Lesson 2: growing tensions
social studies 8 b unit 2: the civil war

1. the kansas-nebraska act continued the ideas of which of the following? (1 point)
•missouri compromise
•compromise of 1850
•free soil party
•dred scott v. sanford

Which action allowed farming to be expand into west texas? a inventing a new plow b developing dry farming c increasing demand for cotton worldwide d declining of the cattle ranching industry

What do supreme court decisions based on the first amendment usually involve?

Recall that in one condition of the experiment conducted by stasser and titus (1985) about student council president candidates, all group members had access to the same information, and that in another condition, members had unique information that other group members didn't know. in the second (unshared information) condition, the group made a worse decision than in the first (shared information) condition. this occurred because groups seldom can agree on who is most expert. focus discussion on the information that all members know. often ignore dissenting opinions. avoid differences of opinion, given conformity pressures.