WorksheetsAmerican Studies Exam I Study Guide
Total questions: 121
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did White Southerners believe they were allowed to discriminate against former slaves? (2 answers)
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Schenck v. U.S.
d)
Social Darwinism
e)
vocational education
2.
What 3 territories were acquired by the U.S. after the Spanish American War?
a)
Philipines
b)
Guam
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Florida
e)
Mexico
3.
Enlightenment Philosopher who believed in natural law and the natural rights of man.
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Baron de Montesquieu
d)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
e)
Voltaire
4.
Enlightenment Philosopher who believed people are evil and need to be ruled by a benevolent absolute monarch.
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Baron de Montesquieu
d)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
e)
Voltaire
5.
Enlightenment Philosopher who believed in a social contract between people and the government. He also believed government should be run by the general will of the people.
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Baron de Montesquieu
d)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
e)
Voltaire
6.
Enlightenment Philosopher who believed in a separation of powers in the government would create a checks and balances system.
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Baron de Montesquieu
d)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
e)
Voltaire
7.
Enlightenment Philosopher who believed in freedom of expression, freedom of religion and separation of church and state.
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Voltaire
d)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
e)
Adam Smith
8.
Who wrote Leviathan?
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
John Locke
c)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
d)
Mary Wollstonecraft
9.
Who wrote Two Treatises of Government?
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
John Locke
c)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
d)
Mary Wollstonecraft
10.
Who wrote The Social Contract?
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
John Locke
c)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
d)
Mary Wollstonecraft
11.
Who wrote the Spirit of Law?
a)
Baron DE Montesquieu
b)
Mary Wollstonecraft
c)
Adam Smith
d)
John Locke
e)
Thomas Hobbes
12.
Who wrote The Vindication of the Rights of Women?
a)
Baron DE Montesquieu
b)
Mary Wollstonecraft
c)
Adam Smith
d)
John Locke
e)
Thomas Hobbes
13.
The ideas of the Enlightenment inspired such political movements as ___.
a)
The Scientific Revolution
b)
The Scientific Method
c)
The American Revolution
d)
The Age of Reason
14.
In a democracy, political power comes from___.
a)
the King
b)
the people
c)
the dictator
d)
the prime minister
15.
What were the rights the natural rights guaranteed in the Declaration if Independence?
a)
voting
b)
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
c)
freedom of speech and freedom of religion
d)
right to bear arms and no cruel or unusual punishment
16.
Document the created the principles and procedures for orderly expansion of the United States.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Northwest Ordinance
d)
The Constitution
17.
The Northwest Ordinance created _____, the largest division of land at 36 square miles.
a)
townships
b)
villages
c)
counties
d)
states
18.
According to the Northwest Ordinance, when the population reaches _____ adult males the area can elect it's own legislature and send non-voting members to Congress.
a)
1,000
b)
5,000
c)
25,000
d)
60,000
19.
According to the Northwest Ordinance, _____ adult males were needed to write a state constitution and apply for statehood.
a)
1,000
b)
5,000
c)
20.000
d)
60,000
20.
Legislative Branch
a)
Article I
b)
Article II
c)
Article III
d)
Article IV
21.
Executive Branch
a)
Article I
b)
Article II
c)
Article III
d)
Article IV
22.
Judicial Branch
a)
Article I
b)
Article II
c)
Article III
d)
Article IV
23.
There are __ Senators from each state in Congress.
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
d)
10
24.
U.S. Congressmen (members of the House of Representatives) serve for __ year terms.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
6
d)
10
25.
U.S. Senators serve for __ year terms.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
6
d)
10
26.
Congress has the power to do which of the following?
a)
enforce laws
b)
borrow money and pay debts
c)
judicial review
27.
The POTUS and Vice President are elected to __ year terms.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
6
28.
Which of the following is NOT a requirement of becoming the POTUS?
a)
been a governor, U.S. Congressman, or U.S. Senator
b)
natural born citizen
c)
at least 35 years old
d)
14 year resident of the U.S.
29.
The POTUS is elected by__.
a)
the electoral college
b)
popular vote
30.
POTUS has which of the following powers?
a)
print money
b)
declare war
c)
Commander-in-Chief
d)
judicial review
31.
How long is a SCOTUS appointment?
a)
5 years
b)
20 years
c)
lifetime
d)
1 year
32.
Freedom of religion
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
e)
5th
33.
Freedom of speech
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
e)
5th
34.
Freedom of press
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
e)
5th
35.
Right to petition
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
e)
5th
36.
Right to assembly
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
e)
5th
37.
Right to Bear Arms
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
e)
5th
38.
No quartering of soldiers
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
e)
5th
39.
Protection against illegal search and seizure
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
e)
5th
40.
Law enforcement must have a warrant or probable cause to conduct a search
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
e)
5th
41.
Protection against self-incrimination, double jeopardy.
a)
5th
b)
6th
c)
7th
d)
8th
e)
9th
42.
Right to a speedy and public trial and the right to have a lawyer represent you in court
a)
5th
b)
6th
c)
7th
d)
8th
e)
9th
43.
