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Unit 8 Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The (a)   th Amendment granted women the right to vote

2.

The (a)   th Amendment granted people the power to directly elect U.S. Senators.

3.

Match the following

a)

Citizens can propose NEW laws

1.

Initiative

b)

Citizens can APPROVE/Vote on new laws

2.

Referendum

c)

Citizens can REMOVE bad politicians.

3.

Recall

4.

A journalist who exposes corrupt businesses could be called a...

a)

Muckraker

b)

Robber Baron

c)

Captain of Industry

5.

Match the following

a)

1.

The Jungle

b)

2.

Jacob Riis

c)

3.

Jane Adams

6.

What was one of the results of Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Plessy saying segregation was illegal.

b)

The Supreme Court never made a ruling.

c)

The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal.

7.

What does it mean to be a conservationist?

a)

A person who builds houses

b)

A person who protects nature

c)

A person who studies animals

8.

Why was the NAACP created ?

a)

The government wanted to enforce labor laws

b)

to create full equality among the races

c)

to support hate groups such as the KKK

d)

to help poor white men find jobs

9.
Yellow Journalism is....
a)
The Loudoun Sun Times
b)
Exaggerated News Reports
c)
Yellow Paper Reports
d)
Nonfiction News Reports
10.
At the end of the Spanish American War, the United States gained which 3 territories? 
a)
Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain
b)
Spain, Cuba, Guam
c)
Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia
d)
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
11.

This event was the most immediate cause of the Spanish American War:

a)

The sinking of the USS Maine

b)

The election of Francisco Franco

c)

The Cuban Revolution