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20 Cards in this Set
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what river forms the lower boundary between Louisiana and Mississippi? |
pearl river |
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For what are most of the trees in Louisiana used? |
pulp wood |
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what is the doctrine of separation of powers? |
divides government |
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what battles following Paul revers midnight ride where the shot heard round the world? |
battle of lexington and concord |
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what was the major turning point of the war the influence of the French and Spanish to join the American revolution? |
saratoga |
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what are the lines that measure a locations distance north or south of the equator called? |
latitude |
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what is the function of Congress in the federal government? |
make laws |
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when a news report says that the consumer price index has risen it means what has happened? |
inflation |
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Who was the president that made the Louisiana purchase? |
thomas jefferson |
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what decision was made and Plessy versus Ferguson? |
separate but equal concept |
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what was the chief cause of the war of 1812? |
impressment of american sailors |
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in which form of government associated with Rome do citizens elect representatives to make decisions on issues facing the country. |
republic |
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Who created the spoil system had an informal set of advisors known as the kitchen cabinet and destroy the bank of the United States? |
andrew jackson |
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Who H on the US arsenal at Harpers Ferry and effort to start a slave rebellion prior to the Civil War? |
john brown |
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which amendment protects citizens from double jeopardy from deprivation of personal property without due process of law and from being forced to testify against themselves? |
5th amendment |
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what role in government was the judicial branch given? |
interpret the laws |
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what role in government was the executive branch given? |
enforce laws |
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what is a cost associated with increasing the minimum wage the policymakers must consider? |
unemployment rate will go up and under employment |
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which amendment finally gives women the right to vote? |
19th amendment |
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what are the three reconstruction amendments? |
13- abolished slavery 14- granted citizenship 15- extended right to vote for all men |
