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Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment
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"Race" does not biologically exist. This is shown through numerous genetic discoveries. It is a human invention, an ideology,...
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Patrick Henry uttered the immortal phrase "Give me Liberty or Give me Death!" during a speech at a meeting in the House of...
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Rhode Island sent no delegates, for a couple of reasons: Rhode Island feared the increase in federal tariffs that a new...
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California became part of the US in 1846 when they conquered it during the Mexican War and then became a US State in 1850.
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fthe nature of industry is one of the most important element in determining the degree of financial leverage a firm can carry...
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Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers and a genius. He was the colonies' ambassador to France and convinced the...
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In Gibbons v. Ogden, (1824), the court ruled that the Interstate Commerce Clause of Article I gave Congressional power over...
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Many American crops became a part of the European diet, it also brought the world closer together, because people are moving from...
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depressed classes& muslims do not participated in this movement there was no unity in this movement it was not a strong...
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Hawai'i was never a US protectorate. After the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy, Hawai'i was turned into a Republic. It...
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Because it is. The country was settled by English and European settlers. They brought with them their culture and world views....
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The most common answer to this question is that John Marshall affirmed the right of judicial review over Congressional...
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The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney and made cotton a much more profitable crop. Ten times the amount of cotton could be...
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had nothing secret about his mission. In fact, he believed that it was time to shout it loud and...
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mark linsey
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When the ratings are low you cut your loses. I was a huge 104.9 listener, but when you have people switching between thiks and...
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everything
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The intent of the Federalist Papers was to convince the States (particularly New York) to ratify the newly created Constitution...
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Sometime between the boarding and arrival dates of September 6 and November 9, 1620.
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Liver Eating Johnston received his nickname for removing part of an Indian's liver during a knife fight. His real name was...
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It originally was New Amsterdam, then the British conquered and it was changed from New Amsterdam to New York in honor of The...
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bill of rights ... yeah:)
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No.
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South Carolina was first founded in 1663 by King Charles II, but then he gave it to 8 English nobles. South Carolina became a...
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jack accepted indusry as essential to American society
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NOBut remember, the accepted spelling of some words has changed over the last 2 centuries. The one in the Constitution that...
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Their main diet consisted up of rabbits, buffalo, and horses .With the seasonal berries and roots
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Asian-Americans shouldn't really belong to a single Asian-American culture to begin with. If anything, notice how there are many...
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Is when a a certain gender , race, nationality or religion group of people are excluded from jobs, housing or even living. E.g....
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The Cabinet is an advisory group selected by the President and approved by the Senate to aid the Chief Executive in making...
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There is certain theories or lets say stories about where does the Zarzar family comes from , most of them though indicate that...
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i'm pretty sure it was "No Taxation Without Representation."
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The horse-drawn carriage was still in use in the early 1950's, even though the automobile has been around since the turn of the...
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Drew a line in the sand - everywhere North of that parallel (Missouri's Southern border) to be free soil.It kept the peace for...
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Mass production is:- Inflexible- Limits the design of products
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The outcome of the Manhattan Project was the Atomic bomb.
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According to the original promotional poster the concert was billed as "3 Days of Peace & Music"
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At the Battle of Gettysburg, Robert E. Lee won the first two battles and was feeling pretty invincible. He felt like he could do...
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they had many advantages.
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it gave most of present day ohio to white settlers>
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It created a monopoly.
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Prophecy club- Exposing the illuminati look this up on youtube, its an ex-high up mason/satanist who is now a preacher and is...
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Freedom of Speech Right to bear arms Quartering Act Unreasonable searches and seizure Right to Remain Silent Right to a speedy,...
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a us naval base that was attcaked by japan in December of 1943 Pearl Harbor is a U.S Naval Base that was attacked by the Japanese...
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It became the 11th US State on 26 July 1788.
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Many people opposed the ratification of the Constitution because they thought it would make the federal government too strong....
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Most likely it is a flag that was in use from 1907 to 1911. The 46th star was added to the US flag when Oklahoma became a state....
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The Cold War continued to worsen when the Russians placed Ballistic Missiles on Cuban land just 90 miles away from the coast of...
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Absolutely nothing. There is no constitutional basis for the two-party system, it is just the way politics developed. Many of...
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Barack Obama (the 44th President of the US, born August 4, 1961) is widely considered the "first black president of the United...
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The U.S. doubled the size of its territory.
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Robert McNamara? Robert McNamara was John F. Kennedy's Secretary of Defense and served during the Vietnam War. He continued...
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Russell Thornton is a UCLA professor of Anthropology. There is also a Russell Thornton who is a well known Canadian poet based...
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I actually just had an interview with him yesterday and he said the inspiration was a cathedral in Zurich that he saw while...
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Rhode Island's leaders did not want a national government interfering in its affairs and opposed the creation of a strong,...
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you can pray for those who are surving for us in war Answer snfdrngerjgerklvjsdaklvfnsdjanfdfnvsd... ...
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They are not in jail. they have served their time. They are all living in diffrent states across the country. I saw the movie...
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they hid in the chuch on hamilton st in allentown
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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
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Hawaii officially became the 50th state of the Union on August 21, 1959.
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The escaping of slaves had occured since the 1600's, but the term "Underground Railroad" occured when America's first railroads...
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They came for needs that their country didn't provide.
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The Edmund G. Brown California Aqueduct is the state's largest and longest water transport system, stretching 444 miles from the...
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The first depression was in 1807. Other depressions were: 1815-211873-791920-211929-33 Great DepressionAll other downturns have...
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This nickname was campaign hype. "Old Hickory" was Andrew Jackson, the founder of the Democratic Party that nominated Pierce. The...
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to interfere as little as possible
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Filadelfia
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The decision in McCulloch v Maryland, (1819) increased federalism by invoking "implied powers" and established a hierarchical...
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Lewis and Clark learned that not all native Americans are not mean.
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people drank this medicine that made them shart all over the place untill they die
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No, it wasn't called Kansas when it was underwater millions of years ago.
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The Louisiana Purchase, The Mexican American War, The Purchase of Alaska and the Annexation of Texas.
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Thomas revere was Paul revere's younger brother
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he was planning to end slavery sopro-slavery states started seceding from the union.
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He warned that the British were coming... that's all I know!
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If you are talking about the one who works at bedroom depot in NS then yes he is.
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There were fewer people. There were no interstate highways and few bypass belt lines around cities. There were separate schools...
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Because it is in the Heartland of America.
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some elements of culture are social organization,economic systems,forms of government,religion,language,customs and traditions
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because the original Constitution didnt specifically protect freedoms of speech, religon, ect. they were promised the bill of...
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