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Worksheets8th: Semester 2 Review
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is called a
a)
monarchy
b)
republic
c)
theocracy
d)
sovereignty
2.
The Articles of Confederation had to be approved by
a)
7 states
b)
13 states
c)
11 states
d)
9 states
3.
How many states did Congress need to pass a law?
a)
3 states
b)
7 states
c)
9 states
d)
13 states
4.
Who was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
John Adams
d)
Benjamin Franklin
5.
Under the federal system, the final authority is the
a)
president
b)
court system
c)
Constitution
d)
states
6.
The division of powers between the national government and the states is a
a)
local system
b)
feudal system
c)
federal system
d)
national system
7.
What was America's first constitution called?
a)
American Constitution
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Republican Plan
8.
A period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases is called
a)
inflation
b)
depression
c)
a slowdown
d)
a deficit
9.
The book of essays explaining/supporting the Constitution was called
a)
The Federalist Papers
b)
The Antifederalist
c)
the Bill of Rights
d)
The Spirit of Laws
10.
The movement that influenced the Constitution's architects was the
a)
Reason Era
b)
Ideas Period
c)
Age of Science
d)
Enlightenment
11.
What is the most distinctive feature of the United States government?
a)
federal system
b)
separation of powers
c)
executive branch
d)
vetoing power
12.
The president can check Congress through
a)
voting down
b)
lobbying
c)
overriding
d)
vetoing
13.
Which state was the first to approve the Constitution?
a)
Delaware
b)
Rhode Island
c)
New York
d)
Pennsylvania
14.
Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation in
a)
July 1776
b)
January 1777
c)
November 1777
d)
December 1778
15.
The Constitution differed from the Articles of Confederation in which way?(passage on test)
a)
Each state only got one vote in Congress
b)
Congress could regulate trade
c)
The Constitution provided for a chief executive
d)
Congress had to ask state legislatures to raise money
16.
Which of the following events did NOT take place in 1787?
a)
Shay's Rebellion
b)
U.S. Constitution signed
c)
U.S. Constitution ratified
d)
Northwest Ordinance passed
17.
Which branch of government has ultimate control over the other two?
a)
legislative
b)
executive
c)
judicial
d)
none of the above
18.
Tax collection is the responsibility of which level of government?
a)
national
b)
state
c)
both national and state
d)
neither national or state
19.
A constitutional amendment is ratified by
a)
a constitutional convention called by Congress
b)
3/4 of the 50 state legislatures
c)
a 2/3 vote of both houses of Congress
d)
all of the above
20.
A person favoring one side of a political issue is
a)
a faction
b)
partisan
c)
a party favor
d)
implying powers
21.
What law made it illegal to criticize the government?
a)
Alien Act
b)
Sedition Act
c)
Naturalization Act
d)
Tyranny Act
22.
What made it more difficult for white aliens to become citizens?
a)
Alien Act
b)
Sedition Act
c)
Naturalization Act
d)
XYZ Affair
23.
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 and 1799 spelled out a theory of
a)
states' rights
b)
individual rights
c)
federal rights
d)
soldiers' rights
24.
What are the 1st 10 amendments that were added to the Constitution?
a)
Report on Public Credit
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Judiciary Act of 1789
d)
American Government Plan
25.
The amount the nation's government owes is called the
a)
national loan
b)
national debt
c)
national plan
d)
national credit
26.
George Washington warned that political parties would
a)
divide the nation
b)
create lively debate
c)
help the nation
d)
destroy states' rights
27.
Federalists believed in
a)
free trade
b)
state banks
c)
a national bank
d)
rule by the people
28.
What made it a crime to speak, write, or publish criticisms of the government?
a)
XYZ Affair
b)
Citizen Act
c)
Sedition Act
d)
Alien Act
29.
The 1st Amendment protects the ___ of individuals in the U. S.
a)
right to vote
b)
civil liberties
c)
right to bear arms
d)
right to arm bears
30.
The ___ Amendment of the Constitution provides protections for people accused of crimes.
a)
1st
b)
4th
c)
5th
d)
9th
31.
Which amendment changed the voting age from 21 to 18? What year was it passed?
a)
19th, 1920
b)
26th, 1951
c)
26th, 1971
d)
22nd, 1971
32.
Identify the amendment that brought about Prohibition and the year it was passed.
a)
23rd, 1933
b)
23rd, 1919
c)
19th, 1919
d)
18th, 1919
33.
The election of 1800 was decided by
a)
the Senate
b)
the House of Representatives
c)
popular votes
d)
the Electoral College
34.
