WorksheetsSTAAR Review CHHS
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which government action was intended to ensure that African Americans could exercise their Fifteenth Amendment rights?
a)
The Supreme Court decision in Sweatt v. Painter
b)
The executive order to desegregate the U.S. Army
c)
The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
d)
The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson U.S.
2.
Which sentence best completes this diagram?
a)
The levee system was unable to hold back floodwater.
b)
The Mississippi River was diverted.
c)
An outbreak of tornadoes felled numerous trees.
d)
The National Weather Service failed to provide adequate warning.
3.
What was the primary reason for the raids described in this excerpt?
a)
To prevent workers from joining labor organizations
b)
To block civil rights advocates from staging public protests
c)
To suppress the teaching of evolution in colleges
d)
To halt the spread of communist ideas by radicals
4.
Which situation does this cartoon from an early 1900s pamphlet illustrate?
a)
The deportation of many Chinese immigrants in the Northwest
b)
The recruitment of Chinese immigrants by large labor unions in the Midwest
c)
The fear in the West of losing jobs to Chinese immigrants
d)
The lack of available resources in the East to support a large influx of Chinese immigrants
5.
Why did the “Return to Normalcy” agenda of U.S. presidential candidate Warren G. Harding appeal to many voters in the 1920 election?
a)
The public wanted to help rebuild war-torn countries.
b)
There were significant shortages of military supplies
c)
There was a decrease in demand for consumer goods
d)
The public wanted to concentrate on domestic economic issues
6.
The events described in this excerpt provide evidence of which political situation?
a)
Growing solidarity between the executive and judicial branches
b)
An increase in the number of legislators who vote against party lines
c)
A lack of cooperation between the legislative and executive branches
d)
The refusal by the Supreme Court to intervene in legislative matters
7.
The Social Security Act affected the role of the federal government by —
a)
authorizing the government to impose a flat tax
b)
creating a government-administered benefits program
c)
implementing new regulations on interstate travel
d)
establishing an agency to monitor immigration
8.
This amendment gained support based on the belief that people should have the right to vote if they are old enough to —
a)
drive motorized vehicles
b)
serve as members of juries
c)
pay federal income taxes
d)
be drafted into the military
9.
Which sentence best completes this diagram?
a)
The president authorizes a military strike against forces threatening the borders of Western Europe
b)
Congress appropriates funding for nuclear arms facilities in Western Europe.
c)
The president signs a treaty requiring reparations to be paid to Western European countries.
d)
Congress passes a bill to provide financial assistance to Western European countries.
10.
During the time between the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the start of the Tet offensive, what happened in the Vietnam War?
a)
All U.S. civilians were evacuated from Vietnam.
b)
Peace talks between South Vietnam and North Vietnam were conducted in Paris.
c)
The U.S. government deployed more troops to Vietnam
d)
South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam
11.
How did Steve Jobs influence business in the twenty-first century?
a)
By opening stores that sold consumer goods at discounted prices
b)
By developing popular devices that changed the way people used electronics
c)
By improving the methods used for offshore drilling by oil companies
d)
By designing automobiles that utilized technology to reduce gasoline usage
12.
Lines for gas such as the one in this photograph resulted from —
a)
the dissolution of Standard Oil Company
b)
an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico
c)
the construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline
d)
an embargo by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
13.
How did the event described by Rosa Parks in this excerpt affect the Civil Rights movement?
a)
How did the eve
It changed the way police arrested public protesters
It changed the way police arrested public protesters
b)
It resulted in a bus boycott that lasted more than a year
c)
It led to an increase in the number of registered voters in southern states
d)
It prompted the government to station the National Guard in southern states
14.
Which constitutional issue was debated after the release of the Pentagon Papers?
a)
Freedom of religion
b)
The right to a jury trial
c)
Freedom of the press
d)
The right to a peaceful assembly
15.
Which organization’s name correctly completes this table?
a)
Nation of Islam
b)
Black Panther Party
c)
Congress of Racial Equality
d)
NAACP
16.
Which action prompted the United States to officially enter World War II?
a)
The German use of blitzkrieg tactics in Europe
b)
Japanese military actions in Indochina
c)
The Japanese bombing of a U.S. military base
d)
German submarine attacks on U.S. merchant ships
17.
Which groups were most influential in passing the Pure Food and Drug Act?
a)
Southern farmers and clergy members
b)
Factory owners and bankers
c)
Muckrakers and women’s organizations
d)
College students and immigrants
18.
Which pair of goals best completes this table?
a)
1: Ensure the availability of affordable housing 2: Provide health insurance for senior citizens
b)
1: Increase turnout of minority voters 2: Increase federal funds for public universities
c)
1: Create an urban renewal movement 2: Increase the number of volunteers for community projects
d)
1: Enforce equal access to public education 2: Provide programs to assist with food purchases
19.
How did the expansion of railroad transportation most benefit farmers in the United States?
a)
By raising the consumer price of agricultural products
b)
By increasing the variety of locally grown crops
c)
By providing farmers with affordable access to distant markets
d)
By encouraging farmers to form the first agricultural cooperatives
20.
Which statement best explains how the application of electricity in the early 1900s affected the development of the U.S. economy?
a)
Long-distance travel became more expensive.
b)
College education became more accessible.
c)
Manufacturing processes became more efficient
d)
Household appliances became more costly
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