Great
Depression
Depression
The Great Depression began after the:
B. STOCK MARKET CRASH 1929
Cause: Taxation without representation
A. Civil War
B. American Revolution
C. Great Depression
D. World War II
B. American Revolution
Who refused to give up her seat on a bus?
A. Harriet Tubman
B. Rosa Parks
C. Susan B. Anthony
D. Eleanor Roosevelt
ROSA PARKS
Which branch is led by the President?
EXECUTIVE
Who prints U.S. money?
Federal Government
Which president created the New Deal?
B. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cause: Attack on Pearl Harbor
A. U.S. entered World War II
B. Civil War began
C. Constitution was written
D. Great Depression
A. U.S. entered World War II
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned:
A. Voting
B. Racial discrimination in many public settings
C. Public schools
D. Freedom of speech
B. Racial discrimination in many public setting
The President appoints Supreme Court justices, but they must be approved by
Senate
Which level of government is responsible for declaring war?
The New Deal mainly helped by:
B. Creating jobs and relief programs
Cause: Stock Market Crash of 1929
A. Civil Rights Movement
B. Great Depression
C. Louisiana Purchase
D. Reconstruction
Which Supreme Court case declared school segregation unconstitutional?
A. Marbury v. Madison
B. Brown v. Board of Education
C. Plessy v. Ferguson
D. Dred Scott v. Sandford
B. Brown v. Board of Education
Which branch has the power to declare a law unconstitutional?
Judical
The Tenth Amendment states that powers not given to the federal government belong to:
A. Congress
B. The President
C. The states or the people
D. The Supreme Court
THE STATE OF THE PEOPEL
During the Great Depression, unemployment was:
B.VERY HIGH
Cause: Passage of the 14th Amendment
A. Slavery ended
B. Citizenship and equal protection under the law were guaranteed
C. Women gained voting rights
D. The Great Depression ended
B. Citizenship and equal protection under the law were guaranteed
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 mainly:
A. Lowered taxes
B. Protected voting rights, especially for African Americans
C. Created the Constitution
D. Ended World War II
B. Protected voting rights, especially for African Americans
Which branch confirms the President's cabinet members?
Senate
Education policies are mainly controlled by:
A. Federal government
B. State governments
C. United Nations
D. Congress only
State Government
.The Dust Bowl affected many farmers in the:
A. Northeast B. Midwest and Great Plains C. Alaska D. Hawaii
B. Midwest and Great Plains
Cause: Congress passed the 13th Amendment.
What was the effect?
A. Women gained the right to vote.
B. Slavery was abolished throughout the United States.
C. The Civil War began.
D. The Great Depression ended.
B. Slavery was abolished throughout the United States.
What was the purpose of the March on Washington in 1963?
A. To protest high taxes
B. To demand jobs, freedom, and equal rights for African Americans
C. To end World War II
D. To support segregation
B. To demand jobs, freedom, and equal rights for African Americans
Congress impeaches the President. Which branch conducts the impeachment trial?
SENATE
Which power belongs only to the federal government?
A. Issuing driver's licenses
B. Conducting local elections
C. Declaring war
D. Establishing local school districts
C. Declaring war