the African Americans to get what they wanted with the new laws that they had preventing them from being “free”. There were problem between the immigrants working on the railroads and the white settlers causing the immigrants not to work and start riots. Reform movements
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Republicans wanted to be in control of the south to stop them from returning to its pre-civil war ways with the wade-davis bill but instead Lincoln didn’t want such a strict bill so he refused to sign it into law so the bill was automatically vetoed and prevented the bill from becoming a law. Southern Democrats wanted to seceded states to regain full rights but African Americans became democrat‚ so most switched to republican and ended up basically changing beliefs. The main cause for the reconstruction
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Common Law vs. Civil Law There are nearly 200 nations in the world‚ each with their own distinct legal system based on one of the four major legal systems: common law‚ civil law‚ socialist law‚ and religious law. The majority of countries today follow either common law or civil law. Here in the United States we practice common law‚ as opposed to countries like France and Germany‚ which practice civil law. There are several differences between these two legal systems‚ however‚ common law in
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Common law reasoning and institutions Study Pack page 11 6 ‘The Judicial Practice of Precedent’ Adam Gearey Staff and students of the University of London External Laws Programme are reminded that copyright subsists in this extract and the work from which it was taken. This copy has been made under a licence from the Copyright Licensing Agency of the UK (www.cla.co.uk). Any digital or printed copy supplied to or made by you under the terms of this licence is for use in connection with this course
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politics. However‚ there have been some several third parties and they were very influential in the political aspect. Among them‚ especially The People’s Party (populists) and The Progressive Party(Bull Moose party) left huge impact on United States history. The People’s Party was established by farmers‚ ‘Patrons of Husbandry’ in 1867 since they were against the abusive railroad fees. Members of the ‘Patrons of Husbandry’ were against those abusive actions. Then‚ between 1870 and 1890 American grain
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promises to pay Ryan $1000 for his efforts Issue: Is there any consideration for the promise made by Richard? The Law: Every contract requires an offer‚ acceptance‚ and consideration. Consideration is the exchange of benefit and detriment‚ for example‚ the making of a promise in exchange for an act. If a party voluntarily acts and then the other party makes a promise‚ the act is said to be “past consideration.” A past consideration is some act or forbearance in time past by which a man has benefited
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Common Law Tradition and Sources of Law Common Law Tradition: In early England‚ there was desire to establish a legal system that did not settle disputes by simply relying on local customs and traditions. Instead‚ there was desire to use a uniform legal system throughout the entire country. “What evolved was the beginning of common law‚ a body of general rules that applied throughout the entire English realm. Eventually‚ the common law tradition became part of the heritage of all nations
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