Vocabulary
An ____________________ area is a city.
a. rural
b. urban
c. suburb
d. slavery
e. indigenous
b. urban
In 1945, the United States and its allies won ____________________.
a. World War I
b. World War II
c. the Civil War
d. the Cold War
b. World War II
An addition to the Constitutions is known as an ____________________.
a. democracy
b. checks and balances
c. federalism
d. amendment
d. amendment
____________________ is the most widely spoken language after English in the United States.
a. Chinese
b. Spanish
c. French
d. Vietnamese
b. Spanish
Use Figure 1:
Which event happened first?
a. New York capital moved to Albany
b. George Washington becomes president
c. Delegates accept U.S. Constitution.
d. First stock exchange established.
c. Delegates accept U.S. Constitution.
Areas in the country are called ____________________ areas.
a. rural
b. urban
c. suburb
d. slavery
e. indigenous
a. rural
What was one reason the American colonists declared their independence from Britain in 1776?
a. They were angry about British taxes.
b. They wanted more land for farming.
c. They wanted their own flag.
d. They did not like tea.
a. They were angry about British taxes.
What is the Constitution?
a. a plan that sets up how the U.S. government works
b. a plan of keeping any branch of government from becoming too powerful
c. a plan to give power given to both national and state governments
d. a plan to protect the Bill of Rights
a. a plan that sets up how the U.S. government works
The artist who painted the deserts of the Southwest was ____________________.
a. Georgia O’Keeffe
b. Willa Cather
c. Thomas Eakins
d. Mark Twain
a. Georgia O’Keeffe
Use Figure 4:
Which of the following is true about the federal government?
a. The judicial branch makes laws.
b. The legislative branch makes sure laws follow the Constitution.
c. The executive branch leads the military.
d. The judicial and legislative branch decide how to spend money
c. The executive branch leads the military.
The practice of owning people and forcing them to work is known as ____________________.
a. rural
b. urban
c. suburb
d. slavery
e. indigenous
d. slavery
A system in which each branch of government can limit the power of the other branches is called ____________________.
a. democracy
b. checks and balances
c. federalism
d. amendment
b. checks and balances
What artist uses Canada’s landscape in her artwork?
a. Lucy Maud Montgomery
b. Joy Anson
c. Celine Dion
d. Emily Carr
d. Emily Carr
Use Figure 1:
How many years after George Washington became president did the capital of New York move to Albany?
a. two years
b. three years
c. five years
d. eight years
d. eight years
A ____________________ is a smaller community surrounding a larger city
a. rural
b. urban
c. suburb
d. slavery
e. indigenous
c. suburb
What right did the Nineteenth Amendment give?
a. the right to vote for men
b. freedom of speech
c. the right to vote for women
d. freedom of religion
c. the right to vote for women
The group of First Peoples who settled the far North of Canada were the ____________________.
a. Métis
b. Inuit
c. First Nations
d. French Canadians
b. Inuit
Use Figure 2:
Which country claimed the land east of the Mississippi River?
a. France
b. Spain
c. Russia
d. Britain
d. Britain
People who are descendants of the first groups to live in a place are called ____________________ people.
a. rural
b. urban
c. suburb
d. slavery
e. indigenous
e. indigenous
The writers of the Constitution did not want the United States to have a leader with too much power. So the writers decided to divide power in the government. They set up three branches of government: the legislative branch to make laws, the executive branch to carry out the laws, and the judicial branch to decide questions about laws. The writers also made sure that each branch could limit the power of the other branches. This would keep one branch from becoming more powerful than another.
What is the job of the judicial branch of government? a. to make laws
b. to enforce out laws
c. to ask questions about laws
d. to decide questions about laws
d. to decide questions about laws
In what two ways are the people of the United States diverse?
Use Figure 3:
Between what years did the number of foreign-born people grow the most?
a. 1850–1870
b. 1870–1890
c. 1890–1910
d. 1910–1930
c. 1890–1910