U.S. History STAAR Exit Ticket 2: Foundations of U.S. History II

15th Amendment - 19th Amendment - 24th Amendment - 26th Amendment

The four amendments mentioned above are similar in that each

• expanded the rights of the accused

• put limits on Presidential powers

• shifted more power to state governments

• extended the vote to a disenfranchised group

Laissez-Faire, One of Alexis de Tocqueville's American values, can be described as...

• Limits government involvement in voting in elections

• Limits government involvement in the economy

• Limits government involvement in education

• Limits government involvement in immigration

When citizens can only meet in public for certain purposes, they regard such meetings as a strange proceeding of rare occurrence, and they rarely think at all about it. When they are allowed to meet freely for all purposes, they ultimately look upon public association in the universal, or in a manner the sole, means which men can employ to accomplish the different purposes they may have in view.

-Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1840

Which value is best reflected in this excerpt?

• Egalitarianism

• Laissez-faire

• Populism

• Liberty

Which civic action demonstrates the most fundamental responsibility of citizens in a democracy?

• Registering with the Selective Service

• Signing a petition on a college campus

• Volunteering at a community food bank

• Voting in a presidential elections

Why did the United States adopt the motto In God We Trust in 1956?

• To honor the financial and societal contributions of various religious organizations

• To distinguish the nation from countries that restricted religious practices

• To commemorate the social changes introduced by Christian leaders

• To encourage the growth of religious institutions throughout the country

What is the meaning of the U. S. motto “E Pluribus Unum” adopted in 1776?

• Out of many, One

• From the greater to the smaller

• From one, learn all

• For one’s own use

...that whenever any form of government becomes destructive

of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to

abolish it, and to institute a new government...

According to the Declaration of Independence, what should be done when a government takes away the rights that belong to the people?

• The people should replace the government with one that respects their rights.

• The people should petition other countries to persuade the king to make changes.

• The people should ask a new king to take over the government.

• The people should elect new members of congress.