Vocabulary
A ____ is a system of government in which one person or a small group rules
A) democracy
B) oligarchy
C) dictatorship
D) monarchy
c) dictatorship
What country did the U.S. gain independence from?
Great Britain
What are the three branches of government?
legislative, executive, judicial
The ruler of the Egyptian empire was called a what?
A) king B) god C) pharaoh D) emperor
C) pharaoh
A ____ is a physical thing people produce and use.
A) good B) service C) product D) thing
A) good
A ___ system of government is when several states unite but keep vast control over their own affairs; the national government of the U.S.
A) state C) federal
B) local D) national
C) federal
The period after the Civil War was called _____.
A) The Great Healing B) Rebuilding C) Reconstruction
D) Resurrection
C) Reconstruction
What are the two houses of Congress?
House of representatives and Senate
The period during which European nations sponsored expeditions by sea to unknown parts of the world was called what?
A) Age of Expansion B) Age of Empires
C) Age of Exploration D) Age of Discovery
C) Age of Exploration
_______ is the amount of a product that sellers are willing to offer for sale at a certain price.
A) Goods
B) Demand
C) Shortage
D) Supply
D) Supply
The period when machines replaced most production by hand was called _____
A) Reconstruction B) Textile Revolution
C) Renaissance D) Industrial Revolution
D) Industrial Revolution
The Cold War was a war of ideas between democracy and ________.
communism
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
A) Fifth B) Twelfth C) Nineteenth D) Twenty-first
C) Nineteenth
What country used to own Texas?
A) Canada B) France C) Spain D) Mexico
D) Mexico
A _______ occurs when there is an excess in supply of a good or service.
A) shortage
B) tariff
c) surplus
D) secede
C) surplus
_______ is the power of the courts to decide whether a law or executive action is in violation of the constitution.
A) judicial rulings B) balance of power
C) judicial review D) bicameral courts
C) judicial review
Name two of the thirteen original colonies.
Massachusetts, Delaware, Connecticut, Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina, New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia
True or False. The U.S. has repealed an amendment to the Constitution.
True.
Name one country from the Axis Powers during World War II.
Germany, Japan, Italy
_______ occurs when there is a general increase in the prices due largely to a decline in the value of money.
A) shortage B) deflation C) inflation D) surplus
c) inflation
What are the first ten amendments of the Constitution called?
A) Preamble B) Introduction C) Bill of Rights
D) Primary Amendments
C) Bill of Rights
What got the United States involved in fighting World War II?
the Pearl Harbor attack by the Japanese
How many members of Congress are there?
A) 100 B) 50 C) 500 D) 435
D) 435
What got the U.S. involved in World War II?
Pearl Harbor attack
_____ is the total monetary value of goods and services produced in a nation during a year.
A) output B) gross domestic product
C) national foreign intake D) annual profits
B) gross domestic product