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• John Locke’s idea that people must give their consent to be governed is the basis for the right to

• Vote for a representative government

• Bear arms

• Support their government under any circumstances

• Pledge loyalty to their monarch

• John Locke’s idea that people must give their consent to be governed is the basis for the right to

• Vote for a representative government

• Bear arms

• Support their government under any circumstances

• Pledge loyalty to their monarch

2

• The ideas of “unalienable rights” and the people’s right to “alter or abolish” a government are most closely associated with which Enlightenment thinker

• Voltaire

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Locke

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• 1. The ideas of “unalienable rights” and the people’s right to “alter or abolish” a government are most closely associated with which Enlightenment thinker

• Voltaire

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Locke

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

3

• In Thomas Jefferson’s view, people were best governed by

• A king

• A system of laws

• A powerful President

• Their religious beliefs

• In Thomas Jefferson’s view, people were best governed by

• A king

• A system of laws

• A powerful President

• Their religious beliefs

4

• What effect did the Enlightenment have on political thought in the colonies

• Colonial leaders began extending voting rights to all citizens

• The First Continental Congress determined a need for a federal bill of rights

• Colonial leaders began advocating the adoption of a state-supported church

• Colonists began to question the authority of the British monarchy

• What effect did the Enlightenment have on political thought in the colonies

• Colonial leaders began extending voting rights to all citizens

• The First Continental Congress determined a need for a federal bill of rights

• Colonial leaders began advocating the adoption of a state-supported church

• Colonists began to question the authority of the British monarchy

• What effect did the Enlightenment have on political thought in the colonies

• Colonial leaders began extending voting rights to all citizens

• The First Continental Congress determined a need for a federal bill of rights

• Colonial leaders began advocating the adoption of a state-supported church

• Colonists began to question the authority of the British monarchy

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• The Declaration of Independence elaborates on the Enlightenment idea of:

• natural rights

• collective ownership

• religious freedom

• political equality

• The Declaration of Independence elaborates on the Enlightenment idea of:

• natural rights

• collective ownership

• religious freedom

• political equality

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• The Bill of Rights was added to the US

Constitution to

• To protect personal liberties

• Make the Constitution flexible

• Make all citizens equal under the law

• The Bill of Rights was added to the US

Constitution to

• To protect personal liberties

• Make the Constitution flexible

• Make all citizens equal under the law

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• The Constitution limits the power of the federal government by

• Requiring the executive branch to include two elected officials

• Allowing states to have the power to negotiate foreign affairs

• Giving both large states and small states equal representation

• Ensuring checks and balances for the three branches of government

• The Constitution limits the power of the federal government by

• Requiring the executive branch to include two elected officials

• Allowing states to have the power to negotiate foreign affairs

• Giving both large states and small states equal representation

• Ensuring checks and balances for the three branches of government

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• Which laws are the supreme law of the land

• State laws

• Executive orders

• Federal laws

• The Constitution

• Key decisions of the Supreme Court under the leadership of John Marshall solidified the power of the court to

• a. try cases between states

• b. accept appeals from lower federal courts

• c. try cases involving foreign diplomats

• d. review the constitutionality of state and federal laws

11

• Key decisions of the Supreme Court under the leadership of John Marshall solidified the power of the court to

• a. try cases between states

• b. accept appeals from lower federal courts

• c. try cases involving foreign diplomats

• d. review the constitutionality of state and federal laws

• Key decisions of the Supreme Court under the leadership of John Marshall solidified the power of the court to

• a. try cases between states

• b. accept appeals from lower federal courts

• c. try cases involving foreign diplomats

• d . review the constitutionality of state and federal laws

12

• Which statement describes an effect of the Civil

War?

• Southern industry rapidly caught up up to industry in the North

• Industry in the South began to produce a surplus of goods

• Industry in the North grew because of the demands of the war

• Industry shifted to the West because of the dangers of war

• Which statement describes an effect of the Civil

War?

