US History Unit 1 and 2 Test

Front

Which Enlightenment idea emphasizes that government power should be restricted? Options: Ordered Government, Limited Government, Representative Government, Absolute Monarchy

Back

Limited Government

Front

Federalism in the United States refers to:

Back

The division of power between national and state governments

Front

The concept of separation of powers divides the government into which three branches?

Back

Executive, legislative, and judicial

Front

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution:

Back

Abolished slavery

Front

Which group favored punishing the South after the Civil War? Options: Southern Democrats, Radical Republicans, Moderate Republicans, Confederates

Back

Radical Republicans

Front

The 14th Amendment is significant because it:

Back

Established citizenship for all persons born in the U.S.

Front

How did the 15th Amendment change the political landscape of the United States? Options: It gave women the right to vote, It lowered the voting age to 18, It abolished the electoral college, It prohibited denying the right to vote based on race

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It prohibited denying the right to vote based on race

Front

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Reconstruction era? Reuniting the nation, Establishing civil rights for freed slaves, Rebuilding the Southern economy, Maintaining the plantation system

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Maintaining the plantation system

Front

The Civil War Amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th) collectively:

Back

Expanded federal authority to protect individual rights

Front

The Compromise of 1877 effectively ended Reconstruction by:

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Removing federal troops from the South