Unit 11 Common Unit Assessment - Social Studies

The United States Constitution created all of the following branches of government EXCEPT –

• Administrative

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

Which event signaled the end of the Cold War?

• first man on the moon

• fall of the Berlin Wall

• Treaty of Versailles

• stock market crash

Telephone

Radio

Television

Personal computer

In what field have all these inventions benefited society in the United States?

• communication

• medicine

• agriculture

• transportation

Public transportation helps American society in all of the following ways EXCEPT –

• reducing traffic

• increasing trade

• reducing pollution

• providing jobs

Which phrase best completes the timeline?

• Immigrants can vote

• Women can vote

• Non-citizens can vote

• American Indians can vote

Based on the timeline above, one of the reasons for amending the U.S. Constitution has been to —

• restrict the actions of government officials

• recognize protected rights of different groups of citizens

• ensure for a peaceful transition of power

• establish a stronger system of checks and balances

Which of the following statements summarizes the rights guaranteed by the Nineteenth Amendment?

• The right to vote cannot be taken away due to age, if you are over 18 years old.

• The right to vote cannot be taken away due to which state you live in.

• The right to vote cannot be taken away due to gender.

• The right to vote cannot be taken away due to race, color, or servitude.

The United States became militarily involved in Korea and Vietnam to —

• teach people living in these regions how to farm

• overthrow the dictators who ruled these countries

• liberate the prisoners held in these countries

• stop the spread of communism to these regions

The events on the timeline above were all steps taken to —

• extend civil rights to American citizens

• gain equal pay for all Americans

• increase the number of American graduates

• provide more benefits to Americans

Which of the following is an accomplishment of Martin Luther King, Jr.?

• He led the successful bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.

• He organized the Great Society to help people overcome poverty.

• He sued the school board of Topeka, Kansas.

• He served as a four-star general in the United States Army.