Passed by congress during the lincoln administration, this law permitted settlers to buy a plot of 160 acres of land for a small fee if they agreed to occupy and improve it for five years; this law was instrumental in drawing settlers onto western lands:

1• political and economic system greatly influenced by the ideas karl marx • factors of production owned by the government • production and distribution of goods controlled by central planners what form of government is described above? a. monarchy b. direct democracy c. communism d. oligarchy

Which statement best describes the relationship between the rule of law and democratic forms of government? o a. the rule of law ensures that leaders can only exercise the powers the people give them. b. the rule of law requires direct democracies to introduce representative government. o c. the rule of law allows elected officials to issue extremely harsh punishments for criminals. o d. the rule of law prevents democracies from growing too large to be efficiently governed.

Who was the first explorer to sail all the way down the mississippi river