Read the quote. Then answer the question that follows. “The judicial power ought to be distinct from both the legislative and executive, and independent upon both, that so it may be a check upon both, as both should be checks upon that.” – John Adams

Which of the following Enlightenment ideas does John Adams support in this quote?

A separation of powers
B limited government
C social contract
D natural law

Which statement best describes the underground railroad? a.) it is a train that took slaves from the south to the north. b.) it is a business that harriet tubman founded to slaves become free. c.) it is a secret route that slaves took to escape from southern slave states to the north. d.) it is a road that slave owners disliked using for travel.

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1. which of the following best explains why president roosevelt proposed his 1937 “court-packing” plan? a. he argued that more juries were necessary to hear challenges to the new deal. b. he wanted to add to the supreme court more justices who supported the new deal. c. he argued that the supreme court lacked the authority to overturn new deal programs. 2. the federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic) was created primarily to address which problem? think of where deposits are made. a. the widespread bank failures that resulted from bank runs b. the freezing of credit that resulted from high unemployment c. the increase in personal debt that resulted from rising food prices