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• Why was president kennedy reluctant to use federal authority to resolve conflicts over civil rights in the south?

  21 min ago - Personal and political reasons kept President Kennedy from us...

• How did flexible response policy differ from Eisenhower's defense policy?

  23 min ago - It was also in the early 1960s that American containment poli...

• Why did the United States become a member of the United Nations, but refuse to become a member of the League of Nations?

  23 min ago - The US did not want to join the League of Nations because the...

• When was the 2nd amendment ratified?

  23 min ago - The Second Amendment, ratified in 1791 The right to bear arms...

• Why did the SNCC adopt the slogan jail not bail?

  24 min ago - The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee adopted the slo...

• What level of government has the power to manage affairs within its borders as long as it doesn't violate the laws of the level of government?

  24 min ago - Government at the state level has the power to manage its aff...

• What are term limits on US senators?

  25 min ago - A Senator's term of office is 6 years and approximately one-t...

• What judicial powers does a governor have?

  28 min ago - Governor also possesses legislative and judicial powers. Resp...

• What is the amendment?

  28 min ago - There are several amendments to the Constitution. Please spec...

• What is affirmative action?

  28 min ago - Affirmative action, which took effect March 6, 1961, provides...

• What are the legislative powers?

  29 min ago - Legislative powers are the powers of a deliberative assembly ...

• What is the National Energy Act?

  29 min ago - The National Energy Act of 1978 was a legislative response by...

• What the 13th amendment?

  31 min ago - The 13th Amendment said that all slaves would be declared fre...

• What grounds will the present-day supreme court uphold a law that treats women differently from man?

  31 min ago - The present day Supreme Court of the United States has never ...

• What are the powers of most state legislatures?

  32 min ago - As a legislative branch of government, a legislature generall...

• What is a major weakness in the Articles Of Confederation?

  34 min ago - One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that they g...

• What are eight of the most important legislative powers of the Texas State legislature?

  34 min ago - The legislature, as representative of the people of Texas, ex...

• Why do you think realism replaced romanticism?

  34 min ago - Romanticism is a fantasy, it holds things and people to great...

• Which best describes the types of agency authority held by officers of a corporation?

  35 min ago - Inherent Authority goes by lots of names, depending on the co...

• What legislation placed a tax upon paper documents?

  37 min ago - The Stamp Act of 1765 (short title Duties in American Colonie...

• Who was in power at the time of the Stamp Act?

  37 min ago - The Stamp Act of 1765 was a direct tax imposed by the British...

• What is a judicial district?

  38 min ago - For purposes of federal judicial system, Congress divided US ...

• Why is a party called a party?

  39 min ago - Party n. 1. a. A social gathering especially for pleasure: a ...

• What is the term of office of members of the supreme court?

  39 min ago - The term of office of the judges of the Supreme Court shall b...

• Which federal agency was created as a result of an executive order?

  39 min ago - The information you requested seems to be buried under a lot ...

• What are delegates in the government?

  40 min ago - A delegate is a person representing an organization at a meet...

• When was the 14th amendment created?

  40 min ago - On July 28, 1868, the 14th Amendment to the United States Con...

• What are some advices to American government?

  42 min ago - Yes, George Washington once gave the following advice to the ...

• What According to the supreme court, what standards must laws that discriminate between groups meet?

  42 min ago - Laws cannot discriminate between groups.

• What is the United States National Animal?

  43 min ago - The bald eagle is best known as the national emblem of the Un...

• What is a white house referred to?

  43 min ago - For more than 200 years, the White House has been more than j...

• What is the United State's national food?

  43 min ago - The United States doesn't have an official national food but ...

• What did the 14th admendment guarantee?

  43 min ago - The 14th Amendment was designed to grant citizenship to and p...

• What was the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade?

  43 min ago - The Court held that a woman's right to an abortion fell withi...

• What was the compromise of 1877?

  44 min ago - The compromise of 1877 was an agreement between the Democrats...

• How did 'Choice' help improve education?

  44 min ago - The higher a person education/literacy skills are, means a pe...

• What was the 14th admendment?

  45 min ago - The 14th amendment was designed to grant citizenship to and p...

• What was the purpose of the Jim Crow laws?

  46 min ago - Jim Crow Laws were laws that enforced racial segregation in t...

• Do federal government and state governments share the cost of social security?

  47 min ago - The US Constitution provided that states and the federal gove...

• What special group advises the president?

  48 min ago - The Cabinet advises the President. They are part of the execu...

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