McCarthyism was an overzealous attempt to destroy what in America? 1. communism 2. liberalism 3. democracy

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Answer 1
Answer: 1. McCarthyism refers to Sen. Joseph McCarthy, who in the mid-50's led an effort to remove communists from the government, and led eventually to a hunt for communists in other private industries, most notably the entertainment industry, forcing individuals to testify in congress at the House UnAmerican Activities Committee.
Answer 2
Answer:

I would say

1. communism


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Andrew Young's biggest impact on Georgia was Question 8 options:

 building Hartsfield Jackson International Airport 

helping to bring 1996 Olympics to Georgia 

relocating the Coca-Cola headquarters to Atlanta

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Andrew Young's biggest impact on Georgia was  helping to bring 1996 Olympics to Georgia .

Andrew Young promoted the candidacy of Atlanta to host the 1996 Summer Olympics from his position of Mayor of Atlanta, as a way to show the world that the racial problems and poverty that had hit the southern United States during the 1950s and 1960s had already been overcome.

The __________is charged with "taking care that the laws are faithfully executed

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Answer: The President

Explanation:

The Constitution provides that the President shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed

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The President is charged with "taking care that the laws are faithfully executed."

People who take a "layer cake" view of federalism believe that

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In general, people who take a "layer cake" view of federalism believe that state and national government should be as separate as possible, since they don't want state's rights to be trampled upon. 

People who take a "layer cake" view of federalism believe that  

state governments are too weak to meet most citizen needs

state governments are supreme over the national government

national and state governments must cooperate to meet citizen needs

national and state governments are exclusively sovereign in their areas

Why did the American public mostly oppose joining the league of Nations after World War I

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America had already experienced success through isolationist policies, and wanted to remain isolationist following the war.  Although many Americans supported the creation of the LoN, many disapproved of Americans joining it as the public and Senate feared that it would involve the country in overseas conflicts that were avoidable.

OAS , EU , and NAFTA are examples of

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OAS, EU and NAFTA are all examples of what is known as a "trading bloc". These trading blocs promote free trade amongst neighbouring countries; OAS was a trade agreement amongst countries in the Americas (Both north and south), NAFTA was only amongst North America (US, Canada and Mexico) while the EU goes slightly further; incorporating free trade with free movement of people, amongst 28 European countries. Although NAFTA is largely considered to have failed, OAS has had some success, while the EU is largely successful (I live in Ireland and I can get something from Greece for the same price as it costs in Greece for example.)

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Which was one of the main goals of the progressives during the Progressive Movement? a.For the voters to have the power to replace the government because of corruption b.To allow voters to enact laws directly c.To prevent political corruption and provide a leeway for the participation of the citizens d.To push for more control of the national government over the states

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The answer is letter C. The progressive Era wanted to change the political outlook as well as create a government that would be beneficial to the citizens of the United States. They created laws to stop big bosses in saloons as well as promote women suffrage in the United States