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Aside from those who enacted martial law, what are some historical examples of societies/civilizations that did not have a publicly-funded police force? What was their approach to upholding law and order?
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Why are there no more "bosses" in American politics these days? Did any particular change to the US political system get rid of "bossism?"
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In the late 1700s, around what is now Montreal, Quebec, what would the term "femme de couleur" have implied, what was their social status, and where were these women predominately from?
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When was it discovered that alcohol wasn't safe to drink while pregnant? Was what we now know as FASD a common occurrence?
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