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Praxis (5511) Practice: English Language Arts Questions and Answers Already Passed "Ashes!" the doorman shouted. Some tittered to relieve the unbearable tension, some cast him a reproachful glance, Grace Wexler clicked her tongue, and Sydelle Pulaski shh-ed. "It was just a joke," Sandy tried to explain. "You know, ashes scattered to the winds, so the one who wins the windfall gets—Oh, never mind." —Ellen Raskin, from The Westing Game Which of the following phrases most ne...

APUSH AMSCO CHAPTER 12-13 KEY TERM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONSAPUSH AMSCO CHAPTER 12-13 KEY TERM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONSAPUSH AMSCO CHAPTER 12-13 KEY TERM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONSAPUSH AMSCO CHAPTER 12-13 KEY TERM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS free-soil movement - ANSWER - opposed the expansion of slavery in new states (particularly out west) ; subcatagory of the Republican party who were also abolitionists ; popular during the late antebellum period ; Abe Lincoln was the most influential person of this p...

Hanson's Definition of Magazines Ans- A periodical that contains articles of lasting interest. Magazines are targeted at a specific audience & derive income from advertising, subscriptions and newsstand sales. The Saturday Evening Post Ans- -Published first in 1821 - Leading weekly mag in 1948 - Appealed to broad audience: essays, poetry, obituaries, column Norman Rockwell Ans- Illustrator for Saturday Evening Post, popular in 20th century. "The Ladies Friend" Ans- A writing in t...

What is the overall purpose of government? Promote the overall good 2. Goal of politics? Develop virtue To be happy truly, you must be practicing virtue (Greek philosophy) Impossible for an immoral person to be happy (ie. an addict can only feel happiness through their addiction and eventually that fades as well) Incocate virtue into the citizens for them to be happy 3. What are the three types of virtuous governments according to Aristotle? 1. Monarchy 1. Lead by a virtuous...

Egypts history is divided into dynasties Egyptian principle reason for embalming religious reasons the Egyptian Soul went on a 3,000 year journey called the Circle of Necessity 5 embalming steps taken for the Egyptian wealthy Removal of the brain; evisceration; covering with natron; removal from natron; wrapping and spices embalming steps taken for the Egyptian middle class no cut made on the abdomen; cedar oil injected through the anus; and body placed in salts ...

10th amendment - federalism 13th amendment - abolish slavery 14th amendment - born in U.S. = citizenship; despite race, gender, etc 15th amendment - all men can vote despite race 16th amendment - income tax 18th amendment - prohibits alcohol 19th amendment - women can vote 1st amendment - free speech, religion, press, petition of govt 21st amendment - repeals 18th amendment 22nd amendment - limits number of times a person can be elected president (2 terms/ 8 yrs) 23rd amendment - gives...

Hanson's Definition of Magazines A periodical that contains articles of lasting interest. Magazines are targeted at a specific audience & derive income from advertising, subscriptions and newsstand sales. The Saturday Evening Post -Published first in 1821 - Leading weekly mag in 1948 - Appealed to broad audience: essays, poetry, obituaries, column Norman Rockwell Illustrator for Saturday Evening Post, popular in 20th century. "The Ladies Friend" A writing in the Saturday Evening Post...

Father of Modern Agriculture - Cyrus McCormick Year the reaper was made - 1831 plow was invented by - John Deere in 1837 1850's - industrilization allowed for large scale farming Morill Land Grant Act - established Land Grant colleges for ag research in 1862 USDA was established by who and when - Abe Lincoln in 1862 Smith Level Act and Smith Huges Act - allowed for Ag Ed in public schools in 1914 National FFA Organization Developed - 1928 First Gas Tractor - 1890 considered agriculture...

This term means a state has supreme and absolute authority within its territorial boundaries - Answer-sovereignty this is the institution through which the state maintains social order - Answer-government this is not a theory of the origin of the state - Answer-ruler's right theory american colonies declared their independence based on - Answer-John Locke's political writings Abe Lincoln said that one of the important purposes of government is to - Answer-provide essential services this...

K-6 Praxis Social Studies Graded A European Exploration effects ️-Native American population: decreased, largely as result of the spread of infectious diseases form Europeans American Revolutionary War ️-cause: Taxation without representation Federalists ️Constitution: Advocated the creation of a strong "central" national government. Hoped to avoid development of political factionalism and political parties Anti-Federalist ️Constitution: Feared a strong national government...