• Southern industry rapidly caught up to industry in the North

• Industry in the South began to produce a surplus of goods

• Industry in the North grew because of the demands of the war

• Industry shifted to the West because of the dangers of war

12

• As a result of the Civil War , the Northern economy

• Experienced little change

• Saw industrial profits fall

• Expanded and emerged more prosperous that ever

• Suffered from shortages of unskilled labor

• As a result of the Civil War, the Northern economy

• Experienced little change

• Saw industrial profits fall

• Expanded and emerged more prosperous that ever

• Suffered from shortages of unskilled labor

14

• Which of the following was an effect of the publication of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle

(1906)

• It aided the growth of federal social services

• It contributed to the development of settlement houses

• It influenced the passage of the Meat

Inspection Act

• It led to the development of child labor laws

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• Which of the following was an effect of the publication of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle

(1906)

• It aided the growth of federal social services

• It contributed to the development of settlement houses

• It influenced the passage of the Meat

Inspection Act

• It led to the development of child labor laws

15

• In the late 1800s, factories were generally

• Dangerous and difficult places to work

• Employing men almost exclusively

• Paying a living wage and offering benefits

• Staffed by fewer workers than the average farm

• In the late 1800s, factories were generally

• Dangerous and difficult places to work

• Employing men almost exclusively

• Paying a living wage and offering benefits

• Staffed by fewer workers than the average farm

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• Which factor most limited the growth of labor unions during the late 1800s

• Many factory workers were satisfied with their wages and working conditions

• Most employers were very hostile

• Workers preferred to negotiate with factory owners as individuals rather than members of a group

• The Federal Government declared that unions were illegal

• Which factor most limited the growth of labor unions during the late 1800s

• Many factory workers were satisfied with their wages and working conditions

• Most employers were very hostile

• Workers preferred to negotiate with factory owners as individuals rather than members of a group

• The Federal Government declared that unions were illegal

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• During the period from 1880 to 1920, the majority of immigrants to the US settled mainly in urban areas in the North mainly because

• Most immigrants had lived in cities in the native countries

• Labor unions gave financial help to immigrants willing to work in the factories

• Rapid industrialization had created many job opportunities

• The Populist Party was successful in preventing immigrants from buying farmland

• During the period from 1880 to 1920, the majority of immigrants to the US settled mainly in urban areas in the North mainly because

• Most immigrants had lived in cities in the native countries

• Labor unions gave financial help to immigrants willing to work in the factories

• Rapid industrialization had created many job opportunities

• The Populist Party was successful in preventing immigrants from buying farmland

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• Which best describes the Irish immigrants who were persecuted in the cities during the

1800s

• Most refused to work in factories

• Most were wealthy

• Their religious background varied widely

• Most were Catholic

• Which best describes the Irish immigrants who were persecuted in the cities during the

1800s

• Most refused to work in factories

• Most were wealthy

• Their religious background varied widely

• Most were Catholic

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• The Industrial Revolution encouraged more

Americans to settle in what region of the US

• In the Northeast and Midwest

• On the Great Plains

• On the East and West coasts

• on the Southeast and Southwest

• The Industrial Revolution encouraged more

Americans to settle in what region of the US

• In the Northeast and Midwest

• On the Great Plains

• On the East and West coasts

• on the Southeast and Southwest

20

• In the late 19 th century, anti-immigration feelings developed in the US primarily because

• Immigrants competed with native-born

Americans for jobs

• Immigrants were seeking elective office in the

National Government

• The government’s social welfare programs for immigrants were becoming too expensive

• Most immigrants were richer and better educated than native-born citizens

• In the late 19 th century, anti-immigration feelings developed in the US primarily because

• Immigrants competed with native-born

Americans for jobs

• Immigrants were seeking elective office in the

National Government

• The government’s social welfare programs for immigrants were becoming too expensive

• Most immigrants were richer and better educated than native-born citizens

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• “There are too many foreigners and undesirables coming into the US. Let’s pull up the ladder” This statement best illustrates the concept of

• Reverse discrimination

• Populism

• Nativism

• Social mobility

• “There are too many foreigners and undesirables coming into the US. Let’s pull up the ladder” This statement best illustrates the concept of

• Reverse discrimination

• Populism

• Nativism

• Social mobility

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• An experience of the majority of immigrants to the US was that they

• Were rapidly assimilated into the predominant lifestyle

• Joined radical political parties to bring about economic reform

• Frequently met resentment

• Settled in rural areas where cheap land was available

• An experience of the majority of immigrants to the US was that they

• Were rapidly assimilated into the predominant lifestyle

• Joined radical political parties to bring about economic reform

• Frequently met resentment

• Settled in rural areas where cheap land was available

23

• The Americanization movement of the early twentieth century sought to

• Assimilate ethnic immigrant groups into the dominant culture

• Restrict the military involvement of the United

States in foreign conflicts

• Diminish the role of the government in the regulation of industry

• Protect domestic businesses from foreign competition

• The Americanization movement of the early twentieth century sought to

• Assimilate ethnic immigrant groups into the dominant culture

• Restrict the military involvement of the United

States in foreign conflicts

• Diminish the role of the government in the regulation of industry

• Protect domestic businesses from foreign competition

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• In many US cities in the 1800s, political machines