The Supreme Court reviewing and ruling on acts of other branches of government is called
a)
supremacy
b)
law review
c)
judicial review
d)
Supreme ruling
35.
The Louisiana Territory was purchased from
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Louisiana
36.
Who forced Napoleon Bonaparte to abandon plans for an American empire?
a)
Toussaint-Louverture
b)
Zebulon Pike
c)
Aaron Burr
d)
Meriwether Lewis
37.
What prohibited trade with another country?
a)
Embargo Act
b)
smuggling
c)
impressment
d)
neutral rights
38.
After what battle did Tecumseh join forces with British troops?
a)
Battle of Greenville
b)
Battle of Tecumseh
c)
Battle of Vandalia
d)
Battle of Tippecanoe
39.
Who urged Native Americans to return to the customs of their ancestors?
a)
Tecumseh
b)
Blue Jacket
c)
the Prophet
d)
Tippecanoe
40.
Who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804?
a)
John Jay
b)
Aaron Burr
c)
Tecumseh
d)
John Adams
41.
Requirements for presidential elections were set by the
a)
10th Amendment
b)
13th Amendment
c)
12th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
42.
Who broadened the Supreme Court's power?
a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
William Marbury
d)
John Marshall
43.
A nation not involved in conflict had
a)
alien rights
b)
neutral rights
c)
territorial rights
d)
foreign rights
44.
Which commander destroyed the British naval forces on Lake Erie?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Oliver Hazard Perry
c)
Dolley Madison
d)
William Hull
45.
Hopes for a Native American confederation died with the death of
a)
the Prophet
b)
Tripoli
c)
Tecumseh
d)
Blue Jacket
46.
The practice of impressment, or forcing people to serve in the Navy was done by which country?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Not so Great Britain
47.
The British burned which city during the war of 1812?
a)
Baltimore
b)
New Orleans
c)
Washington, D.C.
d)
Detroit
48.
What event in Europe occurred the same year that the U.S. declared war on Britain?
a)
Battle of Tippecanoe
b)
Napoleon invades Russia
c)
Congress of Vienna meets
d)
Napoleon defeated at Waterloo
49.
The admission of Missouri as a slave state was controversial in the Senate because
a)
the Senate
b)
it would create sectionalism
c)
it would upset the balance
d)
the Senate was antislavery
50.
Henry Clay's compromise became known as
a)
the Maine Compromise
b)
the Missouri Compromise
c)
Clay's Compromise
d)
Henry's Compromise
51.
Enforcement of the Fugitive Act led to
a)
compromise
b)
more anger in the North
c)
recognition of Southerners' rights
d)
an end to the struggle
52.
Stephen A. Douglas proposed letting the people decide about slavery through
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
states' choice
c)
free choice
d)
people's choice
53.
The main topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates was
a)
Western territories
b)
war with Mexico
c)
slavery
d)
the economy
54.
Southerners justified secession with the theory of
a)
constitutional rights
b)
federal rights
c)
the Union's errors
d)
states' rights
55.
What plan specified that slavery should be prohibited in any lands gained from Mexico?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Clay's Plan
c)
Mexican Plan
d)
Wilmot Proviso
56.
A person could be fined up to $1,000, or imprisoned for breaking the law, stated in the
a)
Southern Slave Act
b)
Owner's-right Act
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
d)
Runaway Slave Act
57.
What book by Harriet Beecher Stowe showed slavery as a brutal, cruel system?
a)
Slavery in the South
b)
Slavery's System
c)
African Americans in Slavery
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
58.
What was the first territory to shed blood in a civil war over slavery?
a)
Texas
b)
Kansas
c)
Missouri
d)
South Carolina
59.
antislavery group that shouted "Slave hunters - there go the slave hunters."
a)
The Alien and Sedition Acts
b)
the Fugitive Slave Act
c)
The Compromise of 1850
d)
The Dred Scott decision
60.
Who said, "In your hands, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of Civil war."?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
Robert E. Lee
61.
This quotation indicates that some Southerners were ___ about secession.
a)
overjoyed
b)
very upset
c)
annoyed
d)
embarrassed
62.
Abraham Lincoln caused four states to join the Confederacy by
a)
declaring war
b)
firing on Fort Sumter
c)
emancipating the enslaved people
d)
calling for troops
63.
What Confederate capital was only about 100 miles from Washington, D.C.?
a)
Richmond, Virginia
b)
Lexington, Kentucky
c)
Atlanta, Georgia
d)
Baltimore, Maryland
64.
What battle of the Civil War was named after a small church?
a)
Shiloh
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Atlanta
65.
The bloodiest day of the entire Civil War was the Battle of
a)
Shiloh
b)
Antietam
c)
Richmond
d)
New Orleans
66.
