1. What was controversial about the Compromise of 1850? a. It declared slavery moral on the basis of economics

b. It allowed northern states to control southern states

c. It forced free states to return fugitive slaves

d. It allowed southern states to control northern states

2. What ruling was made in the "Dred Scott v. Sandford" case?

a. That slaves living in free states could become citizens

b. That territories and the federal gov't cannot restrict slavery

c. That slaves in free states need not return to slave states

d. AOA

3. Which of the following amendments was the single most important tool used in the subsequent battle for civil rights?

a. 12th

b. 13th

c. 14th

d. 15th

Voters commonly condemn politicians for being insincere, but politicians often must disguise their true feelings when they make public statements. if they expressed their honest views—about, say, their party's policies—then achieving politically necessary compromises would be much more difficult. clearly, the very insincerity that people decry shows that our government is functioning well. which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines this reasoning? (a) achieving political compromises is not all that is necessary for the proper functioning of a government. (b) some political compromises are not in the best long-term interest of the government. (c) voters often judge politicians by criteria other than the sincerity with which they express their views. (d) a political party's policies could turn out to be detrimental to the functioning of a government. (e) some of the public statements made by politicians about their party's policies could in fact be sincere.