Which parties were part of the first party system?

Which of the following best expresses the meaning of the term “divided government?”

Which of the following statements regarding the U.S. Constitution’s treatment of political parties is TRUE?

Important: Please do not use any programming tools.   Write python code to count all the list elements. Your code cannot be more than one line x = [2, “two”, [1, 2, 3], [4], {5}, 6, 7, 8]   Hint: You can solve this problem with one function call  

Before the Heliocentric model became the accepted view of the universe, it was taught that _?_ rested at the center of the Solar System.  A) the Sun  B) the Earth C) Jupiter  D) the Moon

As the Scientific Revolution gave way to the Enlightenment, new philosophes like Voltaire devised a new, non-religious way to acknowledge God, called: A) atheism  B) deism  C) pantheism  D) monotheism  

In medieval China and Japan, the philosophy of Buddhism and _?_ influenced the way the two countries were governed.  A) Confucianism  B) Stoicism  C) Naturalism D) Humanism

Please choose another essay option from Study Guide #2, and compose your response (of two well-developed paragraphs) here. Along with historical analysis, remember to include supporting details.  Part II. Subjective.  What kinds of similarities can you see between the kinds of powers the Emperors of China or the warlords of Japan had with the Sultans of the Ottoman Caliphates? How were gender roles in China and the Caliphates similar? How were they different? How did the Japanese or Chinese look to Confucianism, Buddhism, or Daoism to guide their political or cultural life? What role did the religious dictates of Islam play in the way the Sultans or Caliphates governed Iran or the Ottoman Empire? Why were European rulers so obsessed with the magnitude of their own power in the 17th and 18th century? What justifications did kings often cite for wielding the kind of power that they did? Where certain countries (think Britain, France, Prussia, and Russia) that could be considered “more” absolutist than the others? Why or why not? Please use detailed evidence to support your answer. Name and briefly describe the contributions of four leaders of the Scientific Revolution. Were their contributions to science focused on just the natural world, or were there other questions being posed by the thinkers of the movement? Did the leaders of the Scientific Revolution have any impact on religion or politics in Europe in the mid or late 1700s? If so, explain. Cite relevant persons and events.   Name and discuss three prominent leaders of the Enlightenment (1738-92) in France. What were the major intellectual contributions of each? Did they espouse any new ideas about religion? If so, what were they? What influence did the Natural Philosophers of the Scientific Revolution have? To what extent did the ideas of the Enlightenment influence the American or French Revolutions? What influence do Enlightenment ideas still have today?   After the French and Indian War – tensions quickly rose between the British Empire and its American colonies – leading to the outbreak of the American Revolution. Why did these former allies begin to turn on one another? What was the purpose of British policies toward the colonies between 1763 and 1775? How did the Americans react? Could the outbreak of war have been prevented? Why or Why not?   Be sure to cite specific persons, events, and policies in your answer.    The American Revolution was one of the longest and most contradictory wars in history. The British Empire, at the time the world’s premier superpower, should have won an easy victory. Why then, even though they won more major battles than the Americans, did the British fail to win the war?  Explain the advantages and disadvantages of both sides. What were the major turning points and blunders?  Were the Americans simply more motivated to win than the British?  Be sure to include specific details, battles, persons and events in your answer.   

In the Ottoman Middle East, laws were a mix of secular, with religious law, called _?_. A) Shi’ite  B) Sunni  C) Madras D) Sharia   

Which of these European countries was arguably the weakest of the colonial powers in America, by the 1600s? A) Spain  B) France  C) England  D) Portugal