High School U.S. History & Government

What is the best title for this series of maps?
1. Industrialization of the United States
2. Sectional Conflicts in the United States
3. Transportation Revolution in the United States
4. Shifting Frontier of the United States
Which statement is most accurate about the movement for independence in the thirteen colonies?
1. The independence movement began soon after the founding of the Plymouth Colony.
2. Protests against British colonial policies gradually led to demands for independence.
3. The King of England required the colonists to become economically self-sufficient.
4. The movement for independence was equally strong in all of the colonies.
According to the Declaration of Independence, the fundamental purpose of government is to
1. protect people’s natural rights
2. equalize opportunities for all citizens
3. provide for the defense of the nation
4. establish a system of free public education
To address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, delegates at the Constitutional Convention agreed to
1. eliminate the slave trade
2. increase the powers of the central government
3. decrease the number of states
4. allow states to set tariff rates
During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the major disagreement between the large and small states occurred over the issue of
1. continuation of slavery
2. guaranteeing States rights
3. representation in Congress
4. control of interstate commerce
In adopting this resolution, the framers of the Constitution showed their belief in the idea of
1. judicial review
2. an elastic clause
3. States rights
4. separation of powers
The requirement to conduct a census was included in the United States Constitution to
1. control the numbers of immigrants
2. determine income tax rates
3. determine the number of members from each state in the House of Representatives
4. record the birth and death rates of the population
Which role of the president is considered part of the unwritten constitution?
1. nominating federal judges
2. signing or vetoing legislation
3. acting as the leader of his political party
4. serving as commander in chief of the armed forces
Which provision in the Bill of Rights includes this same belief?
1. right to a fair trial
2. protection against unreasonable search and seizure
3. guarantee against double jeopardy
4. prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment
Which proposal was included in Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton’s financial plans in the 1790s?
1. incentives to encourage agricultural expansion
2. creation of a national bank
3. direct taxes on the states to support government operations
4. free trade with other nations
President George Washington’s principal reason for issuing the Proclamation of Neutrality (1793) was to
1. repay France for help in the Revolutionary War
2. protect United States interests in the Caribbean area
3. safeguard the newly won independence
4. punish the British for failing to withdraw from American territory
The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) was important because it
1. established the principle of judicial review
2. led to the reelection of President Thomas Jefferson
3. showed that the states were stronger than the federal government
4. proved that the legislative branch was the most powerful branch of government
During the first half of the 19th century, the construction of canals and roads led to the
1. expansion of trade between midwestern farmers and eastern merchants
2. growth of plantation agriculture in Texas and New Mexico
3. severe economic decline of the South
4. bankruptcy of several railroad companies in the Mississippi Valley
Which term did Americans use in the 1840s to describe the idea that the United States should possess the entire continent?
1. containment
2. globalization
3. Manifest Destiny
4. popular sovereignty
During the 1840s, abolitionists opposed annexation of new western territory because they
1. feared the admission of new slave states
2. wanted to limit the power of the national government
3. were concerned with the legal rights of Native American Indians
4. supported an isolationist foreign policy
In the ten years following the Civil War, a large numbers of former slaves earned a living by becoming
1. conductors on the Underground Railroad
2. workers in Northern factories
3. sharecroppers on Southern farms
4. gold miners in California
During the late 1800s, the defenders of Social Darwinism would most likely have supported
1. labor unions
2. progressive income taxes
3. laissez-faire capitalism
4. environmental conservation
According to this passage, the responsibility of the wealthy is to
1. invest in future industry to increase wealth
2. share their excess wealth with the community
3. maintain a lifestyle consistent with their wealth
4. influence government to assist all people
Andrew Carnegie carried out the ideas expressed in this statement by
1. funding numerous libraries and educational institutions
2. serving many years in the federal government
3. investing his fortune in several new industries
4. promoting programs to benefit the wealthy
The Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were attempts by Congress to
1. regulate the activities of big business
2. protect consumers against unsafe products
3. impose government regulations on agricultural production
4. bring transportation activities under government ownership
What is the main idea of the cartoon?
1. Government policies have created a recession.
2. Americans support the activities of trusts.
3. Good government has saved the country from trusts.
4. Trusts are a threat to the nation.
Which group would most likely have favored government action to address the issue shown in the cartoon?
1. bankers
2. unions
3. industrialists
4. railroad owners
A goal of President Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy and President William Howard Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy policy toward Latin America was to
1. join Western Hemisphere nations in a military alliance
2. protect American economic and political interests
3. encourage foreign nations to establish colonies
4. raise Latin America’s standard of living
A major reason the United States entered World War I was to
1. gain additional colonial possessions
2. react to the bombing of Pearl Harbor
3. safeguard freedom of the seas for United States ships
Which factor contributed most to the growth of nativist attitudes in the United States in the years immediately following World War I?
1. the establishment of national Prohibition
2. a decline of organized religions
3. the increase in the number of settlement houses
4. the large numbers of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe
What was a principle reason for rapid economic growth in the United States during the 1920s?
1. prosperity of American agriculture
2. increase of American imports
3. development of many new consumer goods
4. increased spending on defense
What was one factor that led to the Great Depression?
1. government limitations on the amount of money in circulation
2. high wages paid by employers
3. increases in the tax rate for corporations
4. excessive speculation in the stock market
Much of the domestic legislation of the New Deal period was based on the idea that the federal government should
1. favor big business over labor and farming
2. assume some responsibility for the welfare of people
3. own and operate the major industries of the country
4. require local communities to be responsible for social welfare programs
Which wartime policy toward Japanese Americans was upheld by the Supreme Court in its 1944 ruling in Korematsu v. United States?
1. deportation to Japan
2. mandatory military service
3. denial of voting rights
4. confinement in internment camps
What is the main idea of this cartoon?
1. The legislative branch disagreed with the executive branch during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
2. President Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted the Supreme Court to support his programs.
3. Justices of the Supreme Court were not asked for their opinion about New Deal programs.
4. The three branches of government agreed on the correct response to the Great Depression.
President Roosevelt responded to the situation illustrated in the cartoon by
1. calling for repeal of many New Deal programs
2. demanding popular election of members of the judicial branch
3. asking voters to elect more Democrats to Congress
4. proposing to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court
The goal of President Harry Truman’s Fair Deal was to
1. continue reforms begun during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency
2. decrease government spending on social welfare programs
3. reduce taxes on large corporations and wealthy individuals
4. restore domestic policies that existed in the 1920s
A controversial issue that resulted from World War II was the
1. future role of the League of Nations
2. morality of nuclear warfare
3. commitment of troops without congressional approval
4. civilian control of the military
McCarthyism in the early 1950s resulted from
1. new commitments to civil rights for African Americans
2. opposition to the Marshall Plan
3. charges that Communists had infiltrated the United States government
4. increased public support for labor unions
What was a major outcome of the Korean War (1950–1953)?
1. Korea continued to be a divided nation.
2. North Korea became an ally of the United States.
3. South Korea became a communist nation.
4. Control of Korea was turned over to the United Nations.
This statement by President Kennedy suggests a continued commitment to the foreign policy of
1. isolationism
2. appeasement
3. containment
4. imperialism
The Supreme Court decisions in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) and Miranda v. Arizona (1966) have been criticized because these rulings
1. expanded the rights of the accused
2. granted more powers to federal judges
3. lengthened prison sentences for the guilty
4. reinstated the use of capital punishment
Which practice of the federal government has contributed most to the situation shown in the table?
1. taking steps to reduce growth of the gross domestic product
2. raising taxes to try to reduce inflation
3. spending more money than is received in revenues
4. lowering taxes during election years
The Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade (1973) was based on the constitutional principle of
1. protection of property rights
2. freedom of speech
3. right to privacy
4. freedom of religion
The point of view expressed in this cartoon is that
1. President and Mrs. Clinton have made Chicago their new home
2. President Clinton supports adoption over abortion
3. Republican issues should not be part of the Democratic National Convention
4. Democrats sometimes support traditionally Republican issues
President Richard Nixon’s policy of détente is best characterized by his
1. decision to dismantle the nuclear weapons arsenal of the United States
2. attempt to reduce tensions with the Soviet Union
3. order to bomb Cambodia
4. support for membership in the United Nations for communist countries
The War Powers Act of 1973 was passed by Congress as a response to the
1. spread of nuclear weapons during the Cold War
2. invasion of Kuwait by Iraq
3. threat of communism in the Middle East
4. United States involvement in the Vietnam War
Those who favor this point of view would likely have supported
1. a constitutional amendment extending voting rights
2. a presidential decision to raise speed limits
3. a Supreme Court ruling to reverse desegregation
4. a law passed by Congress to increase Social Security benefits
Which situation is associated with the trends in agriculture shown in these tables?
1. Farm foreclosures decreased.
2. Farm size was substantially reduced.
3. Farm output declined.
4. Farmers became a smaller percentage of the labor force.
The Supreme Court decisions in New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) and United States v. Nixon (1974) reinforced the principle that the president of the United States
1. has unlimited use of the veto power
2. is protected from unfair media criticism
3. may not be convicted of a crime
4. is not above the law
The beginning of the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe is most closely associated with the
1. fall of the Berlin Wall
2. admission of Warsaw Pact nations to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
3. intervention of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Yugoslavia
4. formation of the European Union
Which development led to the other three?
1. growth of tenements and slums
2. shift from a rural to an urban lifestyle
3. rapid industrial growth
4. widespread use of child labor
The dispute over counting Florida voter ballots in the presidential election of 2000 was settled by
1. an order of the governor of Florida
2. an agreement between the candidates
3. a vote of the United States Senate
4. a United States Supreme Court decision
As the average age of the nation’s population increases, there will be a need to
1. create more child care facilities
2. address the financing of Medicare
3. increase the number of public schools
4. reform immigration laws
Reducing interest rates to stimulate economic growth is a function of the
1. Department of Commerce
2. Federal Reserve System
3. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
4. Securities and Exchange Commission

