The Meat Inspection Act and the PureFood and Drug Act were efforts by thefederal government to

protect public health and safety

The Berlin airlift was used during the Cold War to

overcome a blockade created by the SovietUnion

After the Civil War, the sharecropping systememerged in the South primarily as a way to

provide a labor supply to plantation owners

President Theodore Roosevelt’s Corollary to theMonroe Doctrineaffected LatinAmerica by

increasing United States intervention in theregion

The term robber baron was usedto describe some owners of big businesses because they

eliminated competition using ruthless methods

Which headline illustrates the use of theunwritten constitution?

“Washington Establishes a Cabinet”

Which idea guided the development of the Articles of Confederation?

strong central government would threatenthe states

The GI Bill helped soldiers who served in WorldWar II by

funding college education for veterans

President Andrew Jackson used the spoils system to

reward supporters with government jobs

A loose interpretation of the Constitution was most evident inthe debate over the

creation of the Bank of the United States in1791

Which statement about the electoral college is true?

The number of electoral votes is based on state population

What was a basic cause of the Great Depressionof the 1930s?

The distribution of income was unequal

The Nuremberg War Crimes trials of 1945–1949established the international precedent that

individuals may be tried for crimes againsthumanity

Judicial review is most accurately described asthe power of the

Supreme Court to determine theconstitutionality of laws

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1
In the 1870s, the Granger movement wasorganized to promote the interests of
angry students
recent immigrants
farmers
factory workers
2
Which document is most closely associated withJohn Locke’s social contract theory?
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Declaration of Independence
Sedition Act of 1798
Albany Plan of Union
3
Which power does the Constitution grant the senate the power to do
Appoint the president
Ratify treaties
Impeach governors
Nominate justices
4
The Meat Inspection Act and the PureFood and Drug Act were efforts by thefederal government to
restrict foreign competition
regulate child labor
protect public health and safety
support business monopolies
5
The Berlin airlift was used during the Cold War to
overcome a blockade created by the SovietUnion
prevent a communist takeover of Greece andTurkey
rescue people fleeing West Germany
support NATO
6
Empty question
Empty choice
Empty choice
7
After the Civil War, the sharecropping systememerged in the South primarily as a way to
provide a labor supply to plantation owners
diversify agricultural production
give forty acres of land to freedmen
guarantee economic equality for AfricanAmericans
8
President Theodore Roosevelt’s Corollary to theMonroe Doctrineaffected LatinAmerica by
encouraging immigration to the United States
supporting independence movements inmany countries
guaranteeing human rights throughout theWestern Hemisphere
increasing United States intervention in theregion
9
The term robber baron was usedto describe some owners of big businesses because they
provided workers with high wages
opposed the formation of corporations
eliminated competition using ruthless methods
favored free trade
10
Which headline illustrates the use of theunwritten constitution?
“President Nominates John Roberts for SupremeCourt”
“Senate Rejects the Treaty of Versailles”
“Washington Establishes a Cabinet”
“House Votes to Impeach Andrew Johnson”
11
Which idea guided the development of the Articles of Confederation?
All the people should be granted the right tovote
only the central government would have power to tax
strong central government would threatenthe states
Most power should rest with the judicialbranch
12
The GI Bill helped soldiers who served in WorldWar II by
mandating integration of the military
funding college education for veterans
requiring women to surrender their wartimejobs to men
eliminating union seniority rules that hurtveterans
13
A major goal of President Lyndon B. Johnson’sGreat Society program was to
eliminate poverty
expand foreign aid
win the Vietnam War
promote space exploration
14
President Andrew Jackson used the spoils system to
gain passage of the Indian Removal Act
win support for construction of the Erie Canal
attack the Tariff of Abominations
reward supporters with government jobs
15
A loose interpretation of the Constitution was most evident inthe debate over the
decision to declare war on Great Britain in1812
the decision to not make a decision
annexation of Florida in 1821
creation of the Bank of the United States in1791
16
Which statement about the electoral college is true?
The total votes are based on geographic size of the state
The total number for each state increases with each census
The number of electoral votes is based on state population
The president chooses how many votes a state gets
17
During the late 1800s, which development led tothe other three?
growth of industry
federal regulation of business
formation of labor unions
increased demand for natural resources
18
What was a basic cause of the Great Depressionof the 1930s?
Tariffs on foreign manufactured goods werereduced.
The distribution of income was unequal
Immigration was not limited
Too many antitrust laws were passed.
19
The majority of immigrants who arrived in theUnited States between 1800 and 1860 came from
southern and eastern Europe
northern and western Europe
Latin America
East Asia
20
President F.D.R. said the U.S. needed to become the “great arsenal ofdemocracy” because he
gain public support for a third term
limit the influence of the defense industry
wanted to increase the number of Supreme Courtjustices
assist the Allied nations
21
Before the start of the Civil War, many Southernpolitical leaders supported
States rights
voting rights for women
repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act
higher tariff rates
22
The Red Scare and the murder convictions of Sacco and Vanzettiwere influenced by
the passage of immigration quota acts
an effort to stop fascism
the rise of organized crime
a distrust of foreigners
23
The Nuremberg War Crimes trials of 1945–1949established the international precedent that
) the U.S. should avoid commitmentswith foreign nations
individuals may be tried for crimes againsthumanity
leaders cannot be held responsiblefor wartime actions
soldiers must obey an order even if it's inhumane
24
Judicial review is most accurately described asthe power of the
state courts to overturn decisions of theSupreme Court
senate to approve all presidential nominations
Supreme Court to determine theconstitutionality of laws
president to override a decision of theSupreme Court

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