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2018-2019 Marking Period Two LIFT (U.S. II/ Civics) (90%)

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Definition: Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do.

a)

Rule of Law

b)

Limited Government

c)

Democracy

d)

Consent of the Governed

2.

Definition: The government and those who govern are bound by the law, as are those who are governed.

a)

Rule of Law

b)

Republic

c)

Democracy

d)

Representative Government

3.

Definition: System of government in which power rests with the people.

a)

Consent of the Governed

b)

Federalism

c)

Representative Government

d)

Democracy

4.

Definition: The authority is divided between a central government and its political units (states).

a)

Federalism

b)

Democracy

c)

Representative Government

d)

Consent of the Governed

5.

This document ensured colonists of their rights as Englishmen.

a)

Magna Carta

b)

VA Declaration of Rights

c)

Charters of the VA Company

6.

These two documents guaranteed the rights of citizens in VA.

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Charters of the Virginia Company of London

c)

VA Declaration of Rights, VA Statute of Religious Freedom

7.

This document affirms the equality of all citizens (all men are created equal).

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Charters of the VA Company of London

8.

This document creates the government of the United States and includes all political principles learned this unit.

a)

U.S. Constitution

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Articles of Confederation

9.

Who wrote the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

John Hancock

d)

James Madison

10.
What is the introduction to the Constitution called? 
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Preamble
11.
There is a terrorist attack in New York City. The National Guard and Army are called out.
a)
Common Defense
b)
General Welfare
c)
Perfect Union
d)
Posterity
12.
The Preamble lists the __________ of the United States Constitution. (p. 14)
a)
Grievances
b)
Unalienable Rights
c)
Purposes
d)
Weaknesses
13.
The Articles of Conderation created a ______central government. 
a)
Weak
b)
Strong
c)
Stable
d)
Big
14.
Which of the following is a step in the naturalization process?
a)
applying for a driver's license
b)
getting a job
c)
registering to vote
d)
taking a citizenship test
15.
To become a citizen of the United States, an immigrant must have been a lawful, permanent resident for at least ________ years.
a)
1
b)
3
c)
7
d)
5
16.
Only people born in the U.S. are considered citizens.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
An important right and responsibility of all citizens is to
a)
obey traffic laws
b)
vote in elections
c)
pay taxes
d)
serve on a jury
18.
Which of these is an example of contributing to the common good?
a)
placing an ad in the newspaper to promote your business
b)
donating food to a homeless shelter
c)
spending a day working in your garden
d)
doing your homework
19.
Duties of citizens are ___________ but responsibilities are ____________.
a)
important/unimportant
b)
optional/required
c)
for males/for females
d)
required/optional
20.
Which practice is part of the obligation of a U.S. citizen to help defend the nation? 
a)
A. Serve on a jury
b)
B. Register for selective service
c)
C. Vote in all elections
d)
D. Keep informed about national issues 
21.
Which type of service project would help the common good?
a)
A. Planning a neighborhood recycling program
b)
B. Participating in a neighborhood party
c)
C. Completed homework on time
d)
D. Visiting public libraries
22.
A citizen received a jury summons notification  in the mail requesting their presence on January 9th at the Duval County Courthouse.

What civic responsibility does this notification represent? 
a)
A. Getting a driver's license
b)
B. Appearing for jury duty
c)
C. Paying income tax
d)
D. Registering to vote
23.
Which option provides a citizen with the opportunity to directly impact local government?
a)
A. Testifying before Congress
b)
B. Participating in a community service project
c)
C. Voting for president 
d)
D. Speaking at a city council meeting
24.
Which amendment defines citizenship?
a)
11th
b)
12th
c)
13th
d)
14th
25.
How old must you be to go through the naturalization process?
a)
21
b)
18
c)
20
d)
any age
26.
Which best describes a citizen?
a)
A person who lives in a country for more than 7 years.
b)
A person who lives in a country and is 18 years or older.
c)
A person who has completed an application to live in a country.
d)
A person who has specific rights and obligations within a country.
27.
The process that someone can become an American citizen after going through a process to achieve citizenship.
a)
Immigration
b)
Naturalization
c)
Propagation
d)
Materilization
28.
What are the requirements for becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen?
a)
Being fluent in English
b)
Being fluent in English and knowing basic U.S. history.
c)
Knowing basic U.S. history and being able to read, write, and speak some words in English
d)
Knowing basic U.S. history, basic math facts, and being fluent in English.
29.
What will happen if you do not perform a duty?
a)
You will be denied your citizenship.
b)
You will face legal consequences (jail or fines)
c)
You will write an apology to everybody you inconvenienced by breaking the law
d)
If you drive poorly, your license will be revoked.
30.
This amendment to the United States Constitution safeguards basic individual liberties such as speech, religion, press, assembly and petition.
a)
Amendment 19
b)
Amendment 2
c)
Amendment 26
d)
Amendment 1
31.

