US History Review- Quotes

In this excerpt, Justice Harlan is warning against —

• a civil service based on patronage rather than merit

• a lack of federal funding for essential transportation systems

• allowing powerful monopolies to dominate interstate commerce

• allowing labor unions to interfere with production goals

Which demographic change in the United States is most associated with this transformation?

• Increased birth rates in rural areas

• Increased property values in rural areas

• Increased life expectancy in urban areas

• Increased migration to urban areas

What was one impact of this ruling?

• State laws were deemed supreme over federal laws.

• Full faith and credit was reaffirmed.

• Due process guidelines were reexamined.

• Impeachment procedures were redefined

How does this resolution demonstrate the principle of checks and balances?

• It allows Congress to limit the military authority of the executive branch.

• It expands the power of judicial review to military courts.

• It allows the executive to determine the length of military conflicts.

• It gives Congress oversight of military strategy and operations.

Which value important to America’s success as a constitutional republic is best illustrated in this excerpt?

• Populism

• Laissez-faire

• Egalitarianism

• Social justice

President Eisenhower exercised his federal authority in an effort to —

• enforce a ruling to desegregate public schools

• ensure the safety of protesters at lunch counter sit-ins

• end the violence directed against the Freedom Riders

• protect citizens from rioting spurred by Ku Klux Klan rallies

These lyrics are representative of a movement that culminated in a constitutional amendment during the —

• Progressive Era

• Harlem Renaissance

• Reconstruction Era

• New Deal

Who is described in the obituary above?

• Jacqueline Kennedy

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Mamie Eisenhower

• Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson

The excerpt above was written by Upton Sinclair in his novel The Jungle in 1905.

Which federal law was passed in reaction to this description?

• The Meat Inspection Act

• the 17th Amendment

• The Federal Reserve Act

• The Clayton Antitrust Act

"I am also interested in knowing when and under what circumstances we would expect to use West German forces if the East Germans confront us."

--President John F. Kennedy, Sept. 1961

What situation is President Kennedy referring to?

• The building of the Berlin Wall to separate East and West Berlin.

• The failure of the Soviet Union to permit elections in Poland.

• The Soviet blockade of all roads and rail routes to West Berlin.

• The construction of silos for missiles with nuclear warheads in cuba.