US History Regents Review

The purpose of this statement was to

• give reasons to support the ratification of the Constitution

• question the power granted to Congress under the Constitution

• decide which powers would be given to the president in the Constitution

• encourage support for an amendment to limit personal taxation in the Constitution

Which provision in the Constitution is the author of this passage questioning?

• due process

• equal protection

• elastic clause

• rule of law

The Constitution gives the power to determine presidential succession beyond the vice president to

• the Supreme Court

• the president’s cabinet

• Congress

• state governors

The 22nd amendment, added in 1951, changed presidential eligibility by

• establishing a two-term limit

• raising the minimum age

• requiring four years of college

• ending the residency clause

In this address, President George Washington states that the United States can stay out of foreign entanglements because of its

• ethnic diversity

• well-established military

• large industrial capacity

• geographical location

Based on this passage, President Washington would urge the United States to avoid

• trade agreements

• permanent political alliances

• foreign travel

• industrial development

A historian could best use this map to study

• the Monroe Doctrine

• American nativism

• Manifest Destiny

• Dutch imperialism in North America

Which statement can best be supported by the information found on this map?

• Territorial expansion during the 1800s was achieved through a variety of methods.

• Colonial goals had been realized once the Louisiana Purchase was complete.

• The annexation of Texas was an effort to avoid war with Mexico.

• The Great Plains was the last area settled.

Based on this excerpt from the Seneca Falls’ Declaration of Sentiments, women should

• remain in the home

• serve in the military

• give up their personal property

• have equal rights with men

Which government action addressed a grievance included in this declaration?

• the 13th amendment

• the Plessy v. Ferguson decision

• the Schenck v. United States decision

• the 19th amendment