What might happen if a criminal suspect is not told of his or her Miranda rights? Many people believe that if they are arrested and not “read their rights,” they can escape punishment. But if the police fail to read a suspect his or her Miranda rights, the prosecutor can’t use for most purposes anything […]
What did Stephens suggest was the reason for states seceding from the Union?
What did Stephens suggest was the reason for states seceding from the Union? After the war, Stephens attempted to retroactively downplay the importance of slavery as the cause of Confederacy’s secession. In a 1865 diary entry, he accused reporters of having misquoted him and that constitutional issues were more important. Why did Stephen Douglas introduce […]
Which of the following is not a feature of a whole life policy?
Which of the following is not a feature of a whole life policy? All of the following is NOT a characteristics of whole life insurance: The cash value in a permanent life insurance policy is not a nonforfeiture benefit. Cash value may be used as a policy loan, without affecting the death benefit. What is […]
What happens to elasticity as price increases?
What happens to elasticity as price increases? The more discretionary a purchase is, the more its quantity of demand will fall in response to price rises. That is, the product demand has greater elasticity. But the less discretionary a product is, the less its quantity demanded will fall. When demand is elastic a price decrease […]
Where were the majority of seventeenth century African slaves sent in the new world?
Where were the majority of seventeenth century African slaves sent in the new world? Less than 4% of all African slaves were sent to North America. The vast majority of enslaved people ended up in sugar-producing regions of Brazil and the West Indies. On the mainland British colonies, the demand for labor varied by region. […]
Which of these would be a likely German response to the Treaty of Versailles?
Which of these would be a likely German response to the Treaty of Versailles? Answer: Germany would be angry about the treaty’s details. Germany was forced to admit responsibility for causing the Great War (World War I) — what we now call “the war guilt” clause of the treaty. Germany also was forced to pay […]
Why did Shipbuilding develop in the New England colonies quizlet?
Why did Shipbuilding develop in the New England colonies quizlet? Why did shipbuilding develop in the New England colonies? There were many harbors and abundant timber. How did the physical geography and a spirit of independence influence the development of the U.S.? Was shipbuilding important in the middle colonies? The main product of the Middle […]
Which social class in Spanish colonial society were born in the Americas but descended from Spain?
Which social class in Spanish colonial society were born in the Americas but descended from Spain? Distinctions were made between criollos, those born in the Americas, and peninsulares, those born in Spain. Criollos were considered inferior to those who came from the mother country. Those persons of mixed race – Indian and Spaniard – known […]
What did Andrew Jackson do for TN?
What did Andrew Jackson do for TN? Jackson grew prosperous enough to build a mansion, the Hermitage, near Nashville, and to buy slaves. In 1796, Jackson joined a convention charged with drafting the new Tennessee state constitution and became the first man to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee. What does […]
When one variable decreases as another increases you have a?
When one variable decreases as another increases you have a? A negative correlation means that there is an inverse relationship between two variables – when one variable decreases, the other increases. The vice versa is a negative correlation too, in which one variable increases and the other decreases. What are the different types of correlation […]