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26. The Necessary and Proper Clause is in which part of the U.S. Constitution?
  1. Article II, section 3, clause 1
  2. Article I, section 4, clause 2
  3. Article III, section 2, clause 3
  4. Article I, section 8, clause 18
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27. Whose presidency offered Americans a “New Deal?”
  1. John F. Kennedy
  2. Theodore Roosevelt
  3. Franklin D. Roosevelt
  4. Harry Truman
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28. The term “Manifest Destiny” was used to describe which 19th century American ideal?
  1. That Americans were destined to settle the continent from coast-to-coast
  2. That white Americans were superior to enslaved Americans
  3. That women belonged in the home performing domestic duties
  4. That the country was destined to split into two separate nations
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29. Upton Sinclair's The Jungle was an unflinching portrayal of:
  1. Exploited child labor
  2. Corporate monopolies and robber barons
  3. The meatpacking industry
  4. The slave trade
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30. Which of the following does not accurately describe changes in the US economy in the late 80s and the 90s?
  1. The importance of manufacturing declined.
  2. The US enjoyed its lowest poverty rate in 100 years.
  3. The number of multiple-income families increased.
  4. The degree of wealth inequality increased.
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