William Tecumseh Sherman's "march to the sea" headed toward
a)
Charleston, South Carolina
b)
Richmond, Virginia
c)
Savannah, Georgia
d)
Baltimore, Maryland
67.
"Peace Democrats" became known as
a)
War Hawks
b)
Rebels
c)
Copperheads
d)
Radicals
68.
What guarantees accused individuals the right to a hearing before being jailed?
a)
bounties
b)
greenbacks
c)
draft
d)
habeas corpus
69.
What battle began when the Union cavalry surprised the Rebel infantry raiding towns for shoes?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Shiloh
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Richmond
70.
The main goal of the North at the beginning of the war was to
a)
end slavery
b)
be recognized as independent
c)
punish the South
d)
reunite the country
71.
Confederate ships that broke through the North's line of defense were called
a)
schooners
b)
ironsides
c)
clippers
d)
blockade runners
72.
What April battle lasted only 2 days, but included some of the most bloody fighting of the war?
a)
Shiloh
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Vicksburg
73.
On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the
a)
Free Slave Bill
b)
14th Amendment
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
13th Amendment
74.
Which battle did Lincoln use to take action against slavery?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Fredericksburg
d)
Vicksburg
75.
Clara Barton worked with wounded soldiers and later founded the
a)
American Field Hospital
b)
Nurses' Union
c)
American Red Cross
d)
Hospital for Soldiers
76.
Whose position on slavery had a large focus on saving the union in any way possible?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
William Lloyd Garrison
d)
Frederick Douglass
77.
"The ___ is the greatest event of our nation's history." -Fredrick Douglas, 1864
a)
13th Amendment
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Battle of Chancellorsville
78.
During General Sherman's "march to the sea," the object of his destruction was
a)
to destroy the Confederate army
b)
to find supplies for the Union army
c)
to encourage freeing the South's slaves
d)
to break the South's will to fight
79.
Which statement best describes why Lee surrendered?
a)
Further fighting would only result in more losses
b)
Confederate armies had suffered very heavy losses
c)
Confederate armies could not fight anymore
d)
Ammunition and supplies had run out and were irreplaceable
80.
When was Manassas, or Bull Run, fought?
a)
August 29-30, 1862
b)
July 21, 1861
c)
April 12-14, 1861
d)
September 17, 1862
81.
In which of the following states were none of the early Civil War battles fought?
a)
Tennessee
b)
Virginia
c)
North Carolina
d)
Louisiana
82.
Which of the following battles was fought on June 27, 1864? (map on test)
a)
Cold Harbor
b)
Wilmington
c)
The Wilderness
d)
Kennesaw Mountains
83.
In 1789, Congress set up the State Department, the Treasury Department, and the War Department.
a)
True
b)
False
84.
The Bill of Rights limits the power of government and protects the rights of individuals.
a)
True
b)
False
85.
The Whiskey Rebellion was a civil uprising against the taxing powers of the federal government.
a)
True
b)
False
86.
The Proclamation of Neutrality barred French and English warships from American ports.
a)
True
b)
False
87.
Washington was turned down when he offered to serve 3 terms as president.
a)
True
b)
False
88.
As members of Washington's cabinet, Hamilton and Jefferson shared many of the same ideas.
a)
True
b)
False
89.
Washington expressed concern over political parties.
a)
True
b)
False
90.
Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Acts in an effort to protect the security of the nation.
a)
True
b)
False
91.
President Lincoln appointed George McClellan to lead the Union army of the East.
a)
True
b)
False
92.
The Union wanted to control the Mississippi/Tennessee Rivers to split the confederacy.
a)
True
b)
False
93.
The capture of New Orleans by Farragut put the Mississippi River under Confederate control.
a)
True
b)
False
94.
Hesitation by Gen. McClellan lead to the failure of the Union troops to capture Richmond in 1862
a)
True
b)
False
95.
President Lincoln's main goal was to eliminate slavery in the U.S.
a)
True
b)
False
96.
The federal government became more powerful that state governments after the civil war.
a)
True
b)
False
97.
Who suggested the Great Compromise?
a)
Roger Sherman
b)
James Madison
c)
John Adams
d)
John Locke
98.
Appomattox Court House is famous because it is the site of
a)
a bloody battle
b)
Union headquarters
c)
Confederate headquarters
d)
Robert E. Lee's surrender
99.
"No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted" was said by which new hero of the North?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Albert Sidney Johnson
c)
David Farragut
d)
George McClellan
100.
In the Civil War, for the first time, thousands of women served as
a)
soldiers
b)
spies
c)
generals
d)
nurses
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