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Jackson

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Having or showing a willingness for dishonesty in exchange for personal gain.

a)

Corrupt

b)

Morals

c)

Coerce

d)

Cholera

2.

Likely to cause disagreement or dispute

a)

Controversial

b)

Assimilation

c)

Romanticize

d)

Cholera

3.

Words or phrases intended to create an emotional response.

a)

Loaded Language

b)

Controversial

c)

Society

d)

Marginalized

4.

Taxes placed on imports or exports.

a)

Tariffs

b)

Corrupt

c)

Boomtown

d)

Cession

5.

Areas of land set aside by the US government for Indigenous Nations.

a)

Reservation

b)

Tariff

c)

Cession

d)

Sovereign

6.

A cultural group that takes on characteristics of the dominant culture.

a)

Assimilation

b)

Controversial

c)

Marginalized

d)

Adversity

7.

A machine used to transmit messages over long distances using wire.

a)

Telegraph

b)

Tariff

c)

Coerce

d)

Society

8.

A home and all the land surrounding it.

a)

Homestead

b)

Reservation

c)

Cession

d)

Sovereign

9.

Insignificant or pushed to the edge of society.

a)

Marginalized

b)

Corrupt

c)

Sovereign

d)

Adversity

10.

People who came to California with the Gold Rush.

a)

Forty-Niners

b)

Dred Scott

c)

Assimilation

d)

Manifest Destiny

11.

Community that experiences rapid economic and population growth.

a)

Boomtown

b)

Forty-niners

c)

Controversial

d)

Homestead

12.

To describe something in an idealistic or unrealistic way.

a)

Romanticize

b)

Tariffs

c)

Reservations

d)

Adversity

13.

This man sued for his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled that African Americans were not citizens.

a)

Dred Scott

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Oliver Brown

d)

George Wallace

14.

The idea that it was God's will that America spread west.

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Cession

c)

Loaded Language

d)

Reservations

15.

Self-governing or independent

a)

Sovereign

b)

Coerce

c)

Boomtown

d)

Romanticize

16.

Obtained by force or threats

a)

Coerce

b)

Cholera

c)

Cession

d)

Assimilation

17.

Severe illness that causes extreme diarrhea.

a)

Cholera

b)

Sovereign

c)

Tariff

d)

Adversity

18.

To give up territory, property, or rights.

a)

Cession

b)

Coerce

c)

Assimilation

d)

Marginalized

19.

Community of people in a region

a)

Society

b)

Cholera

c)

Cession

d)

Boomtown

20.

Standard of behavior.

a)

Morals

b)

Society

c)

Coerce

d)

Cession

21.

Jackson's idea about political rights and equality included:

a)

all men

b)

all white men and white women

c)

everyone lived in the United States

d)

only white men

22.

The practice of replacing current government employees with supporters of the winning candidate is the...

a)

reciprocal system

b)

buddy system

c)

spoils system

d)

tariff system

23.

Which statement describes "The Trail of Tears"?

a)

The blood shed by the Indians at the Battle of Little Bighorn

b)

The line connecting Natives from sea to shining sea

c)

The path Chief Osceola took on his way to prison in Florida

d)

The involuntary 1000-mile march Cherokee Indians made in their removal from Georgia

24.

The Indian Removal Act relocated thousands of Cherokees from Georgia to Indian Territory for the purpose of ________________.

a)

making the land available for white settlers and farmers

b)

allowing the Cherokee their freedom from U.S. control

c)

obeying the Supreme Court's order to move the Cherokee

d)

creating a wilderness area for use by French for trappers

25.

Why did Andrew Jackson lose the election of 1824?

a)

Jackson did not belong to a political party.

b)

Jackson did not win a majority (more than half) of the votes,

c)

Jackson was disqualified because of a political scandal.

d)

Jackson had less popular votes than John Quincy Adams.

26.

The Trail of Tears refers to

a)

Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.

b)

the movement of the Seminole tribe from the West to Florida.

c)

government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.

d)

the removal of the Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma.

27.

What was the "corrupt bargain" that helped decided the election of 1824?

a)

Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun undermined Jackson

b)

Adams threw his support to Jackson to become Secretary of defense

c)

Clay threw his support to Adams to become Secretary of State

d)

John Marshall's Supreme Court decision

28.

A statement of American policy warning European powers not to interfere with the Americas.

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Nationalism

d)

American System

29.

The American general that invaded Florida to capture Seminole raiders.

a)

Oliver Perry

b)

George Washington

c)

Tecumseh

d)

Andrew Jackson

30.
Which of these is true of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
It cut the size of the land area of US in half.
b)
It doubled the size of the land area of US.
c)
It doubled the size of the state of Georgia.
d)
It cut the population of the US. in half.
31.
The three branches of government are ________________
a)
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
b)
Legislative, Judicial, and National
c)
Executive, Principle, and Judicial
d)
Judicial, National, and Legislative
32.
The main job of the legislative branch is to
a)
resolve disputes involving the law.
b)
enforce and carry out federal laws.
c)
make laws needed for the country.
d)
obey laws once they are passed.
33.
The framers designed a system of checks and balances to
a)
share power between the national and state governments.
b)
make it difficult but not impossible to amend the Constitution.
c)
make sure that the Constitution was the supreme law of the land.
d)
keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
34.
The Supreme Court's power to declare a law unconstitutional is known as
a)
judicial review.
b)
veto power.
c)
federalism.
d)
the amendment process.
35.
The most important task of the executive branch is to
a)
resolve disputes involving the law.
b)
enforce and carry out federal laws.
c)
decide which laws are constitutional.
d)
change laws to fit changing needs.
36.

rejection of a proposed bill or law

a)

ratify

b)

veto

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Federalist

37.

distribution of power between Federal and state governments

a)

