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WorksheetsThe Supremes & More
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
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1.
Marbury v. Madison was an important Supreme Court case that:
a)
was about monopolies - and who decides cases involving interstate commerce or trade
b)
was about the national bank power of the national government
c)
established judicial review over congressional and presidential actions
d)
declared African Americans non-citizens and to be considered as property
2.
Gibbons v. Ogden was important because it established:
a)
that the federal government decides matters involving interstate commerce... the case was about steamboats
b)
a national banking system of checks and balances
c)
African Americans as property and not included as citizens
3.
McCullough v. Maryland established the power of
a)
national government over states
b)
states rights over federal government in banking
c)
slave owners throughout the territories
d)
judicial review over presidential and congressional acts
4.
Dred Scott Decision declared that
a)
all men are created equal
b)
African Americans were not citizens
c)
slavery was illegal
d)
women should be afforded equal rights
5.
Seneca Falls Convention held in 1848 was a
a)
meeting that called for rights for women, specifically sufferage
b)
meeting that called for the removal of Indians to an area west of the Mississippi
c)
meeting that officially ended the war between England and France
d)
meeting that revised the Articles of Confederation which gave us a new form of government
6.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, author of the "Declaration of Sentiments," is an important pioneer in women's rights because she:
a)
fought for the right to bear arms
b)
fought for the right to vote
c)
fought for the right to own property
d)
fought for the right to go to medical school
7.
Virginia House of Burgesses in 1619 was:
a)
the first permanent settlement
b)
the first representative assembly in America
c)
the first house of the president
8.
Boston Tea Party is an important event because:
a)
it was an act of civil disobedience that showed rebellion against England.
b)
it was a meeting to organize the colonists.
c)
it was a meeting of women to discuss suffrage.
9.
Where did the "shot heard round the world" occur?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Main and Broadway
c)
Boston MA
d)
Philadelphia
10.
What was "the Great Awakening"?
a)
Movement in Europe that emphasized the use of reason
b)
Use of scientific method to figure out how the world worked
c)
Religious movement in the colonies
11.
The Magna Carta, in 1215, was important because it:
a)
limited the power of the King
b)
was the first written constitiution
c)
was a contract of self government by the pilgrams
12.
One of the many events that angered the colonists which lead to the Revolution was --
a)
the Sugar Act - a tax on molasses
b)
the Alien Act - allowed expulsion of foreigners
c)
the 3/5's Compromise
d)
Olive Branch Petition
13.
The First 10 Amendments to the Constitution are called:
a)
The Bill of Rights
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Individual Rights of Man
14.
The tax on documents, newspapers, diplomas and dice was called:
a)
Dice Clay Act
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Intolerable Act
15.
A citizen who committed the crime of SEDITION was someone who did WHAT?
a)
traded with other nations
b)
talked badly about elected officials
c)
withdrew from the nation to create another
d)
helped slaves to escape
16.
Some years are more memorable than others: what BIG thing happened in 1803?
a)
California Gold Rush
b)
War of 1812 began
c)
Louisiana Purchase occured, doubling the size of US
d)
Texas was annexed
17.
Monroe Doctrine was a statement which
a)
denied European influence or interference in ANY country in western hemisphere
b)
demanded all citizens help catch runaway slaves
c)
divided Nebraska territory into two states
d)
divided the South into five military districts
18.
Compromises we have known... which one below is NOT an important compromise?
a)
Great Compromise - setting up two house legislature in 1781
b)
Missouri Compromise - Maine a free state and Missouri a slave state
c)
1850 Compromise - California enters Union as a free state, DC ended slave trade locally, and voters would decide slave or free in NM and Utah
d)
Dred Scott Compromise - gave women right to vote
19.
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution _____________
a)
ensures all the right to assemble
b)
gives citizenship to all born in the US
c)
freed the slaves
d)
granted freedom from religion
20.
Articles of Confederation were
a)
the first Amercan Constitution
b)
the document delivered when the south seceeded
c)
the first amendments to the Constitution
21.
The Constitution of the US establishes how many branches of government?
a)
Two - federal and state
b)
Three - judiciary, executive, and legislative
c)
Two - Democrat and Republican
d)
Three - military, civilian and commercial
22.
The Industrial Revolution changed the way things were made and where people lived, what were some effects...
a)
Good - lowered the cost of goods and moved people to cities
b)
Bad - created a factory system with deplorable work conditions
c)
Good - created jobs for everyone, including children
d)
Bad - required people to join unions to be paid fair wages
23.
Abolitionists fought to end slavery. Who is NOT an abolitionist?
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
The Grimke Sisters
d)
Robert E. Lee
24.
"Life on the Mississippi" was written by
a)
Stephen Crane
b)
Mark Twain
c)
walt Whitman
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
25.
"Essay on Civil Disobedience" was written in 1849 and contains this important sentence: "That government is best which governs least." Who is the author?
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Henry David Thoreau
c)
Donald J. Trump
d)
Edgar Allen Poe
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