High School U.S. History & Government - 06/05 Regents

What is the best title for this series of maps?

Which statement is most accurate about the movement for independence in the thirteen colonies?

According to the Declaration of Independence, the fundamental purpose of government is to

To address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, delegates at the Constitutional Convention agreed to

During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the major disagreement between the large and small states occurred over the issue of

In adopting this resolution, the framers of the Constitution showed their belief in the idea of

The requirement to conduct a census was included in the United States Constitution to

Which role of the president is considered part of the unwritten constitution?

Which provision in the Bill of Rights includes this same belief?

Which proposal was included in Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton’s financial plans in the 1790s?

President George Washington’s principal reason for issuing the Proclamation of Neutrality (1793) was to

The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) was important because it

During the first half of the 19th century, the construction of canals and roads led to the

Which term did Americans use in the 1840s to describe the idea that the United States should possess the entire continent?

During the 1840s, abolitionists opposed annexation of new western territory because they

In the ten years following the Civil War, a large numbers of former slaves earned a living by becoming

During the late 1800s, the defenders of Social Darwinism would most likely have supported

According to this passage, the responsibility of the wealthy is to

Andrew Carnegie carried out the ideas expressed in this statement by

The Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were attempts by Congress to

What is the main idea of the cartoon?

Which group would most likely have favored government action to address the issue shown in the cartoon?

A goal of President Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy and President William Howard Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy policy toward Latin America was to

A major reason the United States entered World War I was to

Which factor contributed most to the growth of nativist attitudes in the United States in the years immediately following World War I?

What was a principle reason for rapid economic growth in the United States during the 1920s?

What was one factor that led to the Great Depression?

Much of the domestic legislation of the New Deal period was based on the idea that the federal government should

Which wartime policy toward Japanese Americans was upheld by the Supreme Court in its 1944 ruling in Korematsu v. United States?

What is the main idea of this cartoon?

President Roosevelt responded to the situation illustrated in the cartoon by

The goal of President Harry Truman’s Fair Deal was to

A controversial issue that resulted from World War II was the

McCarthyism in the early 1950s resulted from

What was a major outcome of the Korean War (1950–1953)?

This statement by President Kennedy suggests a continued commitment to the foreign policy of

The Supreme Court decisions in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) and Miranda v. Arizona (1966) have been criticized because these rulings

Which practice of the federal government has contributed most to the situation shown in the table?

The Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade (1973) was based on the constitutional principle of

The point of view expressed in this cartoon is that

President Richard Nixon’s policy of détente is best characterized by his

The War Powers Act of 1973 was passed by Congress as a response to the

Those who favor this point of view would likely have supported

Which situation is associated with the trends in agriculture shown in these tables?

The Supreme Court decisions in New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) and United States v. Nixon (1974) reinforced the principle that the president of the United States

The beginning of the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe is most closely associated with the

Which development led to the other three?

The dispute over counting Florida voter ballots in the presidential election of 2000 was settled by

As the average age of the nation’s population increases, there will be a need to

Reducing interest rates to stimulate economic growth is a function of the

**The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) was important because it**

**Which wartime policy toward Japanese Americans was upheld by the Supreme Court in its 1944 ruling in Korematsu v. United States?**

**The Supreme Court decisions in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) and Miranda v. Arizona (1966) have been criticized because these rulings**

**The Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade (1973) was based on the constitutional principle of**

**The Supreme Court decisions in New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) and United States v. Nixon (1974) reinforced the principle that the president of the United States**