Practice Regents June 2010

This map shows the western limit on colonial settlement that resulted from the

• founding of Jamestown

• Proclamation of 1763

• Monroe Doctrine

• Compromise of 1850

Climatic conditions in the southern colonies most directly influenced the development of

• democratic institutions

• a canal system

• the plantation system

• the coal industry

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

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Magna Carta

House of Burgesses

Town meetings

John Locke

• Ideas of Social Darwinism

• Basis of British Mercantilism

• Contributions to American literature

• Influences on United States Constitutional Government

The main reason the Articles of Confederation were replaced as the basis of the United States government was that they

• lacked provision for a national congress

• declared that political protests were unconstitutional

• placed too many restrictions on the activities of state governments

• failed to give the central government enough power to govern effectively

We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity..... The US Constitution

In this passage the authors are stating that

• both men and women should have equal voting rights

• state governments created the United States government

• sovereignty belongs to the people of the nation

• people obtain their rights from their monarch

Which two groups debated the ratification of the new Constitution?

• loyalists and revolutionaries

• Federalists and Antifederalists

• Democratic Party and Whig Party

• executive branch and judicial branch

Which heading best completes the partial outline?

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitutional Compromises

• Jeffersonian Democracy

• Unwritten Constitution

The amendment process was included in the Constitution to

• allow for change over time

• expand the powers of the president

• increase citizen participation in government

• limit the authority of the United States Supreme Court

Which situation best illustrates the practice of lobbying?

• Congress decides to reduce the number of military bases in California

• The federal government cancels a defense contract with a company in New York State

• A senator from Pennsylvania and a senator from New Jersey agree to support each other's bill in Congress

• Several environmental groups try to persuade members of Congress to vote for the Clean Air Act

A major purpose of the president's cabinet is to

• offer advice on important issues

• nominate ambassadors

• conduct impeachment trials

• regulate the amount of money in circulation