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American Civilization PEP2

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I am the penman of the American Constitution and the author of its Preamble

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Gouverneur Morris

d)

Alexander Hamilton

2.

I am from New York, I pushed for a strong central government. I later co-wrote the Federalist Papers, essays that explained and defended the Constitution to the public

a)

James Madison

b)

George Washington

c)

Gouverneur Morris

d)

Alexander Hamilton

3.

Simply... I am the father of American Constitution

a)

George Washington

b)

Gouverneur Morris

c)

James Madison

d)

Abraham Lincoln

4.

I am an agreement that created a two-house Congress: the Senate, where each state gets two representatives, and the House of Representatives, where seats are based on population.

a)

The First Convention

b)

The Great Compromise

c)

The second Continental convention

d)

The first Continental Congress

5.

I am a brief introduction that explains the purpose of the Constitution. I start with the famous words, “We the People,” and list goals like creating a fair government, ensuring peace, and protecting liberty.

a)

Article I of the Constitution

b)

The First Amendment

c)

The Introduction

d)

The Preamble

6.

I am the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, known for my eloquent writing and advocacy for individual rights.

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Adams

7.

I am the first ten amendments to the Constitution, designed to protect individual liberties.

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Preamble

c)

The Federalist Papers

d)

The Bill of Rights

8.

I am a doctrine in US foreign policy. I stay away from foreign entanglements and alliances. I focus on my own domestic affairs.

a)

Intervenionism

b)

Internationalism

c)

Protectionism

d)

Isolationism

9.

I am the most important and last point in President Wilson's plan to end WWI

a)

Freedom of seas

b)

Freedom of non-Turkish people in the Ottoman empire

c)

Creation of the League of Nations

d)

Withdrawal from occupied territories

10.

We are the two reasons why the United States joined the WWI against Germany and supported its foes.

a)

The sinking of American merchant ships and the Zimmermann Telegram.

b)

The German submarines and the occupation of France

c)

The interventionist policy of Wilson and the German threat in the Atlantic

d)

The German support of Mexico and the obstruction of ships in the Pacific.

11.

After the end of WWI, the United states returned to Isolationism. This is evidenced by;

a)

The Congress rejection of the treaty of Versailles

b)

The rejection of alliances

c)

The joining of the League of Nations

d)

The adoption of a stance of Neutrality

12.

The public support to WWI in America started to wane because of two reasons:

a)

Mass killing and sinking of American ships

b)

High number of casualties and the Influenza pandemic

c)

The loss of many American ships and the strength of Germany

d)

Germany blocked the flux of goods and plotted with Mexico against the USA.

13.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main parts of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Preamble

b)

Articles (I–VII)

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Declaration of Independence

14.

What is the primary purpose of the system of checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution?

a)

To make the president the most powerful branch.

b)

To prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful

c)

To allow states to override federal laws

d)

To give Congress complete control over the judiciary

15.

The Missouri Compromise of 1820:

a)

Banned slavery in all new territories

b)

Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and banned slavery north of 36°30′ in the Louisiana Purchase

c)

Ended the international slave trade

d)

Freed all enslaved people in border states

16.

Nat Turner’s Rebellion took place in:

a)

South Carolina, 1822

b)

Virginia, 1831

c)

Missouri, 1856

d)

Massachusetts, 1859

17.

The Battle of Antietam in the American civil war (September 1862) is significant because:

a)

It led Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation

b)

It was the last battle of the war

c)

It ended with a decisive Confederate victory

d)

Robert E. Lee surrendered there

18.

The Emancipation Proclamation (1863) was proclamation to free enslaved people in:

a)

All states of the United States

b)

Border states loyal to the Union

c)

Confederate-controlled areas only

d)

Washington, D.C. only

19.

Which of these was a major Union advantage during the Civil War?

a)

Superior military leadership

b)

Larger population and industrial capacity

c)

Defensive territory

d)

Foreign alliances with Britain and France

20.

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are collectively known as:

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Reconstruction Amendments

c)

The Compromise Amendments

d)

The Civil Rights Amendments of 1791

21.

Which plan for Reconstruction was the most lenient toward the South?

a)

Congressional (Radical) Reconstruction

b)

Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan

c)

Johnson’s Presidential Reconstruction

d)

Wade-Davis Plan

22.

