President Franklin Roosevelt had issues with the Supreme Court when it found some of his programs unconstitutional. In an attempt to get his way, he tried to stack the high court with more justices who would side with him. Starting with your understanding of the balance of power in America's government, explain in a paragraph of at least 125 words why this was a bad move on the part of Roosevelt.

Why does the author attempt to convince the reader that what he has described of the middle colonies is factual?

Firms use marginal analysis to determine prices by a) changing prices in accordance with information from retailers. b) using comparisons with strong competitors to position prices accordingly. c) examining the effect on revenue of small changes to the price of one item. d) trying to minimize production costs by using better and more efficient methods.

Choose the description that best matches each word. write the correct letter in the blank. 1. ostinato a. large, extended composition for chorus and orchestra 2. atonality b. full orchestra 3. musicology c. festive, march-like opening to a play or “semi-opera” 4. concerto d. small group of solo instruments 5. minimalism e. music contrasting a full orchestra and solo instruments 6. art song f. music played under the action to influence the mood 7. strophic form g. a vocal song focusing on artistic expression 8. incidental h. each stanza of a poem is set to the same music 9. oratorio i. repeated musical pattern that provides unity to a piece 10. dissonance j. steady beat; simple harmonies; short, repetitive melody 11. concertino k. harsh, unstable sounding of pitches; harmonic tension 12. tutti l. all 12 tones of chromatic scale, no tonal center 13. entrada m. the historical and scientific study of music