High School U.S. History & Government

Because of fertile land and a long growing season, plantations in the thirteen colonies developed in
1. New England
2. the Middle Atlantic region
3. the South
4. the upper Mississippi River valley
What would be the best title for this map?
1. British Domination of the Americas
2. Colonial Trade Routes
3. Spanish Colonies in the New World
4. The United States in 1750
This speaker is most likely opposed to
1. mercantilism
2. capitalism
3. direct democracy
4. representative government
A major argument for American independence found in the Declaration of Independence was that the British
1. stopped participating in the slave trade
2. refused to sell products to Americans
3. deprived Americans of their natural rights
4. censored American representatives in Parliament
The Preamble of the United States Constitution states the purposes of government and is based on the belief that
1. the states have ultimate authority
2. members of Congress should be appointed
3. Supreme Court Justices should be elected
4. the people are sovereign
A common theme in the statements is a concern about
1. excessive state power
2. the Land Ordinance of 1785
3. the rights of the individual
4. creation of the Articles of Confederation
These statements represent points of view that differ between
1. pro-independence Patriots and pro-British Tories
2. leaders of the North and the West
3. supporters of Congress and the president
4. Federalists and Antifederalists
How did President George Washington react to the conflict between France and England in 1793?
1. He used the opportunity to begin the war for American independence.
2. He declared the neutrality of the United States.
3. He aided the French because they had supported the American Revolution.
4. He negotiated a peace settlement between the warring nations.
The framers of the United States Constitution included the concepts of federalism, checks and balances, and separation of powers in the document because they
1. feared a government with unlimited power
2. favored the poor over the rich
3. wanted to increase the powers of the states
4. hoped to expand the democratic process
The power of judicial review allows the Supreme Court to
1. repeal amendments to the Constitution
2. determine the constitutionality of a law
3. break tie votes in the electoral college
4. impeach the president and other high-level officials
The development of political parties and of the committee system used in Congress illustrates the application of
1. constitutional amendments
2. federal legislation
3. the unwritten constitution
4. Supreme Court decisions
A loose interpretation of the Constitution was applied when
1. George Washington appointed John Jay to the Supreme Court
2. John Adams signed the Alien and Sedition Acts
3. Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory
4. James Monroe delivered his State of the Union message
One reason James Madison and Thomas Jefferson objected to Alexander Hamilton’s financial policies was that they believed
1. the establishment of a national bank was unconstitutional
2. a laissez-faire policy would not help the country’s economy
3. the government should encourage industrial development
4. high tariffs were needed to protect America’s economic interests
As a result of President Andrew Jackson’s policies, Native American Indians were
1. relocated to reservations in Mexico
2. forcibly removed to areas west of the Mississippi River
3. gradually allowed to return to their ancestral lands
4. given United States citizenship
The Missouri Compromise (1820), the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) were all efforts to
1. end fighting between midwestern farmers and Native American Indians
2. encourage manufacturing in the West
3. increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections
4. settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories
The institution of slavery was formally abolished in the United States by the
1. Compromise of 1850
2. Emancipation Proclamation of 1863
3. creation of the Freedmen’s Bureau in 1865
4. ratification of the 13th amendment in 1865
In an outline, which main topic would include the other three?
1. Erie Canal
2. 19th-Century Internal Improvements
3. Transcontinental Railroad
4. National Road
Which leader founded a vocational training institution in the late 1800s to improve economic opportunities for African Americans?
1. George Washington Carver
2. Frederick Douglass
3. W. E. B. Du Bois
4. Booker T. Washington
In the last half of the 1800s, which development led to the other three?
1. expansion of the middle class
2. growth of industrialization
3. formation of trusts
4. creation of labor unions
The “new immigrants” to the United States between 1890 and 1915 came primarily from
1. southern and eastern Europe
2. northern and western Europe
3. East Asia
4. Latin America
Both the Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were
1. inspired by the effectiveness of earlier state laws
2. designed to protect business from foreign competition
3. declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in the late 1800s
4. passed by the federal government to regulate big business
Why was there increased interest in building a canal across Central America in the late 1800s?
1. The United States had acquired colonies in the Pacific region.
2. Tariffs on Chinese and Japanese products had ended.
3. The main source of immigration had shifted from northern Europe to southern Europe.
4. Transcontinental railroads had not yet been completed.
Much of the economic growth of the 1920s was based on
1. increased trade with other nations
2. the production of new consumer goods
3. rising prices of agricultural products
4. the rapid development of the West
Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington are noted for their contributions to the cultural movement of the 1920s known as the
1. Gospel of Wealth
2. Lost Generation
3. Harlem Renaissance
4. Gilded Age
Which conclusion is best supported by the information on the graph?
1. The level of automobile production remained constant.
2. The average American family found the automobile too expensive to purchase.
3. By 1929, most of the automobiles in the world were produced in the United States.
4. Changes in economic conditions led to changes in automobile production.
The failure of national Prohibition led to a public awareness that
1. crime rates decline when the sale of alcoholic beverages is banned
2. economic prosperity encourages social conformity
3. unpopular laws are difficult to enforce
4. geographic conditions affect law enforcement
A lasting effect of the New Deal has been a belief that government should
1. own the principal means of producing goods and services
2. allow natural market forces to determine economic conditions
3. maintain a balanced federal budget during hard economic times
4. assume responsibility for the well-being of its citizens
When Senator Smith spoke these words, she was reacting to
1. the Yellow Peril
2. McCarthyism
3. the Eisenhower Doctrine
4. Progressivism
In the cartoon, most of the “diseases” refer to the
1. military dictatorships of the 1930s
2. Allied powers of World War II
3. nations banned from the United Nations after World War II
4. Communist bloc countries in the Cold War
Which action is most closely associated with the situation shown in the cartoon?
1. signing of the Atlantic Charter
2. passage of the Neutrality Acts of 1935–1937
3. first fireside chat of Franklin D. Roosevelt
4. declaration of war on Japan
Which foreign policy decision by President Harry Truman is an example of the policy of containment?
1. relieving General MacArthur of his Korean command
2. recognizing the new nation of Israel
3. supporting the trials of war criminals in Germany and Japan
4. providing military aid to Greece and Turkey
Before ratification of the 22nd amendment in 1951, most presidents served no more than two terms because of
1. a federal law
2. a Supreme Court decision
3. the elastic clause
4. custom and tradition
Which constitutional principle was tested in the cases of Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka?
1. separation of powers
2. popular sovereignty
3. equal protection of the law
4. separation of church and state
To implement the idea expressed in this statement, President Kennedy supported the
1. creation of the Marshall Plan
2. formation of the Peace Corps
3. removal of United States troops from Korea
4. establishment of the South East Asia Treaty Organization
Which foreign policy is the main issue of this cartoon?
1. containment
2. imperialism
3. internationalism
4. neutrality
The police enter an individual’s home without
invitation or a warrant and seize evidence to be
used against the individual.

