Worksheets5/10 USHF Regents Review 1
Total questions: 89
Worksheet time: 3hrs 58mins
The United States Constitution was influenced by
The Magna Carter
The English Bill of Rights
Common Law
All of the above
The bicameral legislature is made up of
(a)
Which Enlightenment thinkers influenced the Constitiution
John Locke
Thomas Hobbs
Montesquieu
Albert Einstein
(a) created the Albany Plan of Union to encourage the colonists to join the French and Indian War.
The Royal Colonies were
New York, Virginia, Georgia
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Deleware
Connecticut, Rhode Island
Massachussetts
Self governing colonies were
New York, Virginia, Georgia
Connecticut, Rhode Island
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Deleware
Massachussetts
Proprietary colonies were
Massachussetts
New York, Virginia, Georgia
Connecticut, Rhode Island
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Deleware
Virginia House of Burgesses and The Mayflower Compact are examples of
representative governments
authoritarian regimes
a monarchy
an oligarchy
The population that was able to vote included
white property owners
women
free blacks
Native Americans
Locke believed in
natural rights; representative government
separation of government
popular sovereignty
none of the above
Rousseau believed in
Popular sovereignty (ppl decide by popular vote)
Separation of government
natural rights; representative government
Sugar Act 1764
Montesquieu believed in
natural rights; representative government
popular sovereignty
separation of government
stamp act
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was
the start of the American Revolution
when British troops were sent to stop rebellious colonists and shots were fired
a meeting where colonists decided whether they would rebel against GB or reconcile
when the colonists vowed obedience to only the king
First Continental Congress (1774) was
a meeting where colonists decided whether they would rebel against GB or reconcile
where they wrote the Olive Branch Petition
where they decided to respond to the Coercive Acts
where the colonist met at a bar and trash talked the king
Obedience to only the king and the belief that Parliament had no right to tax colonies was known as the
(a)
the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, list of the basic rights of individuals.
democracy
Constitution
monarchy
Bill of Rights
The written plan of government for the United States of America
democracy
Constitution
monarchy
Bill of Rights
The branch of government that suggests laws and carries out the laws made by Congress. Its leader is the president.
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
The branch of government that makes laws for the country. It is made up of the Congress.
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
Which is not a freedom in the Bill of Rights?
Freedom to an education
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
Freedom to assemble
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are known as..
The good amendments
The Civil War amendments
The Revolutionary War amendments
The War of 1812 amendments
What was the name of the system President Andrew Jackson used to reward his supporters?
Presidential Cabinet
Worcester V. Georgia
Spoils System
Reward System
President Andrew Jackson's in the Indian Removal Act resulting in the Trail of Tears demonstrated him
Going beyond his Constitutional Power
Legally removing Native Americans from Georgia
Going against the Supreme Court
Becoming "the common man" president
What legislation created the 36'30' line?
Kansas- Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Missouri Compromise
What document was the Declaration of Sentiments (1848) modeled after?
US Constitution
John Locke's Natural Rights
Declaration of Independence
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Sentiments?
To show all people, specifically African Americans were created equal
To show all people, specifically women were created equal
To show all people, specifically white men were created equal
To officially and legally establish women's suffrage
William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth all were leading figures in what movement?
Women's Rights Movement
Abolition Movement
Worker's Rights Movement
Rights of Freedmen
What process was used under the Kansas- Nebraska act to determine if the territory became free or slave?
Popular Sovereignty
Congress decided
Territories were admitted as free or slave to keep balance
State legislatures cast votes
Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas- Nebraska Act were passed in an attempt to
Avoid conflict between the North and South
Avoid the problem of slavery that plagued the country
Keep a balance between free and slave states
Prohibit Manifest Destiny
What was a major direct result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Writing of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Prosecution of John Brown
Bleeding Kansas
Passage of the Missouri Compromise
What did the Dred Scott v. Sandford case decide?
Separate but equal
Once a slave, always a slave
Segregation was illegal
The Native Americans of Georgia had a right to that land
What did the Plessy v. Ferguson case decide
Once a slave, always a slave
Separate but equal
Georgia Native Americans have a right to the land
Supremacy of the Federal Government
What act is associated with the assimilation of Native Americans to American culture?
Homestead Act
Interstate Commerce Commission
Indian Removal Act
Dawes Act
What act encouraged Westward settlement after the Civil War?
Dawes Act
Homestead Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Compromise of 1850
What laws were passed to deny basic rights to freed slaves?
