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* 1. Who became the commander of the Confederate army of northern Virginia at the beginning of the Civil War?

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* 2. Which list is in the correct chronological order?

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* 3. The United States fought North Vietnam in the 1960s and 1970s primarily to:

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* 4. One of the earliest political parties in the US was the Federalist Party. Its decline is best explained by:

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* 5. Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X were both important figures in the American civil rights movement. Which of the following statements best describes a difference between their respective approaches to civil rights?

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* 6. How did Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin in 1793 most influence the US economy?

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* 7. 1.    Read the following paragraph and answer the question. 

Congresswoman Burns: The new organic food safety regulations are likely to increase the average cost of some food staples. The costs are justified, however, by the peace of mind that comes from knowing your food is safe and healthy.

Concerned Citizen: Rising prices are a cancer eating away at our families. High costs will drive people away from healthy foods and wind up harming our children’s diets. Instead of buying wholesome, natural products, parents will feed their kids fast food.

Which of the following constitute “loaded” words the Concerned Citizen uses to support her point?

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* 8. Although the states have the power to make their own laws in many areas, in practice they cooperate with one another to a great extent. For example, when a person travels, his or her driver’s license, which was issued by one state, will be honored in other states.
On which of the following principles is this type of cooperation based?

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* 9. The following excerpt is from a speech by President Woodrow Wilson in 1918 endorsing the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote:

                                “I regard the concurrence of the Senate in the constitutional amendment proposing the                                 extension of the suffrage to women as vitally essential to the successful prosecution of the great war of humanity in which we are engaged…It is my duty to win the war and to                              ask you to remove every obstacle that stands in the way of winning it.”

 

How does the constitutional amendment process begin?

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* 10. 1.       The following scenario describes an economic decision:
                               
After graduating from high school, Juan applies to several job advertisements and  receives an offer to work as a clerk in a retail store for $8 per hour. However, Juan                                          decides to enroll in a community college and after two years he completes a technical  training program that prepares him to become a welder. After completing the program,                                 he finds employment as an apprentice welder and earns $20 per hour.

Which was the opportunity cost in Juan’s decision?

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