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Regents Review: Foundations of American History
Question 1 |
A | Senate |
B | Supreme Court |
C | House of Representatives |
D | President |
Question 2 |
A | convinced many Americans who had been undecided to support independence |
B | argued for the addition of a bill of rights to the Constitution |
C | contained a detailed outline for a new form of government |
D | described a military plan for the defeat of England |
Question 3 |
A | The 2nd Amendment |
B | The Bill of RIghts |
C | Executive Order 223 |
D | The United States Constitution |
Question 4 |
A | The movement for independence was equally strong in all of the colonies. |
B | The King of England required the colonists to become economically self-sufficient. |
C | The independence movement began soon after the founding of the Plymouth Colony. |
D | Protests against British colonial policies gradually led to demands for independence. |
Question 5 |
A | Thomas Hobbes |
B | Voltaire |
C | Locke |
D | Rousseau |
E | Montesquieu |
Question 6 |
A | Capitalism |
B | Direct Democracy |
C | Representative Democracy |
D | Mercantilism |
Question 7 |
A | Should not be included because stating rights would indicate those listed were the only ones citizens had |
B | Should be included because they would protect citizens from tyrants |
C | Should not be included because John Locke was not correct and natural rights is a bad concept |
D | Should be included because all people need to write all of their writes in constitutions |
Question 8 |
A | Find a shorter route to Asia |
B | Explore the Great Lakes |
C | Improve trade with Native Americans |
D | Prove the world was round |
Question 9 |
A | use democratic practices in government |
B | establish religious freedom |
C | overthrow British royal governors |
D | protest British land policies |
Question 10 |
A | Mid-Atlantic Colonies |
B | Northwest Territory |
C | New England Colonies |
D | Southern Colonies |
Question 11 |
A | British Parliamentary Actions to Punish Colonial Americans |
B | Protests Against Slavery in the American Colonies |
C | Colonial Responses to British Mercantile Policies |
D | Colonial Attempts to End the British Policy of Salutary Neglect |
Question 12 |
A | encouraged colonial manufacturing |
B | discouraged the export of raw materials to England |
C | placed quotas on immigration |
D | placed restrictions on trading |
Question 13 |
A | provides justification for revolting against unjust governments |
B | establishes a basic set of laws for every nation |
C | guarantees universal suffrage |
D | describes the importance of a strong central government |
Question 14 |
A | provided an example of a representative form of government |
B | created the first written constitution in America |
C | provided for direct election of senators |
D | began the practice of legislative override of executive vetoes |
Question 15 |
A | provide for the defense of the nation |
B | establish a system of free public education |
C | equalize opportunities for all citizens |
D | protect people’s natural rights |
Question 16 |
A | the establishment of naturalization laws |
B | a loyal opposition through a two-party system |
C | the popular election of Federal judges |
D | a division of power between the national and state governments |
Question 17 |
A | make a profit by selling the land west of the Appalachian Mountains |
B | prevent American industrial development in the Ohio River valley |
C | allow Canada to control the Great Lakes region |
D | avoid conflicts between American colonists and Native American Indian |
Question 18 |
A | Preference from the people |
B | What the King demanded in Britain |
C | Geographic location |
D | Religious differences |
Question 19 |
A | provided for the direct election of the President by the voters |
B | created a national government having three branches |
C | increased the powers of the states |
D | made the amendment process more difficult |
Question 20 |
A | Founding of the Jamestown colony |
B | Europeans using both tobacco and potatoes |
C | Thousands of Native Americans dying from new diseases |
D | Columbus landing in Hispanola |
Question 21 |
A | It proclaimed all colonists to be traitors |
B | It declared Britain to be free from the colonies |
C | Taxed all goods coming into the Boston Harbor |
D | It allowed Parliament to pass all laws in any case whatsoever |
Question 22 |
A | It proposed a set tax on all imported goods |
B | It was made by Queen Elizabeth |
C | It protected citizens from tyrant kings |
D | It guarantees all men land in the new world |
Question 23 |
A | Slavery |
B | Relocation |
C | Disease |
D | Starvation |
Question 24 |
A | Trade should be regulated by the population not the government |
B | Economic theory that colonists exist for the profit of the Mother Country |
C | Merchants must only trade goods that are created in their home countries |
D | Taxes are the only way to fund armies |
Question 25 |
A | anti-federalists |
B | anarchists |
C | communists |
D | federalists |
Question 26 |
A | establishing a strong national executive |
B | popular election of Senators |
C | equal representation for the states in the national legislature |
D | levying taxes on exports |
Question 27 |
A | The Colorado River provided a food source and trade route |
B | The Ohio River Valley is fertile for farming |
C | It was full of bears that were great for hunting |
D | The mountains provided natural defense |
Question 28 |
A | “. .. all men are . . . endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" |
B | “. . . that all men are created equal,...” |
C | “. . . governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes . . ." |
D | “. . . deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. . .“ |
Question 29 |
A | Freedom of the press |
B | The right to counsel |
C | Freedom of religion |
D | Due process rights |
Question 30 |
A | The French immediately left English territories |
B | Spain was given French lands in the Mississippi Valley |
C | George Washington was sent to a military academy |
D | Britain was left with a large debt |
Question 31 |
A | Sugar Cane |
B | Tobacco |
C | Cotton |
D | Rice |
Question 32 |
A | guarantee economic equality among citizens |
B | have unlimited power to rule the people |
C | be based upon the consent of the governed |
D | be led by educated citizens |
Question 33 |
A | plan of government set up by the Articles of Confederation |
B | development of a Federal court system |
C | constitutional provision for a strong President |
D | lack of debate over the ratification of the United States Constitution |
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Regents Review: The Constitution
Question 1 |
A | Utilizing Facebook to raise support for impeaching a Supreme Court Justice |
B | Using the newspaper to outline a politicians past crimes |
C | Using social media to urge people to murder politicians |
D | Screaming in joy when soldiers return home to their families |
Question 2 |
A | establishing a national bank |
B | ensuring the division of powers between the state and federal governments |
C | protecting their liberties from abuses by the federal government |
D | strengthening the power of the federal courts |
Question 3 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 4 |
A | Appease John Locke, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and Rousseau |
B | Outline the goals of the Constitution |
C | Declare independence from Britain |
D | Write something fancy for people to read |
Question 5 |
A | Checks and Balances |
B | Separation of Powers |
C | Limited Government |
D | Federalism |
Question 6 |
A | Explicit Powers |
B | Enumerated Powers |
C | Delegated Powers |
D | Reserved Powers |
E | