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Total questions: 73
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1.
Which was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
no executive branch
b)
no ability to collect taxes by Congress
c)
Britain was still in charge of New York
d)
no judicial branch
2.
What were the three issues facing America after the Revolution?
a)
large debt, trade issues, weak central government
b)
trade issues, inflation, British soldiers
c)
tax collection, inflation, lack of supplies
d)
lack of supplies, weak central government, British soldiers
3.
How does active citizenship relate to democracy?
a)
it is citizens giving their time to help their community
b)
voting proves you are a citizen
c)
citizens should help when they can
d)
being active in your community and local government allows for your voice to be heard and strengthens the system
4.
Why did Anti-Federalists oppose the Constitution?
a)
it had a bill of rights
b)
it did not have a bill of rights
c)
they wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation
d)
they wanted a monarchy
5.
How did Shays Rebellion lead to the elimination of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
showed how weak the judicial branch was in Massachusetts
b)
merchants had to hire their own militias
c)
showed the lack of power in the central government to stop the rebellion
d)
farmers were losing their land
6.
What is Tyranny of the Majority
a)
when the choices of the majority overpower the minority
b)
when the choices of the majority are overpowered by the minority
c)
when the majority makes choices that benefit the minority
d)
when the majority makes choices that benefit the majority at the expense of the minority
7.
Which was the great compromise of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
representation
b)
slavery
c)
trade
d)
alliances
8.
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
a)
every 5 slaves has 3 count for taxes and representation
b)
3/5 of every trade agreement is taxed higher
c)
every 3 slaves out of 5 are free
d)
every alliance made had a 3/5 tax on the other country
9.
What does the Bill of Rights protect?
a)
the government
b)
the rights of the people
c)
the people's ability to vote
d)
representation in government
10.
What does the Preamble of the Constitution do?
a)
the ending paragraph to the Constitution
b)
lists promises of the Constitution
c)
is the mission statement for America
d)
outlines immigration rules
11.
Which of the following rights is in the SIXTH Amendment
a)
bear arms
b)
freedom of speech
c)
right to a lawyer
d)
freedom from unlawful searches and seizures
12.
Why are checks and balances important for the Constitutional powers?
a)
it keeps the branches from having too much power individually
b)
it keeps the financials of the government in order
c)
it allows for the US to have a budget
d)
it allows for the Executive Branch to be in charge
13.
Which is the Legislative Branch?
a)
Congress
b)
Supreme Court and lower Federal Courts
c)
President and Vice President
14.
Which is the Judicial Branch?
a)
Congress
b)
Supreme Court and lower Federal Courts
c)
President and Vice President
15.
Which is the Executive Branch?
a)
President and Vice President
b)
Supreme Court and lower Federal Courts
c)
Congress
16.
What does the Judicial Branch do?
a)
makes laws
b)
interpret laws
c)
enforces laws
17.
What does the Legislative Branch do?
a)
makes laws
b)
interprets laws
c)
enforces laws
18.
How was the Whiskey Rebellion different from other rebellions?
a)
first time Washington sided with the people
b)
first use of military enforcement by the government
c)
first use of new military weapons'
d)
first use of foreign forces against American people
19.
What are three things Washington warns against in his Farewell Address?
a)
political parties, his vice president, abuse of power
b)
abuse of power, political parties, alliances
c)
alliances, abuse of power, the national goverment
d)
political parties, lack of resources, alliances
20.
What does the Executive Branch do?
a)
makes laws
b)
interprets laws
c)
enforces laws
21.
Which is the definition of judicial review?
a)
ability for a judge to decide guilt or innocence
b)
ability for the courts to decide constitutionality of a law
c)
ability for a judge to serve as a lawyer
d)
ability for lawyers to get rid of jury members
22.
Why did Washington want to be "friendly and impartial" during any foreign wars?
a)
he did not want to get wrapped up in possible foreign issues that may divide the country
b)
he did not want to spend time, money, and resources in a war
c)
he was worried about foreign invasion
d)
he did not want America to lose their opportunity of independence by becoming too involved in foreign issues
23.