• Controlled activities of political parties

• Pushed for reform in selecting judges

• Helped ensure free and fair elections

• Were headed by officials elected by the voters

• In many US cities in the 1800s, political machines

• Controlled activities of political parties

• Pushed for reform in selecting judges

• Helped ensure free and fair elections

• Were headed by officials elected by the voters

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• During the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries, urban immigrants generally supported local political machines that

• Discouraged the new immigrants from participating in civic affairs

• Were usually supported by urban reformers

• Provided essential services to the immigrants

• Reminded immigrants of political practices of their homelands

• During the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries, urban immigrants generally supported local political machines that

• Discouraged the new immigrants from participating in civic affairs

• Were usually supported by urban reformers

• Provided essential services to the immigrants

• Reminded immigrants of political practices of their homelands

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• The muckraking journalists associated with the

Progressive Era were known primarily for their

• Willingness to expose the corruption of US society

• Articles supporting the economic benefits of laissez-faire economics

• Use of the media to advocate the passage of the

Equal Right Amendment

• Support for the formation of US military alliances with European countries

• The muckraking journalists associated with the

Progressive Era were known primarily for their

• Willingness to expose the corruption of US society

• Articles supporting the economic benefits of laissez-faire economics

• Use of the media to advocate the passage of the

Equal Right Amendment

• Support for the formation of US military alliances with European countries

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• One effect of monopolies on the US economy is that they tend to

• reduce business competition

• keep prices low

• lead to a greater variety in the price and quality for a particular product

• give consumers a greater choice in goods they can produce

• One effect of monopolies on the US economy is that they tend to

• reduce business competition

• keep prices low

• lead to a greater variety in the price and quality for a particular product

• give consumers a greater choice in goods they can produce

29

• Which term best describes US economic policy during the era of the rise of big business(1865-

1900 )?

• Welfare-state capitalism

• Marxism

• Laissez-faire capitalism

• Merchantilism

• Which term best describes US economic policy during the era of the rise of big business(1865-

1900)?

• Welfare-state capitalism

• Marxism

• Laissez-faire capitalism

• Merchantilism

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• Ford’s production of the Model T demonstrated the economic relationship between the specialization of labor and

• reduced demand for labor

• greater efficiencies in production

• higher production costs

• decline of labor unions

• Ford’s production of the Model T demonstrated the economic relationship between the specialization of labor and

• reduced demand for labor

• greater efficiencies in production

• higher production costs

• decline of labor unions

• Manufacturing became an important part of the Northern economy because

• there were too few rivers to run waterpowered factories

• the shorter growing season limited the crops farmers could produce

• there were not enough cities where farmers could ship their crops

• the climate was too arid for crop production

• Manufacturing became an important part of the Northern economy because

• there were too few rivers to run waterpowered factories

• the shorter growing season limited the crops farmers could produce

• there were not enough cities where farmers could ship their crops

• the climate was too arid for crop production

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• US industry needed international trade during the late 1800s and early 1900s in order to

• obtain spare parts for railroad cars and steamships

• keep the US on the gold standard

• provide American consumers with a choice of products

• obtain raw materials and new markets to sell more goods

• US industry needed international trade during the late 1800s and early 1900s in order to

• obtain spare parts for railroad cars and steamships

• keep the US on the gold standard

• provide American consumers with a choice of products

• obtain raw materials and new markets to sell more goods

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• During the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries the US government attempted to facilitate the growth of domestic industry by

• placing high tariff barriers on foreign imports

• encouraging the growth of labor unions

• repealing the Sherman Antitrust Act

• providing subsidies to small businesses

• During the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries the US government attempted to facilitate the growth of domestic industry by

• placing high tariff barriers on foreign imports

• encouraging the growth of labor unions

• repealing the Sherman Antitrust Act

• providing subsidies to small businesses

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• Social Darwinism explained the success of industrial tycoons by saying that these business leaders

