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What are some examples of FDR showing respect for separation/ limits to his power?

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How tightly would a patriarch in the approximate time and place of Abraham rule his band?

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I saw a passing reference to Marat writing on the political implications of ballooning. What were his thoughts?

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(Not a conspiracy nut) Have Masonic terms made it into our idioms?

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Why do marriage pacts not seem to be a strategy in the Mexican Revolutionary era?

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Friedman says that "no genuinely sane person would have invested in China in the 1970s" Had a American invested in a conservative Chinese portfolio in 1970 and kept his money in the Chinese market til 1996, what would have happened?

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Was the legal system more lenient in America in the 1960's? Why?

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When and why did American jurors start getting a per diem far below what the average worker makes?

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Pre-industrialization, was there as much emphasis on helping your extended family in Western Europe as in other parts of the world?

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Is there any way to quantify the lag in trends that resulted from having to cross the Sahara?

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What are some examples of FDR showing respect for separation/ limits to his power?	9
How tightly would a patriarch in the approximate time and place of Abraham rule his band?	8
I saw a passing reference to Marat writing on the political implications of ballooning. What were his thoughts?	7
(Not a conspiracy nut) Have Masonic terms made it into our idioms?	7
Why do marriage pacts not seem to be a strategy in the Mexican Revolutionary era?	6
Friedman says that "no genuinely sane person would have invested in China in the 1970s" Had a American invested in a conservative Chinese portfolio in 1970 and kept his money in the Chinese market til 1996, what would have happened?	6
Was the legal system more lenient in America in the 1960's? Why?	5
When and why did American jurors start getting a per diem far below what the average worker makes?	5
Pre-industrialization, was there as much emphasis on helping your extended family in Western Europe as in other parts of the world?	5
Is there any way to quantify the lag in trends that resulted from having to cross the Sahara?	4