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Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 15mins
This cartoon comments on tactics used to
secure the southern border of California
protect shipping lanes in the Great Lakes
create a defensive alliance with France
obtain control of the Panama Canal Zone
In this excerpt, Justice Harlan is warning against —
a civil service based on patronage rather than merit
allowing powerful monopolies to dominate interstate commerce
a lack of federal funding for essential transportation systems
allowing labor unions to interfere with production goals
As part of the Nixon administration’s policy of Vietnamization, the U.S. military
trained South Vietnamese forces to take over combat responsibilities from U.S. troops
shared military technology with North Vietnam
installed a puppet government in South Vietnam
imposed martial law in North Vietnam
What was the goal of the protests depicted on this map?
To pressure Congress to prohibit discrimination against disabled citizens
To demonstrate the economic impact of discriminatory practices on interstate transportation
To challenge the federal government to enforce Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation
To persuade states to abandon discriminatory voter-registration procedures
Which demographic change in the United States is most associated with this transformation?
Increased property values in rural areas
Increased life expectancy in urban areas
Increased birth rates in rural areas
Increased migration to urban areas
What was one impact of this ruling?
Impeachment procedures were redefined
Due process guidelines were reexamined.
Full faith and credit was reaffirmed.
State laws were deemed supreme over federal laws.
The event reported in this dispatch led directly to
the implementation of sanctions against Japan
U.S. entry into World War II
the establishment of the Truman Doctrine
U.S. annexation of Hawaii
How did the creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation change the nature of banking in the United States?
The government began to guarantee bank deposits.
Depositors could transfer investments without penalties.
Depositors were guaranteed minimum interest rates on savings accounts.
The government required taxpayers to open savings accounts.
How does this resolution demonstrate the principle of checks and balances?
It expands the power of judicial review to military courts.
It allows the executive to determine the length of military conflicts.
It allows Congress to limit the military authority of the executive branch.
It gives Congress oversight of military strategy and operations.
Which value important to America’s success as a constitutional republic is best illustrated in this excerpt?
Social justice
Populism
Laissez-faire
Egalitarianism
Some of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs were declared unconstitutional when the Supreme Court held that they —
infringed on powers reserved to the states
granted privileges to religious organizations
required U.S. cooperation with foreign nations
prevented equal access to the judicial system
These demands most reflected the concerns of —
small farmers in need of affordable credit
robber barons pursuing higher profits
prominent bankers who controlled the money supply
immigrant workers seeking economic justice
One action that influenced the U.S.-Soviet signing of the SALT I treaty in 1972 was President Richard Nixon’s —
opening of diplomatic relations with China
involvement in the Watergate scandal
support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War
withdrawal of military forces from Vietnam
What was the primary goal of discussions between these two leaders?
To recognize the independence of former satellite states
To reach a formal agreement on weapons control
To negotiate the reunification of Germany
To develop a global environmental-protection policy
President Eisenhower exercised his federal authority in an effort to —
ensure the safety of protesters at lunch counter sit-ins
end the violence directed against the Freedom Riders
enforce a ruling to desegregate public schools
protect citizens from rioting spurred by Ku Klux Klan rallies
These lyrics are representative of a movement that culminated in a constitutional amendment during the —
Harlem Renaissance
New Deal
Reconstruction Era
Progressive Era
This cartoon depicts President Woodrow Wilson calling on Congress to —
ratify the Treaty of Versailles
issue a declaration of war against Germany
authorize the use of funds to support Russian revolutionaries
enact trade sanctions against Germany
Who is described in the obituary above?
Jacqueline Kennedy
Mamie Eisenhower
Eleanor Roosevelt
Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson
Which factor contributed most to the flooding in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina?
The location of the surrounding barrier islands
The city’s low elevation
The presence of offshore oil rigs
The buildup of silt in the Mississippi
Which word best explains the changes shown in these photographs?
Immigration
Assimilation
Nullification
Nativism