Black Codes passed by Southern states after the Civil War were designed to:

a)

Restrict the rights of freed African Americans and keep them as a labor force

b)

Grant full citizenship rights to freedmen

c)

Provide free land to former slaves

d)

Establish integrated public schools

23.

The Compromise of 1877 resulted in:

a)

The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson

b)

The end of Reconstruction and withdrawal of federal troops from the South

c)

The passage of the 15th Amendment

d)

Military rule in the South for another decade

24.

The Freedmen’s Bureau was established to:

a)

Rebuild Southern infrastructure

b)

Assist formerly enslaved people with food, education, and legal help

c)

Enforce the Black Codes

d)

Redistribute Confederate plantations to Union soldiers

25.

The main goal of the Progressive movement was to:

a)

Expand American imperialism

b)

Address social, economic, and political problems caused by industrialization and urbanization

c)

Reduce the size of the federal government

d)

Protect big business from regulation

26.

The 19th Amendment (1920) granted:

a)

African American men the right to vote

b)

Women the right to vote

c)

18-year-olds the right to vote

d)

Direct election of senators

27.

Muckrakers were Progressive-era:

a)

Labor union leaders

b)

Politicians who supported Prohibition

c)

Investigative journalists who exposed corruption and social ills

d)

Bankers who funded reforms

28.

The immediate trigger for the U.S. entry into World War I in 1917 was:

a)

The German attacks against American ships in the Pacific

b)

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

The German plotting with Mexico against the U.S.A.

d)

Germany’s resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram

29.

President Woodrow Wilson’s “Fourteen Points” primarily called for:

a)

Harsh punishment of Germany

b)

Open diplomacy, free trade, disarmament, and a League of Nations

c)

Colonial expansion by the United States

d)

Isolationism after the war

30.

The “new morality” of the 1920s was most visibly symbolized by:

a)

The temperance movement and Prohibition enforcement

b)

Flappers, sheiks, endless parties, speakeasies.

c)

A return to Victorian family values

d)

The decline of jazz music and dance halls

31.

The resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s differed from its 1860s version because it primarily targeted:

a)

Wall Street bankers and stock speculators

b)

Only bootleggers and speakeasy owners

c)

Catholics, Jews, immigrants, and “un-American” behavior in addition to Blacks

d)

Only African Americans

32.

Impeachment in the U.S. Constitution:

a)

Automatically removes an official from office upon House vote

b)

Requires a two-thirds vote in the Senate to convict and remove

c)

Can only be initiated by the Supreme Court

d)

Applies only to the President and Vice President

33.

When a president vetoes a bill, Congress can override the veto with:

a)

A simple majority (50% + 1) in both houses

b)

A three-fifths vote in both houses

c)

A two-thirds vote in both houses

d)

A unanimous vote in the Senate only

34.

The 16th Amendment (ratified 1913) gave Congress the power to:

a)

Directly elect senators

b)

Levy an income tax

c)

Prohibit alcohol

d)

Grant women the right to vote

35.

The term “Gilded Age” (coined by Mark Twain) refers to:

a)

A period of economic prosperity for all Americans

b)

A thin layer of prosperity covering widespread poverty, corruption, and inequality

c)

The era of the California Gold Rush

d)

The artistic golden age of the 1920s

36.

The typical length of an indentured contract in 17th-century Virginia and Maryland was:

a)

2–3 years

b)

10–12 years

c)

Lifetime

d)

4–7 years

37.

The Treaty that ended the Mexican-American War was called:

a)

Treaty of Velasco

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Adams-Onís Treaty

d)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

38.

The term “Manifest Destiny” was first coined in 1845 by which journalist?

a)

Horace Greeley

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

John L. O’Sullivan

d)

James Gordon Bennett

39.

What event is widely regarded as marking the end of the Roaring Twenties and the beginning of the Great Depression?

a)

The election of Herbert Hoover in 1928

b)

The Wall Street Crash of 1929 (Stock Market Crash)

c)

The restriction of immigration from Europe

d)

The passage of the 21st Amendment

40.

Which article of the U.S. Constitution establishes the legislative branch?

a)

Article I

b)

Article II

c)

Article III

d)

Article IV

41.

Which branch of government has the power to veto bills passed by Congress?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

None

42.

Which branch has the power to interpret laws and determine if they are constitutional?

a)

Judicial

b)

Executive

c)

Legislative

d)

State governments

43.

Who has the power to appoint Supreme Court justices?

a)

Senate

b)

The President

c)

House of Representatives

d)

Chief justice

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