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WorksheetsFall Semester Exam Practice Questions
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Worksheet time: 34mins
Why did Alexis de Tocqueville believe that American society was egalitarian?
Americans lacked a hereditary social class of nobles.
all americans had the same wealth
the declaration of independence announced that all men were created equal
Americans had just abolished slavery just before his visit
Which principle was adopted in the U.S. Constitution to ensure that no one branch of the federal government became too powerful?
Republican government
Popular sovereignty
Judicial Review
Checks and Balances
Which grants freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion to individuals in the United States?
Articles of Confederation
Treaty of Paris of 1783
First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
Fifth Amendment of U.S. Constitution
The Bill of Rights was added to the U.S. Constitution primarily to -
Establish fair and impartial elections
Protect individual liberties
Provide the President with power in times of emergency
Guarantee voting privileges to minorities
*Meat Inspection Act
*17th Amendment
*National Park Service
*Initiative, Recall, Referendum
The above items would most likely be referred to in an essay written about -
US Foreign policy
environmental conservation
Progressive Era reform
civil rights legislation
- Direct Election of senators
- Women's suffrage
- Direct primary elections
What was the immediate effect of the Progressive reforms listed in the box above?
Big businesses came under greater government control
Citizens had a larger role in selecting their elected representatives
shareholders began to elect corporate officers
Political bosses in large cities gained greater control over local government
During the Progressive Era, Jane Addams responded to urban conditions by working to establish -
settlement houses that provided assistance to the poor
newspapers that helped to inform Americans about slum conditions
laws that restricted certain immigrant groups
free public schools located in inner-city neighborhoods
Progressive reforms such as the initiative, referendum and recall attempted to -
increase the power of citizens in state and local government
establish the system of checks and balances
provide low interest loans to farmers
expand voting rights to Native Americans
The Federal Reserve System was created to -
protect consumers from fraud
provide military support for the armed forces
maintain a national petroleum supply
manage the nation's money supply of currency and interest rates.
Which of these made it possible for women to become full participants in American political life?
Passage of the 19th Amendment
Creation of the National Organization for Women (NOW)
Equal pay for female factory workers
Appointment of women to the US Supreme Court
"If you were a sociable person, he [the government inspector] was quite willing to enter into conservation with you and to explain to you the deadly nature of the ptomaine which are found in the tubercular pork; and while he was talking with you could hardly be ungrateful as to notice that a dozen carcasses were passing him untouched." Upton Sinclair, 1906
After reading the book excerpted above, President Teddy Roosevelt asked the US Congress to -
halt production at meatpacking plants
passed a law calling for closer regulation of food quality
fund research to find a cure for tuberculosis
pass a law to limit work hours in meatpacking plants
The primary objective of the Dawes Act was to -
turn American Indian reservations into corporate farmland
end warfare between American Indians and the U.S. military
promote American Indian investment in private industry
promote cultural assimilation of American Indians
Which group of individuals exposed unfair and dangerous business practices during the Progressive Era?
Abolitionists
Muckrakers
Suffragettes
Robber barons
Which of the following statements best explains why child labor existed in the 19th Century?
Childhood was a special time in which children should be allowed to play and learn.
Children should be seen and not heard
Children had to contribute to their family's economic survival
Work was beneficial to children't health
The common purpose of these legislative acts on the chart above was to -
promote the general welfare of the American public
improve conditions for recent immigrants to the US
advance the growth of Big Business
protect the nation's resources
Reformers in the Progressive Era were concerned about the problems associated with -
imperialism
urbanization
the Depression
the Red Scare
Westward Expansion in the U.S. is characterized by:
Founding Fathers, Constitutional principles, individual freedoms
Robber barons, monopolies, urganization
Transcontinental railroad, Klondike Gold Rush, Homestead Act
Muckrakers, social reforms, Nineteenth Amendment
The American Economy of the late 19th century provided Southern and Eastern Europeans...
the idea that they would have access to plentiful job prospects and a life of their choosing
an example of how to improve their own countries
an opportunity to become abundantly wealthy
a unique environment to observe and exercise their literary talents
Which of the following is a defining characteristic of the United States during the Gilded Age?
