1. T
2. F
3. T
4. F (He did write <em>Common Sense</em>, but it's well known and as the paper says, was an immediate success)
5. T
6. F
7. It's common sense to create a new government, a republic, to govern a country that was unhappy with a monarchy running the government.
8. Thomas Paine: A Man of Common Sense. I think this is a good creative name for the biography because so much of Thomas' life was defined by <em>Common Sense.</em>
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Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.
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The Civil War helped the Texas economy develop at a fast rate. For example, Texas developed a high-tech industry after a slump in oil prices, continued reliance on oil production which brought in more money for the economy, and had a boom and bust cycle of the oil industry.
Because a larger majority of the colonists were loyal to Britain (Federalists) Jefferson was trying to convince them that their original purpose of starting a new country was to be completely independent, so that is his purpose.
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The 27th Amendment to the Constitution was first proposed in 1789 by the 1st Congress to the state to be ratified. It was proposed with other 10 amendments to the Constitution but lacking the number of votes necessary, it did not pass like its others sister amendments to become what is today known as the Bill of Rights. It took about more than 200 years until 1992, after a campaign was started by University of Texas at Austin student Joe Watson in 1982. This amendment prohibited the increase or decrease of a congressman´s salary within a term in office. If there is to be a reduction or increment in the income perceived by a congress member, this must take effect only until the following terms office. (The answer is that it was first proposed more than 200 years before it was ratified).
