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5941 Praxis Online Study Question 1-95 Latest Version Already Passed
What is the primary purpose of the U.S. Constitution?✔✔ To establish the framework for the federal government and protect individual rights
Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution"?✔✔ James Madison
What was the main cause of the American Civil War?✔✔ Slavery and states' rights
What document formally ended the American Revolutionary War?✔✔ Treaty of Paris (1783)
What economic system is based on private ownership and free markets?✔✔ Capitalism
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What is the significance of the Magna Carta in world history?✔✔ It limited the power of the king and established the idea of rule of law
What is the role of the executive branch of government?✔✔ To enforce laws
What is the supreme law of the United States?✔✔ The Constitution
Which river played a critical role in the development of early Egyptian civilization?✔✔ Nile River
What type of government is ruled by a single leader with absolute power?✔✔ Dictatorship
What term describes the division of power between the federal and state governments?✔✔ Federalism
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What early American civilization built large cities such as Tenochtitlán?✔✔ Aztecs
What term describes the movement of people from one country to another?✔✔ Immigration
What is the term for the right to vote in political elections?✔✔ Suffrage
What event began on October 29, 1929, and marked the start of the Great Depression?✔✔ Stock market crash
What is the name of the economic theory that encourages minimal government interference in business?✔✔ Laissez-faire
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?✔✔ To prevent European interference in the Western Hemisphere
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