Black Codes
Suspension of Writ of Habeas Corpus
Kansas- Nebraska Act
Military Occupation of South in the Reconstruction Era
Someone that believed monopolies were the strongest and should be able to exist because of that would believe in
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Manifest Destiny
Social Darwinism
Who would most likely agree with the statement, America is for Americans
Factory Owners
Nativists
Immigrants
Muckraker
A new immigrant is one from which of the following areas
Eastern Europe
Western Europe
Southern Europe
Northern Europe
Which court case established the United States Supreme Court's power of judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Dredd Scott v. Sandford (1857)
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
The main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine was to
stake a claim to Mexican Territory
force the British out of the Oregon Territory
limit European influence in the Americas
establish full control over Canada
The Erie Canal played a role in settling the Midwest because it linked the Atlantic Ocean with...
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
Missouri River
Pacific Ocean
The United States purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 was geographically important because it
assured sole ownership of the Great Lakes
ended Spanish control of the Southwest
provided full access to the Mississippi River
allowed completion of the fi rst railroad in California
One result of the war of 1812 was that the United States...
Acquired French-held territory in southern Canada
lost control of the Ohio River Valley
maintained its independence and its territory
gained territory from Mexico
In the 1830's, President Andrew Jackson supported the Indian removal policy because...
White settlers wanted land Native American Indians lived on
He wanted to punish Native American Indians
Native American Indians were attacking southern cities
He sought complete control of Texas by the United States
One major result of the completion of the Erie Canal was that
the population of Rochester, NY fell
manufacturing along the canal declined
shipping on Lake Champlain decreased
New York City became the nation's commercial center
President Thomas Jefferson tested his belief in strict interpretation of the Constitution when
When he purchased the Louisiana Territory from France
When he took office as the 3rd president of the US
When he defeated John Adams in the election of 1800
When Thomas Jefferson built his home Monticello in Virginia
The Monroe Doctrine (1823) was issued primarily because President James Monroe wanted to...
Warn European powers against intervention in Latin America
Needed to establish a foothold in Panama for a future canal
Oppose the revolutions taking place in South America
Pursue overseas colonies
Alexander Hamilton believed that creation of the Bank of the United States would help the nation’s economy by
loaning money to monopolies
prohibiting foreign investment in United States businesses
reducing tariffs on foreign imports
providing for a stable currency
The cartoon is most CRITICAL of the United States policy of
involvement in international affairs
reliance on the political party system
continued isolationism
dependency on foreign nations
What is the main idea of the cartoon?
Native Americans and Europeans showed a great willingness to share knowledge at their first contact.
Spanish colonization in the Americas preceded British colonization.
American society has failed to recognize the achievements of Native Americans.
The pluralistic heritage of the United States began to receive approval early in the nation's history.
According to the cartoon, United States immigration policy has
consistently stimulated cultural pluralism
favored highly skilled immigrants from developing nations
encouraged the entrance of radical political groups
periodically varied between openness and restriction
Which title best describes the message of this cartoon?
"Neutrality is the Best Policy"
"Isolationism: Our Old Ally"
"Temptations of the Imperialist Menu"
"The Dangers of Overeating"
The main purpose of the cartoon is to express opposition to which Presidential action?
Woodrow Wilson's support of the Treaty of Versailles
Franklin Roosevelt's announcement of the Good Neighbor Policy
Harry Truman's decision to send aid to Europe after World War II
Ronald Reagan's 1985 summit meeting with Chairman Gorbachev of the Soviet Union
Each headline illustrates a time when the president of the United States acted as
chief diplomat
chief legislator
commander in chief
head of a political party
This cartoon reflects foreign policy ideas commonly held by Americans during
the Spanish-American War
World War I
World War II
the Korean War
The principal message of the cartoon is that the Standard Oil Company
used its size to lower the prices of its products
protected the nation from foreign competition
used its economic power to influence government decisions
employed violence to gain an unfair advantage for its workers
Which statement most accurately describes the meaning of this 1896 cartoon?
Western farmers have no market for their products.
Grazing and water rights cause conflict in western states.
Eastern businesses profit from western farming.
Cattle and grain add little to the wealth of the United States.
Which heading best completes the partial outline below?
Rise of American Imperialism
Causes of World War I
Enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine
Trade Expansion in East Asia
Based on the map, which region of the United States demonstrated the most support for complete voting rights for women before 1919?
