Author Question: The outbreak of the Civil War showed that a. Americans have consistently been more interested in ... (Read 45 times)

plus1 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

The outbreak of the Civil War showed that

a. Americans have consistently been more interested in the common good and moral principles than in their own economic gain.
b. opposing interests can always be reconciled through deliberation.
c. slavery died out on its own, just as the founders had expected it would.
d. slavery was not economically profitable.
e. divisions over slavery were too deep to be resolved by the mild voice of reason.

Question 2

Vermont became the first state to allow civil unions of same-sex couples, which allowed them

a. all the legal rights and benefits of marriage.
b. legal standing as married couples in other states.
c. the right to marry.
d. to apply for federal compensation for past discrimination.
e. to sue other states for similar standing.