What did Marbury v Madison establish?
a)
sectionalism
b)
judicial review
c)
war with Mexico
d)
Manifest Destiny
24.
Which two things did the Louisiana Purchase do for America?
a)
expand the US East and eliminated Native Americans
b)
doubled the US in size and gave us control of the Rocky Mountains
c)
doubled the US in size and gave us pieces of Mexico
d)
gave us control of the Mississippi River and doubled the US in size
25.
Define Sectionalism
a)
division of a country into regions due to belief systems
b)
division of groups based on belief systems
c)
division of the country because of taxes
d)
division of the country due to supplies
26.
What was the Trail of Tears?
a)
the forced march of Native Americans from Idaho to Nebraska
b)
the forced march of people in the East to Western states
c)
the forced relocation of Native Americans in Mexico
d)
the forced march of the Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma
27.
What was the Indian Removal Act?
a)
relocated Native Americans to better locations for the wrongdoings by the federal government
b)
provided money to relocate Native Americans
c)
provided housing to any Native American willing to move to Kansas
d)
removed Native Americans completely from the United States
28.
Define nativism
a)
The belief that society should be organized around the principal of nature and natural law.
b)
The idealogy that people should only be allowed to practice the religion they were born into.
c)
The belief that a country should favor its native born inhabitants over immigrants.
d)
The belief that humans are born with knowledge and abilities that shape their understanding of the world.
29.
During the nullification crisis, John C. Calhoun proposed the doctrine of nullification, asserting that:
a)
a state had the right to reject a federal law, deeming it unconstitutional
b)
a state could only override other state laws
c)
the federal government could reject any state law
d)
the states should not be allowed to make their own laws
30.
What was a protective tariff?
a)
A tax on goods that are imported for the purpose of generating government revenue.
b)
A tax on goods that are exported for the purpose of promoting domestic production.
c)
A tax on goods that are imported for the purpose of protecting domestic industries from foreign competition.
d)
A tax on goods that are exported for the purpose of supporting foreign economies.
31.
Which of the following best describes a revenue tariff?
a)
A tax on goods that are imported for the purpose of generating government revenue.
b)
A tax on goods that are exported for the purpose of promoting domestic production.
c)
A tax on goods that are imported for the purpose of protecting domestic industries from foreign competition.
d)
A tax on goods that are exported for the purpose of supporting foreign economies.
32.
What do the following court cases have in common? Marbury v. Madison 1803, Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee 1816, McCulloch v. Maryland 1819, Gibbons v. Ogden 1824.
a)
They all dealt with the issue of slavery in the United States.
b)
They all involved disputes between states.
c)
They all involved conflicts between the federal governments and foreign governments
d)
They all increased federal power
33.
Which of the following statements where laid forth within the Monroe Doctrine? Mark all that apply (3)
a)
U.S. would not get involved in European affairs.
b)
Mexico would be protected by the United States, and could be admitted to the Union.
c)
It prohibited foreign colonization of the Western Hemisphere.
d)
It prohibited foreign involvement in the affairs of Western Hemisphere nations.
34.
What does the age of the common man show about America?
a)
It was a time of religious fervor and revivalism
b)
It was a time of aristocratic rule and limited voting rights for most citizens
c)
It was a time of increased participation in politics for the average citizen
d)
It was a period of colonial rule by European powers
35.
What was the decision in the court case Worcester v. Georgia?
a)
Established the idea of Judicial Review
b)
Gave the Supreme Court sovereignty over state courts.
c)
“Implied Powers” gave Congress more flexibility.
d)
State officials were to honor Cherokee property rights
36.
Which of the following best describes the spoils system?
a)
The political practice of using government funds to reward political supporters.
b)
The system of appointing civil servants based on merit and qualifications.
c)
The process by which the president nominates judges to the federal courts.
d)
The practice of awarding government contracts to private companies without a competitive bidding process.
