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  2. AP United States History - Wikipedia

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    The AP U.S. History exam lasts 3 hours and 15 minutes and consists of two sections, with the first (Section I) being divided into two parts. Section I part A includes 55 multiple-choice questions with each question containing four choices.

  3. List of U.S. executive branch czars - Wikipedia

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    Summary table; President Party In office Number of czar titles Number of appointees Appointees not confirmed by Senate Franklin D. Roosevelt: Democratic 1933–1945 11 19 18 Harry S. Truman: 1945–1953 6 5 Dwight D. Eisenhower: Republican 1953–1961 1 0 Lyndon B. Johnson: Democratic 1963–1969 3 1 Richard Nixon: Republican 1969–1974 3 5 ...

  4. Economics - Wikipedia

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    The earlier term for the discipline was "political economy", but since the late 19th century, it has commonly been called "economics". [22] The term is ultimately derived from Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomia) which is a term for the "way (nomos) to run a household (oikos)", or in other words the know-how of an οἰκονομικός (oikonomikos), or "household or homestead manager".

  5. Spoils system - Wikipedia

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    [4] [5] Patronage came to the United States during its Colonial history, whereas in its modern form, the spoils system got introduced into U.S. politics during the administration of George Washington, whose outlook generally favored members of the Federalist Party. [6] Sometimes, Washington is accused of introducing the system himself.

  6. Communist Party USA - Wikipedia

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    Charter for a local unit of the CPUSA dated October 24, 1919 During the first half of the 20th century, the Communist Party was influential in various struggles. Historian Ellen Schrecker concludes that decades of recent scholarship [ note 2 ] offer "a more nuanced portrayal of the party as both a Stalinist sect tied to a vicious regime and the ...

  7. Pacemaker - Wikipedia

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    Percussive pacing, also known as transthoracic mechanical pacing, is the use of the closed fist, usually on the left lower edge of the sternum over the right ventricle in the vena cava, striking from a distance of 20–30 cm to induce a ventricular beat (the British Journal of Anaesthesia suggests this must be done to raise the ventricular pressure to 10–15 mmHg to induce electrical activity).

  8. Ketamine - Wikipedia

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    Among people receiving esketamine, 12.1% (2.5 to 24.4%) encountered some relief at 24 hours, and 10.3% (4.5 to 18.2%) had few or no symptoms. These effects did not persist beyond one week, although a higher dropout rate in some studies means that the benefit duration remains unclear.

  9. Midnight Judges Act - Wikipedia

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    The Act became law on February 13, 1801 [7] [8] and reduced the number of seats on the Supreme Court from 6 to 5, effective upon the next vacancy in the Court. [9] No such vacancy occurred during the brief period the Act was in effect, so the size of the Court remained unchanged.