WorksheetsUnit 4 Test Political Parties
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. USG.3.CC-The two main political parties in the United States are
a)
A. Liberal and green party
b)
B. Republican and Democrat
c)
C. undecided and liberal
2.
2. USG.3.IN-The first Republican president in the US was
a)
A. Ronald Reagan
b)
B. William Howard Taft
c)
C. Abraham Lincoln
3.
3. USG.3.IN-If a person supports more change in society, they are part of this ideology
a)
A. left, liberal
b)
B. right, conservative
c)
C. middle of the road, moderate
4.
4. USG.3.IN- Someone that is in favor of keeping things the way they are and less government involvement is better is
a)
A. Moderate
b)
B. Liberal
c)
C. conservative
5.
5. USG.3.CC-The most popular third party that was a spinoff of the Republican Party that took votes away from them in the 1912 election was called___ and ___as its candidate.
a)
A. America First, Ross Perot
b)
B. Dixiecrats, Strom Thurmond
c)
C. Bull Moose Party, Teddy Roosevelt
6.
6. USG.4.CC-Which group of peoples are the majority that have migrated to the USA in the last two decades?
a)
A. Hispanic, Latinos
b)
B. Africans from the Congo regions
c)
C. Germans and Germans from former Soviet Bloc countries
7.
7. USG.3.IP-What are the two ways that elect a US president in America?
a)
A. campaigning and soliciting help for candidates running
b)
B. electoral college and the popular vote
c)
C. Write in ballots and absentee ballots
8.
8. USG.3.IN-Which third party was mostly farmers and factory workers that wanted more support from the government?
a)
A. Green Party
b)
B. Populist Party
c)
C. America First Party
9.
9. USG.3.IN-The first two political parties began because of the
a)
A. ratification of the US Constitution
b)
B. Revolutionary War
c)
C. the War of 1812
10.
10. USG.3.IN-The 1992 Presidential election took votes away from the ___party because the 3rd party took votes away from the candidate.
a)
A. Democrat
b)
B. Green
c)
C. Republican
11.
11. USG.3.IN-Which party was led by Thomas Jefferson that favored a weak central government with more powers to the states and a strict interpretation of the Constitution?
a)
A. Federalists
b)
B. Democratic-Republicans
c)
C. Whig Party
12.
12. USG.3.IP-The total number of electors in the Electoral college is ____.
a)
A. 435
b)
B. 538
c)
C. 625
13.
13. USG.3.IP-How many electoral votes does a president need to win the electoral college in an election?
a)
A. 270
b)
B. 235
c)
C. 215
14.
14. USG.3.IP- The 26th Amendment
a)
A. gives women the right to vote
b)
B. give 18 year olds the right to vote
c)
C. makes Jim Crow laws illegal
15.
15. USG.2.IN-The 26th amendment was passed because of
a)
A. the Civil War
b)
B. Reconstruction Acts
c)
C. the Vietnam War
16.
16. USG.4.ER-This 1882 act limited the number of ____people coming to this country because of public distrust and racism.
a)
A. Japanese
b)
B. Eastern Europeans
c)
C. Chinese
17.
17. USG.4.ER-This is the law that means citizenship is determined by the place of birth
a)
A. Jus Sanguinis
b)
B. Jus Soli
c)
C. Expatriation
18.
18. USG.4.ER-The west coast major port of entry was
a)
A. Oak Island
b)
B. Ellis ISland
c)
C. Angel Island
19.
19.USG.3.ER- The ____party was pro Constitution led by Alexander Hamilton.
a)
A. Whig
b)
B. Ant0-Federalists
c)
C. Federalists
20.
20. USG.4.ER-The majority of immigrants that came to this country from the 1880s to the 1920s were
a)
A. Italians, Eastern Europeans, Asians
b)
B. Caribbean Islands, Canadians
c)
C. Africans, Western Europeans
21.
21. USG.4.ER-The McCarran Walter Act in 1952
a)
A. closed down entry points on the East Coast
b)
B. revoked the Chinese Exclusion Act
c)
C. limited the number of Japanese Americans in the US
22.
22. USG.4.ER-From the 1880s to the 1920s the east coast main port of entry was Ellis Island located in
a)
A. Baltimore, Maryland
b)
B. New York harbor
c)
C. Charleston, SC
23.
23. USG.4.ER-This is called the law of blood, when both parents are US born citizens
a)
A. jus soil
b)
B. jus sanguinis
c)
C. ex post facto
24.
24. USG.4.ER-This political party's symbol is the Elephant and its first president was
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
James Buchanan
c)
James Garfield
25.
25. USG.2.IP-Everyone must follow the law, no matter who they are is
a)
Rule of Man
b)
Rule of Law
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