This system takes its name from an 1832 speech by William Marcy.Andrew Jackson later proclaimed a policy of "rotation in office" to curb official arrogance and corruption and democratize opportunities for public service. Disclaiming anyone's inherent right to continue in office, Jackson dismissed political foes along with some career bureaucrats, replacing them with newspaper editors and other active supporters.
Firstly, regarding it's history, it's important to understand two things that slightly confound popular narratives. You will often hear Christians stress that the motto is an integral part of our American history (wrongly citing it as an example of how we were founded as a Christian nation), and I think a great many don't realize that it was not actually legally enshrined as our national motto (or its varient added to our Pledge of Allegience) until 1956 and not put on all money until 1938. But, you will often hear atheists point THAT out, and I don't think <span>they </span><span>realize that the motto does, in fact, have a long and storied history in America, going back to at least the Star Spangled Banner, and wasn't just an an invention of Eisenhower Republicans to throw a middle finger at Communists. </span>
I only mention those two things because you'll hear both in other answers. The truth is that "In God We Trust" is both a longstanding and well worne component of American culture AND not one that dates continuously to its founding or which was viewed as fundamental until 80 years ago or whatever. Both are true.
But, to your question.
<span>The constitutionality of "In God We Trust" has been pretty well established in American jurisprudence. It is frequently challenged in court and to my knowledge thus far has never been found against in terms of constitutionality. </span>
<span>The reason is that it is generally considered to be purely ceremonial or ornamental, has no denomination attached to it, and is in no way coercive. </span>
The big precedent on the matter is from 1970, Aronow v. United States, in which the court found:
<span>"It is quite obvious that the national motto and the slogan on coinage and currency 'In God We Trust' has nothing whatsoever to do with the establishment of religion. Its use is of patriotic or ceremonial character and bears no true resemblance to a governmental sponsorship of a religious exercise. ...It is not easy to discern any religious significance attendant the payment of a bill with coin or currency on which has been imprinted 'In God We Trust' or the study of a government publication or document bearing that slogan. In fact, such secular uses of the motto was viewed as sacrilegious and irreverent by President Theodore Roosevelt. Yet Congress has directed such uses. While 'ceremonial' and 'patriotic' may not be particularly apt words to describe the category of the national motto, it is excluded from First Amendment significance because the motto has no theological or ritualistic impact. As stated by the Congressional report, it has 'spiritual and psychological value' and 'inspirational quality.</span>
Answer:
The correct answer is<em><u> B) It was an unintended consequence of contact between the New World and the Old World.</u></em>
Explanation:
It is widely agreed that viral diseases such as smallpox from the Old world had a fatal impact on Native populations. However, it was never a deliberate act on part of Columbus or his crew. In fact, they would have had no knowledge of how these diseases could kill so many people.
He purely describes it as an 'untended consequences of two worlds meeting for the first time and nature taking its course.
By some estimates, more than a million people died from diseases both in South and North America. Historically, this greatly helped the Spanish build their Empire in the region but, again, this was not done on purpose.
Age of exploration brought about discoveries and advances. It is also called the age of discovery and it began in the fifteenth century and lasted till seventeenth century.
Explanation:
During the early fifteenth century, the Europeans began to explore the world by discovering new sea routes for the purpose of trade relations. Explorers discovered the areas such as Africa and America and brought back that knowledge to Europe. Massive wealth were accrued due to the trading of spices and metals to the Asian continent.
New foods, plants and animals were exchanged between the colonies and Europe. Indigenous people were decimated by Europeans. The age of exploration stood as a major stepping stone of geographic knowledge. These explorations also introduced a whole new world of flora and fauna to Europeans. Age of discovery bound the Europeans together for their massive knowledge of geography which they have gathered out of exploration.