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More laws were needed as cities became filled with more people.
TRUE
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Some people believe if more people had jobs, there would be less crime.
TRUE
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Everyone thinks using drugs should be legal.
FALSE! Some do, Some don't
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The Constitution says it is against the law to own a gun.
FALSE! The Constitution gives us the right to bare arms, or own a gun.
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The poor, the sick, and the old have always been taken care of by the government.
FALSE!
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Capital punishment means putting someone to death.
TRUE
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Inhumane treatment of people means people are treated kindly.
FALSE! IN-humane means the opposite of being humane. Humane means to be kind, have compassion, sympathy or consideration for humans or animals.
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A deterrent is supposed to keep people from carrying out a crime.
TRUE (Some deterrents are jail time, fines, capitol punishment, etc.)
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Abolishing means:
getting rid of.
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A crime of passion is...
...the harming of someone close to you.
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Upper class are those people who (a) have the most money (b) rule the land (c) went to school
(a) have the most money
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Middle class are those people who are (a) stuck in the middle (b) neither rich nor poor (c) improving their life
(b) neither rich nor poor
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A crime against property is...
the destroying of property, such as a building. Theft is also a crime against property.
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Immigrants who came from northern and western Europe who were better educated and had more money are known as:
Old Immigrants
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Immigrants who came from eastern and southern Europe who had little education or money when they arrived in America are known as:
New Immigrants. The New Immigrants are immigrants who arrived after 1890, and this group came primarily from Southern and Eastern Europe, places like Italy, Austro-Hungary, Russia, and the Baltic States
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This group of people stayed mainly in the east when they came to America: (a) Upper Class (b) New Immigrants (c) Old Immigrants
(b) New Immigrants
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Families didn't make as many of the things they needed after (a) 1600 (b) 1700 (c) 1800
(c) 1800 ??
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The sport of gentlemen was (a) wrestling (b) prize fighting (c) horse racing
(c) horse racing
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People who leave their own country and come to a new one are: (a) poor class (b) immigrants (c) deterrents
(b) immigrants
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Most Americans belong to the (a) lower class (b) middle class (c) upper class
(b) middle class
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People with the least money are in the (a) lower class (b) middle class (c) upper class
(a) lower class
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Immigrants are people who...
leave their own land to go to another.
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Because of the chances America offers people it is know as..
...the land of opportunity.
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Something that keeps people from carrying out a crime is known as a:
deterrent
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When someone is put to death for a crime they have committed it is known as:
capital punishment
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Horrible, cruel treatment of people is called:
inhumane
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People who came from northern and western Europe were (a) Old Immigrants (b) New Immigrants
(a) Old Immigrants
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People who came from southern and eastern Europe were (a) Old Immigrants (b) New Immigrants
(b) New Immigrants
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These people had less education and less money when they came to America (a) Old Immigrants (b) New Immigrants
(b) New Immigrants
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These people had to stay mostly in the eastern cities when they came to America: (a) Old Immigrants (b) New Immigrants
(b) New Immigrants
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Early in American history which of these did not help the old, poor, the sick and the uneducated: (a) families (b) the government (c) churches (d) rich people?
(b) the governement
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Burning down a building is a: (a) crime of passion (b) crime against property (c) crime of violence
(b) crime against property
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A gangster killing another gangster is a crime: (a) of passion (b) against property (c) of violence
(c) of violence
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A father killing his children is a crime: (a) of passion (b) against property (c) of violence
(a) of passion
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Most Americans belong to the: (a) lower class (b) middle class (c) upper class
(b) middle class
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As cities grew in size, more problems got started for city governments.
TRUE
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As cities became filled with more people, fewer laws were needed.
FALSE!
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By the 1800's, families were no longer making everything they needed and growing all their own food.
TRUE
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People who believe in getting tough with the criminals believe in law and order.
TRUE
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As more people began using drugs, crime increased.
TRUE
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Some people believe if there were more working people with good jobs, there would be less crime.
TRUE
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Some people believe using drugs should be made legal.
TRUE
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The Constitution gives people the right to own guns.
TRUE
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The sport of "gentlemen" was horse racing.
TRUE?
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