Match the Vocabulary Word with its definition. Write the letter of the correct definition on the line.

The kansas-nebraska act allowed the territories of kansas and nebraska to decide the issue of slavery by popular sovereignty. the people who lived in these territories would be able to vote on whether slavery would be allowed there. what effect did this have on kansas? a. settlers voted to allow slavery only in half of the territory. b. kansas became a slave state and joined the confederacy. c. settlers held a series of debates to them decide. d. pro-slavery settlers fought against anti-slavery settlers.

Which of the following discoveries would be most likely to cause a scientific paradigm shift? a. the discovery of more rings around uranus b. the discovery of a new pathogenic virus transmitted by mosquitoes c. the discovery that a dormant volcano is showing signs of activity d. the discovery of a new species of salamander in the amazon rainforest e. the discovery that excess heat is radiating from the center of the earth and causing global climate change

The judicial system of courts derives its powers from what article of the constitution