EOC Review 22-23

What was the purpose of Reaganomics?

• To reduce limits on immigration which eliminate the federal quotas for immigrants coming from middle-eastern nations

• To develop a system of social welfare improvements to expand Great Society that would improve conditions

• To provide tax cuts for the wealthy that would trickle down to the working class by increasing wages.

• To encourage the policy of stagflation to boost the economic conditions of people experiencing poverty

Which represents an impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• expanded the rights of women by including the Equal Rights Amendment

• extended the Brown v. Board of Education ruling to all public facilities

• protected African American suffrage, guaranteed by the 15th Amendment

• lowered the voting age to eighteen, partly due to protests regarding the draft

Which program is associated with the vision expressed by Nixon in the quote?

“We are gaining an increasingly sophisticated understanding of the way economic,institutional, and legal forces shape our surroundings for good or ill; the next step islearning how to turn such forces to environmental benefit.”

• Environmental Protection Agency

• War Powers Act

• Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

• Title IX of the Education Amendments

Which development was demonstrated by events at Rosewood in 1923? 

• growth of the Ku Klux Klan escalated violence in Florida.

• the absence of agricultural employment in southern communities

• racial tensions in northern cities in the years after World War I

• the continuing prevalence of discrimination against Native Americans

Which statement summarizes the message of the cartoon? 

• Roosevelt had to defeat his opponent in the upcoming election before he could begin construction on the Panama Canal.

• Rough Riders needed to engage in guerrilla warfare in order to get to Panama.

• The United States introduced yellow fever in Panama to weaken the native population.

• America needed to address the spread of diseases before progress could be made constructing the canal.

Which summarizes the collective impact of Progressive reforms?

• They banned corruption in local politics associated with political machines.

• They changed the Constitution by decreasing the legislative power of Congress.

• They expanded democratic ideals by increasing the power of citizens’ voices.

• They restored economic opportunities that had been lost during Industrialization.

Which historical event best represents a goal of the Granger Movement?

• Bankers began charging higher interest rates for loans.

• The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad increased shipping rates.

• In Wabash v. Illinois, the Court ruled against state government regulation of interstate railroads

• The Interstate Commerce Act regulated railroad company prices.

How did the Dawes act of 1887 mark a departure from early federal Native American policy?

• It required Native Americans to withdraw private plots from the tribal reservations

• Led to conflicts between settlers and Plains Native Americans

• Moved Native Americans still on the Great Plains to reservations further west

• Encouraged the shooting of buffalo herds from new railroad lines

Which was a direct consequence of the Civil War?

• Suffrage was extended to African American men and women.

• African Americans were not allowed to run for political office.

• There was an increase in the number of United States citizens.

• Former Confederate states were no longer represented in Congress.

Which was a consequence of the Civil War?

• The President advocated for prioritizing suffrage over citizenship for landowners

• The majority in Congress voted for the Presidential Reconstruction plan proposed by Andrew Johnson

• The President advocated for equal protection of formerly enslaved people through the passage of the 15th Amendment

• The majority in Congress supported the agenda of the Radical Republicans to support civil rights