• had overcome and eliminated weaker competitors

• had been born into wealthy or privileged families

• had succeeded by way of government regulation

• supported labor reform and other progressive reforms

• Social Darwinism explained the success of industrial tycoons by saying that these business leaders

• had overcome and eliminated weaker competitors

• had been born into wealthy or privileged families

• had succeeded by way of government regulation

• supported labor reform and other progressive reforms

• One effect of monopolies on the US economy is that they tend to

• reduce business competition

• keep prices low

• lead to a greater variety in the price and quality for a particular product

• give consumers a greater choice in goods they can produce

• One effect of monopolies on the US economy is that they tend to

• reduce business competition

• keep prices low

• lead to a greater variety in the price and quality for a particular product

• give consumers a greater choice in goods they can produce

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• Reformers who proposed and supported the

Social Gospel

• Helped inspire people to establish settlement houses

• Were inspired by people who had established settlement houses

• Were mainly upper class men

• Were mainly Catholics rather than Protestants

• Reformers who proposed and supported the

Social Gospel

• Helped inspire people to establish settlement houses

• Were inspired by people who had established settlement houses

• Were mainly upper class men

• Were mainly Catholics rather than Protestants

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• Social Darwinism and the Social Gospel movement believed that organized religion must place greater emphasis on

• Most of their support came from the laborers and immigrants

• Both preached that the poor were not responsible for their condition

• Social Darwinism started as a response to the

Social Gospel Movement

• Both tried to address the social conditions of an industrial society

• Social Darwinism and the Social Gospel movement believed that organized religion must place greater emphasis on

• Most of their support came from the laborers and immigrants

• Both preached that the poor were not responsible for their condition

• Social Darwinism started as a response to the

Social Gospel Movement

• Both tried to address the social conditions of an industrial society

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• The followers of the Social Gospel movement believed that organized religion must place greater emphasis on

• Reconstructing American society

• Raising funds

• Supporting the Populist Party

• Stopping immigration to the US

• The followers of the Social Gospel movement believed that organized religion must place greater emphasis on

• Reconstructing American society

• Raising funds

• Supporting the Populist Party

• Stopping immigration to the US

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• Members of the Populist Party supported public ownership of railroads because they thought it would

• Help small farmers

• Reduce immigration

• Decrease income taxes

• Change monetary policy

• Members of the Populist Party supported public ownership of railroads because they thought it would

• Help small farmers

• Reduce immigration

• Decrease income taxes

• Change monetary policy

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• William Jennings Bryan opposed switching to the gold standard because it would

• a. eliminate paper money and switch the country to gold coins

• b. allow bankers and businessmen to use either gold or paper money

• c. limit the supply and access to money for workers and farmers

• d. increase the supply of paper money, making it almost worthless

• William Jennings Bryan opposed switching to the gold standard because it would

• a. eliminate paper money and switch the country to gold coins

• b. allow bankers and businessmen to use either gold or paper money

• c. limit the supply and access to money for workers and farmers

• d. increase the supply of paper money, making it almost worthless

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• Although it intended to break up monopolie s, business leaders used the Sherman Anti-Trust Act to

• gather more stock in railroads and other utilities

• limit labor union activities by saying they interfered with trade

• discourage international trade that threatened them

• increase their horizontal integration

• Although it intended to break up monopolies, business leaders used the Sherman Anti-Trust Act to

• gather more stock in railroads and other utilities

• limit labor union activities by saying they interfered with trade

• discourage international trade that threatened them

• increase their horizontal integration

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• Which best exemplifies the Progressive movement

• For government to be more efficient and responsive to public needs

• To make it easier for business and the government to work together

• To increase services such as housing and health care to immigrants

• To increase immigrant participation in politics and government

• Which best exemplifies the Progressive movement

• For government to be more efficient and responsive to public needs

• To make it easier for business and the government to work together

• To increase services such as housing and health care to immigrants

• To increase immigrant participation in politics and government

42

• The term suffragettes refers to women in

American history who

• Suffered for a religious cause

• Joined unions to fight for workers’ rights

• Believed alcohol should be legally banned

• Fought for women’s right to vote

• The term suffragettes refers to women in

American history who

• Suffered for a religious cause

• Joined unions to fight for workers’ rights

• Believed alcohol should be legally banned

• Fought for women’s right to vote

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• During President Theodore Roosevelt’s administration, Congress gave the Interstate

Commerce Commission the power to

• Enforce legislation regulating railroad rates

• Construct a national canal system

• Impose lower import tariffs on foreign goods

• Mint a national currency

• During President Theodore Roosevelt’s administration, Congress gave the Interstate