37.
Which of the following states did the Trail of Tears pass through?
a)
Oklahoma, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas.
b)
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
c)
Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois.
d)
Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada.
38.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
God gave land for the Americans to spread Christianity
b)
movement of people east
c)
God gave the continent to Americans to settle west
d)
God gave the continent to Americans to spread slavery
39.
Which of the following was NOT gained from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
a)
California
b)
New Mexico
c)
Wyoming
d)
Oregon
40.
Why did Texas declare war on Mexico? Choose the best possible option.
a)
banning of slavery, closing the borders, and taxing imports
b)
outlawing alcohol, banning of slavery
c)
taxing imports, increase of slave labor
d)
Americans had taken over the area and wanted it for their own
41.
How did the Wilmot Proviso and public opinion on the war with Mexico increase tensions between the North and South?
a)
both showed how divisive the topic of slavery had become
b)
the war with Mexico was a huge increase in federal power
c)
the federal government took sides on the slavery issue
d)
the elimination of slavery in the new territories would become law
42.
What was the main form of travel to the West before railroads were built?
a)
covered wagons
b)
by foot
c)
horseback
d)
dog sleds
43.
What was the main trail taken to get to the West?
a)
Oregon Trail
b)
Mormon Trail
c)
Southern Trail
d)
Western Trail
44.
Why did people want to settle West?
a)
agrarianism and to own their own land
b)
gaining money
c)
Thomas Jefferson forced people West
d)
freedom and safety from the Civil War
45.
Why was the transcontinental railroad built?
a)
to connect the north and south
b)
to move escaped slaves north
c)
to connect the west to the rest of the country and build industry in the west
d)
to move products made in factories in the north to the south
46.
Define annexation
a)
bring in a territory into a country/state/city
b)
adoption of children
c)
voting to remove a territory from a country/state/city
d)
forcing people out of their land
47.
Define popular sovereignty
a)
the popular choice making law
b)
the use of popular vote to decide issues for a state
c)
the use of popular vote to decide issues for Congress
d)
the use of popular vote to decide issues of foreign trade
48.
How does popular sovereignty cause tensions to rise between the North and South?
a)
eliminates the balance in Congress between slave and free states
b)
the South was able to make slavery legal in every state
c)
the North was able to outlaw slavery with it
d)
the West had to choose sides
49.
How did Bleeding Kansas show sectionalism in the United States?
a)
Pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups felt so passionately about their stance on slavery that fighting ensued in Kansas
b)
Sectionalism was not as big of a deal as some thought, issues over slavery in Kansas was handled peacefully
c)
the issue of slavery was never going to be resolved in Kansas
d)
the problems between the north and south was not seen in Kansas
50.
What did the Dred Scott Case determine?
a)
That slavery was constitutional under the protection of property
b)
That slavery was to be outlawed across the United States
c)
African Americans were citizens
d)
popular sovereignty was not constitutional
51.
How did Frederick Douglass impact the abolitionist movement?
a)
his writing and speeches motivated slaves to revolt
b)
his writing and speeches made the south change their view on slavery
c)
his writing and speeches helped northerners empathize with the slaves
d)
the writing and speeches helped force Congress to outlaw slavery
52.
What was the Underground Railroad?
a)
a black market for stolen goods being brought out west
b)
a system to help slave owners catch escaped slaves
c)
a system that helped enslaved blacks escape form their plantations
d)
a secret hiding spot for escaped slaves
53.
What was Dred Scott suing the federal courts for?
a)
better working conditions on plantations
b)
violence in his state over sectionalism and the federal governments lack of involvement in solving the growing issue
c)
freedom
d)
the right for states to nullify federal laws
54.
Under the Fugitive Slave Law all of these were true EXCEPT
a)
required federal marshals to aid slaveholders in capturing slaves
b)
only runaway slaves were affected by this, free blacks were never misidentified as runaways
c)
the fugitive had no right to a trial and were not allowed to testify
d)
if a person was identified as a runaway they would be taken into custody
55.
