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1
What was an annual tax that had to be paid before qualifying to vote called?
a. poll tax
d. income tax
b. grandfather clause
c. excise tax
2
The League of Nations was intended to
d. punish Germany for causing WWI.
c. prevent international tensions from leading to war.
b. redistribute Germany’s colonies.
a. make the US into a world power.
3
In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, what did the Supreme Court rule?
a. lynching was a federal crime
c. voting rights could not be tied to any form of tax
b. school segregation was unconstitutional
d. racial segregation in public facilities was legal
4
What maintains separation of powers among branches of the federal government?
a. reserved powers
b. delegated powers
c. checks and balances
d. two-house Congress
5
Yellow journalists created support for the Spanish-American War by writing articles about
c. destruction of sugar plantations
b. Mexico
a. William Jennings Bryan
d. sinking of the USS Maine
6
One reason the US Senate refused to approve the Treaty of Versailles after WWI was senators
a. were concerned about getting involved in future wars.
b. rejected United States colonial practices in Asia.
c. wanted immediate repayment of war debts from France.
d. supported increased foreign aid to Germany.
7
Which group largely supported adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
d. Antifederalists
c. Federalists
a. small states
b. large states
8
Which of the following is not an idea from the Enlightenment?
d. Government should serve the people
a. People have natural rights
c. Kings rule by divine right
b. Problems can be solved using reason
9
The Antifederalists did all EXCEPT
c. argue that the Constitution would abolish liberties.
d. show faith in man to wield power justly.
b. fear a strong central government.
a. present themselves as protectors of the Revolution.
10
How did Upton Sinclair’s novel ‘The Jungle’ impact the US?
d. legislation requiring Federal inspection of meat
b. legislation limiting immigration
c. the 18th Amendment, Prohibition
a. reforms in education
11
What did the Nineteenth Amendment guarantee women?
a. The right to assemble
b. the right to vote (suffrage)
c. the right to read
d. the right to marry
12
The American and French Revolution were similar in both
b. limited the participation of people in government.
d. increased religious institutions in government.
a. were encouraged by Enlightenment idea of natural rights.
c. supported the theory of divine right.
13
What was the purpose of The Federalist Papers?
a. propose no government.
c. add a bill of rights to the Constitution.
d. persuade anti-federalists to ratify the Constitution.
b. defend the Articles of Confederation.
14
A goal of reformers during the Progressive Era was to
a. end segregation
c. limit immigration
d. enact high tariffs
b. end abuses of big business
15
John Locke argued that a new social contract could be instituted under what circumstance?
d. If a govt entered into alliances with foreign govts.
b. If a government violated people’s natural rights.
c. If a govt failed to protect people from inequality.
a. If a government failed to compel obedience.
16
The American Revolution was motivated by the Enlightened idea
a. of a distinct class system
b. that all men are created equal
c. of the rightful rule of a monarch
d. that government needs central authority
17
During WWI, American women gained support for suffrage by
a. protesting the war
b. joining the military
c. lobbying for child-care
d. working in wartime industries
18
What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 make possible?
C. the establishment of public hospitals
B. the discovery of gold
A. the creation of several new states
D. the purchase of the Oregon territory
19
A goal for peace that President Woodrow Wilson included in his 14 points was
a. establishing a League of Nations.
c. returning the US to a policy of isolationism.
b. maintaining a permanent military in Europe.
d. blaming Germany for WWI.
20
Which expression most accurately illustrates the concept of nativism?
b. “Go West, young man.”
c. “America — first in war and peace”
d. “The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.”
a. “Help Wanted — Irish Need Not Apply”
21
From 1865 to 1900, how did the growth of industry affect American society?
d. Americans in urban areas increased.
a. Americans in rural areas increased.
b. Population shifted to the South.
c. Restrictions on immigration.
