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Mock STAAR review

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is in the executive branch?

a)

president

b)

congress

c)

supreme court

2.

Which of the following is in the legislative branch?

a)

president

b)

congress

c)

supreme court

3.

Which of the following is in the judicial branch?

a)

president

b)

congress

c)

supreme court

4.

What is the job of the executive branch?

a)

pass laws

b)

enforce laws

c)

interpret laws

5.

What is the job of the legislative branch?

a)

pass laws

b)

enforce laws

c)

interpret laws

6.

What is the job of the judicial branch?

a)

pass laws

b)

enforce laws

c)

interpret laws

7.

Which constitutional principle involves the 3 branches overlapping?

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Federalism

c)

Checks + Balances

d)

Separation of Powers

8.

Who's job is to enforce laws and court decisions?

a)

President

b)

Senate

c)

Congress

d)

Supreme Court

9.

What established federal authority?

a)

whiskey rebellion

b)

marbury v madison

c)

worcester v georgia

d)

embargo act

10.

What established judicial review?

a)

whiskey rebellion

b)

marbury v madison

c)

worcester v georgia

d)

embargo act

11.

What does federal authority mean?

a)

Prez has the power to enforce laws and taxes

b)

supreme court can deem federal laws unconstitutional

c)

people have a voice in their government

d)

the states can overrule the federal government

12.

What does judicial review mean?

a)

Prez has the power to enforce laws and taxes

b)

supreme court can deem federal laws unconstitutional

c)

people have a voice in their government

d)

the states can overrule the federal government

13.

Washington's foreign policy was based on...

a)

neutrality

b)

banning trade

c)

conflict

d)

no factions

14.

Why didn't Washington like political factions?

a)

they would lead to foreign wars

b)

they would divide the country

c)

they would lead to a tyrant

d)

they were bad for the economy

15.

True or False: Political parties were started by members of Washington's cabinet.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

The XYZ Affair was an attempt at...

a)

war

b)

neurality

c)

embargo

d)

tariff

17.

The alien and sedition acts were both...

a)

unconstitutional

b)

bad for trade

c)

constitutional

d)

taxes on imports

18.

The embargo act was ______ for the American economy.

a)

GOOD

b)

BAD

19.

The Louisiana Purchase included the port of...

a)

New York

b)

Boston

c)

New Orleans

d)

Philadelphia

20.

The Erie Canal was beneficial to..

a)

New York

b)

Boston

c)

New Orleans

d)

Philadelphia

21.

True or false: the War of 1812 was bad for American manufacturing.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

What split the world into 2 hemispheres and protected the Americas from being colonized by Europe?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Embargo Act

c)

Neutrality Act

d)

War of 1812

23.

What protects American manufactured goods?

a)

federalism

b)

neutrality

c)

embargo

d)

tariff

24.

What caused people to believe government officials were unqualified?

a)

Spoils System

b)

Nullification Crisis

c)

Era of Good Feelings

d)

Whiskey Rebellion

25.

What was caused by a state refusing to follow a federal law?

a)

embargo act

b)

spoils system

c)

nullification crisis

d)

trail of tears

26.

The trail of Tears relocated natives TO which state?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Georgia

c)

Oregon

d)

Texas

27.

Which region's economy was based on factories?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

28.

Which region's economy was based on agriculture and cash crops?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

29.

Which region saw a large increase in immigrants due to job opportunities?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

west

30.

Which region heavily relied on slavery for labor intense cash crops?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

west

31.

Which region benefited from the cotton gin?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

west

32.

mass production of goods causes prices to..

a)

increase

b)

decrease

33.

Which invention improved long distance communication?

a)

sewing machine

b)

interchangeable parts

c)

steam engine

d)

telegraph

34.

What is the name for the division of the north and south?

a)

secession

b)

sectionalism

c)

isolationism

d)

embargo

35.

sectionalism leads to...

a)

conflict

b)

compromise

36.

transatlantic slave trade brought ________ slaves to America

a)

more

b)

less

37.

Cash crops like __________ were used in ________________ .

a)

cotton, northern factories

b)

corn, whiskey rebellion

c)

cotton, slave trade

d)

tobacco, Plymouth

38.

Which reform group was mostly women?

a)

prision

b)

transcendentalism

c)

temperance

d)

labor

39.

What did temperance focus on?

a)

beauty of nature

b)

alcohol abuse

c)

conditions for mentally ill

d)

education

40.

What did the Hudson River School focus on?

a)

beauty of nature

b)

alcohol abuse

c)

conditions for mentally ill

d)

education

41.

Which reform group was mostly artists?

a)

prision

b)

Hudson River School

c)

temperance

d)

labor

42.

Worcester v Georgia involved...

a)

judicial review

b)

native americans

c)

women

d)

congress

43.

Intolerable Acts were a punishment for...

a)

salutary neglect

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

the American Revolution

d)

Proclamation of 1763

44.

This group wanted more power to the central/national government

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

45.

This group wanted to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution to protect individual liberties

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

46.

What allowed an organized way to add new states to the Union (under the Articles of Confederation)?

a)

AOC

b)

Northwest Ordinance

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Intolerable Acts

47.

What “line” signified the end of salutary neglect?

a)

Mason-Dixon Line

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Whiskey Rebellion

48.

What is taxation without representation?

a)

No colonists represented in parliament

b)

taxes that are irrelevant

c)

all taxes

d)

Colonists having to sit in the back of parliament

49.

Bill of Rights is meant to protect...

a)

checks and balances

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

the king

d)

individual liberties

50.

Which is not a requirement for becoming a citizen?

a)

application

b)

a written test

c)

oath

d)

a fitness test

51.

Pertains to things happening in America (at home)

a)

Domestic

b)

Foreign

52.

Pertains to things happening outside of America (away)

a)

Domestic

b)

Foreign

53.

To remain isolated, to not choose a side, preventing alliances

a)

Neutrality

b)

Inalienable Rights

c)

Tariffs

d)

Representative Government

54.

Tax on imported goods meant to protect American goods

a)

Neutrality

b)

Inalienable Rights

c)

Tariffs

d)

Representative Government

55.

Seen in the Declaration of Independence, “natural” rights people are born with and cannot be taken away

a)

Neutrality

b)

Inalienable Rights

c)

Tariffs

d)

Representative Government

56.

When the people are in control of their government

(ex. - Mayflower Compact)

a)

Neutrality

b)

Inalienable Rights

c)

Tariffs

d)

Representative Government

57.

The people elect representatives to serve in the government for them (ex. - House of Burgesses)

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representative Democracy

58.

The people are representing themselves in the government (ex. - town hall meetings)

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representative Democracy

59.

The idea that the central government shares powers with the state government

a)

Federalism

b)

Embargo

c)

Nullify

d)

Neutrality

60.

To cancel, to choose not to follow

a)

Federalism

b)

Embargo

c)

Nullify

d)

Neutrality

61.

A ban on all foreign trade

a)

Federalism

b)

Embargo

c)

Nullify

d)

Neutrality

62.

Boston and New Orleans are both...

a)

port cities

b)

land locked

c)

native american reservations

d)

in the west