Constitutional Amendments
Which Action is a violation of the First Amendment?
A) A citizen's house is searched without a warrant
B) An individual is put on trial twice for the same crime
C) A person is forced to testify against himself in court
D) A reporter is arrested for writing an article that criticizes the government
What is answer D? (A reporter is arrested for writing an article that criticizes the government)
Rapid industrialization in the United States in the late 1800s led to significant changes in business organizations. Justice Barrett of the Supreme Court of New York described the impact of one of those powerful companies in the sugar industry.
"It can close every refinery at will... artificially limit the production of refined sugar, and enhance the price... at the public expense..."
How did reformers propose that Congress respond to this type of powerful new business?
A) by regulating child labor
B) by organizing labor unions
C) by passing antitrust laws
D) by adopting free market policies
What is Answer C? (by passing antitrust laws)
What impact did Prohibition have on U.S. society during the 1920s and early 1930s?
A) It led to the creation of African American cultural centers in major cities
B) It led to increased migration of workers and minorities to northern states
C) It led to the establishment of speakeasies and the rise of organized crime
D) It led to an economic shift from agricultural production to industrial production
What is Answer C? (It led to the establishment of speakeasies and the rise of organized crime)
Which factor directly led to the end of the Cold War?
A) The Soviet Union's successful test of a nuclear weapon
B) Increased U.S. government investment in science education programs
C) The collapse of Communist governments in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union
D) U.S. support of economic and educational reforms in former communist countries
What is Answer C? (The collapse of Communist governments in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union)
What was the effect of most treaties between the United States government and American Indian tribes?
A) the removal or loss of American Indian lands
B) the protection of American Indian property claims
C) the enlistment of many American Indians in the armed forces
D) the promotion of economic development in American Indian communities
What is Answer A? (the removal or loss of American Indian lands)
The 15th Amendment expanded African Americans' ability to participate in the political process.
How did the 24th Amendment expand upon the 15th amendment?
A) By granting African-American women the right to vote
B) by ensuring the election of an African American to each state's legislature
C) by requiring states to create congressional districts specifically for African Americans
D) by removing an economic barrier that prevented many African Americans from voting
What is Answer D? (by removing an economic barrier that prevented many African Americans from voting)
How did industrialization during the late 1800s affect U.S. agriculture?
A) Agricultural production decreased as people moved to cities in search of factory jobs
B) Mechanized agricultural equipment reduced the need for human labor on farms
C) The price of agricultural products increased significantly
D) Jobs in the agricultural sector became more abundant
What is Answer B? (Mechanized agricultural equipment reduced the need for human labor on farms)
Which action was taken by the federal government in the 1930s to address the effects of the Great Depression?
A) employing citizens in public work projects
B) reducing spending on social welfare programs
C) reimbursing the losses of stock market speculators
D) eliminating loans and subsidies offered to farmers
What is answer A? (employing citizens in public work projects)
How did the United States workforce change during WWII?
A) Job opportunities opened up for women and minorities
B) The size of the workforce decreased due to a lower birthrate
C) Jobs at the service sector increased while industrial jobs declined
D) Labor unions became less powerful as people enlisted in the military
What is Answer A? (Job opportunities opened up for women and minorities)
Before the 1950s, most immigrants to the United States came from Europe. What changed in immigration policy was reflected in the 1965 Immigration Act?
A) It set large quotas to encourage European Immigration
B) It forced a complete ban on immigration from China
C) It imposed stricter quotas on Immigration from every country
D) It allowed more immigrants from Asia, Africa, and Latin America
What is Answer D? (It allowed more immigrants from Asia, Africa, and Latin America)
The 24th Amendment guarantees people the right to vote regardless of whether or not they have paid a poll tax.
Which group does the 24th Amendment aim to protect?
A) Soldiers
B) women
C) poor citizens
D) African Americans
What is Answer C? (poor citizens)
How did rapid industrialization during the late 1800s affect the U.S. workforce?
A) increased numbers of immigrants sought employment in urban areas
B) Many women who had previously worked in urban areas lost their jobs
C) The unemployment rate in the country increased as the demand for labor decreased
D) Many factory workers moved to rural areas because of the development of industrial automation
What is Answer A? (increased numbers of immigrants sought employment in urban areas)
What was one effect of Prohibition?
A) The stock market collapsed
B) Federal tax revenue increased
C) Organized crime grew and spread
D) The population of large cities decreased
What is Answer C? (Organized Crime grew and spread)
During World War II, the federal government created several agencies, such as the War Production Board, to regulate economic activity on the home front.
How did the wartime regulations affect U.S. industrial production?
A) Military Production was assigned to factories overseas
B) Factories were not allowed to produce any domestic goods
C) Restrictions on production of consumer goods were removed
D) Factories were ordered to produce goods related to the war effort
What is Answer D? (Factories were ordered to produce goods related to the war effort)
Following Reconstruction in the South, old political and social structures reemerged, and racial discrimination was institutionalized.
Which event resulted in Segregation being lawful as long as facilities for both races were 'Separate but equal'?
A) Passage of Jim Crow Laws
B) Rise of the Ku Klux Klan
C) The Plessy v Ferguson decision
D) The Brown v Board of Education decision
What is answer C? (The Plessy v Ferguson decision)
How was the Constitution amended to provide representation to the residents of the District of Columbia?