Allows changes to be made to the Constitution.

a)

Amendment process

b)

Due process

c)

Voting rights

d)

Checks and balances

32.

To pass an amendment ______ of CONGRESS must approve.

a)

3/4

b)

3/5

c)

1/4

d)

2/3

33.

To pass an amendment ______ of all STATES must approve.

a)

3/4

b)

3/5

c)

1/4

d)

2/3

34.
The first 10 Amendments are called ____
a)
Constitution
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Rules
35.
How many times has the Constitution been changed?
a)
12,000.
b)
33 times
c)
27 times.
d)
26 times.
36.
List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.
a)
mountains
b)
crossing rivers
c)
the great plains
d)
all of the above
37.
I am an Exoduster and I chose to move west in hopes of finally owning land. I was also trying to escape the KKK.
a)
European Immigrants
b)
Asian Immigrants
c)
Mexican Americans
d)
African Americans
38.
The belief that the US had a right and duty to expand across the North American contitent was known as
a)
The Great Expansion
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Oregon Fever
d)
The Monroe Doctrine
39.
What invention helped prevent cattle from escaping?
a)
bean picker
b)
barbed wire
c)
steel plow
d)
windmills 
40.
How did the factory system contribute to the rapid industrialization of the United States?
a)
Making the distribution of goods less costly
b)
Relying on skilled artisans to create custom goods
c)
Making the production of goods more efficient
d)
Using slave labor to mass-produce goods
41.
What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?
a)
ruralization
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
42.
Women were paid ____ than men for doing the same work.
a)
more
b)
less
43.
Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to
a)
obey the Book of Mormon
b)
prosper in the fur trade
c)
seek out religious freedom
d)
gold
44.

8. Which of the following groups did some of the most dangerous jobs in building the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

Chinese workers

b)

Irish workers

c)

former soldiers

d)

the Big Four

45.

10. What contribution did Andrew Carnegie make to the nation's growth?

a)

built the Transcontinental Railroad

b)

developed the steel industry

c)

operated many oil refineries

d)

perfected the use of electric power

46.

11. Which of the following did Alexander Graham Bell design?

a)

the electric lightbulb

b)

the telephone

c)

the skyscraper

d)

the automobile

47.
A time during the late 1700s and early 1800s in which machines took the place of hand tools to manufacture goods
a)
The Industrial Revolution
b)
The Technological Revolution
c)
The Golden Age
d)
The Second Great Awakening
48.
How did westward expansion IMPACT Native Americans?
a)
They lost most of their land and freedoms
b)
They became wealthy. 
c)
They voluntarily moved into the west and became more independent.
d)
They 
49.
____________ is a negative term to describe the great industrialists of the Gilded Age and __________ is a positive term to describe them.
a)
Robber Barons, Captains of Industry
b)
Captains of Industry, Robber Barons
50.
He created the company known as Standard Oil
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Thomas Edison
51.
Which is NOT a cause of industrial growth?
a)
available work force
b)
abundant supply of new inventions
c)
lack of financial resources
d)
access to raw materials and energy sources
52.
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
Which title best describes these three men?
a)
Leaders of unions
b)
Politicians
c)
Captains of industry
d)
Inventors
53.
Who was the captain of industry for shipping and railroad?
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
c)
J. P. Morgan
d)
Andrew Carnegie
54.
J.P. Morgan was the captain of which industry?
a)
Banking
b)
Oil
c)
Railroad
d)
Coal
55.
Where is the steel industry located?
a)
New York City
b)
Philadelphia, PA
c)
Pittsburgh, PA
d)
Boston, MA
56.
Henry Ford is credited with creating the _____________  _____________, which revolutionized the way cars were made.
a)
Assembly Line
b)
Airplane
c)
Incandescent Lamp
d)
Telephone
57.
Between the Civil War and WWI the US was transformed from an agricultural to an _____ nation.
a)
industrial
b)
civilized
c)
archaic
d)
agrarian
58.
The use of machines to replace human labor is called_____.
a)
work
b)
mechanization
c)
integration
d)
liberation
59.
Easy access to materials and energy, immigrant labor, new inventions and financial resources were all reasons why ________ grew in America.
a)
poverty
b)
farming
c)
industries
d)
agriculture
60.
Which three big businesses transformed America in the years between 1870 and 1914?
a)
meatpacking, automobile,  and construction
b)
railroads, steel and oil
c)
textile, meatpacking and canals
d)
political machines, settlement houses and ghettos
61.
The total or complete control of a service, product or industry that prevents competition
a)
Union
b)
Robber Barron
c)
Monopoly
d)
Captain of Industry
62.
He used the Bessemer Process in a factory in Pittsburg Pennsylvania, to mass produce stronger steel
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Terrence Powderly
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
63.
Religious persecution, political instability, exhausted resources, and war.  These are examples of:
a)
Push Factors
b)
Pull Factors
64.
There are not enough jobs in my country
a)
economic push factor
b)
economic pull factor
c)
political push factor
d)
political pull factor
65.
My country is always at war.
a)
political push factor
b)
pull factor
c)
economic push factor
d)
pull factor
66.
It is too dangerous here.
a)
economic push factor
b)
political push factor
c)
quality of life pull factor
d)
family pull factor
67.

