The plot of "The Enchanted Bluff" follows the general storytelling arc you learned about in the lesson: exposition, rising action, climax, and falling action/resolution. Describe where the height of the action (climax) occurs in this story.

The system of checks and balances was designed for what purpose? fear of strong state power to keep power out of one branch to appease the southern states to allow the judicial branch to have equal power

The discovery of hammurabi's law code was an important archaeological find because it a. was the first law code developed in the middle east b. showed that early mesopotamian cultures had a bill of rights c. is the most complete mesopotamian law code known d. provided a model for european law codes

What does it mean to say the united states has a federal system of government