Which Supreme Court decision may be used to rule this evidence inadmissible in court?
1. Baker v. Carr
2. Gideon v. Wainwright
3. Mapp v. Ohio
4. Roe v. Wade
The war in Vietnam led Congress to pass the War Powers Act of 1973 in order to
1. affirm United States support for the United Nations
2. strengthen the policy of détente
3. increase United States participation in international peacekeeping operations
4. assert the role of Congress in the commitment of troops overseas
The ratification of the 26th amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18, was a result of the
1. participation of the United States in the Vietnam War
2. fear of McCarthyism
3. reaction to the launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union
4. reporting of the Watergate scandal
The decisions of the United States Supreme Court in Tinker v. Des Moines and New York Times Co. v. United States were based on interpretations of the
1. meaning of a republican form of government
2. powers delegated specifically to Congress
3. president’s right to executive privilege
4. rights guaranteed by the 1st amendment
According to the cartoonist, the United States has
1. an ethnically diverse population
2. an overly restrictive immigration policy
3. a national requirement that high school students learn foreign languages
4. a census report printed in languages that are spoken in the United States
One responsibility of the Federal Reserve System is to
1. balance the federal budget
2. raise or lower income taxes
3. control the supply of money
4. regulate the stock market
The data included in the table suggest that since 1971
1. boys are losing interest in participating in sports
2. participation in sports by boys and girls is nearly equal
3. girls’ participation in sports equals that of boys
4. girls’ participation in sports is increasing at a faster rate than that of boys
Which development contributed most to the changes shown in the table?
1. passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
2. inclusion of Title IX in the Education Amendments of 1972
3. the beginning of Head Start programs in the 1960s
4. increase in the number of nonpublic schools since the 1970s
The cartoonist is trying to encourage American consumers to consider that
1. the United States buys more from Japan than Japan buys from the United States
2. cars produced in the United States are often inferior to foreign-made automobiles
3. single purchases of automobiles do not have an impact on calculating foreign trade balances
4. automobile dealerships in the United States should offer more incentives for purchasing American-made cars
Since 1980, most new jobs in the United States have been in
1. education
2. heavy industry
3. service industries
4. civil service
President George Washington in his Farewell Address, President James Monroe in the Monroe Doctrine, and the opponents of the League of Nations all wanted the United States to
1. avoid European conflicts
2. avoid trade with foreign nations
3. refuse diplomatic recognition of nondemocratic nations
4. reduce foreign influence by establishing immigration quotas
In this cartoon, what is the main concern of the cartoonist?
1. The technology needed to run the federal government is too expensive.
2. Consumers should be protected from false advertising in the media.
3. Technology makes it easier to influence legislators.
4. The government is unable to safeguard the privacy of Internet users.
How were the presidential elections of 1876 and 2000 similar?
1. The winner of the popular vote lost the electoral vote.
2. Third-party candidates did not affect the outcome.
3. The outcome of the election was decided by Congress.
4. The winner was decided by the Supreme Court.
Which situation can be inferred from the population trend shown on the graph?
1. In the 1980s, more new schools were needed than in the early 1960s.
2. In the 1970s, there was increased migration to the northeast.
3. In the 1980s, the number of baby boomers was recognized as a threat to the future of Social Security benefits.
4. In the 1990s, death rates increased.
Information on the graph shows that the birthrate peaked in
1. 1940
2. 1947
3. 1957
4. 1970

