Postwar Boom and The Great Society

Why did the framers of the U.S. Constitution decide to give impeachment powers to the House of Representatives?

• They wanted to allow member of the legislative branch the power to remove public officials from office

• They wanted to limit the power of the courts to rule laws as unconstitutional

• They wanted to allow the Legislative Branch the power to appoint a new chief executive

• They wanted to limit the abuse of power by the other branches

What were the main reasons the American colonies wanted independence from Great Britain?

• Preference for foreign trade agreements, support for monarchy, desire for cultural superiority

• Taxation without representation, trade restrictions, British military presence, and desire for self-governance

• The American colonies desired to be independent because they were furious with the idea of being a Communist State

The first three words from the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, "We the people" established the principle of...

• Checks and Balances

• consent of the governed"

• separation of powers

• natural law

How did the Declaration influence other independence movements around the world?

• It inspired global independence movements by promoting ideals of liberty, self-governance, and individual rights.

• The Declaration had a tremendous impact within the African-American community in the United States

• The Declaration was primarily focused on economic policies and trade agreements.
• The Declaration called for immediate military action against colonial powers.

Which of the following contributed most to increased settlement of the Great Plains?

• The availability of buffalo

• The discovery of precious metals

• A series of federal land grants

• A decrease in agricultural production

  How did the expansion of railroad transportation most benefit farmers in the United States?  

• By raising the consumer price of agricultural products

• By increasing the variety of locally owned crops

• By providing farmers with affordable access to distant markets

• William Faulkner

Adult citizens were granted 160 acres of land and were required to improve the land by building a home and farming the land. What was one effect of the act described in this sentence?

• The number of conflicts with American Indians decreased

• The debt of the federal government increased

• The population of settlers in the American West increased

• The demand for natural resources decreased

Industry expanded in the late 1800s creating many job opportunities. What was one effect of the cause of industrial expansion?

• The number of immigrants from Europe declined

• The government passed laissez-faire laws

• People moved from rural to urban areas

• Settlement houses lost federal funding

The rise of factory production in the late 1800s led to long hours and low wages and dangerous working conditions. This led to

• Ratification of a suffrage movement

• Building of the transcontinental railroad

• Passage of prohibition legislation

• Expansion of labor unions

Which factor prompted the Americanization movement of the early twentieth century?

• The growing concern about environmental issues in the Western United States

• The rising tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

• The increasing number of immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe

• The strengthening of Jim Crow laws in the Southern United States