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26.
In the U.S. judicial system, the primary role of a grand jury is to:
  1. Give police officers permission to make an arrest, seizure, or search in response to a suspected crime.
  2. Sentence a defendant if and when that defendant is found guilty of a federal crime.
  3. Decide whether there is probable cause for believing that a defendant has committed a federal crime.
  4. Attempt to get a defendant to plea- bargain to save the time and cost of a trial.
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27.
Which of the following industries was the first to be transformed by the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain?
  1. Textile
  2. Steel
  3. Transportation
  4. Munitions
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28.
Use the list below to answer the question that follows.
  • The development of analytical, secular history. 
  • The creation of a naturalistic art style.
  • The introduction of philosophical dialogue.
  • The development of systematic logic.
The list above best describes the intellectual contributions of which of the following civilizations? 
  1. Egypt
  2. Greece
  3. Rome
  4. India
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29.
Which of the following was a significant difference between the early civilizations of Mesoamerica and the early civilization of the ancient Near East and China?
  1. Mesoamerican peoples relied on corn, beans, and squash for protein.
  2. Mesoamerican peoples had large numbers of domesticated animals.
  3. Mesoamerican peoples made extensive use of metal tools.
  4. Mesoamerican peoples developed long-distance trade networks.
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30.
Read the passage below; then answer the question that follows.
 
During the mid-1930s, farmers in northern Illinois and eastern Iowa became the first  U.S. food producers to adopt hybrid corn. Within a decade, the new seeds were being planted by corn growers throughout much of the Midwest. By mid-century, use of the hybrid varieties had spread to nearly all corn-growing areas of the United States and southern Canada.

The passage above best illustrates the meaning of which of the following geographic concepts?
  1. Specialization
  2. Diffusion
  3. Interdependence
  4. Acculturation
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