US History TEST Topics 2 & 3 Review (22-23)

Which factor contributed MOST to these changes?

• The rising costs of national defense

• Threats posed by immigrant radicals

• Abuses of the spoils system by political machines

• The inefficiency of large corporations

Which action is best described by this excerpt?

• Elected leaders helped immigrants to assimilate to life in the U.S.

• Political machines justified corruption while providing benefits to communities

• Progressive leaders protested eminent domain laws in the United States

• Muckrakers tried to uncover government scandals in urban communities

This legislation affected how federal employees were hired. The law now required government jobs to be —

• based on the political party affiliation of the applicant

• determined by a merit system based on civil service examinations

• based on the approval of lawmakers

• set aside for business executives of large corporations

These demands most reflected the concerns of -

(2017-3a)

• small farmers in need of affordable credit.

• robber barons pursuing higher profits.

• prominent bankers who controlled the money supply.

• immigrant workers seeking economic justice.

Which U.S. government action is MOST CLOSELY based on this idea?

• The federal government passes laws to protect individual liberties.

• The Supreme Court votes to approve the appointment of presidential cabinet members.

• The Electoral College votes to approve the winner of congressional elections.

• The federal government passes laws to regulate businesses.

Which American value is described in this excerpt?

• Individualism

• Populism

• Laissez-faire

• Egalitarianism

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

• Populism

• Laissez-faire

• Social Justice

• Egalitarianism

Which statement describes one of the MOST important reasons why the United States annexed the Kingdom of Hawaii?

• The islands offered excellent locations for tropical resorts

• The local residents needed help to prevent the spread of poverty and disease

• The location was strategically valuable to both military and business leaders

• The local rulers wanted financial assistance to rebuild after a natural disaster

What message about imperialism did this political cartoon convey?

• The closer an acquired territory was, the more self-government it should be allowed to exercise.

• Imperialism was not likely to improve access to overseas markets.

• It was not worth angering European powers to annex new territories.

• The farther imperialist expansion extended, the harder it would be for the United States to maintain control.

In the late 1800s, Sanford B. Dole contributed to the expansion of the United States by advocating the annexation of -

• Puerto Rico

• the Panama Canal Zone

• Hawaii

• the Philippines