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A pattern of evolution in which most change in appearance takes place during a relatively short period of time fits the ______ model of speciation. punctuated equilibrium The science of…

Judiciary Act of 1789 This act established a federal district court in each state and three circuit courts to hear the appeals from the districts, with the supreme court having…

hunting and gathering The killing of wild animals and fish as well as the gathering of fruits, roots, nuts, and other plants for sustenance. civilization a society in an advanced…

1.) What were slaves given the freedom to guy themselves when they were paid their freedom? Slaves were paid their freedom dues which they hoped would allow them to buy…

D. Naturalistic. The word baroque has at various times meant all of the following except A. elaborately ornamented. B. flamboyant. C. bizarre. D. naturalistic. B. Isaac Newton. All of the…

Which of the following has your address in the right order? You, earth, solar system, milky way, local group, local supercluster About where is our solar system located in the…

Economic causes of the Civil War the north and the south each led different ways of life -North was industrial (railroads, factories) -South was rural (based on agriculture) On the…

The spark for World War I was provided when Gavrilo Princip assassinated a. Francis Joseph. b. Nicholas II. c. Alexander Kerensky. d. Francis Ferdinand. e. Otto von Bismarck. d. Francis…

bicameralism the system of having two chambers within one legislative body (e.g. the House and Senate in Congress) pork barrel legislative appropriations that benefit specific constituents, created with the aim…

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) 32nd president New Deal program planned by FDR to end the Depression Glass-Steagall Act established the FDIC which protects people’s savings in the bank Federal Securities…

Briefly describe “DNA technology” (a.k.a. “Biotechnology”) methods for studying and manipulating genetic material; using these techniques allows for modification of specific genes and their movement between organisms – e.g., moving…

The unique way each individual thinks,acts, and feels is called_______. A) nature B) a trait C) personality D) nurture C) personality Sigmund Freud’s theory came at a time in history…

**1. Which of the following cannot be found in a one-group, pretest/posttest design? FOUND or NOT FOUND A random sample A valid measure A comparison group A manipulation A comparison…

describe the relationship between citizens and the government The main purpose of a written constitution, regardless of the political system to which it applies is to Europeans had more advanced…

In World War II, the main american strategy to fight Japan was to A. mount two offensive campaigns to attack the Japaneses from two directions B. concentrate U.S. forces into…

Biologist A scientist who studies living things in the environment. Botanist A scientist who studies the plant life in an environment. Archaeologist A scientist who studies the history of mankind….

Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen one of the fundamental documents of the French Revolution, defining a set of individual rights and collective rights of all of…

Louise Nevelson’s work White Vertical Water is a realistic depiction of fish in a river. False Leonardo da Vinci was an artist who rigidly stuck to traditional methods and rules…

Louisiana Purchase Not wanting to fight Napoleon and France in western America, Jefferson sent James Monroe to join Robert Livingston in Paris in 1803 to buy as much land as…

NOT a goal of science to establish a collection of unchanging truths Science differs from other disciplines, such as history and the arts, because science relies on testing explanations Scientists…