WorksheetsSS Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these describes Jefferson Davis's role during the Civil War?
a)
He write Uncle Tom's Cabin
b)
He led the raid on Harper's Ferry
c)
He was a general in the Union
d)
He was president of the Confederacy
2.
Which of these was the main purpose of the 13th Amendment?
a)
raise taxes
b)
end slvery
c)
trial by jury
d)
list of duties the president must do
3.
Why did Teddy Roosevelt want to complete the building of the Panama Canal
a)
stop the spread of disease in Central America
b)
Create a shorter route between the Atlantic and Pacific
c)
provide employment for Colombian workers
d)
make it easier to travel between North and South America
4.
Which of these explains the poetry of Langston Hughes
a)
honors WW I soldiers
b)
praises European immigrants
c)
describes unequal treatment of African Americans
d)
Native Americans and how they move onto reservations
5.
Which describes the result of the Battle of Iwo Jima?
a)
ships on Pearl Harbor were attacked
b)
US declared war on Japan
c)
victory led to the eventual defeat of Japan
d)
atomic bomb was demonstrated
6.
What is the capital of Georgia?
a)
Atlanta
b)
Athens
c)
Roswell
d)
Savannah
7.
Which of these is a function of the US government?
a)
manufacturing goods in order to make a product
b)
lending money to people so they can buy cars
c)
collecting taxes to provide public services
d)
giving everyone a checking account
8.
How did the 26th Amendment increase the number of people who could vote in elections
a)
The age became 18 to vote
b)
Electronic voting machines were introuduced
c)
provided neighborhoods for voting places
d)
let employees leave work to vote
9.
Which is an example of Freedom of Speech?
a)
lying in court
b)
telling military secrets
c)
writing on public buildings
d)
speaking out against the government
10.
How did Henry Ford's introduction to the assembly line improve life for Americans?
a)
Cars did not look alike
b)
More people could afford cars
c)
The price went up
d)
More cars came from other countries
11.
Which person was an abolitionist and planned to give weapons to enslaved people?
a)
Dred Scott
b)
Stephen Douglas
c)
John Brown
d)
Frederick Douglas
12.
In 1858 Abraham Lincoln ran against Stephen Douglas. Which issue did they debate about?
a)
States' Rights
b)
The Civil War
c)
The Anaconda Plan
d)
The Panama Canal
13.
Some whites in the South wanted life to return to how it was before the war. African Americans in the South were prevented from exercising their rights due:
a)
Freedmans' Bureau
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Amnesty Act
14.
Who invented the telephone?
a)
The Wright Brothers
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Thomas Edison
15.
Which organization did FDR create after the Stock Market Crash?
a)
BonusArmy
b)
National Origins Act
c)
New York Stock Exchange
d)
Works Progress Adminstration
16.
Which is the term to free
a)
liberate
b)
casualty
c)
kamikaze
d)
genocide
17.
Which is the term: to limit the good people can buy
a)
suburb
b)
ration
c)
genocide
d)
war
18.
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
a)
Martin Luther King
b)
Bobby Seale
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Neil Armstrong
19.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation in public places illegal. This also:
a)
banned discrimination in housing
b)
banned poll tax in federal elections
c)
made it illegal to deny a job based on race
d)
protected women's rights
20.
What was the Underground Railroad?
a)
A place where slaves were sold
b)
It was a railroad that was underground and carried slaves to freedom.
c)
A network slaves used to get to freedom.
21.
Which is an example of citizens exercising the right to petition?
a)
starting a fundraising campaign
b)
gathering signatures on a request to city council
c)
holding up protest signs outside of city hall
d)
writing letters to the editor of a newspaper
22.
What is the main role of the judicial branch?
a)
to change laws
b)
to enforce laws
c)
to make laws
d)
to interpret and explain laws
23.
The word democracy means _____.
a)
rule of one
b)
ruled by few
c)
ruled by the people
d)
ruled by the wealthy
24.
What was the economy of the South based on?
a)
Agriculture
b)
Mining
c)
Industry
d)
Warfare
25.
How did Southern states respond to slave rebellions?
a)
They gave slaves some freedoms
b)
They passed even stricter laws about slaves
c)
They began to understand that slavery was wrong
d)
They refused to take slaves back to their owners when captured
26.
What is an example of a secondary source?
a)
Letter from Paul Revere during the Revolutionary War
b)
Picture taken of John Quincy Adams in the White House
c)
Movie on the life of President James Madison
d)
Diary entry by Dolley Madison
27.
Shawnee leader who worked to unite Native Americans against U.S. expansion
a)
Sacagawea
b)
Little Turtle
c)
Pontiac
d)
Tecumseh
28.
Money that is paid to the government is ...
a)
patriot
b)
tax
c)
Boycott
d)
loyalists
29.
To whom is the Fifth Amendment interpreted for?
a)
People accused of crimes
b)
Pets
30.
All male citizens have the right to vote. Which amendment is this?
a)
15th
b)
3rd
c)
26th
d)
14th
31.
No search and seizure without a warrant and probable cause. Which amendment is this?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
32.
Ban of poll tax as a qualification to vote. Which amendment is this?
a)
23rd
b)
18th
c)
10th
d)
24th
33.
Slavery is abolished. Which amendment is this?
a)
13th
b)
15th
c)
24th
d)
19th
34.
Women have the right to vote. Which amendment is this?
a)
18th
b)
19th
c)
10th
d)
12th
35.
Voting age changed from 21 years old to 18 years old. Which amendment is this?
a)
25th
b)
14th
c)
26th
d)
12th
36.
Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. Which amendment is this?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
37.
No quartering of soldiers. Which amendment is this?
a)
8th
b)
3rd
c)
12th
d)
2nd
38.
Every person born or naturalized in the US is a citizen. Which amendment is this?
a)
12th
b)
22nd
c)
15th
d)
14th
39.
Due process, no double jeopardy, government must provide compensation for private property. Which amendment is this?
a)
3rd
b)
4th
c)
5th
d)
6th
40.
Right to bear arms. Which amendment is this?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
41.
Which amendment limited the presidency to two terms?
a)
5th
b)
1st
c)
19th
d)
22nd
42.
Which amendment prohibits placing troops in private homes?
a)
4th
b)
5th
c)
3rd
d)
8th
43.
Which amendment revisits procedure for electing the president and vice president?
a)
18th
b)
20th
c)
12th
d)
14th
44.
Which amendment addresses the rights of the people that are not specifically mentioned in the constitution?
a)
5th
b)
4th
c)
9th
d)
7th
45.
Which amendment protects religious freedom?
a)
1st
b)
3rd
c)
6th
d)
2nd
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