Week 30 Quizizz

One way the U.S. government responded to the problems caused by the conditions on this list was by - (page #5)

• passing the Interstate Commerce Act

• implementing the silver standard for currency

• creating a federal jobs program for the unemployed

• establishing a new tax on capital gains

Which question is associated with the passage of the Espionage and Sedition Acts during World War I? (page #18)

• Should industries be allowed to prevent workers from joining unions?

• Can the government require citizens to purchase war bonds?

• At what age should citizens be required to enlist in a branch of the military?

• Can the government limit the constitutional rights of citizens during war time?

Match the following description to the correct New Deal agency (page #28)

• Security and Exchange Commission

• provided jobs for young men to build infrastructure

• Public Works Administration

• protected bank deposits

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• offered financial assistance to the unemployed and elderly

• Social Security Administration

• maintain fair markets and increase confidence in the banking system

Which statement describes how the GI Bill affected the United States in the 1950s? (page #41)

• The act desegrated branches of the military

• The financial regulations in the act protected the deposits of bank customers

• The educational benefits included in the act helped military veterans

• The act provided employment opportunities for women

Which action opposed the civil rights advances that the Reconstruction amendments had promised? (page #45)

• the Temperance movement

• the passage of Jim Crow laws

• the passage of Antitrust legislation

• the conservation movement

This legislation affected how federal employees were hired. The law now required government jobs to be - (page #8)

• based on political party affiliation of the applicant

• determine by a merit based system based on civil service exams

• based on the approval of lawmakers

• set aside for business executives of large corporations

Match the following terms from the Vietnam War era - (page #50)

• Credibility Gap

• idea that if one country fell to communism then others would follow

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• limited the miiltary actions of the executive branch after the Korean and Vietnam Wars

• War Powers Resolution

• term during the Vietnam war to describe the discrepancy between public statements and actual policies

• Domino Theory

• allowed the president to deploy troops without a declaration of war

Which of the following describes the primary goal of Great Society programs? (page #47)

• to increase taxation

• to expand voting rights

• to privatize education

• to fight social inequality

Which accomplishment correctly completes this list? (page #48)

• Organized armed resistance to protest police brutality

• Negotiated to secure better working conditions for farmworkers

• Filed a federal lawsuit to fight segregation against farmworkers

• Seized corporate farmland to protest discrimination against farmworkers

This act caused conflict between - (page #62)

• individual rights and the authority of the government to maintain national security

• equal protection under the law and protection of minorities against discrimination

• economic stability and increased government spending on military readiness

• promotion of free trade policies and protections for workers in domestic industries