[15ECO] Read the following passage; then answer the question that follows. … Capitalism, demonstrably the greatest of the constructed economic systems, has in the past decade clearly proved its advantages over the alternative systems. The information highway will magnify those advantages. It will allow those who produce goods to see, a lot more efficiently than ever before, what buyers want, and will allow potential consumers to buy those goods more efficiently. Adam Smith would be pleased. More important, consumers everywhere will enjoy the benefits. — Bill Gates, 1995 Which statement most accurately expresses the main idea of this passage?

[13GOV] Balancing individual rights and freedoms with the need for national security has been one of the biggest challenges created by _______.

[13GOV] What is a major result of the Supreme Court decisions in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) and Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)?

[10GEO] Which of the following best describes how geographic factors influenced the development of ancient Greek civilization?

[10GEO] Read the following passage; then answer the question that follows. … The deposits of fine sediment left by natural floods sustain the fertility of floodplain soils. The 5,000-year history of agriculture in the Nile Valley and delta of Egypt depended on the annual Nile River flood that left a veneer of new silt over the valley floor each year. Modern dams on the Nile— particularly the Aswan High Dam, which can store the entire annual flood — have destroyed the natural system of fertilization, necessitating huge imports of artificial fertilizers.… — Oberlander and Muller, Essentials of Physical GeographyToday, Second Edition, Random House, 1987 Based on this passage, a valid conclusion would be that _______.

[01HIST] Use the excerpt below from a Georgia newspaper in 1856 to answer the question that follows. Free Society! We sicken at the name. What is it but a conglomeration of greasy mechanics, filthy operatives, small-fisted farmers, and moon-struck theorists? . . . The prevailing class one meets [with in the North] is that of mechanics struggling to be genteel, and small farmers who do their own drudgery; and yet are hardly fit for association with a southern gentleman’s body servant. The newspaper article quoted above could best be used to illustrate which aspect of American life in the late 1850s?

[07US] Which of the following established the practice of legally segregating White people from African Americans in the South after Reconstruction?

[16ECO] During the 1990s, the United States signed trade pacts such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that were designed to remove barriers to international commerce. A common argument made by organizations opposed to these initatives was that:

[16ECO] Study the following chart; then answer the question that follows. Which statement about the economies of South Korea and North Korea can best be supported by the information found in this chart?

[13GOV] The United States Supreme Court cited the idea of separate but equal to justify the decision in which of the following cases?