US History STAAR Practice 2

What was an important effect of Eli Whitney's invention of the Cotton Gin?

• The demand for slavery died out because they weren't needed anymore
• Slavery spread throughout the South and cotton production increased
• Foreign nations refused to purchase American produced cotton
• The farming of cotton expanded to states in the North

One result of the trend shown in this table was the —

• expansion of available labor

• creation of specialized trade guilds

• decrease in educational opportunities for women

• increase in production costs for manufacturers

Which factor best completes this diagram?

• New transportation systems

• Increased government regulation

• A decline in agricultural production

• The growth of labor unions

Which law created an orderly procedure for adding a new state to the union?

• Northwest Ordinance

• Land Ordinance

• Territories Ordinance

• Ohio River Valley Ordinance

The first political parties in the United States formed mainly in response to disagreements over —

• taxation without representation

• the doctrine of judicial review

• territorial expansion to the west

• the extent of federal power

The power of judicial review vested in the Supreme Court gives them the ability to --

• review laws passed by Congress or actions of the President & declare them unconstitutional.

• review the Constitution and make laws.

• veto laws passed by Congress.

• impeach a president or member of Congress for doing something unconstitutional.

In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court established a principle that would eventually be used by all courts to —

• strike down any law that the court deems unconstitutional.

• decide the outcome of contested election results.

• overturn any impeachment that the court deems unsupported by evidence.

• mediate disputes related to commerce between states.

• The Whiskey Rebellion

• The Bank of the United States

• The Alien and Sedition Acts

• Marbury v. Madison

This list provides examples of —

• topics discussed during the Second Constitutional Convention

• domestic issues faced by the leaders of the new republic

• weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation

• issues leading to the ratification of the first constitutional amendments

Which of the following is the best example of an early U.S. struggle to define the domestic authority of the central government?

• The XYZ Affair

• The War of 1812

• The Barbary Wars

• The Whiskey Rebellion

Which reason best completes the chart?

• Need to be protected from the French

• Desire of the colonists to have a state religion

• Need for British monarchy’s control over the colonies

• Lack of a colonial representative in the British parliament