Right to a trial by jury in civil cases over $20.
a)
5th
b)
6th
c)
7th
d)
8th
e)
9th
44.
No excessive bail imposed.
a)
5th
b)
6th
c)
7th
d)
8th
e)
9th
45.
Protection against cruel and unusual punishment.
a)
5th
b)
6th
c)
7th
d)
8th
e)
9th
46.
The SCOTUS decides cases involving __.
a)
constitutional law
b)
murder
c)
trespassing
d)
grant pardons
47.
Which of the following statements is true about federalism?
a)
state > federal
b)
state < federal
c)
state = federal
48.
Standard Oil
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
JP Morgan
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
49.
Chase Bank
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
JP Morgan
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
50.
US Steel
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
JP Morgan
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
51.
Railroads
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
JP Morgan
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
Andrew Carnegie
52.
Which of the following is NOT a major cash crop export from the United States between 1607-1812?
a)
tobacco
b)
wheat
c)
cotton
d)
sugarcane
53.
Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?
a)
coal
b)
steel
c)
lumber
d)
iron ore
54.
Government takes private property for public use, paying the private party fair market value
a)
tariff
b)
eminant domain
c)
habeas corpus
d)
hocus pocus
55.
Freedom of workers to negotiate the terms of their employment
a)
Freedon of speech
b)
Freedom of contract
c)
Freedom to work
d)
Freedom to a public trial
56.
In response to a strike at Andrew Carnegie’s Homestead, Pennsylvania steel plant in 1892, Carnegie and Henry
Clay Frick hired Pinkerton detectives to protect strikebreakers brought in to work in the place of striking
workers. Ten men were killed and hundreds injured in an attempt to break the strike.
a)
Robber baron
b)
Captain of Industry
57.
John D. Rockefeller often resorted to using spies and extortion to influence railroads to work in his favor by
offering him kickbacks and rebates that were denied to his competitors.
a)
Robber baron
b)
Captain of Industry
58.
After his retirement, Andrew Carnegie donated most of his money (over $350 million) to establish libraries,
schools, and universities, as well as a pension fund for former employees.
a)
Robber baron
b)
Captain of Industry
59.
The entrepreneur James J. Hill often donated seed, grain and cattle to farmers who had been affected by
drought and depression.
a)
Robber baron
b)
Captain of Industry
60.
Civil War
a)
Push factor
b)
Pull factor
61.
Religious Repression
a)
Push factor
b)
Pull factor
62.
Government land incentives
a)
Push factor
b)
Pull factor
63.
American culture is a blend of many different cultures
a)
assimilation
b)
Salad Bowl
c)
Melting Pot
d)
Push Factor
64.
the theory that cultures mix but retain uniqueness
a)
assimilation
b)
Salad Bowl
c)
Melting Pot
65.
the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
a)
assimilation
b)
Salad Bowl
c)
Melting Pot
66.
What happened at the Massacre of Wounded Knee?
a)
American soldiers killed more than 200 unarmed Sioux
b)
General Custer's cavalry was completely wiped out
c)
The Nez Perce fought for possession of their homeland
d)
The last buffalo of the Great Plains was killed
67.
As American settlers moved west in search of land, many Native American nations
a)
formed the Indian Territory Alliance
b)
settled east of the Mississippi River
c)
were moved to reservations
d)
settled in farming villages
68.
An "Indian rights" movement grew out of outrage over
a)
government treatment of Native Americans
b)
Native Americans misuse of land
c)
establishment of Christian schools on reservations
d)
passage of the Dawes Act
69.
Farmers favored inflation because it would
a)
increase crop prices
b)
lower the price of manufactured goods
c)
lower the cost of farm machinery
d)
increase their debt
70.
Bankers supported deflation because this policy would
a)
increase crop prices
b)
end the gold standard
c)
increase the value of money
d)
enable farmers to pay off their debts
71.
major port of entry for immigrants on the east coast
a)
Angel Island
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Revis Island
72.
major port of entry for immigrants on the west coast
a)
Angel Island
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Revis Island
73.
The main objective of nativists was to
a)
repeal laws that restricted immigration
b)
help immigrants adjust to American culture
c)
restrict immigration from foreign countries
d)
built tenement housing for immigrants
74.
How did the pattern of European immigration shift in 1890?
a)
from Jewish to Catholic
b)
from northern Europe to southern/eastern Europeans
c)
from eastern Europeans to western Europeans
d)
from eastern Europeans to southern Europeans
75.
Movement of people from rural areas to cities
a)
urbanization
b)
tenement
c)
suburbs
d)
mass transit
76.
A building divided into small apartments with poor living conditions
a)
urbanization
b)
tenement
c)
suburbs
d)
mass transit
77.
residential areas surrounding a city
a)
urbanization
b)
tenement
c)
suburbs
d)
mass transit
78.
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude ... shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
79.
... nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
80.
granted African American men the right to vote
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
16th Amendment
81.
What percentage of formers slaves were illiterate?
a)
95
b)
65
c)
45
d)
25
82.
SCOTUS case that legalized Jim Crow segregation laws in the southern United States.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Williams v. Mississippi
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
83.