Federalism

b)

checks and balances

c)

separation of powers

d)

Bill of Rights

38.

each branch of gov't is subject to certain restraints by the other two

a)

checks and balances

b)

limited government

c)

Great Compromise

d)

Veto

39.

allowed a House of Rep. based on population and gave equal representation the in the Senate

a)

New Jersey Plan

b)

Virginia Plan

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Great Compromise

40.

those against the ratification of the Constitution

a)

Anti-Federalists

b)

Federalists

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Constitution

41.

branch of government that makes laws

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

d)

Administrative

42.

gov't power is divided among three branches: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

checks and balances

c)

articles of confederation

d)

separation of powers

43.

first ten amendments of the Constitution granting specific freedoms to citizens

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

limited government

d)

Great Compromise

44.

branch of government that enforces the laws

a)

executive

b)

judicial

c)

legislative

d)

Chuck Norris

45.
The Federalist (or The Federalist Papers) were written to do what?
a)
Support ratification of the U.S. Constitution
b)
Oppose ratification of the U.S. Constitution
c)
Support America's independence from Britain
46.
The Federalists and Anti-Federalists finally agreed to ratify the Constitution after the inclusion of which of the following?
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
3/5th Compromise
47.

A change or addition to an official document

a)

Ratification

b)

Amendment

c)

Petition

d)

Filabuster

48.

This amendment to the Constitution freed slaves in America.

a)

25th

b)

15th

c)

11th

d)

13th

49.

The last of the Civil War Amendments, this guaranteed voting rights for African American men.

a)

17th

b)

13th

c)

15th

d)

25th

50.

The concept that the government power comes from the people.

a)

Limited Government

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Implied Powers

d)

Popular Sovereignty

51.

The idea that government powers should be strictly defined by law.

a)

Veto

b)

Limited Government

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Separation of Powers

52.

These powers are spelled out in the Constitution

a)

Enumerated Powers

b)

Implied Powers

c)

Elastic Powers

d)

State Powers

53.

Civic Responsibility

a)

The newest Honda Model

b)

The attitudes and actions needed to ensure democracy

c)

A method of leadership encouraged by the Founding Fathers

d)

The legal requirements Senators have to meet

54.

Representation in the House of Representatives is based on population or in other words...

a)

Even

b)

Proportional

c)

Weighted

d)

Ergonomic

55.

How many Senators does each state have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

56.
The first government system of the United States was the
a)
U.S. Constitution.
b)
Declaration of Independence.
c)
Articles of Confederation. 
57.
Which branch of government interprets the laws?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
58.

Guarantee women the right to vote

a)

27th

b)

18th

c)

25th

d)

19th

59.

The concept that no matter a persons race, religion, political beliefs, or gender, everyone is treated the same under the law.

a)

Implied Powers

b)

Due Process

c)

Equal Protection

d)

Emoluments Clause

60.

These states wanted representation based on population.

a)

Large states

b)

Small states

61.

These states wanted equal representation.

a)

Large states

b)

Small states

62.

A two house government body.

a)

unicameral

b)

bicameral

c)

limited government

d)

Federalist

63.

An agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions (cooperation)

a)

greivance

b)

suffrage

c)

compromise

d)

argument

64.

Every 5 enslaved people would count as 3 free persons for determining representation and taxes

a)

great compromise

b)

3/5 compromise

c)

Virginia Plan

d)

New Jersey Plan

65.
Who/what technically chooses the president?
a)
The people's vote
b)
The electoral college (the electors)
c)
Congress
d)
The Supreme Court
66.
Who is the Commander in Chief of the armed forces?
a)
Congress
b)
The Vice President
c)
The Chief Justice
d)
The President
67.
The framers designed a system of checks and balances to
a)
share power between the national and state governments.
b)
make it difficult but not impossible to amend the Constitution.
c)
make sure that the Constitution was the supreme law of the land.
d)
keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
68.
The most important task of the executive branch is to
a)
resolve disputes involving the law.
b)
enforce and carry out federal laws.
c)
decide which laws are constitutional.
d)
change laws to fit changing needs.
69.

rejection of a proposed bill or law

a)

ratify

b)

veto

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Federalist

70.

each branch of gov't is subject to certain restraints by the other two

a)

checks and balances

b)

limited government

c)

Great Compromise

d)

Veto

71.

allowed a House of Rep. based on population and gave equal representation the in the Senate

a)

New Jersey Plan

b)

Virginia Plan

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Great Compromise

72.

those against the ratification of the Constitution

a)

Anti-Federalists

b)

Federalists

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Constitution

73.

gov't power is divided among three branches: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

checks and balances

c)

articles of confederation

d)

separation of powers

74.

first ten amendments of the Constitution granting specific freedoms to citizens

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

limited government

d)

Great Compromise

75.
The Federalist (or The Federalist Papers) were written to do what?
a)
Support ratification of the U.S. Constitution
b)
Oppose ratification of the U.S. Constitution
c)
Support America's independence from Britain
76.

A change or addition to an official document

a)

Ratification

b)

Amendment

c)

Petition

d)

Filabuster

77.

This amendment to the Constitution freed slaves in America.

a)

25th

b)

15th

c)

11th

d)

13th

78.

The last of the Civil War Amendments, this guaranteed voting rights for African American men.

a)

17th

b)

13th

c)

15th

d)

25th

79.

The concept that the government power comes from the people.

a)

Limited Government

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Implied Powers

d)

Popular Sovereignty

80.

The idea that government powers should be strictly defined by law.

a)

Veto

b)

Limited Government

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Separation of Powers

81.

Representation in the House of Representatives is based on population or in other words...

a)

Even

b)

Proportional

c)

Weighted

d)

Ergonomic

82.

How many Senators does each state have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

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