Choose all the responses that illustrate how the connection to the land of Israel for Jews contributed to the formation of the state. A) The Jews feel they have a historical connection to the land spanning back several thousand years.

B) The atrocities of the Holocaust spotlighted the need for the Jews to have a land to call their own.

C) The Jewish people base their claim to the land on the idea that God promised the land to the patriarch Abraham.

D) The Jewish population took refuge during World War II in Israel as a result it was natural to establish a homeland there.

E) The Jewish population fought for and won the land of Israel during the war and as a result wanted to establish it as the official Jewish state.

Select the word from the list that best fits the definition sun-dried mud bricks used to build homes in the desert southwest

According to justice smith, the death penalty is a fair penalty that is used justly. is a sentence that can be applied without standards. is not clearly and consistently imposed. is protected by the eighth amendment.

1. the responsibilities of the u.s. federal reserve system include overseeing the banking system and regulating the quantity of money in the economy setting the level of real interest rates working with congress to devise a financial plan for the country and execute the president's orders calculating and reporting the unemployment rate 2. to increase the supply of money when the economy is weak, the fed closes banks reduces inflation sells bonds buys bonds 3. the federal funds rate is the short-term interest rate that banks charge their best customers when borrowing banks earn on savings accounts with the fed banks charge each other when borrowing or lending to each other the fed charges banks when borrowing 4. when the fed increases the money supply and consequently lowers interest rates, the value of the dollar will rise by more in the market for foreign exchange, all else equal will fall, all else equal is not impacted by fed policy will rise, all else equal