Which statement describes a limitation on government action established by the Bill of Rights?

Government officials cannot enter a home without the owners permission or a valid search warrant.

Congress controls interstate commerce.

The President shares control over foreign policy with Congress.

The Supreme Court can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional.

Why did Alexis de Tocqueville believe that American society was egalitarian?

Americans lacked a hereditary social class of nobles.

All Americans had the same wealth.

Americans had just abolished slavery just before his visit.

The Declaration of Independence announced that all men were created equal.

The phrase "No Taxation without Representation" was shouted by colonist who felt what?

That they had no voice in Parliment

That they wanted their tax check

What is the main purpose of government?

To protect the rights of the people

To protect the life of people's things

The state and national government share power.

The people vote for their leaders who then represent them.

The people have individual rights.

There are three branches of government.

Which proves that the USA uses separation of powers?

There are three branches of government.

The people vote for their leaders.

The people have individual rights. (bill of rights)

What does the Legislative Branch do?

The President- carries out the laws

Supreme Court it interprets the laws

What does the Judicial Branch do?

Supreme Court it interprets the laws

The President- carries out the laws

What does the Executive Branch do?

The President- carries out the laws

Supreme Court it interprets the laws

What is the principle of republicanism ?

The interest of Americans are represented by elected officials.

Government should be split into three branches.

The people create the government.

The power of government should be limited.

Popular sovereignty , a principle set forth in the Constitution, means that--

people are the source of the government's power.

People elect their political representatives.

power is divided between national and state government.

Which of these choices below was a goal shared by supporters of Manifest Destiny?

Occupying all of the land in the U.S.

Going back to an agriculture based economy (agrarian)

As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?

They were forced to live in reservations.

They agreed to give up their land.

They were given their choice of where to live.

They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.

Which of the following is not an effect of the Dawes Act.

Native Americans became wealthy landowners

Native Americans forced to Americanize

Abolished Native American Tribes

Which of the following helps to explain the reason for American expansionism in the mid-1800s and early 1900s?

The United States sought new markets for agricultural and industrial products

The United States wanted to establish colonies in Asia, Africa, and Australia

United States foreign policy rejected the theory of "Social Darwinism

The United States military wanted to establish overseas bases and recruit from those locations

Which of the following BEST explains how railroads stimulated the national economy in the late 1800s?

They efficiently allowed products to be shipped across the country

They increased the number of railroad barons

They allowed a large number of people to enter the United States

They diminished the power of monopolies in the railroad industry

Invention of the steel plow, the passage of the Homestead Act, and the completion of the transcontinental railroad all contributed to the

development of the Great Plains

growth of the plantation system of agriculture

extension of slavery into the western territories

gold rushes in California and Nevada

Which of the following was the main reason for the rapid settlement of the Great Plains during the late 1800s?

Congress passed a law allowing people to claim public land and convert it to public property through homesteading.

Congress passed a law requiring all public lands to be sold at auction.

Speculators bought large parcels of land and built factory towns to attract new immigrants.

Native Americans sold most of their tribal land directly to railroad companies.

Boomtowns helped to settle the frontier by

providing an unlimited amount of gold

providing coal for the railroads

How did the transcontinental railroad impact the US?

it destroyed the Native American's way of life

settlement of the frontier increased

trade around the nation expands

Why did many Native Americans not like the white settlers?

they broke promises and treaties

Which of the following best characterizes the era of Western Expansion in the late nineteenth century?

Homesteaders accelerated the transformation of the western environments by converting grasslands for agriculture.

Freednmen’s goals conflicted with those of Republican leaders, who wanted cotton to return high dividends

Nationwide movements for workers’ rights arose in response to industrialization and exploitation.

Immigrants were drawn to rapid industrialization and production in a new mass consumer culture.

The Homestead Act of 1862 contributed most directly to the—

increase in conflict between Native American and settlers

establishment of agricultural colleges

migration of Chinese immigrants to work on the railroads

What would be an appropriate title for this list: -Built sod houses -Used barbed wire fences -Burned cow and buffalo chips for fuel

Adaptations to Life on the Great Plains

Nomadic Life for American Indians

Cooperation Between American Indians and Farmers

Which connection is correct?

passage of legislation => increased opportunities for land purchases & expanded transportation

Restrictions on mineral rights => More private ownership of mines

created conservation programs => increased availability of lumber for home building on the great plains

ban of immigrant labor => increased U.S. citizen labor market

-Attend Native American Schools -Learn English -Live in designated areas -Adapt to farming QUESTION: Which of the following is best supported by the excerpt?

Assimilation and Americanization of Native Americans

Activation of Native American military forces

Native American Tribes obtaining more land to continue their traditional way of life

Native Americans' eagerness to adapt to a new life

Laissez-Faire , One of Alexis de Tocqueville's American values, can be described as...

Limits government involvement in the economy

Limits government involvement in voting in elections

Limits government involvement in education

Limits government involvement in immigration

What does “E Pluribus Unum” mean?

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free

Give me liberty or give me death

One way you can become at US citizen at birth is to...

Be born in the United States or territories

Complete an application for naturalization

Apply for political asylum within one year of living in the US.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Bill of Rights was added to the US Constitution primarily to-

provide the President with power in times of emergency

establish fair and impartial elections

protect individual liberties

guarantee voting privileges to minorities

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which guarantees freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion to individuals in the United States?

the Treaty of Paris of 1783

the Articles of Confederation

the First Amendment to the US Constitution

the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was an important characteristic of American society as noted by Alexis de Tocqueville in 1831-1832?

federalism

imperialism

populism

isolationism

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which has been an important limitation on the power of eminent domain found in the Fifth Amendment?

The reciting of prayers in public schools has been prohibited.

There must be a "clear and present danger" before it can be exercised.

Individuals accused of committing crimes are protected from abusive behavior by the police.

Governments must provide "reasonable compensation" when taking a person's property.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following words are part of the Declaration of Independence?

"They are endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States"

"No soldier shall, in times of peace, be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner"

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which action would be protected by the First Amendment?

A reporter publishes an article critical of city officials.

A man on trial refuses to testify against himself.

A woman asks to see a lawyer before answering questions from the police.

A family refuses to permit soldiers to be housed in their home.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the US, illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in a court of law against someone. This rule is based on an individual's constitutional right to-

face accusers in open court

be protected against double jeopardy

a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury

protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

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Foundations of US History and Western Expansion Review

The Bill of Rights was added to the US Constitution primarily to-

Which guarantees freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion to individuals in the United States?

Which of the following was an important characteristic of American society as noted by Alexis de Tocqueville in 1831-1832?

Which has been an important limitation on the power of eminent domain found in the Fifth Amendment?

Which of the following words are part of the Declaration of Independence?

Which action would be protected by the First Amendment?

In the US, illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in a court of law against someone. This rule is based on an individual's constitutional right to-

Which statement describes a limitation on government action established by the Bill of Rights?

Which principle was adopted in the US Constitution to ensure that no one branch of the federal government became too powerful?

Why did Alexis de Tocqueville believe that American society was egalitarian?

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