1. What were the historical circumstances behind the Berlin Airlift? (What facts contributed to the start of the Berlin Airlift?) 2. What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift? (Why did the Berlin Airlift happen?)

Which statement is an example of direct democracy? a) people elect a senator to the u.s. congress. b) the town council approves funding for a new high school. c) the president issues an executive preventing states from executing prisoners. d) voters approve an amendment allowing elderly people to pay nothing in property tax.

The function y= -x-3 is graphed only over the domain of {x|8 a: {|-5 b: {y|1 c: {y|1 d: {y|1

Two of these describe "federalism." (choose two answers) select one or more: a. the national government absolutely controls all state governments. b. power is shared by the national and state governments. c. state governments exercise absolute power over the national government. d. it is a compromise meant to eliminate the disadvantages of a "unitary" and a "confederate" system.