Middle Grades Social Studies Test 1

1. The first law in the English colonies protecting religious freedom for Christians was passed in

• South Carolina
• New York
• Georgia
• Maryland

2. How did the Incas create stability in their expansive empire?

• through political alliances
• with a system of resettlement
• by allowing local leaders to maintain power
• by rewarding loyalty with personal freedoms

3. One of the goals of this system of government _______________ is the equal distribution of wealth.

• socialism
• autocracy
• democracy
• confederation

4. ________ is a large island near the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea where dams have been built to provide a year-round supply of fresh water.

• Sicily
• Greece
• Estonia
• Cyprus

5. Place the following U. S. Presidents in the CORRECT chronological order: 1- William McKinley 2- Grover Cleveland 3-William H. Taft 4- Theodore Roosevelt

• 1,2,3,4
• 1,3,2,4
• 2,1,4,3
• 3,2,4,1

6. Place the following U. S. Constitutional Amendments in the CORRECT order of occurence: A- right to a trial by jury B- prohibition C- voting age lowered to 18 D- freedom of speech, press, and religion E- Presidential term limit

• D, B, A, C, E
• D, A, B, E, C
• D, A, E, B, C
• D, B, A, E, C

7. There have been important Supreme Court Case decisions over the years. Which one of the following BEST describes Roth v United States?

• Held that obscenity is not protected under the First Amendment
• Dissolved John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Trust
• Supreme Court ruling that set forth the rights of a person under arrest
• Held that the federal rule excluding the use of illeagally obtained evidence in criminal trials should be applied to the states

8. Arrange the following cities in the order from smallest population to largest population:

• Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City
• Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles
• New York City, Chicago, Houston
• New York City, Los Angeles, Houston

9. It was rooted in the tradition of the Federalist Party but was originally formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic Party. It managed to get two men elected president, but both of them died in office. Which political party was associated with Henry Clay.

• Democratic Republican
• Know Nothing
• Progressive
• Whig

10. He became king at a very young age and reigned for 94 years. Name the longest reigning ruler of Egypt.

• Pepi II
• Thutmose III
• Ramesses II
• Amenhotep III