Westward migration on to the Great Plains
The formation of the Constitution and founding principles
Rapid industrialization and urbanization with little government regualtion
The formation of a national Civil Rights Movement
Which best describes a positive contribution of Andrew Carnegie?
Carnegie showed how to organize large-scale production as well as how to use profits in philanthropic activities.
Carnegie obtained secret rebates from railroad companies shipping his products.
Carnegie obtained a near monopoly control of one part of a national industry.
Carnegie helped workers to obtain better pay in his factories.
Which technological advance from the 19th century resulted in all the effects listed above?
Cotton Gin
Railroads
Canals
Telephone
During the 19th Century, one way political bosses gained voter support was by -
Making improvements in urban infrastructure
Providing public assistance for former slaves
Advocating use of the Poll Tax
Campaigning for women's suffrage
Which group of people most likely inspired the creation of this 1893 cartoon?
Philanthropists
Nativists
Political bosses
Union Leaders
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas locations.
The federal government could dissolve business monopolies
The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced
Workers secured a greater share of company profits
Which of the following was NOT a cause of America's entry into WWI?
Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare
Bombing of the Lusitania
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Interception of the Zimmerman note
This law demonstrates that at one time the federal government was willing to-
suspend habeas corpus
confiscate privately owned weapons
suspend freedom of speech
force people into internment camps
Which document imposed the above punishments on Germany after WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
Open Door policy
Roosevelt's Big Stick policy
Wilson's 14 points
In 1919, isolationists in the Senate opposed U.S. Membership in the League of Nations because they -
Resisted colonialism in Africa and Asia
Feared creation of the Security Council
Opposed membership in the League of Nations by Germany
Did not want involvement in future foreign wars
Charles Lindbergh became a national celebrity after what major aeronautic achievement?
His invention of the first single engine airplane
Flying the first solo trip across the Atlantic
Flying the first solo trip across the Pacific
The kidnapping of his son
The Harlem Renaissance can be characterized by -
The increasing acceptance of African Americans in popular sports such as football and baseball
The increased presence of the KKK in northern United States
The use of art, literature and music to explore the struggle of African Americans in the 1920s
The increased emigration of African Americans to Italy during the 1920s
The passage above most accurately reflects -
The understanding that Africa had the most advanced universities of the time
The development of racial pride that affected many African Americans during the 1920s
The desire for Angle Americans to achieve a higher education in a foreign land
The idea that America has become overcrowded and can no longer hold so many people
This scandal was centered on which activity by President Harding's Interior Secretary?
Breaking into the Democratic National Committee
Leasing of oil reserves
Bribery of Prohibition agents
Mismanagement of the Bureau of Veteran Affairs
The cartoon above reflects -
The U.S. Policy of isolationism and neutrality
A successful alliance system
The ratification of the Fourteen Points
The United States willingness to take a nap
What was the main intent of the Mexican Repatriation Act?
To grant citizenship to Mexican-Americans in the U.S.
To encourage Mexican-American immigrants to work in the U.S.
To send Mexican-American immigrants back to Mexico
To eliminate discrimination against Mexican-Americans in the U.S.
The title of the chart above would be:
Characteristics of the New Deal
Causes of Black Tuesday
Effects of the Great Depression
Banking policies of the 1920s
Put the following eras in chronological order:
1, 2, 3, 4
2, 3, 4, 1
3, 2, 4, 1
4, 3, 2, 1
What was FDR's goal in creating the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
stimulate economic growth
restore public's faith in financial institutions
provide jobs for the unemployed
increase the government's tax revenue
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is similar to later New Deal legislation in that both -
protected the economy through government intervention in private business
gave direct relief payments to unemployed citizens
provided more efficient services through public utility regulation
borrowed money from foreign banks to reduce the national debt
What does the illustration above represent to patrons of a bank?
Restrictions on the federal government's ability to set prime interest rates
The federal government's assurance of protection on individual bank deposits
Limitations on the role of the federal government in providing home loans.
