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STAAR US History: Terms, Legislation and Court Cases
STAAR US History: Terms, Legislation and Court Cases
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A quiz over important legislation and terms throughout US history.
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Ended WWI, War guilt clause put the blame on Germany: my weakness often seen as a cause of WW2.
Good neighbor policy
Treaty of Versailles
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Wilson's 14 Points
2
The law that prevents discrimination based on sex in the realm of
education
is called _________
Caitlyn Jenner Act
27th Amendment
Equal Rights Amendment
Title IX (Title 9)
3
How did the GI Bill lead to prosperity during the post war 1950's?
Rebuilt the highway system and caused an economic boom
Gave millions of veterans loans, insurance & free education
Lowered taxes on families of 5 or more resulting in babyboom
Provided homes to all Americans
4
The Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat inspection Act were influenced most by:
Child Labor
The Open Door Policy
Upton Sinclair's, The Jungle
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act
5
Seen as the start of the Vietnam War and gave a tremendous amount of war power to the president.
Geneva Convention
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Treaty of Versailles
Warsaw Pact
6
Initiative, Referendum and Recall gave more power to American Citizens by allowing them to:
Change trade laws
Give illegal immigrants the right to vote
Introduce & pass laws and get rid of corrupt politicians.
hire people based on the spoils system
7
President Harding's administration was involved the Teapot Dome Scandal which:
included the arrest of those who spoke ill of the government
illegally leased government oil reserves 2 private companies
hired people based on friendship instead of merit
involved a prostitution ring in Washington DC
8
The 17th Amendment eliminated corruption in the government and gave more power to American citizens by:
Allowing women to vote
Prohibiting immigrants from voting
Allowing citizens to vote directly for Senators
Ending child labor
9
Lyndon Johnson's most important achievement; an attempt to combat poverty in America was called
The New Frontier
The Square Deal
The Great Society
The New Deal
10
The Voting Rights Act and the 24th Amendment both eliminated voting restrictions such as:
age requirements
land requirements
race requirements
poll taxes and literacy tests
11
The Truman Doctrine prevented the spread of communism into Greece and Turkey by:
Giving them military and economic aid.
Forcing them to pay reparations.
Threatening them with nuclear war.
Invading them with our military.
12
What laws did
Plessy vs. Ferguson
establish?
Voting Rights for African Americans
Segregation (Jim Crow) laws in the south.
Affirmative Action laws
Citizenship for Native Americans
13
The banking crisis during the Depression ended when FDR helped create what current agency
The Federal Reserve Bank
The 3rd National Bank
The FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
Wells Fargo
14
The Venona papers revealed:
There were nukes in Cuba.
The government had been lying to us about Vietnam.
Area 51 existed.
Spies had infiltrated the US including the Rosenbergs.
15
The idea that if one country in a region falls to communism the others could as well:
Containment
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Domino Theory
16
Reagan's anti-nuke plan often called the "Star Wars" initiative
Sharks With Frickin Lasers Plan (SHFLAP)
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) or Star Wars Initiative
The Pew Pew Pew Plan (PPPP)
Carter-Reagan Anti-nuke Plan (CRAP)
17
Teddy Roosevelt's, Big Stick Diplomacy, allowed him to use this to influence other nations:
The US Economy
The US Navy
The Open Door Policy
The Banking System
18
America attempted to remain out of WWII using the Neutrality Acts but aided Britain using:
The Lend-Lease Act
Quarantine Speech
Gulf Of Tonkin Resolution
Treaty of Versailles
19
Wisconsin Vs. Yoder established
Suspenders are hip
Freedom of Religion
Beards are cool
Technology Sucks
20
The Civil Rights Amendment of 1964 prevents discrimination based on a person's:
wealth or social stature.
race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
level of education.
profession or job performance.
21
Law passed by Congress after the Vietnam War; limited the power of president during wartime.
