Read about each of the actions below. Decide whether you believe the president should be able to
take each action. Explain your reasons for each decision.
a. A group of rebels in a foreign country overthrows its president and surrounds the American Embassy.
The U. S. president declares war on the rebel government.
b. The president has nominated a new federal judge, but the Senate has not yet approved the
appointment. It seems unlikely that the Senate will vote to confirm the new judge. When the Senate
goes on a holiday break, the president appoints the judge without the Senate's approval.
c. The president meets with the leader of a foreign country. Together, the two leaders agree not to
charge tariffs (taxes on imports) on each other's cars and trucks.
d. Congress passes a law that bans possession of certain drugs. The president instructs the Drug
Enforcement'Agency to focus their enforcement efforts on suspects who appear to be selling large
amounts of the illegal drugs, and not to worry much about people who are caught with small amounts.
e. A staff member from the vice president's office is sentenced to prison time for tampering with an
election. The president pardons the staffer, releasing her from prison.

7. which was not an important advance made by the maya:

-deviced and accurate map of the world.

8. what was justinian code:

-a single, consistent set of laws for the byzantine empire.

9. which describes what theodora achieved as justinian´s most trusted adviser:

-getting laws passed to give married women more rights and to protect divorced women.

10. what caused the christian church to divide into two branches- the eastern orthodox church and the catholic church:                                             -differences in language, liturgy, and views on religious icons.

11. what was a result of the work done by the monks cyril and methodius:       - orthodox christianity spread to slavic cultures.

12. which is true about byzantine culture:

-it was a blend of greco-roman and persian culture.

13. which was not a major accomplishment of byzantine culture:

-the reconstruction of moscow

14. which group invaded the slavic homeland beginning in the ninth century:

-varangians

15. what did vladimir, prince of kiev, do in 988 to unify his people:       - he converted to orthodox christianity

16. what is the name of the book in which muhammad ´s words and teaching were collected:

-quran

17. what is the hajj:

-the pilgrimage to mecca that all muslims must undertake if possible

18. which accurately describes islamic belief:

-muhammad is god´s only prophet.

19. what happened to islam after the death of muhammad:

-it was practiced by only few people in small parts of the world

20. which region shows the extent of islamic territory 100 years after muhhamed´s death:

-egypt, mesopotamia, persia.(b)

21. which led to the division between sunni and shia following the death of muhammed:

-conflict over who should be the caliph

22. the muslims achieved many spectacular advances, which was not one of them:

-they created the justinian´s code.

ernest bai koroma (president) loko christianity

ahmad tejan kabbah (president) mandingo islam

johnny paul koroma (military junta limba christianity

julius maada bio (military junta mende christianity