What are the examples of Push factors that explain why people would want to migrate to colonial Singapore?

a)

Poverty and starvation, wild animal rampages and flooding

b)

Better Trade, unrest and instability

c)

Poverty and starvation, unrest and instability

d)

Better job prospects, unrest and political exile

68.

What are the examples of Pull factors that explain why people would want to migrate to colonial Singapore?

a)

Natural disasters, and better trade and business opportunities

b)

Better job prospects, and better trade and business opportunities

c)

Good political leaders, and better job prospects

d)

Better job prospects, a more luxurious life and political freedom

69.
Which of the following is NOT a fact that relates to child labor 
a)
Children as young as 5 would work sometimes as long as 10 hours 
b)
Children were sought after because they could be paid less than adults 
c)
There were no safety regulations and child often would be hurt 
d)
It was illegal for children to work in 1900 so they lied about their age 
70.
Which is NOT true about tenements 
a)
Every tenement had an fire escape required by law 
b)
Some did not have windows
c)
They often cramped people in small spaces 
d)
Diseases spread easily in the buildings 
71.

Where did most immigrants to the USA come from (1880-19200)?

a)

Southern & Eastern Europe

b)

Northern & Western Europe

c)

Latin America

d)

Asia

72.

The entry point for immigrants into the USA in New York City.

a)

Immigrant Island

b)

Jekyll Island

c)

Ellis Island

d)

Angel Island

73.

Where did most immigrants live when they came to America?

a)

Trenton

b)

Tenements

c)

Subburbs

d)

Rural towns

74.

The influx of urban workers helped boom industry & modernize cities and led to healthy working and living conditions for immigrants.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

Which immigrants came through Angel Island in California

a)

Chinese

b)

Irish and European

c)

African and Asian

d)

Japanese

76.
Founder of Hull House
a)
Ida B. Wells
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d)
Jane Addams 
77.

Where were General George Custer and his men killed?

a)

Little Bighorn

b)

Crazy Horse

c)

Sand Creek

d)

Wounded Knee

78.
Which of the following was the last major military action between the federal government and the Plains Indians?
a)
the Treaty of Fort Laramie
b)
the death of Sitting Bull
c)
the Sand Creek Massacre
d)
the massacre at Wounded Knee
79.
What state is in red?
a)
South Carolina
b)
California
c)
New York
d)
Arkansas
80.
What state is in red?
a)
Hawaii
b)
Canada
c)
Alaska
d)
Maine
81.
What state is in red?
a)
New Hampshire
b)
Wisconsin
c)
Arizona
d)
Tennessee
82.
What state is in red?
a)
Oklahoma
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Georgia
d)
Idaho
83.
This picture is an example of a ...
a)
tenement.
b)
political machine.
c)
monopoly.
d)
sweatshop.
84.
______________ the movement of population from farms to cities, began slowly in the early 1800s.
a)
ruralization
b)
urbanization
c)
domestication
d)
summerization
85.
Steel changed people's lives in making possible the...
a)
Building of Skyscrapers
b)
Establishment of Time Zones
c)
Development of Electricity
d)
Use of Kerosene
86.
Thomas Edison invented the
a)
light bulb
b)
automobile
c)
airplane
d)
telephone
87.
Mass production led to:
a)
Products being more superior in quality
b)
goods became less expensive
c)
laborers received higher wages
d)
industries moved to rural areas
88.
Discrimination towards immigrants was especially harsh against the –
a)
French and English
b)
Hispanics and Latinos
c)
Chinese and Irish
89.
Which organization did Jane Addams found?
a)
The American Red Cross
b)
The Pittsburgh Public Library
c)
The Hull House
90.
Political machines gained power by focusing on the needs of –
a)
American Indians
b)
women
c)
immigrants
91.
The unfair treatment of a group of people is called?
a)
immigration
b)
discrimination
c)
assimilation
92.
What area could you find the textile mill industry?
a)
Michigan
b)
Pittsburgh
c)
Chicago
d)
New England
93.
This industry was centered in Detroit, MI. 
a)
Textile
b)
Steel
c)
Meatpacking
d)
Automobile
94.
In what area could you find the meatpacking industry?
a)
New England
b)
Pittsburgh
c)
Chicago
d)
Detriot

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