WorksheetsCivics Final
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Based on the inquiry assignment, what reasoning best explains this evidence from Ghosts of Gold Mountain: Despite their critical role in American history, the Railroad Chinese remain silent spikes to this day.
a)
The contributions of Chinese rail workers in the Gilded Age have been preserved in many of their letters.
b)
Americans workers wanted to remember the Chinese who build the transcontinental railroad.
c)
No Chinese rail workers wrote down anything about their experiences.
d)
All first hand writings of Chinese rail workers have been lost.
2.
What does Mark Twain's term "Gilded Age" imply about the late 19th century?
a)
It was a period of unchallenged prosperity and happiness.
b)
It was characterized by superficial wealth masking deeper corruption.
c)
It was a time of complete social equality and harmony.
d)
It was a period of technological stagnation and decline.
3.
Federalism is defined as the sharing of power between
a)
legislative, executive and judicial levels of government.
b)
judges, Congress, and the President.
c)
national, state, and local governments.
d)
Marshall, Calhoun, and Jackson.
4.
The 1803 Supreme Court decision in the case of ______________ v. _______________ established the precedent of judicial review.
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
McCulloch v. Maryland
5.
John C. Calhoun proposed that ________________ nullify the Tariff of 1828 because it was helping northerners at the expense of southerners.
a)
North Carolina
b)
South Carolina
c)
Virginia
d)
Massachusetts
6.
According to the chart, John Quincy Adams won the election of 1824 by a 13 to 7 to 4 margin in the ____________________ .
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Popular Vote
d)
Electoral Vote
7.
What phrase from the Declaration of Independence did many enslaved people use to support the argument to abolish slavery?
a)
the pursuit of happiness
b)
all men are created equal
c)
consent of the governed
d)
the right of the people to alter it
8.
Based on the action in the image below, it was probably published soon after which of these changes went into effect?
a)
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
b)
Ratification of the 1st amendment
c)
Ratification of the 11th amendment
d)
Ratification of the 15th amendment
9.
The Declaration of Independence was influenced by John Locke's 1690 Two Treatises of Government. According to the image below, where does Locke say that peaceful governments get their power?
a)
from the light of History
b)
from firm Foundations
c)
from the Consent of the People
d)
from the British monarchy
10.
The 1620 Mayflower Compact was one of the earliest examples in America of people signing and agreeing to govern themselves. In the text of the Mayflower Compact, this idea of government is defined as ________________ .
a)
the "necessary and proper" clause
b)
the "civil body politic"
c)
"rule of law"
d)
"freedom of speech"
11.
The Magna Carta’s most famous clause gave all free men the right to justice and a fair trial. What part of the Constitution guarantees those same rights to U.S. citizens?
a)
The Preamble
b)
Article 1
c)
Article 2
d)
The Bill of Rights
12.
What evidence from the History.com article best supports this claim:
The English Bill of Rights (1689) had the greatest influence on the Constitution.
a)
"it outlined 13 freedoms or rights of individuals"
b)
"it listed King James's misdeeds"
c)
"it confirmed rightful successors to the throne"
d)
"it created a constitutional monarchy"
13.
Which of these groups of people were the last to receive the right to vote by the federal government?
a)
Black men
b)
Citizens between the ages of 18 and 21 years of age
c)
Native Americans
d)
Women
14.
How many electoral college votes does a candidate need to win the Presidency?
a)
100
b)
268
c)
270
d)
535
15.
Which of the following does NOT represent a strategy used by women in their quest for the right to vote?
a)
laws
b)
marches
c)
published materials
d)
sermons
16.
It took 130 years after the Constitution was ratified for it to get amended to include the right for women to vote. Which of the following was NOT a societal diversion that slowed down their progress?
a)
The Civil War
b)
World War I
c)
The 15th amendment
d)
The Women's Suffrage Conventions
17.
“The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.”
According to this quote from George Washington's Farewell Address, what should be the sole focus of U.S. foreign policy?
a)
political involvement with Europe
b)
securing Mexico's freedom
c)
building the U.S. economy
d)
protecting Caribbean nations
18.
What part of the world did the 1823 Monroe Doctrine pledge to protect from European recolonization?
a)
The American continents and the northern hemisphere
b)
The Asian continents and the eastern hemisphere
c)
The American continents and the southern hemisphere
d)
The American continents and the western hemisphere
19.
The two ends of the spectrum of foreign policy are
a)
isolation and imperialist
b)
democratic and republican
c)
liberal and conservative
d)
inclusive and exclusive
20.
Which of these statements from his "A World Safe for Democracy" speech best supports Woodrow Wilson's idea that "peace can never be maintained except by a partnership of democratic nations."
a)
We have no quarrel with the German people.
b)
We have seen the last of neutrality in certain circumstances.
c)
We are but one of the champions of the rights of mankind.
d)
We seek no indemnities for ourselves.
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