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WorksheetsMississippi- US History State Test Part 3 (US.8-12)
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins
What is the name for JFK's legislative agenda?
New Deal
New Frontier
Great Society
Fresh Start
Which of the following was NOT part of the agreement to end the Cuban Missile Crisis?
U.S. promised to never invade Cuba
U.S. removes missiles from Turkey
Soviet Union removes missiles from Cuba
U.S. removes missiles from Florida
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Leika
Yuri Gargarian
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Who was JFK's vice-president who becomes president once he is assassinated?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
The term "Great Society" came to represent
the glamorous image fo the Kennedy Administration
the antion's anti-communist agenda
Michael Harrington's affluent society
the domestic programs of the Johnson Administration
This book led to the passage of environmental protection regulations (such as the creation of the EPA).
The Jungle
Silent Spring
The Long Walk
What did a U.S. District Court judge subpoena, but Nixon claimed executive privilege and refused to turn over?
surveillance of the break-in at the Watergate building
transcripts of conversations between Nixon and the directors of the FBI and CIA
recorded conversations from inside the White House
Which of the following is NOT true about the Watergate scandal?
Watergate resulted in the resignation of Nixon in 1974.
Watergate resulted in the impeachment of Nixon in 1974.
Watergate was a cover-up of a break-in to the Democratic National Committee Headquarters in 1972.
Watergate resulted in increased distrust of government and elected officials.
What is the main idea of this cartoon from the Watergate era?
The Supreme Court presides over a presidential impeachment trial.
Congress has to obey the Constitution.
The president has the final word involving constitutional issues.
No person or group is above the law.
The US v. Nixon case determined that this could only be used when national security was threatened.
Executive Privilege
Judicial Review
Legislative Review
Due process
Where was the major movement of people do we see during the 1980s-today?
Northside to Westside
Sunbelt to Rustbelt
East to Great Plains
Rustbelt to Sunbelt
Organization formed to fight for traditional values
Moral Majority
Conservative Coalition
New Right Group
Freedom Riders
During Reagan’s presidency, federal spending increased most for
defense and the military.
job training and school loans.
urban mass transit in major cities.
environmental protection.
Fundamentalist Christian leader and televangelist Jerry Falwell formed the organization called
the New Right.
the conservative coalition.
the Moral Majority.
affirmative action.
People who support pay equity argue that women should be paid
for household work.
the same as men for doing the same jobs.
more than men, to make up for past discrimination.
more than men, to combat the feminization of poverty.
Economic theory that tax cuts will increase jobs
and government revenues
Reaganomics
Deregulation
Strategic Defense Initiative
This ruling explicitly outlawed racial segregation of public education facilities (legal establishment of separate government-run schools for blacks and whites), ruling so on the grounds that the doctrine of "separate but equal" public education could never truly provide black Americans with facilities of the same standards available to white Americans
Brown vs Board of Ed
Escobedo vs ILL
Dred Scott vs Sanford
Gregg vs Georgia
The Supreme Court ruled that the "separate but equal" provision of the Louisiana law was constitutional. The case established this principle of segregation until it was overturned in 1954.
Regents of California v. Bakke, 1978
Roe v. Wade, 1973
Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896
Tinker v. Des Moines School District, 1969
A constitutional right to an abortion is established, though the court laid down a trimester criteria in determining whether states can impose restrictions
Regents of California v. Bakke,
Roe v. Wade, 1973
Tinker v. Des Moines School District, 1969
Texas v. Johnson, 1991
The Court decided that a state supported school could use race as a basis for admission, though it ruled that quotas were illegal. Bakke was admitted.
Texas v. Johnson, 1991
Tinker v. Des Moines School District, 1969
Roe v. Wade, 1973
Regents of California v. Bakke,1978
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) was passed in response to the Love Canal disaster. What issue (s) with the Love Canal was the law intended to prevent in the future?
The placing of industrial waste in an unsecured landfill.
The construction of residential homes and a school on top of a hazardous waste landfill
The lack of documentation about what specific chemicals were placed in the landfill
These were all issues with the Love Canal addressed by the law
What happened as a result of the Three Mile Island accident?
New regulations were put in place to make nuclear power safer
Nuclear power was outlawed
The construction of nuclear plants increased
None of the above
What is one way that Thurgood Marshall contributed to the Civil Rights movement?
He won the court case Brown v. Board of Education which led to the desegregation of public schools.
He introduced the Civil Rights Act of 1965 which increased equality in the American workplace.
He pressured the Supreme Court to pass a voting rights bill that made poll taxes and literacy tests illegal.
He overturned the court case Dred Scott v. Sandford which led to the end of slavery in the United States.
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlaw?
denying the right to vote based on race or color
denying the right to vote based on gender
allowing people to vote multiple times
allowing people under the age of 21 to vote
Cesar Chávez was a migrant farm worker who wanted to improve the lives of other migrant workers. Which of the following best completes the diagram above?
