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[Done] During the bitter struggle over reconstruction policy, Congress overrode Johnson's veto of the: A. Bill intended to nullify the South's black codes. B. Bill extending the life of the Freedman's Bureau. C. Civil Rights Act. D. Radical Reconstruction Act.

[Done] How has the Bill of Rights been important in American history since 1791?

[Done] What might a French peasant have grumbled about in 1789?

[Done] By the end of the seventeenth century, which of the following was true of women in New England? A. They had begun to challenge their subordinate role in society. B. They were a majority in many church congregations. C. They voted in local elections. D. They frequently divorced their husbands. E. They could lead town meetings.

[Done] Which of the following is true of the forced relocation of Japanese Americans from the West Coast during the Second World War? A. President Roosevelt claimed that military necessity justified the action. B. The Supreme Court immediately declared the action unconstitutional. C. The relocation was implemented according to congressional provisions for the internment of dissidents. D. The Japanese Americans received the same treatment as that accorded to German Americans and Italian Americans. E. Few of those relocated were actually United States citizens.

[Done] Which constitutional amendment did the Supreme Court cite in ruling that Chinese laundryman Lee Yick had been unfairly convicted? A. 5th Amendment: "...nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself..." B. 7th Amendment: "...the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law." C. 13th Amendment: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States..." D. 14th Amendment: "...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

[Done] What features of the electoral system support the existence of a two-party system?

[Done] Who was Lancelot? How did he fit into the Arthurian legends?

[Done] Why do you think the King Arthur legends have been so popular throughout history?

[Done] Why were both inventors and capitalists needed to bring about the Industrial Revolution?