Prior to the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868, who had the responsibility to protect the civil rights of the people? A)
the Congress
B)
the Supreme Court
C)
the state governments
D)
the President of the United States

What was martin luther king, jr., referencing in the passage that brought him to lead a protest in birmingham?

How did the iran-contra affair impact the conflict between the united states and the soviet union? what role did the iran-contra affair play in both iran and nicaragua?

2points which excerpt from thomas paine's common sense best represents an attempt to appeal to ethos to persuade the reader? a. the infant state of the colonies, as it is called, so far from being against, is an argument in favor of independence. b. to talk of friendship with those in whom our reason forbids us to have faith is madness and folly. o c. oye that love mankind! ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth! o d. i am not induced by motives of pride, party, or resentment to espouse the doctrine of separation and independence..