Treaty of Versailles
Presidential Restriction Act
War Powers Act
Vietnam War Act
22
The policy that if communism is stopped from spreading it will eventually be defeated.
NATO
McCarthyism
Containment
The Red Scare
23
Peace negotiations organized by President Carter between Israel and Egypt that are still in effect today.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Camp David Accords
War Power Act
Olive Branch Petition
24
FDR's Executive Order 9066 forced:
Native Americans to join the military
Japanese Americans into internment camps
European immigrants to be deported
German Americans to be tried for treason
25
The 18th Amendment was passed largely due to pressure from women's temperance groups and sought to...
prohibited the sale of alcohol
made women angry
ended women's suffrage
allowed for women's suffrage
26
What was important about the
Brown Vs. Board of Education,
Supreme Court decision?
It changed the voting age to 18
It allowed women to vote
It ended segregation in education
It legalized segregation in the south
27
The Open Door Policy opened up American trade to what region of the world?
Africa
China
South America
Europe
28
The following act is evidence of nativists attempting to reduce immigration from certain regions of the World.
Limits on Immigration Act
Irish Need Not Apply Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
Immigrant Reduction Act
29
What do the 15th, 19th, 23rd, and the 26th amendments have in common?
Voting rights
Due Process
Privacy Rights
Equal protection
30
The 16th Amendment:
Created an income tax
Repealed prohibition
Prohibited alcohol
Gave Congress the power to give themselves pay raises.
31
Scandal, US sold weapons to Iran, money then used to support anti-Communists in Latin America:
Iran-Contra Affair
Iran Hostage Crisis
Strategic Defense Initiative
Gulf War
32
Reagan's economic plan that called for tax cuts for the rich in order to allow money to "trickle down" to the poor.
Deficit
Stagflation
Supply Side economics or Reaganomics
The Reagan Factor
33
NATO's primary responsibility is to:
Ensure protection for members through "collective security".
Spread democracy throughout the world.
Start wars with Russia.
Open trade throughout the world.
34
Women's sufrage (the right to vote) was legalized by what ammendment?
20th
18th
21st
19th
35
Economic policy that favored free enterprise and a hands off approach by the government.
Laissez-Faire
The Gold Standard
Communism
Socialism
36
The Office of War Information (OWI) was primarily responsible for what during WWII?
Killing Nazi's within US boarders
Producing anti-Axis and pro-Allied propaganda
Collecting Liberal tears for consumption
Persecuting Jews, Muslims, Japanese...basically anyone
37
The 26th amendments helped young people in the U.S. by
guaranteeing a minimum wage
Provided financial assistance for college
Creating jobs for unemployed young people
Lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years old
38
Post WW2 economic recovery program that aided Europe and prevented the spread of communism.
Warsaw Pact
Marshall Plan
Potsdam Conference
Federal Highway Act
39
Law passed after 9-11 that allowed the government to legally wiretap peoples communication within US
I'm out of ideas
Patriot Observation Operations People (POOP)
The Patriot Act
the, "I Heard That", Act
40
This act prevented railroads from charging high fees to small farmers to transport goods.
Smally Hoot Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Railroad Reduction Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
41
What did the Dawes Act do to Native Americans?
Forced them to live on reservations.
Allowed Native Americans to vote in Presidential elections.
Gave them land and forced them to assimilate into society.
Gave Native Americans citizenship.
42
The War Production Board, created during WWII, was responsible for:
Transitioning industries from civilian production to war production
Looking for spies throughout the nation
Arresting citizens who criticized the war
Making war propaganda
43
The 26th Amendment, passed during the Vietnam war, lowered the voting age to 18 because
more voters were needed to support the war.
young men could be drafted and killed in war but not vote.
teenagers know everything and should influence politics.
there was a shortage of young people voting.
44
This Agency was established to set environmental standards and protect the environment
Tree Huggers of America
Bill Nye Agency
The Environmental Agency (EPA)
Government Protection Agency