High School U.S. History & Government - 01/05 Regents

Because of fertile land and a long growing season, plantations in the thirteen colonies developed in

What would be the best title for this map?

This speaker is most likely opposed to

A major argument for American independence found in the Declaration of Independence was that the British

The Preamble of the United States Constitution states the purposes of government and is based on the belief that

A common theme in the statements is a concern about

These statements represent points of view that differ between

How did President George Washington react to the conflict between France and England in 1793?

The framers of the United States Constitution included the concepts of federalism, checks and balances, and separation of powers in the document because they

The power of judicial review allows the Supreme Court to

The development of political parties and of the committee system used in Congress illustrates the application of

A loose interpretation of the Constitution was applied when

One reason James Madison and Thomas Jefferson objected to Alexander Hamilton’s financial policies was that they believed

As a result of President Andrew Jackson’s policies, Native American Indians were

The Missouri Compromise (1820), the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) were all efforts to

The institution of slavery was formally abolished in the United States by the

In an outline, which main topic would include the other three?

Which leader founded a vocational training institution in the late 1800s to improve economic opportunities for African Americans?

In the last half of the 1800s, which development led to the other three?

The “new immigrants” to the United States between 1890 and 1915 came primarily from

Both the Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were

Why was there increased interest in building a canal across Central America in the late 1800s?

Much of the economic growth of the 1920s was based on

Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington are noted for their contributions to the cultural movement of the 1920s known as the

Which conclusion is best supported by the information on the graph?

The failure of national Prohibition led to a public awareness that

A lasting effect of the New Deal has been a belief that government should

When Senator Smith spoke these words, she was reacting to

In the cartoon, most of the “diseases” refer to the

Which action is most closely associated with the situation shown in the cartoon?

Which foreign policy decision by President Harry Truman is an example of the policy of containment?

Before ratification of the 22nd amendment in 1951, most presidents served no more than two terms because of

Which constitutional principle was tested in the cases of Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka?

To implement the idea expressed in this statement, President Kennedy supported the

Which foreign policy is the main issue of this cartoon?

The police enter an individual’s home withoutinvitation or a warrant and seize evidence to beused against the individual.Which Supreme Court decision may be used to rule this evidence inadmissible in court?

The war in Vietnam led Congress to pass the War Powers Act of 1973 in order to

The ratification of the 26th amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18, was a result of the

The decisions of the United States Supreme Court in Tinker v. Des Moines and New York Times Co. v. United States were based on interpretations of the

According to the cartoonist, the United States has

One responsibility of the Federal Reserve System is to

The data included in the table suggest that since 1971

Which development contributed most to the changes shown in the table?

The cartoonist is trying to encourage American consumers to consider that

Since 1980, most new jobs in the United States have been in

President George Washington in his Farewell Address, President James Monroe in the Monroe Doctrine, and the opponents of the League of Nations all wanted the United States to

In this cartoon, what is the main concern of the cartoonist?

How were the presidential elections of 1876 and 2000 similar?

Which situation can be inferred from the population trend shown on the graph?

Information on the graph shows that the birthrate peaked in

**Which constitutional principle was tested in the cases of Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka?**

The police enter an individual’s home without
invitation or a warrant and seize evidence to be
used against the individual.

Which Supreme Court decision may be used to rule this evidence inadmissible in court?

**The decisions of the United States Supreme Court in Tinker v. Des Moines and New York Times Co. v. United States were based on interpretations of the**