School districts in the united states sometimes capture media attention when people in the community challenge the books assigned to students for instruction. these debates relate to the
a. first amendment (freedom of speech)
b. second amendment (rightbto bear arms)
c. fifth amendment (decline to answer so as not in incriminate yourself)
d. eighth amendment (cruel punishment & excessive fines - how could it be this

frederick the great and the war of austrian succession. frederick william of brandenburg-prussia trained his son, frederick, to be a hardy soldier. he also declared himself king of bohemia, and maria theresa sent troops to retake bohemia. in august he led 80,000 of these men across the frontier into bohemia, his

the triple alliance. germany and austria-hungary were already allies by 1879 when, worried about a threat from russia, they formed the dual alliance. italy joined the group in 1882. there was a concern about a possible attack from france and the alliance needed powerful friends to defend it.