Commerce Commission the power to

• Enforce legislation regulating railroad rates

• Construct a national canal system

• Impose lower import tariffs on foreign goods

• Mint a national currency

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• The Puritan’s views and attitudes led them to promote the ideas of

• Social equality

• Hard work for common goals

• Religious tolerance

• Separation of church and state

• The Puritan’s views and attitudes led them to promote the ideas of

• Social equality

• Hard work for common goals

• Religious tolerance

• Separation of church and state

• The revival meetings of the Great Awakening and the Second Great Awakening were

• Held in churches on Sundays only and included emotional sermons

• Led only by local ministers who preached to their own congregations

• Held outside, lasted for days, and included emotional sermons

• Focused on the use of rational thinking and a scientific approach to religion

• The revival meetings of the Great Awakening and the Second great Awakening were

• Held in churches on Sundays only and included emotional sermons

• Led only by local ministers who preached to their own congregations

• Held outside, lasted for days, and included emotional sermons

• Focused on the use of rational thinking and a scientific approach to religion

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• The Second Great Awakening promoted

• An optimistic message that inspired people to try to reform society

• The idea that slavery was a choice made by each individual

• Expansion to the West as part of Manifest

Destiny

• A return to agriculture rather than increased urbanization

• The Second Great Awakening promoted

• An optimistic message that inspired people to try to reform society

• The idea that slavery was a choice made by each individual

• Expansion to the West as part of Manifest

Destiny

• A return to agriculture rather than increased urbanization

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• The First Great Awakening of the 1730s and

1740s was primarily

• Movement to increase colonial loyalty to the

British monarchy

• Religious revival that spread through the colonies

• Process of assimilating immigrants into colonial

American culture

• Period of economic prosperity brought about by colonial trade

• The First great Awakening of the 1730s and 1740s was primarily

• Movement to increase colonial loyalty to the

British monarchy

• Religious revival that spread through the colonies

• Process of assimilating immigrants into colonial

American culture

• Period of economic prosperity brought about by colonial trade

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• The Mormon community moved to Utah because

• A climate in Utah was more favorable to their crops

• They could buy large amounts of farm land

• Slavery was outlawed in Utah

• They suffered persecution in the Eastern states

• The Mormon community moved to Utah because

• A climate in Utah was more favorable to their crops

• They could buy large amounts of farm land

• Slavery was outlawed in Utah

• They suffered persecution in the Eastern states

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• The Establishment Clause in the First

Amendment

• Established the tax rates for various churches

• Prohibits the government from establishing a state religion

• Establishes requirements for government support of any religion

• Specifies the requirements for churches to be established

• The Establishment Clause in the First

Amendment

• Established the tax rates for various churches

• Prohibits the government from establishing a state religion

• Establishes requirements for government support of any religion

• Specifies the requirements for churches to be established

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• How were the Second Great Awakening and the Social Gospel movement similar

• Both resulted in large increases in church membership

• Both were led by social conservatives

• Both were concerned with improving society

• Both occurred before the Civil War

• How were the Second Great Awakening and the Social Gospel movement similar

• Both resulted in large increases in church membership

• Both were led by social conservatives

• Both were concerned with improving society

• Both occurred before the Civil War

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• Which statement best describe the reason the

First Amendment was added to the Constitution

• To protect citizens from government interference in religion

• To allow citizens to establish a government sponsored church

• To ensure that a church would not overthrow the government

• To require people to worship in a religion of their choice

• Which statement best describe the reason the

First Amendment was added to the Constitution

• To protect citizens from government interference in religion

• To allow citizens to establish a government sponsored church

• To ensure that a church would not overthrow the government

• To require people to worship in a religion of their choice

1.2

• Which two groups debated the ratification of the new Constitution?

• (1) loyalists and revolutionaries

• (2) Federalists and Anti-federalists

• (3) Democratic Party and Whig Party

• (4) executive branch and judicial branch

1.2

• Which two groups debated the ratification of the new Constitution?

• (1) loyalists and revolutionaries

• (2) Federalists and Anti-federalists

• (3) Democratic Party and Whig Party

• (4) executive branch and judicial branch

1.2

• 8 Which individual’s action was directly protected

• by the first amendment ?

• (1) Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the

• telephone in 1876

• (2) Theodore Roosevelt’s command of the Rough

• Riders in 1898

• (3) President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s election to

• a third term in 1940

• (4) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s leading a march

• on Washington, D.C., in 1963

1.2

• 8 Which individual’s action was directly protected

• by the first amendment?

• (1) Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the

• telephone in 1876

• (2) Theodore Roosevelt’s command of the Rough

• Riders in 1898

• (3) President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s election to

• a third term in 1940

• (4) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s leading a march

• on Washington, D.C., in 1963

1.2

• 4 “. . . Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads

• for separation. The blood of the slain, the

• weeping voice of nature cries, ’TIS TIME TO

• PART. . . .”

• — Thomas Paine, Common Sense

• In this quotation, Thomas Paine is trying to

• convince the colonists to

• (1) accept the Proclamation of 1763

• (2) break a treaty with Spain

• (3) declare their independence from England

• (4) dissolve their alliance with France

1.2

• 4 “. . . Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads

• for separation. The blood of the slain, the

• weeping voice of nature cries, ’TIS TIME TO

• PART. . . .”

• — Thomas Paine, Common Sense

• In this quotation, Thomas Paine is trying to

• convince the colonists to

• (1) accept the Proclamation of 1763

• (2) break a treaty with Spain

• (3) declare their independence from England

• (4) dissolve their alliance with France

1.2

• 6 The Great Compromise reached at the

Constitutional Convention resulted in the

• (1) formation of the Supreme Court

• (2) creation of a bicameral legislature

• (3) development of a two-party system

• (4) ban on the importation of enslaved

Africans

1.2

• 6 The Great Compromise reached at the

Constitutional Convention resulted in the

• (1) formation of the Supreme Court

• (2) creation of a bicameral legislature

• (3) development of a two-party system

• (4) ban on the importation of enslaved

Africans

1.2

• 3 The main purpose for writing the Declaration o f

• Independence was to

• (1) declare war on Great Britain

• (2) force France to support the Revolutionary War

• (3) convince Great Britain to abolish slavery

• (4) state the colonists’ reasons for separating

• from Great Britain

1.2

• 3 The main purpose for writing the Declaration of

• Independence was to

• (1) declare war on Great Britain

• (2) force France to support the Revolutionary War

• (3) convince Great Britain to abolish slavery

• (4) state the colonists’ reasons for separating

• from Great Britain

1.2

• 8 Federalism is best defined as a principle of government that

• (1) divides power between the central government

• and state governments

• (2) includes a system of checks and balances

• (3) allows the states to nullify national laws

• (4) places the most power in the hands of the

• legislative branch

1.2

• 8 Federalism is best defined as a principle of government that

• (1) divides power between the central government and state governments

• (2) includes a system of checks and balances

• (3) allows the states to nullify national laws

• (4) places the most power in the hands of the

• legislative branch

1.2

• 4 At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which

• problem was solved by the Great Compromise ?

• (1) developing the method of electing a president

• (2) designating control of interstate commerce

• (3) outlining the structure of the federal court

• system

• (4) establishing the formula for representation in

• Congress

1.2

• 4 At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which

• problem was solved by the Great Compromise?

• (1) developing the method of electing a president

• (2) designating control of interstate commerce

• (3) outlining the structure of the federal court

• system

• (4 ) establishing the formula for representation in

• Congress

1.3

• 12 Under Chief Justice John Marshall , the Supreme

• Court strengthened its authority by

• (1) applying judicial review to state and national

• laws

• (2) changing the operation of the electoral

• college

• (3) increasing the number of Justices on the

• Court

• (4) expanding the freedoms included in the first

• amendment

1.3

• 12 Under Chief Justice John Marshall, the Supreme

• Court strengthened its authority by

• (1) applying judicial review to state and national

• laws

• (2) changing the operation of the electoral

• college

• (3) increasing the number of Justices on the

• Court

• (4) expanding the freedoms included in the first

• amendment

1.3

• 9 What was one outcome of the Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803)?

• (1) State governments could now determine the

• constitutionality of federal laws.

• (2) The principle of judicial review was established.

• (3) Congress expanded its delegated powers.

• (4) A method to approve treaties was developed.

1.3

• 9 What was one outcome of the Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803)?

• (1) State governments could now determine the

• constitutionality of federal laws.

• (2 ) The principle of judicial review was established .

• (3) Congress expanded its delegated powers.

• (4) A method to approve treaties was developed.

