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WorksheetsReview for Semester Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 10hrs 0mins
____ is something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow.
Precedent
Persistent
President
Predisposed
The President's ___ is the group of advisors that he appointed.
advisory board
board of trustees
cabinet
cupboard
A(n) ___ is a promise to repay borrowed money at a future date and with interest.
bond
investment
I.O.U.
stock
When men are kidnapped from a ship and forced to work for another country's Navy, it is called ___.
kidnapping
torture
abduction
impressment
To give or hand out something would be to ___ that thing. For example; a teacher supplied (handed out) every student with a textbook to keep for the entire school year someone has given an order or rule to follow.
issue
supply
maintain
loan
If you clearly favor one faction over another, you might be considered ___ to that faction.
entitled
joined
tethered
partisan
A(n) ___ is held by members of a political party to elect candidates for an upcoming election.
cactus
hearing
recital
caucus
A(n) ___, not from outer space, is someone that lives in a country but is not a citizen of that country.
deserter
alien
extra terrestrial
intruder
An activity intended to weaken a government by inciting resistance or rebellion to authority is called ___.
(READ ANSWER OPTIONS CAREFULLY)
sedation
anarchy
riotous
sedition
To find a solution to a problem or conflict is to ___ the problem or conflict.
resolve
nullify
exacerbate
enhance
Laws that were determined unconstitutional were ___, or legally overturned.
neglected
nullified
ignored
nonwithstanding
When each side of a disagreement willingly gives up something it wants for the purpose of reaching an areement it is called a(n) ___.
outreach
overreach
intervention
compromise
If you wish to bring goods from a different country, you must pay the ___, or taxes on imported goods.
cleptomainiac customs
customs infringement
customs duties
customs importation
___ is the power or right to interpret and apply a law.
Authority
Jurisprudence
Inception
Jurisdiction
___ is a fundamental, or basic, law or idea.
Base law
Simplistic jurisdiction
Principle
Construct
When paying money to a leader or a state for protection it is called ___.
blackmail
bribery
tribute
blood money
A rule or regulation that limits something is called a(n) ___.
restriction
inhibitor
governor
compressor
___ is a strong sense of devotion to ones country.
Patriotism
Nepotism
Sectionalism
Nationalism
To judge something at less than it's actual value is to ___ it.
underestimate
misinterpret
undervalue
misrepresent
___ is a fast, medium-sized warship, that was mentioned in Chapter 10, Lesson 4 of your textbook.
Schooner
Cutter
Sloop
Frigate
The first president of the United States, ___.
John Adams
James Madison
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
The second president of the United States, ___.
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
George Washington
The third president of the United States, ___.
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
George Washington
The fourth president of the United States, ___.
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Who did the United States battle against in the War of 1812?
Spain
Britain
France
Tripoli
A group of Republicans that wanted to increase military spending and acquire as much land as possible were called ___.
War Mongers
Extremists
War Hawks
Intimidators
A Native American named ___, tried to unite other Native American tribes during the war of 1812.
Tecumseh
Coshise
Pocatontas
Sitting Bull
The United States went to war with ___ because we refused to pay tribute for protection against their pirates.
Portugal
Spain
Tripoli
Liberia
Federalist in Massachusetts wanted to ___, or withdraw from the Union of the states because of the Louisiana Purchase.
Succeed
Secede
sindicate
saturate
The election of 1800 was a tie between Thomas Jefferson and ___.
John Adams
Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
John Jay
The United States purchased the Louisiana territory from ___.
Spain
Briatain
Tripoli
France
The exploration of the Northwest portion of the Louisiana territory was explored by ___.
Lewis and Clark
Pike and Lewis
Pinkney and Clark
Adams and Jefferson
The wife of a French fur trader named ___, was vital to the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Pocahontas
Powder Horn
Sacagawea
Tiger Lilly
Lt. Zebulon ___ explored the plains and up to the Rocky Mountains, including the discovery of what he named Grand Peak, which was later named after him.
McKinley
Long
Pike
Shasta
Alexander Hamilton was killed by ___ in a duel.
Adams
Jay
Pinkney
Burr
The United States refused to pay ___ to Barbary pirates that terrorized European ships in the Mediterranean Sea.
shipping fees
taxes
tribute
ransom
After refusing to pay tribute to Barbary Pirates, the United States went to war with ___.
Algiers
Morocco
Tunisia
Tripoli
To avoid involvement in the war between Britain and France, the United States remained ___.
undecided
skeptical
neutral
loyal
After violating the United States neutral rights, Jefferson placed a(n) ___ on ALL trade.
suspension
embargo
tariff
restriction
After an attack on an American ship and the violation of neutral rights, the United States decalred war with ___ and so began the War of 1812.
Britain
Tripoli
France
Spain
