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WorksheetsReview Quiz 2
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 29mins
The principle where each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the other branches
Checks & Balances
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Limited government
The Legislative branch makes laws.
The Executive branch enforces laws.
The Judicial branch judges the laws.
This is an example of which political principle?
judicial review
unwritten constitution
separation of powers
federalism
What kind of Congress did the Great Compromise establish?
A Supreme Court that is limited to one term
A House of Representatives and Senate that vote on laws
An electoral college to vote for the President
A three-fifths compromise to determine population and representation.
The 3/5 Compromise settled the argument of--
Methods to elect the President of the United States.
How slaves should be counted for representation
How states should be represented in the Civil War.
Establishing the power of the National Bank
Washington left office and declared in his Farewell Address that the United States should
increase the number of people who could vote
avoid using political parties
expand westward in support of Manifest Destiny
support foreign alliances with Europe
George Washington established many precedents. A precedent is
the leader of a country
to promise to repay a debt
a tax on foreign goods
an example to be followed by others
Which of the following best completes the diagram above?
Boston Tea Party
War of 1812
American Revolution
Civil War
"The Western Hemisphere is off limits to European colonizers." Which President's foreign policy includes this statement?
James Monroe
James Madison
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
The primary purpose of the Monroe Doctrine was to —
help Europe rebuild after a major war
protect the independence of the United States.
end fighting in the War of 1812
achieve friendly relations with European powers
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the
Mississippi River
Pacific Ocean
Rocky Mountains
Great Lakes
What was the greatest impact the Erie Canal had on the United States?
Cities decreased population.
Commerce benefited from faster transportation.
Cost of goods increased.
Working conditions improved.
The process of moving from handmade goods to a society that thrives on machine-manufactured goods.
textile
economy
industrialization
technology
Factories could be built in cities after the invention of
steam power
interchangeable parts
mass production
the spinning jenny
Why were railroads so important during the mid 1800s?
They moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
They were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
People could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city
Railroad lines created sectional differences between the North and South.
The Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 was significant because it:
forced the government to discuss petitions against slavery
marked the start of the organized womens' rights movement
granted women the right to participate in the voting process
revealed the need for temperance and educational reform
The abolitionists worked to
give women the right to vote.
grow as much cotton as possible.
make slavery popular in every state.
put an end to slavery.
This image was most likely the result of which law being passed?
The Compromise of 1820
The Kansas Nebraska Act
The Slave Law
The Fugitive Slave Act
Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Vicksburg
Fort Sumter
The Battle of Gettysburg
A technological advancement during the Civil War which made the firing of guns much more accurate was the
cannon
bayonet
minie-ball
saber