1.4

• 15 Before the former Confederate states could be

• readmitted to the Union, the congressional plan

• for Reconstruction required them to

• (1) ratify the 14th amendment

• (2) imprison all former Confederate soldiers

• (3) provide 40 acres of land to all freedmen

• (4) help rebuild Northern industries

1.4

• 15 Before the former Confederate states could be

• readmitted to the Union, the congressional plan

• for Reconstruction required them to

• (1) ratify the 14th amendment

• (2) imprison all former Confederate soldiers

• (3) provide 40 acres of land to all freedmen

• (4) help rebuild Northern industries

2.1

• 21 Muckrakers Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair

• influenced the federal government to

• (1) grant citizenship to people who had entered

• the country illegally

• (2) pass legislation to correct harmful business

• practices

• (3) force individual states to regulate monopolies

• (4) end racial discrimination in the workplace

2.1

• 21 Muckrakers Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair

• influenced the federal government to

• (1) grant citizenship to people who had entered

• the country illegally

• (2) pass legislation to correct harmful business

• practices

• (3) force individual states to regulate monopolies

• (4) end racial discrimination in the workplace

2.2

• 19 The principal reason Congress raised tariff rates in the late 1800s and early 1900s was to

• (1) increase personal income taxes

• (2) lower prices for American consumers

• (3) guarantee high wages to American workers

• (4) protect United States businesses from foreign

• competition

2.2

• 19 The principal reason Congress raised tariff rates in the late 1800s and early 1900s was to

• (1) increase personal income taxes

• (2) lower prices for American consumers

• (3) guarantee high wages to American workers

• (4) protect United States businesses from foreign competition

2.2

• 19 During the late 1800s, major improvements to a nationwide system of trade were made with the

• (1) construction of a network of canals

• (2) use of steamboats on rivers

• (3) completion of transcontinental railroads

• (4) construction of toll roads

2.2

• 19 During the late 1800s, major improvements to a nationwide system of trade were made with the

• (1) construction of a network of canals

• (2) use of steamboats on rivers

• (3) completion of transcontinental railroads

• (4) construction of toll roads

2.2

• 19 The closing of the frontier and the growth of

• industry in the late 1800s are two factors often

• associated with the

• (1) reduction of exports to Asian nations

• (2) restoration of a plantation economy in the

• South

• (3) formation of alliances with other nations

• (4) rise of United States imperialism

2.2

• 19 The closing of the frontier and the growth of

• industry in the late 1800s are two factors often

• associated with the

• (1) reduction of exports to Asian nations

• (2) restoration of a plantation economy in the

• South

• (3) formation of alliances with other nations

• (4) rise of United States imperialism

2.5

• 18 In passing the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890),

• Congress intended to

• (1) prevent large corporations from eliminating

• their competition

• (2) distinguish good trusts from bad trusts

• (3) regulate rates charged by railroads

• (4) force large trusts to bargain with labor unions

2.5

• 18 In passing the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890),

• Congress intended to

• (1) prevent large corporations from eliminating

• their competition

• (2) distinguish good trusts from bad trusts

• (3) regulate rates charged by railroads

• (4) force large trusts to bargain with labor unions

2.5

• 17 In the late 19th century, critics of big business claimed that monopolies most harmed the

• economy by

• (1) limiting competition

• (2) decreasing the urban growth rate

• (3) preventing technological innovation

• (4) failing to keep pace with European industries

2.5

• 17 In the late 19th century, critics of big business claimed that monopolies most harmed the