The power of the federal government to privatize the bank in order to stimulate economic growth
What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) developed to address?
limited income of senior citizens
excessive stock market speculation
high unemployment
increased use of credit
Why did the federal government create the TVA program in 1933?
to offset the effects of urbanization and rapid population growth
to provide jobs and improve the regional standard of living
to establish industrial centers in the region
to promote organic farming practices
The creator of this political cartoon was expressing his concerns about -
the involvement of U.S. government officials in the Teapot Dome scandal
the Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Sonya Sotomayor
the U.S. declaration of war on Germany after the sinking of the Lusitania
the expansion of executive power during the Great Depression
Which of the following New Deal Programs had the most impact long term on U.S. life?
The Social Security Administration
The Civilian Conservation Corps
The Agricultural Adjustment Agency
The Works Progress Administration
The Supreme Court, citing the U.S. Constitution, Article I, which states that all legislative power is to be vested in the Congress. Article 1 is thus violated if Congress grants its exclusive legislative power to the president, found which New Deal program unconstitutional?
Securities and Exchange Commission
Social Security Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Industrial Recovery Act
What did FDR intend to fix with the issue depicted in the cartoon?
Increasing judicial support of New Deal Programs
Financial reforms
Better wages for workers
Providing food for hungry Americans
Why did the Populist Party want free coinage of silver?
To decrease the bargaining power of labor unions
To increase the amount of money in circulation
To reduce economic inflation
To raise campaign contribution limits
President Woodrow Wilson't Fourteen Points were based on the belief that -
The principle of self-determination should be applied to people of all nations
Isolationism should guide international relations
Industrial nations should have equal access to colonial possessions
Military strength is a nations best path to world peace
Which statement best explains the population trend that is illustrated in this table?
There were fewer women working in factories than on farms from 1890 to 1910.
There was a high demand for workers to fill factory jobs in the late 1800s and early 1900s
Major crop failures made it difficult for farmers to make a living in the last decades of the 1800s
There was an increase in the number of immigrants who became farmers in the early 1900s
What cause of the Great Depression is this quote referring to?
Over production
Uneven distribution of wealth
Buying on Margin
Over speculation
Mahan's books influenced US efforts become a world power primarily by -
Emphasizing the need for protectionist tariffs
Arguing against forming overseas alliances
Advocating overseas expansion
Demonstrating the political risks of foreign trade
Which goal was shared by both the Populists and the Progressives?
the free coinage of silver
expansion of opportunities for immigrants
equality for African Americans
Greater control of the government by the people
In the late 1800s, free and unlimited coinage of silver was supported by farmers primarily because they hoped this policy would -
make foreign crop prices less competitive
allow farmers to grow a variety of crops
increase crop prices and make it easier to repay loans
bring about political equality between rural and urban residents
Progressive Era reformers sought to expand voter participation in government by adopting -
the initiative and referendum
additional poll taxes
tougher literacy tests
a civil service system
Which American author's works are closely associated with the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Upton Sinclair
Langston Hughes
John Steinbeck
What was an important result of Prohibition during the 1920s?
Respect for the law decreased.
Woman's suffrage was restricted
Racial prejudice increased
Religious tolerance grew
During the New Deal, how did the federal government attempt to improve conditions for farmers?
by ending the practice of sharecropping
by supporting the formation of farm worker unions
by raising tariffs on farm imports
by paying farmers for their crops
During the New Deal period, Congress blocked President Franklin D. Roosevelt's attempt to -
pay farmers not to produce crops
decrease federal spending
regulate the banking industry
appoint additional Justices to the Supreme Court
One difference between the administrations of Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and President Herbert Hoover was that Roosevelt was -
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs programs
unable to win congressional support for his economic program
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
more wiling to use government intervention to solve economic problems
What was a major cause of the Great Depression?
prior overproduction of manufactured goods
a decrease in the supply of consumer goods
an increase in demand for imported products
an increase in the price of wheat on the world market
The Spanish-American War (1898) marked a turning point in American foreign policy because the United States -
developed a plan for peaceful coexistence
emerged as a new world power
pledged neutrality in future European conflicts
refused to become a colonial power
