Which congressional chamber has the power to override a presidential veto?
a. both chambers
b. the house of representatives
c. the senate
d. neither, only the judicial branch can override a veto

Which statement best explains how world war ii to end the great depression? a. new job opportunities opened as the united states produced more military products. b. the u.s. army provided new jobs that paid better than any other work at the time. c. people had to worry more about war problems than about the economic crisis. d. the war caused people to trust the economy enough to spend more money.

How important is it to have a powerful army and navy? give two reasons for your answer

The persians landed in the plains near athens. as their army greatly outnumbered that of the greeks, the greeks hoped to find aid from nearby sparta. a long-distance runner named pheidippides was sent from athens to sparta to request , but the spartans were not able to send more soldiers at the time. regardless, the greeks were still able to win the battle. centuries later, legend developed that a runner had been sent from the battle to athens after the greek victory. after reaching athens, the runner proclaimed, "we are victorious! " and then fell to the ground and died. this legendary story is the inspiration for the modern long-distance runs that are performed today. this passage refers to the events of which battle during the persian wars? a. battle of thermopylae b. battle of salamis c. battle of plataea d. battle of marathon