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Describe the purpose, outcome, and effects of the Reconquista in 5 to 6 sentences
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Describe the purpose, outcome, and effects of the Reconquista.
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Which of the following statements accurately describes the movement of ideas and goods during the Middle Ages?A. The rivers of
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Where in Europe did a Muslim dynasty establish a state in the 700s?A. Spain B. France C. Britain D. Germany
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Which invaders came from south of the European continent?A. Magyars B. Vikings C. Muslims D. Normans
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Which of the following are accurate statements about how Europe changed as a result of Otto the Great's rule? Select the three
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Which of the following is the main reason towns grew during the High Middle Ages?A. People needed a place for entertainment. B.
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Why did monks and nuns promise to live their entire lives within their religious communities?A. They needed to live alone to
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1.A certain spacecraft is 3.3 AU (Astronomical Units) from Earth. How long in seconds does it take for a signal to reach the
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Which of the following has the force of law although it does not become a lawa.a joint resolution b. a bill c. a concurrent
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Which is a joint committeea. a select committee b. a confrence committe c. a standing committee B
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The chairmen of congressional commitees are chosen bya. the vote of comittee members c. the vote of majority party A
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The most powerful leader in the house is thea. speaker of the house c. majority whip d. president pro tempore A
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The votes of the electorate are caled theb. direct vote c.popular vote d.primary vote C
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What determines the rules for each states primary?a.the democratic party d.state law a
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if the offices of both president and vice president become vacant, who becomes presidenta. speaker of the house b. secretary of
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when the president determines congress's agenda, he or she is carrying out the role ofa. chief diplomat b. chief legislature c.
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A continuing resolutiona.prepares for the next years budget c.allows federal agenciesn to function without new appropriations
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Today the Largest area of federal spending is fora.entitlements b. intrest on the public debt c.education A
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What is the public debt?a. borrowed money b.the amount the government spends that exceeds its income d. the total amount of
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a deficit isa. the money paid for the use of a loan b. the amount the government spends that exceeds its income c. a plan for
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a custom duty is a tax ona. the making, selling, or using of certain products b. the assets of a person who died c. goods
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what part of the federal government has the power to taxa. the president b. congress c. the office of management and budget a
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the united states began to emerge as a world power aftera. the spanish-american war b. the revolutionary war c. wwI b
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after world war II the united statesa. moved from security alliances to political alliances b. moved from an isolationist role
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cases from the internal revenue service are often heard by thea. court of federal claims b. tax court c. court of appeals for
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redress from the united states may be secured ina. congress b. the supreme court c. the court of federal claims b.
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a justice of he supreme court may write a dissenting opinion toa. explain why he or she disagrees with the majority opinion b.
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the federal trial courts with original jurisdiction over most federal cases are thea. district courts b. courts of appeals c.
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concurrent jurisdiction means that a case may be tried bya. a federal court b. either a state or a federal court c. the supreme
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the political party that held power in mexico for much of the 20th century is thea. pri b. nafta c. ccp
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the prime minister of britain isa. popularly elected b. the leader of the majority party in the house of commons c. appointed by
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one example of a failed state isa. great britain b. nigeria c. somalia c
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people within a dictatorship wh reject democratice reforms area. solidarity b. hardliners c. hacienda b
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which of the following is normally not a feature of a communist governmenta. it rulas as a dictatorship b. it establishes
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the merging of small private farms into large government-owned enterprises is calleda. collectivization b. privatization c.
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what kind of tax rates do socialist economies generally havea. high b. moderate c. nonexistent c
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placing businesss under governmenttal control is calleda. central planning b. nationalization c. privatization c
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capitalism is also called aa. command economy b. welfare state c. free enterprise system a
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in a capitalist economy, the laws of supply and demand determinea. taxes b. social services c. prices c
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which is a factor of productiona. land b. capital c. all of the above c
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which of these statements about the california lieutenant governor is falsea. the lieutenant governor is the president of the
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the governor of california has all of the following powers excepta. the pocket veto b. the power to pardon convicted criminals
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supreme court justices in california area. appointed for life by the government b. appointed for only one term c. appointed,
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the cief executive officer of every state is thea. manager b. governor c. president b
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in a criminal trial in california, the verdict is decided bya. a petit jury b. the board of supervisors c. a three-judge panel a
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the california state constitution can be amended ifa. a majority of state senators passes the amendment b. the california
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the debate over the powers of the presidency is essentially a debatea. about article III of the constitution b. between
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after world war II the united statesa. moved form an international role to an isolationist role b. moved from secutity alliances
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another term for appropriations isa. deficit spending b. spending bills c. progressive taxes d. entitlements c
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the office of management and budget helps in the budget process bya. providing congress with financial information b. keeping
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civil servants may nota. vote b. belong to a political party c. be promoted d. run in their party's elections d.
