STAAR Review #1

What impact did this innovation have on daily life?

• It increased the regional differences among various groups of people across the country.

• It became a major method of long-distance communication for many years

• It allowed people to sign legal documents from across the country.

• It was the government’s only method to negotiate with foreign leaders.

How did southern states respond to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment?

• By creating a segregated public education system

• By shutting down all remaining offices of Freedmen’s Bureau

• By imposing requirements designed to deny African Americans the right to vote

• By forcing African Americans to work as tenant farmers and sharecroppers

Which phrase best represents the U.S. principle of republicanism?

• The creation of a Congress to carry out the will of the people

• The establishment of courts to interpret laws and government actions.

• The division of power between a federal government and state governments

• The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional

Which action is one part of the official path to U.S. citizenship through the naturalization process?

• Attending college in the United States

• Being employed in the United States

• Passing a U.S. civics exam

• Working for the U.S. government

How did the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia affect American Indians?

• How did the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia affect American Indians?

• The state ignored the ruling and distributed Cherokee lands to white settlers.

• More American Indian tribes decided to grant licenses to missionaries to live on tribal lands.

• Reservation policies were overturned and replaced with land grants to individuals.

Why did slavery become a widespread practice in the United States during the early nineteenth century?

• The system of indentured servitude was banned.

• The need for agricultural labor increased as a result of expanded cotton production.

• Improved transportation systems made it easier for workers to migrate.

• Advancements in technology led to the need for skilled workers.

According to the Northwest Ordinance, which condition did a U.S. territory have to meet in order to apply for statehood?

• Have a population of sixty thousand free settlers

• Hold a vote on whether to become a free or slave territory

• Establish one public school per district

• Have a territorial governor appointed by the president

Which factor contributed to the founding of new religious groups in the United States?

• Freedoms listed in the Bill of Rights

• Expansion of individual voting rights

• Growth of abolitionist movements

• Beliefs expressed by Transcendentalists

Which constitutional issue led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832?

• Do courts have the power to rule on the constitutionality of state laws?

• Does the president have the authority to use the military to enforce the law?

• Does the federal government have the authority to enact laws regarding slavery?

• Do states have the power to declare a federal law unconstitutional?

Which grievance from the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• “He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly.”

• “For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury . . .”

• “He has obstructed the . . . Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.”

• “For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us . . .”