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(HC) The quote below was written in the early 21st century: Every American, regardless of their background, has the right to live free of unwarranted government intrusion. Repealing the worst provisions of the Patriot Act will reign in this gross abuse of power and restore to everyone our basic Constitutional rights.Source: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/patriot.html Based on this quote, which of the following statements about life in the United States during the early 21st century is true? (3 points)

(MC) © H. Miller / Hulton Archive / Getty Images / Universal Images Group / Image Quest 2015Persons found responsible for scenes in the image above would be charged with which of the following? (2 points)

What is the variable $#? Explain.

What is the variable $*? Explain.

(05.05 MC)What was the main result of the invention of the Clermont in 1807?

(06.04 MC)How were natural resources used in the North as compared to the South?

(MC) The graph below shows the escalation of the U.S. military presence in Vietnam: ©2012 FLVSWhich of these contributed to the trend on this graph? (2 points)

(LC) The quote below was given in a 1941 speech by President Roosevelt: “Yesterday, December 7, 1941…a date which will live in infamy…the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked …”Source: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fdrpearlharbor.htm Which of the following events does this quotation describe? (1 point)

(MC) The quote below was written in the 1940s: “Suppose my neighbor’s home catches fire, and I have a length of garden hose four or five hundred feet away. If he can take my garden hose and connect it up with his hydrant, I may help him to put out his fire…I don’t say to him before that operation, Neighbor, my garden hose cost me 15 dollars; you have to pay me 15 dollars for it… I don’t want 15 dollars, I want my garden hose back after the fire is over.” Source: http://docs.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/odllpc2.html Franklin Delano Roosevelt used the quote above to justify which of the following policies? (2 points)

(MC) The diagram below shows some of the actions the U.S. government took as part of the effort to win World War II: ©2012 FLVSWhy would the phrase “controlling wages and prices” complete this diagram? (2 points)