African American who promoted voting, liberal arts education and helped create the NAACP
a)
WEB Dubois
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
Marcus Garvey
84.
African American who promoted not voting, vocational education and founded the Tuskegee Institute
a)
WEB Dubois
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
Marcus Garvey
85.
journalist who exposed political and business corruption
a)
muckrakers
b)
temperance movement
c)
suffrage
d)
Square Deal
86.
group aimed to stopping alcohol consumption
a)
muckrakers
b)
temperance movement
c)
suffrage
d)
Square Deal
87.
the right to vote
a)
muckrakers
b)
temperance movement
c)
suffrage
d)
Square Deal
88.
President Roosevelt's plan for Progressive reform in America
a)
muckrakers
b)
temperance movement
c)
Square Deal
d)
suffrage
89.
Which amendment allowed Congress to levy income tax?
a)
16th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
e)
20th Amendment
90.
Which amendment allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators?
a)
16th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
e)
20th Amendment
91.
Which amendment allowed for prohibition in the U.S.?
a)
16th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
e)
20th Amendment
92.
Which amendment gave women the right to vote in federal elections?
a)
16th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
e)
20th Amendment
93.
statement that opposes European intervention in the Western Hemisphere
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
Economic Dynamic
94.
concept that stated the United States should expand from the east coast to the west coast
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
Economic Dynamic
95.
elites possess biological superiority
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
Economic Dynamic
96.
Letter provoking the United States to enter the Spanish American War
a)
Zimmerman Letter
b)
Pinkerton Letter
c)
De Lome Letter
d)
Fultz Letter
97.
journalism that exaggerates stories to sell papers and influence readers
a)
yellow journalism
b)
red journalism
c)
teal journalism
d)
blue journalism
98.
U.S. ship blown up in Havana Harbor
a)
USS Maine
b)
USS Ohio
c)
USS North Carolina
d)
USS Massachusetts
99.
canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
a)
Panama Canal
b)
Suez Canal
c)
Erie Canal
d)
Ohio Canal
100.
Big Stick Diplomacy
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
William Howard Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Donald J. Trump
101.
Dollar Diplomacy
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
William Howard Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Donald J. Trump
102.
Moral Diplomacy
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
William Howard Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Donald J. Trump
103.
diplomatic policy promoting peace but recognizing a country may have to use force
a)
Dollar Diplomacy
b)
Big Stick Diplomacy
c)
Moral Diplomacy
d)
Foreign Diplomacy
104.
diplomatic policy promoting the use of economic agreements to influence foreign countries
a)
Dollar Diplomacy
b)
Big Stick Diplomacy
c)
Moral Diplomacy
d)
Foreign Diplomacy
105.
diplomatic policy focused on human rights, national integrity and opportunity
a)
Dollar Diplomacy
b)
Big Stick Diplomacy
c)
Moral Diplomacy
d)
Foreign Diplomacy
106.
stated that the U.S. did not want any more territories but wanted neighbors to be stable, orderly and prosperous
a)
Dollar diplomacy
b)
Roosevelt Corollary
c)
social darwinism
d)
DeLome Letter
107.
Which American group believed that imperialism was just another form of racism?
a)
Anglo Saxon
b)
African Americans
c)
Southern Democrats
108.
What was the nickname given to the new and improved U.S. navy?
a)
The Great White Fleet
b)
The Great White Shark
c)
The Great White Hope
d)
The Omnipotent Clayton Steele
109.
Fear of communism
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Red Scare
c)
Spanish Flu
d)
Reparations
110.
cause of World War I was a policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war
a)
militarism
b)
alliances
c)
imperialism
d)
nationalism
e)
assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
111.
an association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries
a)
militarism
b)
alliances
c)
imperialism
d)
nationalism
e)
assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
112.
cause of World War I resulted from the competition among European nations for colonies
a)
militarism
b)
alliances
c)
imperialism
d)
nationalism
e)
assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
113.
cause of World War I was based on an intense pride in one's country
a)
militarism
b)
alliances
c)
imperialism
d)
nationalism
e)
assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
114.
the spark that started World War I
a)
assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
b)
militarism
c)
alliances
d)
imperialism
e)
nationalism
115.
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
a)
Triple Entente
b)
Central Powers
116.
Great Britain, France and Russia
a)
Triple Entente
b)
Central Powers
117.
intercepted note from the German foreign minister to the Mexican government offered, territories in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico for Mexico
a)
Zimmerman Telegram
b)
14 Points
c)
Schlieffen Plan
d)
Treaty of Versailles
118.
the plan for post-World War I outlined by President Wilson
a)
Zimmerman Telegram
b)
14 Points
c)
Schlieffen Plan
d)
Treaty of Versailles
119.
How many African Americans moved to northern urban areas between 1914-1918?
a)
100,000
b)
1,000,000
c)
250,000
d)
2,500,000
120.
Where did most African Americans move during the Great Migration?
a)
urban south to the urban north
b)
rural south to the rural north
c)
rural south to the urban north
d)
urban north to the rural south
121.
A line of trenches and fortifications in World War I that stretched without a break from Switzerland to the North Sea
a)
western front
b)
eastern front
c)
northern front
d)
southern front
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