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[Answered] Which of the following best summarizes your final decision in Gibbons v. Ogden? A. Congress should have the power to create national banks. B. States should have the power to create and pass economic laws. C. Congress should have the power to regulate interstate commerce. D. States should have the power to regulate commercial trading practices.

[Answered] The phrases in the box above BEST describe: A. earth homes B. soil deposits C. earth mounds D. landfills - prehistoric Indian civilizations created them - made of dirt by hundreds of workers - used for different purposes, like burying the dead or building sites for important temples

[Answered] Which detail provides the best evidence that Lochinvar is not only bold but also clever? A. He stations his horse by the door for a quick escape. B. He alarms the wedding party by his sudden appearance at the ceremony. C. He politely drinks a cup of wine to toast the bride and groom. D. He impresses the wedding guests with his dancing skills.

[Answered] What is one reason the Supreme Court gave for its decisions in the 1883 discrimination cases? A. The Fourteenth Amendment applied only to states, not individuals. B. The Fifteenth Amendment did not address discrimination. C. The Fourteenth Amendment had been repealed. D. The Fifteenth Amendment applied only to African Americans, not immigrants.

[Answered] Which is NOT true about the Black Death? A. It was transmitted through flea bites. B. Trade between Europe, Asia, and other regions caused it to spread and kill millions of people. C. Once symptoms appeared, victims only lived a few more days. D. It caused people to move out of towns and cities to look for work.

[Answered] What was a solution to scarce living and working space in cities during the Industrial Revolution?

[Answered] Which of the following is NOT a shortcoming of current scientific polls? A. They have difficulty measuring the relevance of opinions to the people who hold them. B. They cannot accurately measure the intensity of opinions. C. They have difficulty measuring the stability of opinions. D. They cannot accurately measure political preferences.

[Answered] Why did the Mexican Revolution most likely happen despite the reform efforts of Porfirio Diaz? A. Farmers and workers had no reason to use railroads. B. Diaz did not do a good job explaining his reforms. C. Military leaders wanted to seize power by force. D. The reforms favored people in upper rather than lower classes.

[Answered] Which of the following choices was not a philosophy contained in Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"? A. The Monarchy is the real threat to peace and prosperity of the colonies. B. Control of government by free citizens and not a Monarchy. C. Freedom to own slaves. D. That all rules for citizens should be based on a popular vote.

[Answered] How did Jefferson achieve his program in the west?