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after president james garfield's assassination, the government began reforms ina. the number of cabinet departments b. the civil
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independent regulatory commissionsa. supervise federal workers b. have some legislative-like and judicial like powers c. serve
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which is the title of the head of the justice departmenta. secretary b. chief justice c. attorney general d. chief bureaucrat d
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the job of the national security council is toa. advise the president about foreign trade b. prepare the federal budget c.
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the "nerve center" of the executive office of the lpresident is thea. office of management and budget b. office of national drug
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a staff agencya. supports other workers b. runs programs c. regulates businesses d. does business-like work c
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units of cabinet rank are calleda. agencies b. departments c. commissions d. administrations c
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the federal bureaucracy isa. all the agencies, people, and procedures through which the federal government operates b.
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the president's clemency powers apply only toa. criminal cases b. military cases c. impeachments d. federal cases a.
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the presidential power of commutatin allows the president toa. appoint officials b. shorten a person's prison sentence c. use th
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the president used to have the line item veto power for which types of billsa. any bills b. bills passed by a congressional
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the length of time that a president can commit american forces to combat without the approval of congress isa. 48 hours b. 30
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when the president recognizes a nation, he usuallya. sends the nationa diplomatic representative b. declares the nation persona
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the custom that gives the senate some control over the president's power to appoint officials is calleda. the removal power b.
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what is the ordinance power of the presidenta. the power to send u.s. troops into combat b. the power to issue executive orders
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which has not been a factor in the growth of presidential powera. the president's ability to take military action b. the
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the term imperial presidency refers toa. the use of the powers of the presidency without congressional approval b. the power of
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the specific powers of the president come froma. the military b. the supreme court c. congress d. the constitution d.
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which of the following is one criticism of the electoral college systema. it underrepresents the smaller states b. the winner of
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the votes of the electorate are called thea. electoral college vote b. direct vote c. popular vote d. primary vote a.
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what determines the rules for each state's primarya. the democratic party b. consensus of both major political parties c. the
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what is the purpose of presidential primariesa. to help choose delegates to the parties' national conventions b. to choose
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what is the purpose of presidential primariesa. to help choose delegates to the parties' national conventions b. to choose
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if no candidat receives a majority of the electoral votes, the president is chosen bya. both houses of congress b. the house of
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when people vote for president, they are really voting for their state'sa. primaries b. caucus c. electors d. electorate b or d.
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who becomes acting president if the president is disableda. the speaker of the house b. the president pro tempore of the senate
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if the offices of both president and vice president become vacant, who becomes president?a. speaker of the house b. secretary of
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in which role does the president act as a symbol of the american peoplea. chief administrator b. chief of state c. chief
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when the president determines congress's agenda, he or she is carrying out the role ofa. chief diplomat b. chief executive c.
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which of the following determines who holds the position of speaker of the housea. the president b. the house c. the senate d.
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what event brought mcculloch v. maryland before the supreme courta. the state of maryland based its congressional districts on
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the constitution makes no mention of them, yet these bodies play an essential role in the lawmaking process. their job is to
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what nonlegislative action has the senate performed only during the presidencies of andrew johnson and bill clintona. voted to
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what is the implied power expressed by the necessary and proper clause in the constitutiona. congress's ability to make laws is
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congress shares powers with the president in the field of foreign affairs. what other powers do congress and the president
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why is a senator's term in office different in length than that of a representative'sa. senators' terms are shorter because they
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in 1997, 26-year-old representative harold ford jr became a member of the 105th congress. what happened the year before this
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the role of the house rules committee is played in the senate by thea. president pro tempore b. president of the senate c. whip
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majority floor leaders hold considerable power due mainly to the fact thata. they are the most popular leaders b. presiding
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the main way to end a filibuster is bya. a two thirds vote of the senate b. invoking the cloture rule c. convening a conference
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the house rules committee may do all of the following excepta. set conditions for considering a bill b. speed up consideration
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bills are introduced in the senate bya. the rules committee b. individual senators c. investigative committees d. the majority
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how and when bills reach the floor of the house is decided by thea. ways and means committee b. rules committee c.
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which of the following is a way a bill can become a law without the president's signaturea. the president delegates the signing
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the main reason that congress creates committees is toa. divide the workload b. educate new members c. introduce new bills d.
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the implied powers doctrine, upheld in mccullock v. maryland, gives congress the power to doa. only what the supreme court
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who has the power to propose constitutional amendmentsa. the president b. the supreme court c. congress d. state courts c.
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all the following are implied powers of congress EXCEPT the power toa. set maximum work hours b. restrict arms sales c. fund
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