US History Regents Review - Units 1 & 2 (Unit 1 = American Beginnings, Unit 2 = Constitutional Foundations)

The power of the president to veto laws and the power of the House of Representatives to impeach are examples of

• Federalism

• The unwritten constitution

• Executive privilege

• Checks and balances

What was a major demand of the Anti-federalists during the debate over ratification of the United States' Constitution?

• continuation of slavery

• inclusion of a bill of rights

• right to habeas corpus

• a president serving more than two terms

Britain ended the practice of salutary neglect following the French and Indian War (1754–1763) which directly contributed to the

• end of the African slave trade

• refusal of France to give up Canada

• increased conflict with Spain along the Mississippi River

• colonial protests of Americans against new taxes

During the colonial period in British North America, the major geographic barrier to westward expansion was the

• Rocky Mountains

• Great Plains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Ohio River

Most amendments to the United States Constitution have dealt with

• Expanding powers of the presidency

• Setting immigration restrictions

• Strengthening the power of the individual states

• guaranteeing individual civil and political rights

Which event during the Colonial Era most influenced the concept of freedom of the press?

• Passage of the Navigation Acts

• Trial of publisher John Peter Zenger

• Creation of the Albany Plan of Union

• Establishment of the House of Burgesses

A principal reason for calling the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was to

• Settle land disputes with Canada

• Strengthen the national government

• Increase the power of the states

• Weaken the system of checks and balances

Political parties, the president’s cabinet, and national nominating conventions are considered examples of

• The unwritten constitution

• Separation of powers

• The elastic clause

• Delegated powers

What was a main reason large plantations developed in the South during the colonial period?

• British laws promoted the growth of slavery in the South.

• Cotton could only be grown in wetlands.

• Southern mountains led to the development of isolated, self-sufficient farms.

• The climate in the South provided longer growing seasons.

The Mayflower Compact (1620) and the Virginia House of Burgesses (1619) are early examples of

• restrictions on religious freedom

• steps toward representative government

• resistance to British rule

• economic systems in the colonies