Brainliest promised! : ) “o lord our father, our young patriots, idols of our hearts, go forth to battle - be thou near them! with them - in spirit - we also go forth from the sweet peace of our beloved firesides to smite the foe. o lord our god, us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire; us to wring the hearts of their unoffending widows with unavailing grief; us to turn them out roofless with little children to wander unfriended the wastes of their desolated land . . lord, blast their hopes, blight their lives . . make heavy their steps, water their way with their tears, stain the white snow with the blood of their wounded feet! we ask it, in the spirit of love, of him who is the source of love . . amen.” -mark twain, “the war prayer” which of these statements might express twain’s antiwar message? check all that apply “the sweet peace of our beloved firesides” “tear their soldiers to bloody shreds” “lay waste their humble homes” “a hurricane of fire” “little children to wander unfriended” “their desolated land”

Who believed that the best economic system was one in which businesses compete to gain profit with minimal or no government control? a.thomas hobbes b.john locke c.adam smith d.jean-jacques rousseau

Need the draft was suspended largely because a. american public opinion opposed it. b. the president vetoed it. the supreme court declared it unconstitutional. d. world war ii ended.

Which of these is a role of congress? a) to veto legislation b) to pass the federal budget c) to nominate cabinet members d) to interpret the constitution 2) which of these is a power of the legislative branch? a) declare war b) enforces laws c) interprets laws d) negotiates treaties 3) a two/thirds vote of each house of congress is required to a) impeach the u.s. president. b) approve presidential appointments. c) pass an appropriation or tax bill. d) pass a bill over the president's veto. 4) the chief purpose of congressional committees is to a) draft legislation for consideration by the full congress. b) act as a group to which the president can direct his lobbying effort. c) provide a place for lobbyists and special interest groups to get support. d) hold hearings so that bills can be evaluated and studied prior to voting. 5) after a bill has been passed by both houses of congress it a) becomes a law. b) is sent to the president. c) returns to the house of origin for verification. d) is sent to a subcommittee in the house or senate. 6) house of representatives passes a spending bill → senate debates the spending bill → senate passes the spending bill → ? what completes this sequence of events? a) the spending bill becomes a law b) the states must approve the bill c) the supreme court reviews the bill d) the president must act on the bill eliminate