U.S. History EOC Review Assessments--Fifth and Sixth Six Weeks

(2016)Why did Chicano migrant workers establish the United Farm Workers?

• To exert influence on foreign policy

• To obtain fair wages and improve labor conditions

• To attain the right to vote in federal elections

• To change citizenship requirements

(2016)What was the initial response of the U.S. government to the attacks of September 11, 2001?

• To impose economic sanctions on Libya for sponsoring terrorist activities

• To begin military operations in Afghanistan

• To reopen military bases in Europe that had been closed after the Cold War

• To form a coalition to eliminate training bases in Pakistan

(2016)This confrontation centered around —

• disagreement over the use of taxes to fund public education

• the refusal of federal courts to hear cases concerning civil rights violations

• the denial of First and Fifth Amendment freedoms by southern state legislatures

• resistance by state and local governments to the Brown v. Board of Education ruling

(2016)Which statement correctly completes this time line?

• The Centers for Disease Control petitioned Congress to eliminate waste treatment plants.

• The federal government created the Environmental Protection Agency to oversee

  environmental issues.

• The automobile industry began researching alternative energy sources.

• The president ordered the Public Health Service to deal with environmental pollution.

(2016)The event described in this headline resulted in —

• decreased federal funding of student loans

• increased support for the antiwar movement

• the reinstatement of the draft

• an end to federal investigations of student organizations

(2016)Which theme formed the basis of the Chicano Mural Movement?

• Environmental preservation

• Assimilation

• Education

• Cultural pride

(2016)Which diagram is about Sandra Day O’Connor?

• A

• B

• C

• D

(2016)Which government action was intended to ensure that African Americans could exercise their Fifteenth Amendment rights?

• The Supreme Court decision in Sweatt v. Painter

• The executive order to desegregate the U.S. Army

• The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

• The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

(2016)Which sentence best completes this diagram?

• The levee system was unable to hold back floodwater.

• The Mississippi River was diverted.

• The National Weather Service failed to provide adequate warning.

(2016)The events described in this excerpt provide evidence of which political situation?

• Growing solidarity between the executive and judicial branches

• An increase in the number of legislators who vote against party lines

• A lack of cooperation between the legislative and executive branches

• The refusal by the Supreme Court to intervene in legislative matters