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The correct answer to this question is A, 2nd Continental Congress. This congress succeeded the First Continental Congress. It was a meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies. It started on May 10, 1775 and ended on March 1, 1781. During this time, they had many meetings in locations including Pennsylvania and Maryland. Peyton Randolp was the President of this Congress and Charles Thomson was the secretary. Other notable members of this Congress include Benjamin Franklin and John Hancock. The 2nd Continental Congress is noted for adopting many resolutions including the Declaration of Independence, Olive Branch Petition, and the Articles of Confederation.

The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the United States federal government. Its main functions are to gather, process, and analyze national security information from around the world. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is supervised by The Department of Justice of the United States.   The FBI serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency. The CIA can do a lot more legally. The CIA has the ability to exercise its privilege to access more resources, and therefore, it is more powerful.

1. Stressed the sinfulness of all humanity2. Were Catholic missionaries escaping religious persecution

Which of the following are the inalienable rightsreferred to in the Declaration of Independence?1. . life, liberty, and property2. Honor, liberty, and peace3. Liberty, health, and community4. Life, respect, and equal protection5. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

I think it's Exclusive Jurisdiction

Two of them are right, but they make you get one wrong

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The majority of the state in the United States still have the death penalty as a punishment for a major crime. However, some other states use only life in prison without parole instead of using the death penalty. At different times throughout history, states have abolished the death penalty for their state. There are certain rights that each state has and each local town has. They have certain powers to do. However, the federal government also has certain rights that they have power to do and the states do not have the power to do or overrule those powers. In this case, the states have the right to decide whether to keep the death penalty for their state or abolish it.

This department, the Department of War was created shortly after the end of the American Revolutionary War in 1789 and it disbanded in 1947 which is shortly after World War II. This department was responsible for the military at the time it was the army and navy. Later, it became responsible for the Air Force. The person in charge of this department is the Secretary of War. The main reason that the Department of War was dissolved is due to the size of how the different military branches grew. In 1947, the Department of War was done away with and three other departments were created in its place. These were the Department of the Army, Department of the Air Force and the Department of the Navy.

During the War of 1812, the British stormed into Washington DC and burned many buildings in their path. Prior to the war, Britain and France were at odds with the U.S. over the economy and trade. Impressment was going on at that time when the British were taking U.S. soldiers off of their navy ships and kidnapping them so that they would be forced to work for the British military. The U.S. was angry with this and the war broke out. During the battles, the British soldiers torched the White House. Even though there was notice, Dolley Madison remained in the White House. Her husband, the President, was away at the time. She eventually, left carrying with her the portrait of George Washington among other valuable items so they would not get burned in the house.

The United States fought against the British in the American Revolutionary War. In July 1776, the United States declared their independence from Britain. Before that, the colonists who over time had migrated to the United States for various reasons including religious freedom and making a living by acquiring farmland, these colonists were still citizens of Britain. They had to pay taxes to Britain and this lasted for many years. The taxes would increase over time, but the colonists could not participate in Parliament to make these decisions about how much to tax the colonists. Eventually, the two countries went to war. After the war, United States became its own country. They established their own government which proved difficult and the citizens eventually became happy.

Drafting or conscription is a term used to describe where citizens of the United States are forced to fight in a war. For the most part, many people who join the military do so voluntarily. Drafting started in 1940 and continued until 1973. Many people were against the Vietnam War and at the time at the beginning of the war, men ages 18-25 had to register with the Selective Service who was responsible for holding the draft. Not everyone was called to fight, but usually those who were in that age range and not in college would take the chance of getting called to duty. Richard Nixon who was the president in 1968 wanted to end the draft. He preferred to have an army based on volunteers.