Social Studies Q3 Review

A war that is fought between people of the same country is called

• Tribal councils
• Civil War
• Rebels
• Supreme Court

What railroad had its beginning in Nebraska and went West?

• Rebels
• Central Pacific
• Union Pacific
• Yankees

It is our right as an American citizen to have an education, worship as we choose, and have a ______________.

• tribal counciles 
• state motto
• State bill of rights
• trial by jury

The Union Pacific used ostly Irish workers to lay the track, but the Central Pacific hired mostly? 

• Chinese workmen
• Irish workers
• Spanish laborers
• Spanish workers

The famous Nebraskan William Jennings Bryan __________________.

• Ran for Congress at age 30 and won a position.
• became president of the United States
• was born and raised in Nebraska

What was one result of the Emancipation Proclomation? 

• Former slaves were taken to live in the North.
• Freedman were not preapred to deal with ife away from slavery. 
• President Lincoln wanted the war to end. 

The main duties of a state governor are ____________. 

• To make the laws for our state
• To give out penatilites to those who have broken a law. 
• Make sure the goverment is running properly and enfore laws.

What is the purpose of taxes?

• For the goverment to make money.
• To pay the bills. 
• To make people pay more money for things. 

Why is our goverment divided into three branches?

• The goverment doesnt have three branches.
• The branches don't help each other.
• All branches help support the power of our government. 

Our government system is based on checks and balances. This means __________________. 

• Each branch checks on each other and the government is balanced.
• The money spent in our government is only written using checks.
• None of the above