The constitutional amendments passed during reconstruction
a. were viewed as failures for many reasons.
b. were designed to protect the rights of african americans.
c. showed that jim crow laws would never be tolerated.
d. provided economic opportunity for most african americans.

the recent bombing of the uss cole is one of many incidents of terrorism directed against the united states. more than 40 percent of the world’s terrorism is directed against u.s. targets.   pursue the alleged perpetrators through the criminal justice system, and still others would beef up intelligence capabilities. to deal with potential attacks involving weapons of mass destruction, some analysts advocate extending the reach of law enforcement agencies or spending more on domestic preparedness programs; others would encourage a policy of u.s. military restraint overseas to attempt to reduce the motivation for terrorist attacks on u.s. targets.

. political or economical policy that isolates a country from participating in international relationships. it has been suggested that the united states participates in isolationism because of its lack of involvement in particular wars or alliances.