New England
West
South
Midwest
One reason Jacob Riis published many photographs similar to this was to
disprove claims of yellow journalists
encourage government assistance for poor farmers
promote the use of child labor
increase public concern over tenement conditions
Base your answer to the question on the poem below and on your knowledge of social studies.
… ‘Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!’
— Emma Lazarus
allowing only highly educated immigrants to enter the United States
using troops to stop immigration from Mexico
penalizing businesses that hire illegal immigrants
maintaining a policy of open immigration
In the second half of the 1800s, which development led to the other three?
expansion of political machines
growth of American cities
development of tenement housing
increase in crime
The cartoon is most CRITICAL of the United States policy of
involvement in international affairs
reliance on the political party system
continued isolationism
dependency on foreign nations
What is the main idea of the cartoon?
Native Americans and Europeans showed a great willingness to share knowledge at their first contact.
Spanish colonization in the Americas preceded British colonization.
American society has failed to recognize the achievements of Native Americans.
The pluralistic heritage of the United States began to receive approval early in the nation's history.
According to the cartoon, United States immigration policy has
consistently stimulated cultural pluralism
favored highly skilled immigrants from developing nations
encouraged the entrance of radical political groups
periodically varied between openness and restriction
Which title best describes the message of this cartoon?
"Neutrality is the Best Policy"
"Isolationism: Our Old Ally"
"Temptations of the Imperialist Menu"
"The Dangers of Overeating"
The main purpose of the cartoon is to express opposition to which Presidential action?
Woodrow Wilson's support of the Treaty of Versailles
Franklin Roosevelt's announcement of the Good Neighbor Policy
Harry Truman's decision to send aid to Europe after World War II
Ronald Reagan's 1985 summit meeting with Chairman Gorbachev of the Soviet Union
The principal message of the cartoon is that the Standard Oil Company
used its size to lower the prices of its products
protected the nation from foreign competition
used its economic power to influence government decisions
employed violence to gain an unfair advantage for its workers
Based on the map, which region of the United States demonstrated the most support for complete voting rights for women before 1919?
New England
West
South
Midwest
One reason Jacob Riis published many photographs similar to this was to
disprove claims of yellow journalists
encourage government assistance for poor farmers
promote the use of child labor
increase public concern over tenement conditions
What was a major argument used by the Antifederalists to oppose ratifying the Constitution?
Congress was given the power to tax exports.
The executive branch lacked the power to maintain order.
The proposed Constitution contained no bill of rights.
Only the national government could coin money
The judicial branch of government can check the legislative branch of government by
vetoing bills passed by Congress
declaring laws unconstitutional
calling special sessions of Congress
reducing congressional budgets
“. . . Because finally, ‘the equal right of every citizen to the free exercise of his Religion according to the dictates of conscience’ is held by the same tenure with all our other rights. If we recur to [go to] its origin, it is equally the gift of nature; . . .” — James Madison
The belief expressed in this statement was put into law by the
signing of the Mayflower Compact
creation of the Articles of Confederation
establishment of a federal system of government
addition of the first amendment to the United States Constitution
An example of the use of the unwritten constitution is the
president’s cabinet
amendment process
bicameral legislature
electoral college
One way in which the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the original United States Constitution (1789) are similar is that both documents
include a specific bill of rights
guarantee voting rights to all persons
list grievances against the British monarchy
state that government receives its power from the people
One way the original Constitution of the United States addressed the issue of congressional representation was by
not counting women as part of a state’s population for representation
counting three-fifths of the enslaved population when determining representation
setting a four-year term of office for all members of Congress
giving every state the same number of representatives in the House
To what expedient [method], then, shall we finally resort, for maintaining in practice the necessary partition of power among the several departments, as laid down in the Constitution? The only answer that can be given is, that as all these exterior provisions are found to be inadequate, the defect must be supplied, by so contriving the interior structure of the government as that its several constituent parts may, by their mutual relations, be the means of keeping each other in their proper places. . . . — The Federalist No. 51, 1788
Which principle of the United States Constitution is most directly described in this passage?
States rights
checks and balances
the elastic clause
concurrent powers
Most of the amendments to the United States Constitution have dealt with
expanding the powers of the presidency
setting immigration restrictions
strengthening the authority of state governments
guaranteeing civil and political rights
An example of the unwritten constitution is the
impeachment process
two-house legislature
presidential veto power
formation of political parties
Antifederalists insisted that a bill of rights be added to the Constitution in order to
grant more power to Congress
provide a method of settling disputes between states
prevent states from denying individuals the right to vote
protect individual rights from the power of the central government