Cesar Chávez married Helen Fabela and had eight children.
Cesar Chávez was arrested for decreasing production on migrant farms.
Grape growers in California accepted the United Farm Workers union.
Migrant workers ignored Cesar Chávez and his attempts to help.
The local government’s first response to the Birmingham protests was to
agree to change the laws quickly
make it illegal to carry protest signs on the street.
join in the protests and fight for change.
arrest protesters and send them to jail.
Medgar Evers was assassinated in 1963. Where did the murder take place?
On the evening of June 12, 1963, after coming home from work, he was shot in back by a sniper hiding behind a tree. He died on the driveway of his modest home in Jackson, Mississippi.
While leading a March on Montgomery on June 30, 1964, Alabama's capital city, he was shot by an unknown shooter on the front steps of the Capitol building. He died on the way to the hospital.
While driving to work on June 12, 1963, he was kidnapped by members of the Alabama Klu Klux Klan (KKK). His body was found in a shallow grave near Philadelphia Mississippi.
On the morning of June 12, 1963, Evers was assaulted by a mob of angry white racists. His injuries were so severe, he died three days later.
James Meredith was a civil rights activist that integrated with University?
MSU
USM
Ole Miss
LSU
CORE stands for which of the following?
Congress of Racial Equality
Congress of Radical Equality
Congress of Random Equals
The goal of the Freedom Rides was to
lower the price of bus tickets
change how people felt about African Americans
integrate buses traveling between states
SCLC stands for
South Catholic League College
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Southern Christian Leeds Campus
What type of methods did the SCLC use to achieve this goal?
violent
nonviolent
law making
What does the SNCC stand for?
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Student Non-Compliant Conference Committee
Student Non-Verbal Combat Committee
Which of the following events was the SNCC most heavily involved with?
March on Selma
Montgomery Bus boycott
Freedom Rides
Three members of the SNCC were murdered by the KKK while
running voter registration drives
marching on Montgomery
marching on Washington
What does the NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National American Association for Common Persons
Native American Association for Core People
The Black Panther Party:
Followed police through black neighborhoods to discourage police brutality.
Legally carried loaded weapons in public (a right protected by state legislatures)
Organized programs to feed people in black communities
all of these
Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X differed in their:
willingness to speak publicly
Opposition to segregation
Desire to help African Americans
Methods of Protest
Which of the following describes the result of the impeachment process for Bill Clinton?
He was neither impeached nor removed from office
He was not impeached, but he was removed from office
He was impeached, but he was not removed from office
He was both impeached and removed from office
What was the pledge Republican candidates signed to balance the budget and make other reforms?
Newt's No Nonsense
Contract with America
Republican Resource Renewal
The Purse Pledge
The Supreme Court decided the 2000 Election.
true
false
Which event did NOT occur during George W. Bush's presidency?
9/11 Attacks
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Hurricane Katrina
Iraq War (2003)
Why did 80% of New Orleans flood after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005?
It was a Category 3 Hurricane
The levees holding back the water failed
It was a Category 5 Hurricane
Because New Orleans is 500 ft above sea level
The Patriot Act was passed under this president after 9/11.
George W. Bush
Carter
Clinton
Obama
What was the US government's immediate response to the September 11, 2001 attacks
The US declared war on Afghanistan
The War on Terror began and Afghanistan was invaded
The US withdrew forced from bases in the Middle East
A UN coalition invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein
Which amendment do critics say the PATRIOT Act violates for Americans?
6th Amendment: Right to a fair trial
4th Amendment: Right to privacy
5th Amendment: Right to due process
1st Amendment free speech rights
Which issue is the central focus of this cartoon drawn after September 11, 2001?
Is there a need to give up some civil liberties to protect the nation?
Should the United States reduce oil imports from the Middle East?
Does the United States need fewer limits on immigration?
Should the United States abandon the Constitution?
Select all of the reasons that the 2008 election is considered historical
Election of America's first minority president
Election of America's first female president
Historic voter turnout among Black youth
Historic use of social media
First time the Republican Party was defeated in 30 years
Select all of the following that contributed to the 2008 "Great Recession"
Subprime mortgages were granted to people whose incomes were too low for the houses they were buying
Banks were uninsured and personal savings were therefore wiped out
Household debt was too high
Overproduction of houses
Overspeculation on the stock market
What is NOT a reason that the Affordable Care Act is controversial?
It cost a considerable amount of money, adding to the national debt
It was not as effective as a single-payer system
The government can now make important health care decisions for all citizens
It required citizens to buy a product (health insurance)
Select all of the following that contributed to Trump's 2016 election
Trump was a businessman, and many people hoped that he would improve the economy
All Republicans truly supported Trump and agreed with his controversial statements
Many Republicans did not approve of the expansion of government power under President Obama
Many Republican voters did not trust Hilary Clinton
Many Republicans wanted to see "America first" policies