A) by giving them voting members of Congress
B) by giving them electors in the Electoral College
C) by allowing them to vote directly for a president
D) by allowing them to vote in either Virginia or Maryland
What is answer B? (by giving them electors in the Electoral College)
In the early 20th Century, President Theodore Roosevelt fought for legislation to create more national parks, as well as to protect natural resources. How did the public perception change in a way that supported the creation of National Parks?
A) Urban development became more important than increasing farmlands
B) Expansion of railroads became more important than preserving forests
C) Conservation of wilderness became more important than developing resources
D) Private ownership of wilderness became more important than public ownership of wilderness
What is Answer C? (Conservation of wilderness became more important than developing resources)
Select TWO goals of U.S. foreign policy immediately following World War I?
A) Supporting economic reforms to contain the spread of communism
B) using the country's military to intervene in conflicts overseas
C) Forming security alliances with powerful countries in Asia
D) limiting the country's involvement in international affairs
E) Preventing the occurrence of major wars in the future
What is answers D and E?
(D) limiting the country's involvement in international affairs
E) Preventing the occurrence of major wars in the future)
In the late 1940s, the United States adopted the policy of containment to halt the spread of communism in Europe and Asia.
What event/policy caused the United States to provide grants and loans to Western European nations to help them recover from the Devastation of World War II?
A) The Chinese Revolution
B) The Korean War
C) Marshall Plan
D) NATO
E) Warsaw Pact
What is answer C? (Marshall Plan)
Population changes in the United States during the second half of the 20th Century contributed to changes in American Society.
Which action resulted in Social unrest occurring in big cities like Los Angeles and Chicago?
A) Urban employment opportunities decreased and infrastructure decayed
B) Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1965
C) The Sunbelt saw a growth in employment opportunities in the defense and high-tech industries
D) Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
What is Answer A? (Urban employment opportunities decreased and infrastructure decayed)
Which Northwest Ordinance provision set a precedent that would later be included in the U.S. Constitution?
A) " A freehold in fifty acres of land in the district... shall be necessary to qualify a man as an elector of a representative"
B) "There shall be neither slavery not involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes..."
C) "That there shall be appointed from time to time by Congress, a governor, whose commission shall continue in force for the term of 3 years..."
D) "The upmost good faith shall always be observed towards the Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent..."
What is Answer B? ("There shall be neither slavery not involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes...")
Given the following Thesis statement:
"After Reconstruction, racial discrimination was institutionalized."
Determine which of the following 3 answers are supporting evidence to the given thesis.
A) 14th Amendment gave due process to all citizens
B) Jim Crow laws legalized racial segregation
C) Slavery was banned in the Northwest Territory
D) Great Migration caused Racial tension in the North
E) Poll Taxes kept African Americans from voting
F) Plessy v. Ferguson case affirmed segregation
What are Answers B, E and F?
B) Jim Crow laws legalized racial segregation
E) Poll Taxes kept African Americans from voting
F) Plessy v. Ferguson case affirmed segregation
A quote from U.S. Senator William E. Borah regarding potential U.S. membership in the LEAGUE OF NATIONS is shown: "It is in conflict with the right of our people to govern themselves free from all restraint of foreign powers... America must, not alone for the happiness of her own people but for the moral guidance and greater contentment of the world, be permitted to live her own life"
Which thesis statement could this quote be used to support?
A) The Senate was right to reject membership in the League of Nations because US sovereignty would have been harmed if it had joined
B) The Senate was wrong to reject membership in the League of Nations because membership would have increased U.S. influence in world affairs
C) The Senate was wrong to reject membership in the League of Nations because U.S. membership would have been key to the organization's success.
D) The Senate was right to reject membership in the League of Nations because the League of Nations was doomed to failure regardless of U.S. membership
What is Answer A? (The Senate was right to reject membership in the League of Nations because US sovereignty would have been harmed if it had joined)
For four years after WWII, the United States was the only country that possessed atomic weapons. In 1949, the Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb.
Identify the 3 events that are a consequence of the Soviet explosion an atomic bomb:
A) A nuclear arms race began
B) The United States used nuclear weapons against Japan
C) Communists took over China
D) The balance of power shifted and world peace was threatened
E) The USSR became a second super power
What are answers A, D, and E?
A: A nuclear arms race began
D: The balance of power shifted and world peace was threatened
E: The USSR became a second super power
In the late 1800s, the goal of the U.S. government's policy towards Native Americans was to pressure them to assimilate into European American culture.
What are 2 ways the government implementation of this policy affected American Indians?
A) Formal reservation systems were established for American Indians in the South.
B) Reservation land was broken up and granted to individuals instead of to tribes as a whole
C) Tribes were granted the right to negotiate their own trade agreements with foreign countries
D) Tribal governments were weakened or eliminated as tribes officially recognized state and federal laws
E) American Indians were granted immunity from prosecution for involvement in conflicts with western settlers
What are answers B and D? (B: Reservation land was broken up and granted to individuals instead of to tribes as a whole
D: Tribal governments were weakened or eliminated as tribes officially recognized state and federal laws)