Social Studies Benchmark Review 2018

What does foreign soil mean?

• land from another world

• land from another country

• dirt in your backyard

• soil you can't see

Which countries did the US take control of as a result of the Spanish-American War?

• Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico

• Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Cuba

• Guam, Philippines, Cuba

• Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico, United States

Who was the President during the Spanish-American War?

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• George Washington

• William McKinley

Where did most Asian (Chinese) immigrants settle in the early 1900's?

• In the south where they could work on farms

• in the north where they could work in factories

• in the west where they could work on the railroads

• in the midwest where they could farm

Where did most European immigrants settle in the early 1900's?

• in the south where they worked on farms

• in the north where they worked in factories in cities

• in the west where they worked on railraods

voting, being on a jury, and obeying laws are examples of

• rights

• responsibilities

Which part of the national government can propose an amendment to the Constitution?

• President

• Supreme Court

• Congress

• Governors

Why did the Framers (or writers) of the Constitution make it difficult to amend (or change?)

• So foreign countries couldn't take over the US

• So certain groups of people couldn't get rights

• to keep important parts of the Constitution intact (or not changing)

Which amendment made it illegal to deny a person the right to vote based on a person's race?

• 15th

• 19th

• 26th

• 21st

What was the US's policy in 1915 until 1918 when it joined WWI?

• to stay neutral in WWI

• to join the side of Great Britain

• to join the side of Germany

• to destroy German ships using submarines