22
Which of the following best describes the U.S. Constitution?
d. a declaration of independence
a. a history of a people
b. a plan of government
c. a set of religious laws
23
What Virginia lawyer wrote the final draft of the Declaration of Independence?
c. John Locke
d. Samuel Adams
a. George Washington
b. Thomas Jefferson
24
Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
d. because Antifederalists’ concern over individual rights
b. to protect rights of women
c. to strengthen authority of the central government
a. to protect rights of African Americans
25
What was the main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920s?
d. a change in the birthrate
b. growth in industry
c. the use of electricity
a. the automobile
26
The US developed the Open Door policy to
a. expand its trade with China
d. encourage Chinese to come to the US
b. demonstrate democracy
c. aid Chinese Nationalists
27
If a man failed the literacy test, which of the following could allow him to vote?
b. the separate-but-equal doctrine
d. the literacy test
c. the grandfather clause
a. the poll tax
28
What power did the Articles of Confederation give to the national government?
b. collect taxes
d. enforce laws
a. declare war
c. develop a national court system
29
Prohibition, the 18th amendment, stated that
c. alcohol could be sold only in govt-run stores.
d. the sale of alcohol was banned.
a. Americans must be 18 years old to purchase alcohol.
b. only imported alcohol would be sold.
30
What did Jim Crow laws do?
c. taxed voters
a. segregated the races
d. promoted discrimination against women
b. denied citizenship to Asian immigrants
31
The Federalist Papers argued in favor of the U.S. Constitution to replace the
b. Treaty of Paris.
d. Articles of Confederation.
c. Bill of Rights.
a. Declaration of Independence.
32
The 1920s are sometimes called the "Roaring Twenties" because
a. trade prospered after WWI.
c. reforms made govt more democratic.
d. widespread social and economic change occurred.
b. the US assumed leadership in world affairs.
33
Which were major causes of the Red Scare and the Palmer Raids following WWI?
b. race riots in Los Angeles
d. the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia and strikes in the US
c. failure of the US to join the League of Nations
a. presidential elections
34
The major reason the US placed few restrictions on immigration during the 1800’s was that
c. the economy needed a supply of cheap labor
b. no opposition to immigration existed
a. few Europeans wished to work
d. most immigrants spoke English
35
Teapot Dome Scandal • Harlem Renaissance • - During which decade did these events occur?
a. 1920s
b. 1930s
c. 1940s
d. 1950s
36
What does the Harlem Renaissance refer to?
c. a program to promote African-American owned businesses
a. a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
d. a celebration of African-American culture
b. a population increase in Harlem in the 1920s
37
The writers of the Constitution corrected an economic weakness under the Articles when they
C. granted the president the authority to negotiate treaties
D. created a two-house legislature
A. granted Congress the power to collect taxes
B. created an executive branch
38
The Land Ordinance of 1785 provided for
b. a survey of the NW Territory and division into townships.
a. a ban on slaves.
c. admission of states into the Union.
d. protection of Native Americans.
39
Which US policy is associated with the annexation of Hawaii and the Philippines?
b. isolationism
d. international cooperation
a. neutrality
c. imperialism
40
Which supported US acquisition of overseas possessions in the late 1800’s?
b. communism had to be stopped
d. The Truman doctrine
a. raw materials and new markets
c. The US should build stuff
41
The result of Shays’ Rebellion was to demonstrate which of the following?
d. citizens always protest taxes
c. states had no power
a. the government set up by the Articles was ineffective
b. the government could function in a time of crisis
42
The Red Scare of 1919 was a period of
b. widespread support for international anarchy.
d. persecution of people holding anti-American views.
a. severe economic depression.
c. growth in art, literature, and music.
43
What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 forbid in the new territories?
B. bearing arms
A. jury trials
C. owning slaves
D. foreign traders
44
The major argument used by union leaders against immigrants was they
b. contributed little to life
a. took jobs from US citizens
c. placed financial drains on social services
d. refused to assimilate into American culture
45
According to the Declaration of Independence, people can abolish a govt if that govt
b. violates natural rights.
a. is a limited monarchy.
d. favors one religion over another.
c. becomes involved in entangling alliances.
46
A major contribution to industrialization was Henry Ford’s development of
d. a process for making steel.
c. the first holding company.
b. electric vehicles.
a. the assembly line.
47
What English Enlightenment thinker maintained that people have natural rights?
b. Thomas Jefferson
a. George Washington
d. Samuel Adams
c. John Locke
48
The Federal Reserve System was created to
b. protect consumers from fraud.
c. provide military support.
a. manage the nation’s supply of currency & interest rates.
d. maintain an oil supply.
