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When Washington, DC was established, several thousand people were already living in the area that Congress designated for the federal district. How did they react to this development, and especially the fact that it would deprive them of representation in the government?
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The majority of Supreme Court justices appointed up to Sandra Day O'Connor (1981) had held elected office. Few had been federal judges. Since 1981, no former elected officials have been appointed to the court and nearly all appointees have been federal judges. What changed?
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Why did presidents stop appointing people who had previously held elected office or significant non-legal positions to the Supreme Court? Why did they begin mostly appointing federal judges instead?
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Was there a movement in revolution-era America to rename places named in honor of the British monarchy?
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We've just broken free from the tyrant King George, but I'm living in King George County, Virginia. How do I feel about this?
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Why did Britain allow Germany to take the Channel Islands (the only British territory occupied by the Nazis) without a fight in WWII?
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It's 1776 and I'm an American patriot living in King George County, Virginia. Does the name bother me? Why don't we ever change it?
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