What is the system that was established by the Constitution which prevents any branch of government from becoming too powerful called?

1) preamble

2) checks and balances

3) branches of government

4) the check system

Compare and contrast the exploration made by Lewis and Clark with Pike's, and tell why the Lewis and Clark journey was considered more valuable.

Which major piece of legislation was passed during the presidency of George w. Bush?

Why was sharecropping bad for African Americans?

Which of the following effects was a result of the Peloponnesian War? Athens triumphed over Sparta and set up a democracy in Sparta. The Greeks united to conquer Persia. The Greeks were weakened and defeated by Philip II of Macedon.

Seven southern slave states had seceded by the time lincoln was sworn in as president in 1861. a. True b. False

In the Korean War, American and South Korean troops fought against each other.

Which ideas of John Locke did Thomas Paine draw on in his pamphlet, Common Sense?

To a slave, what was life under slavery?

An art collector approaches a historian about a small statue. The collector claims to have purchased the statue from a man who said it was one of the earliest depictions of the Babylonian king Hammurabi.

How was the impact of the Mongol Empire on Russia similar to its impact on China?