Civil War/Government Review

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The above headline might have appeared in a Texas newspaper in –

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1861

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What event encouraged Texas to secede from the United States in 1861?

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Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election in 1860.

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Which location was the site of one of the final Civil War battles that took place a month after the Confederate forces surrendered? Options: Sabine Pass, Galveston, Palmito Ranch

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Palmito Ranch

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Based on the excerpt, what was one major social effect of the Civil War?

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Congress ended slavery throughout the United States.

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Which statement provides the BEST evidence that Congress ended slavery throughout the US? Options: Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction, Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation

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Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime

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What principle of government that shows SHARING powers between STATE and LOCAL governments is reflected in the excerpt?

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federalism

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Which of the following completes the Venn diagram above? Separation of powers, checks and balances, and bill of rights, Amendments, one branch of government, separation of church and state, Tax laws, limited political terms, governor as the head of the executive branch, Judges elected by voters, limits for governmental power, restriction of freedoms

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Separation of powers, checks and balances, and bill of rights