Identify the goals of the Union and the Confederacy in the Civil War.

maintain unity

protect the institution of slavery

maintain state sovereignty

abolish slavery

defend home ground from enemy

boost international trade

Which document does the second paragraph of the declaration of independence echo

What is political gerrymandering, what does is accomplish, and why might legislators use this tactic in redistricting

1. which of the following best explains why president roosevelt proposed his 1937 “court-packing” plan? a. he argued that more juries were necessary to hear challenges to the new deal. b. he wanted to add to the supreme court more justices who supported the new deal. c. he argued that the supreme court lacked the authority to overturn new deal programs. 2. the federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic) was created primarily to address which problem? think of where deposits are made. a. the widespread bank failures that resulted from bank runs b. the freezing of credit that resulted from high unemployment c. the increase in personal debt that resulted from rising food prices