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US History II CLEP Questions and Answers Graded A Where did Tammany Hall (political machine) get most of its support? poor immigrants and ethnic communities in the inner cities. they promised them help in return for votes. European Musical Influence+African=a 1890s New Orleans originated musical genre... Jazz Tet Offensive failed attacks by the Vietcong guerillas and North Vietnamese, but it simultaneously ended US hopes for an early end to the Vietnam War What even triggered the Tru...

Federalism - Answer- A system in which the power to govern is shared between national and state governments Dual / Layer Cake Federalism - Answer- A system in which national and state governments are competitors with distinct powers. This system was prominent in the US during the 19th century. Cooperative / Marble Cake Federalism - Answer- A system in which national and state government have shared or overlapping powers. FDR's New Deal legislation established this system in the US. Reg...

Majority Rule a fundamental democratic principle requiring that the majority's view be respected. the constitution originally contained a number of provisions designed to limit majority rule, including the electoral college, life tenure for supreme court justices, and the selection of senators by state legislators Checks and Balances a system in which each branch of government can limit the power of the other two branches. example: the senate has the power to reject or approve presid...

Mr. Davis is 52 years old and has recently been diagnosed with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and will soon begin dialysis. He is wondering if he can obtain coverage under Medicare. What should you tell him? He may sign-up for Medicare at any time however coverage usually begins on the fourth month after dialysis treatments start. Juan Perez, who is turning age 65 next month, intends to work for several more years at Smallcap, Incorporated. Smallcap has a workforce of15 employees and offe...

Federalism -ANSWER A system in which the power to govern is shared between national and state governments Dual / Layer Cake Federalism -ANSWER A system in which national and state governments are competitors with distinct powers. This system was prominent in the US from the during the 19th century until 1937. Cooperative / Marble Cake Federalism -ANSWER A system in which national and state government have shared or overlapping powers. FDR's New Deal legislation established this system in ...

Government 2305 Exam 1 Study Guide Quizzes And Answers AIready Pass!!!!Government 2305 Exam 1 Study Guide Amendment - ANS Change in the Constitution (Article) Apportionment - ANS Determination of the proportional number of members each US state sends to the House of Representatives, based on population figures Checks and Balances - ANS System allowing each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch to prevent one of the branches from exerti...

Practice Exam 1 Questions And Answers Practice Exam 1 Lloyd Free made 40% of his 520 shots during the first 30 games of a 72 game season and made 330 out of 600 shots during the remaining games. What was his approximate shooting percentage for the whole season? 55.5% 89% 48% 49% - ANS 48% Given the following numbers, what is the next term in the sequence?3, 8, 18, 38, 78, 158 . . . 318 475 315 474 - ANS 318 Simplify this algebraic expression:3b - (4b - 6b +...

POETS & POETRY | 1600 | He began a famous poem, ""I celebrate myself, and sing myself"" Walt Whitman 19th CENTURY BOOKS & AUTHORS | 800 | In 1893 this British man published his ""initial"" book, a ""text-book of biology""; many sci-fi novels followed H.G. Wells FRENCH LITERATURE | 2000 | A collection of about 90 tales, ""The Human Comedy"" by this author paints a vivid portrait of 19th c. France (Honoré de) Balzac CONSERVATIVE BOOKSHELF | 400 | Cartoonist Michael Ramirez...

11th Grade US History Final Exam Study Manifest Destiny - This expression was popular in the 1840's. Many people believed that the U.S. was destined to secure territory from "sea to sea," from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This rationale drove the acquisition of territory. Imperialism - A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically. Thomas Edison - This scientist received more than 1,300 patents for a range of items i...

James Edward Oglethorpe The leader of English Parliament who founded the Georgia colony, in order to create an effective buffer from the Spanish and Spanish controlled Florida James Wright Georgia's third, and final, royal governor who fled the colony when the American Revolution began Nancy Morgan Hart One of the most patriotic women in Georgia, she worked as a spy; she disguised herself as a man and entered British camps trying to gain information; famous for holding six Brit...