The Progressive Era is a period of "widespread" social activism and political reform across the United States that spanned from the 1890s to the 1920s. The main objectives of the Progressive movement were eliminating problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and corruption in government.
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Is a derogatory metaphor of social criticism originally applied to certain late 19th century American businessman who were accused of using unscrupulous methods to get rich, or expand their wealth, for example Cornelius Vanderbilt taking money from government-subsidized shippers, in order to not compete on their routes.
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The correct answer is the following: Option D. In 2012, <u>the Supreme Court ruled that requiring people to buy health insurance is an acceptable use of the power to tax.</u> In June of 2012, the Supreme Court of Justice of the United States upheld President Obama's health care overhaul law, stating that its requirement for people to obtain health insurance coverage, was an acceptable use of the power to tax.
The Article I, section 8 of the Constitution, gives Congress the power to lay and collect taxes in order to pay the debt and provide for the general welfare of the country. Based on this, the Supreme Court, in 2012, voted 5 to 4 to confirm that the Constitution permits such form of a tax, and therefore the Court could not forbid the government to do so.
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A.) Massachusetts freed all remaining slaves during the Revolution
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During the American Revolution, some northern states were already preparing to create an alley that would prohibit slavery in their territories, thus making all slaves free. Immediately after the Revolution, the state of Massachusetts was the first to adopt this law because it wanted to promote equality between individuals, use black labor in industry and because many blacks fought in the war during the Revolution, among these blacks was Caesar Robbins.
