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• read the following excerpt from executive order 9981 issued by president harry s. truman in 1948. it is hereby declared to be the policy of the president that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin. the order is addressing the fact that up until this time, african americans in the us military had equal access to jobs and pay. were segregated based on race. were represented equally in leadership. had access to better training programs.
  
• which two pieces of fossil evidence support the idea of continental drift? bacteria and petrified wood glossopteris and bacteria lystrosaurus and glossopteris petrified wood and tyrannosaurus
  
• beneatha (giggling fiercely): travis—we were trying to make mama mrs. miniver—not scarlett o'hara! mama (indignantly): what's the matter with you all! this here is a beautiful hat! (absurdly.) i always wanted me one just like it! she pops it on her head to prove it to her grandson, and the hat is ludicrous and considerably oversized. ruth: hot dog! go, mama! walter (doubled over with laughter): i'm sorry, mama—but you look like you ready to go out and chop you some cotton sure enough! –a raisin in the sun, lorraine hansberry the overall tone of this passage is: comic. angry. regretful.
  
• which primary sources would you put in a time capsule to help people of the future understand the early twenty-first century? newspaper reports of wars in the middle east and other significant events interviews with world government leaders, such as president obama interviews with ordinary people speaking about their experiences or opinions popular songs or clips from reality tv shows original contemporary art photos of clothes and fashion your personal journal
  
• triangles m z k and q z k share side z k. angles m k z and z k q are congruent. angles k z m and k z q are both right angles. which rigid transformation would map trianglemzk to triangleqzk? a rotation about point k a reflection across the line containing mz a reflection across the line containing zk a rotation about point z
  
• titus works at a hotel. part of his job is to keep the complimentary pitcher of water at least half full and always with ice. when he starts his shift, the water level shows 8 gallons, or 128 cups of water. as the shift progresses, he records the level of the water every 10 minutes. after 2 hours, he uses a regression calculator to compute an equation for the decrease in water. his equation is w –0.414t + 129.549, where t is the number of minutes and w is the level of water. according to the equation, after about how many minutes would the water level be less than or equal to 64 cups? 150 minutes 160 minutes 170 minutes 180 minutes
  
• what elements of the cartoon contribute to the negative stereotype of mexican citizens during the 1800s? check all that apply. uncle sam is wearing a hat. uncle sam is wearing stars and stripes. pancho villa is wearing a sombrero. pancho villa is not wearing shoes. pancho villa is firing guns wildly. pancho villa is portrayed as a hero.
  
• how might the decision in mcculloch v. maryland make future supreme court decisions more complicated? the principle of federal supremacy meant the court would more often rule in favor of federal powers over those of individual states. the court could rule based on what it felt was right rather than basing its decisions on the constitution. the court could spend more time interpreting the intent of the constitution rather than simply following it to the letter. the principle of federal supremacy meant the court would have to determine new limits on the federal government’s power.
  
• what is the primary message of this poster? california is an excellent location for immigrants who are seeking land to farm. california has many immigrants who have grown a large supply of healthy crops. california is the best source for government loans for building railroads in the state. california has the most plentiful resources for people who want a healthy lifestyle.
  
• which of the following statements about rural communities is true? a. rural communities can support any population size. b. more people in the united states live in rural communities than they did in 1900. c. rural communities were built based on the location of available resources. d. people in developed countries are moving back to rural communities.