Empirical reasoning is a process of thinking that select one: a. begins with an expression of core values or beliefs b. begins with a hypothesis that is then tested scientifically c. begins with the evaluation of the speaker's credibility d. begins with a comparison that is simple and familiar

How did north carolina’s constitution of 1868 affect women and free blacks? a. they were given the right to vote b. they were excluded from participation in government c. they lost economic power d. they were able to hold office if they owned property

The tea party movement is a. an official third party that challenges both democrats and republicans in national elections. b. an organized challenge to incumbents in the republican party by the most conservative wing of the republican party. c. an organized challenge to incumbents in the democratic party by the most liberal wing of the democratic party. d. an offspring of the green party that runs for state and local office in many midwestern states. e. the now defunct party that gave way to the republican party at the end of the “second party system.”

Why did the south think that its secession from the union would succeed? a. the confederate army was larger than the union army. b. european nations had promised to support the south. c. the south only had to defend itself against the north, not defeat it.