What was the North's economy based on?
a)
agriculture
b)
the steam engine
c)
industry
d)
trade goods acquired from foreign nations
56.
All of the following are true of how the Dred Scott decision and the Fugitive Slave Law increased tensions between the North and South EXCEPT
a)
it was no longer safe for African Americans anywhere in the US
b)
it eliminated the courts as a way for African Americans to achieve freedom
c)
the North outwardly refused to follow either of these rules/laws
d)
the federal government refused to acknowledge these as laws in the US
57.
Which of the following was NOT a reason behind sectionalism between the North and South?
a)
economic differences
b)
slavery
c)
states rights
d)
the war between the US and Britain
58.
What was the South's economy based on?
a)
agriculture
b)
industry
c)
fishing
d)
slavery
59.
Which is not one of the main causes of the Civil War?
a)
taxes
b)
slavery
c)
representation
d)
transportation
60.
How did the election of 1860 lead to the secession of the South?
a)
the South did not like Lincoln as a person
b)
having a Republican in power signaled the end of slavery
c)
the election was fraudulent
d)
the South was not allowed to vote in the election
61.
How did Lincoln feel about slavery in the United States in the beginning?
a)
he was a slaveowner himself
b)
he wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible
c)
he figured it would become obsolete over time, did not want any new areas being slave states
d)
he wanted to have popular sovereignty decide slavery in new states
62.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a)
end the war
b)
free slaves in the states in rebellion
c)
declare independence of the South
d)
eliminate the Confederates
63.
How did the Gettysburg Address motivate the Northerners to finish the war?
a)
Lincoln expressed to not have let those men have died in vain
b)
Lincoln forced people to sign up for the war
c)
Lincoln told people that God would be angry if they did not finish the war
d)
Lincoln expressed the fear of the South taking over the US if they didn't fight
64.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
a)
eliminates slavery
b)
made Native Americans citizens
c)
made slaves citizens
d)
made Canada part of America
65.
What makes a state a border state?
a)
a state that borders the ocean
b)
a state that borders Mexico
c)
a state that stayed in the union and kept slavery through the war
d)
a state that stayed in the union
66.
What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
a)
it helped African Americans get cheap land
b)
it helped African Americans gain freedom
c)
it helped Native Americans vote
d)
it helped African Americans find work and get education
67.
Which of the following was NOT a failure of Johnson's Reconstruction plan?
a)
Black Codes being put in place
b)
Southern Governments being reinstated
c)
The Ku Klux Klan was eliminated
d)
Johnson vetoed bills that would help African Americans
68.
What did the 14th Amendment do?
a)
made all people in the US citizens
b)
made all people born in US citizens
c)
gave women the right to vote
d)
gave African Americans the right to vote
69.
What did the 15th Amendment do?
a)
gave women the right to vote
b)
gave Native Americans citizenship
c)
gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
eliminated the Confederacy
70.
How did the Compromise of 1877 end Reconstruction?
a)
forced Republicans to end it to get the presidency
b)
Democrat was elected
c)
eliminated the military
d)
gave the Democrats control in Congress
71.
What was a Jim Crow Law?
a)
law meant to keep African Americans in slavery
b)
laws that gave the KKK power
c)
Law that kept African Americans from exercising their rights
d)
stripped African Americans of their land
72.
What was Plessy V Ferguson?
a)
allowed for "separate but equal" facilities for whites and blacks
b)
eliminated the Jim Crow laws
c)
pushed African Americans west
d)
made the Native Americans equal to whites and blacks
73.
How was Reconstruction not successful? (check all that apply) (4)
a)
after Lincoln's death, troops were pulled from the South
b)
Jim Crowe laws were created and enforced
c)
14th and 15th Amendments
d)
Lost Cause rhetoric taught for decades
e)
sharecropping became available
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