FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT & THE CONSTITUTION
What document officially declared American independence from Great Britain?
A. Constitution
B. Bill of Rights
C. Declaration of Independence
D. Articles of Confederation
"What is Declaration of Independence?"
What purchase doubled the size of the United States in 1803?
A. Florida Purchase
B. Mexican Cession
C. Louisiana Purchase
D. Alaska Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Why did many immigrants come to the United States in the late 1800s?
A. To escape economic hardship and seek opportunity
B. To support slavery
C. To avoid industrial jobs
D. To join the military
To escape economic hardship and seek opportunity
What event caused the United States to enter World War II?
A. Lusitania sinking
B. Pearl Harbor attack
C. Vietnam War
D. Cuban Missile Crisis
Pearl Harbor attack
What Supreme Court case ended legal segregation in public schools?
A. Plessy v. Ferguson
B. Marbury v. Madison
C. Brown v. Board of Education
D. Dred Scott v. Sandford
What principle prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
A. Popular sovereignty
B. Checks and Balances
C. Federalism
D. Judicial review
What is Checks and Balances? (B)
What was Manifest Destiny? A. The belief that the U.S. should expand across North America
B. A plan to end slavery immediately
C. A law protecting Native Americans
D. A military alliance
The belief that the U.S. should expand across North America
What was the purpose of labor unions?
A. Increase factory hours
B. Improve wages and working conditions
C. Support monopolies
D. Reduce worker safety
Improve wages and working conditions
What was the purpose of the New Deal?
A. Expand slavery
B. Provide relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression
C. End World War II
D. Reduce government involvement
Provide relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
A. Expanded segregation
B. Outlawed discrimination in public places and employment
C. Ended women’s rights
D. Reduced voting access
Outlawed discrimination in public places and employment
Why did Anti-Federalists oppose the Constitution?
A. They wanted a stronger national government
B. They feared the national government would become too powerful
C. They supported British rule
D. They opposed voting rights
They feared the national government would become too powerful (b)
Why did Southern states secede from the Union?
A. They opposed industrialization
B. They believed states had the right to leave the Union to protect slavery
C. They wanted stronger tariffs
D. They supported Abraham Lincoln
They believed states had the right to leave the Union to protect slavery
Why was the Sherman Antitrust Act created?
A. To support monopolies
B. To limit the power of trusts and monopolies
C. To encourage child labor
D. To end immigration
To limit the power of trusts and monopolies.
What was the purpose of NATO?
A. Promote trade with Asia
B. Military alliance against Soviet expansion
C. End industrialization
D. Support isolationism
Military alliance against Soviet expansion
Why was the Montgomery Bus Boycott successful?
A. It lasted only one day
B. African Americans organized collectively and hurt the bus system financially
C. The federal government shut down transportation
D. Segregation increased
African Americans organized collectively and hurt the bus system financially
Why was the Great Compromise important during the Constitutional Convention?
A. It settled disagreements about representation in Congress
B. It ended slavery
C. It gave all power to small states
D. It created political parties
It settled disagreements about representation in Congress (A).
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War? A. The Union gained momentum after stopping Lee’s invasion of the North
B. It ended Reconstruction
C. The South captured Washington, D.C.
D. Britain joined the war
The Union gained momentum after stopping Lee’s invasion of the North
How did immigration contribute to industrialization?
A. Immigrants provided labor for factories and railroads
B. Immigration reduced factory growth
C. Immigrants only worked in farming
D. Immigration ended urbanization
Immigrants provided labor for factories and railroads
How did World War II affect women in the workforce?
A. Women left jobs permanently
B. Women entered industrial jobs in large numbers
C. Women could not work in factories
D. Employment opportunities decreased
Women entered industrial jobs in large numbers
Evaluate the successes and limitations of the Civil Rights Movement.
A. It achieved legal equality through major laws but social and economic inequality continued
B. It completely eliminated racism
C. It had no major accomplishments
D. It ended constitutional rights
It achieved legal equality through major laws but social and economic inequality continued
Which statement best describes the changing relationship between most individuals in the American colonies and their governments between 1763 and 1800? A. Government taxes and regulations significantly reduced the rights of individuals. B. Individuals became less reliant on government programs and more self-sufficient. C. Government became less important as individuals settled across the western frontier. D. Individuals accepted a larger role for both their state government and the new federal government.
D. Individuals accepted a larger role for both their state government and the new federal government.
Why did Reconstruction ultimately fail to fully protect African American rights in the South?
A. Southern resistance, Black Codes, violence, and the end of federal military enforcement weakened protections
B. Slavery returned
C. The Constitution was abolished
D. Congress dissolved
Southern resistance, Black Codes, violence, and the end of federal military enforcement weakened protections
How did Progressive Era reforms change the relationship between citizens and government?
A. Government became more involved in protecting public welfare and regulating business
B. Government stopped regulating industries
C. Citizens lost all voting rights
D. State governments were abolished
Government became more involved in protecting public welfare and regulating business (A)
Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis considered a major turning point in the Cold War? A. It brought the U.S. and Soviet Union close to nuclear war
B. It ended communism immediately
C. It started World War II
D. It caused the Great Depression
It brought the U.S. and Soviet Union close to nuclear war
How did the Civil Rights Movement influence other social movements?
A. It inspired women’s rights, Latino rights, disability rights, and other equality movements
B. It prevented future activism
C. It ended all protests in America
D. It weakened democratic participation
It inspired women’s rights, Latino rights, disability rights, and other equality movements