• economy by

• (1) limiting competition

• (2) decreasing the urban growth rate

• (3) preventing technological innovation

• (4) failing to keep pace with European industries

2.6

• 19 A high protective tariff passed by Congress is

• intended to affect the United States economy by

• (1) promoting free trade

• (2) limiting industrial jobs

• (3) encouraging American manufacturing

• (4) expanding global interdependence

2.6

• 19 A high protective tariff passed by Congress is

• intended to affect the United States economy by

• (1) promoting free trade

• (2) limiting industrial jobs

• (3) encouraging American manufacturing

• (4) expanding global interdependence

2.7

• 18 In the late 19th century, the ideas of Social

• Darwinism were used primarily to

• (1) encourage the passage of compulsory

• education laws

• (2) explain the differences in income between

• the rich and the poor

• (3) urge Congress to end immigration

• (4) support the growth of new political parties

2.7

• 18 In the late 19th century, the ideas of Social

• Darwinism were used primarily to

• (1) encourage the passage of compulsory

• education laws

• (2) explain the differences in income between

• the rich and the poor

• (3) urge Congress to end immigration

• (4) support the growth of new political parties

2.9

• 22 A major purpose of the Progressive movement

• (1900–1917) was to

• (1) stimulate the economy

• (2) support government control of factory

• production

• (3) encourage immigration from southern and

• eastern Europe

• (4) correct the economic and social abuses of

• industrial society

2.9

• 22 A major purpose of the Progressive movement

• (1900–1917) was to

• (1) stimulate the economy

• (2) support government control of factory

• production

• (3) encourage immigration from southern and

• eastern Europe

• (4) correct the economic and social abuses of

• industrial society

2.8

• 16 During the late 1800s, many United States

• farmers believed their economic problems would

• be solved if the federal government would

• (1) raise interest rates

• (2) outlaw strikes by labor unions

• (3) put more money into circulation

• (4) regulate the amount of grain that was

• produced

2.8

• 16 During the late 1800s, many United States

• farmers believed their economic problems would

• be solved if the federal government would

• (1) raise interest rates

• (2) outlaw strikes by labor unions

• (3) put more money into circulation

• (4) regulate the amount of grain that was

• produced

• 23 Today, the Federal Reserve System attempts to

• stabilize the economy of the United States by

• (1) requiring federal budgets be prepared and

• presented to Congress

• (2) levying and collecting income taxes

• (3) regulating interest rates and the money

• supply

• (4) backing all currency with silver and gold

• 23 Today, the Federal Reserve System attempts to

• stabilize the economy of the United States by

• (1) requiring federal budgets be prepared and

• presented to Congress

• (2) levying and collecting income taxes

• (3) regulating interest rates and the money

• supply

• (4) backing all currency with silver and gold

2.7

• 17 Society advances when its fittest members are allowed to assert themselves with the least

• hindrance.

• The idea expressed in this statement is most

• consistent with the

• (1) principles of Social Darwinism

• (2) concept of assimilation

• (3) goals of the Progressive movement

• (4) melting pot theory of American culture

• 18 During the late 1800s, many North American

2.7

• 17 Society advances when its fittest members are allowed to assert themselves with the least

• hindrance.

• The idea expressed in this statement is most

• consistent with the

• (1) principles of Social Darwinism

• (2) concept of assimilation

• (3) goals of the Progressive movement

• (4) melting pot theory of American culture

• 18 During the late 1800s, many North American

2.9

• 20 Which government action is most closely

• associated with the efforts of muckrakers?

• (1) ratification of the woman’s suffrage

• amendment

• (2) approval of the graduated income tax

• (3) creation of the National Forest Service

• (4) passage of the Meat Inspection Act

2.9

• 20 Which government action is most closely

• associated with the efforts of muckrakers?

• (1) ratification of the woman’s suffrage

• amendment

• (2) approval of the graduated income tax

• (3) creation of the National Forest Service

• (4) passage of the Meat Inspection Act

2.9

• 21 In the early 1900s, Progressive Era reformers

• sought to increase citizen participation in

• government by supporting the

• (1) expansion of the spoils system

• (2) direct election of senators

• (3) creation of the electoral college

• (4) formation of the Federal Reserve system

2.9

• 21 In the early 1900s, Progressive Era reformers

• sought to increase citizen participation in

• government by supporting the

• (1) expansion of the spoils system

• (2) direct election of senators

• (3) creation of the electoral college

• (4) formation of the Federal Reserve system

2.9

• 22 The Progressive movement supported the idea

• that the federal government should

• (1) regulate big business

• (2) reduce immigration

• (3) build an overseas empire

• (4) reduce the number of farms

2.9

• 22 The Progressive movement supported the idea

• that the federal government should

• (1) regulate big business

• (2) reduce immigration

• (3) build an overseas empire

• (4) reduce the number of farms

3.3

• 16 During the 1850s, Irish immigrants were often

• discriminated against because they

• (1) refused to participate in local politics

• (2) displaced slave labor in the South

• (3) arrived in the United States with great wealth

• (4) practiced the Roman Catholic religion

3.3

• 16 During the 1850s, Irish immigrants were often

• discriminated against because they

• (1) refused to participate in local politics

• (2) displaced slave labor in the South

• (3) arrived in the United States with great wealth

• (4) practiced the Roman Catholic religion

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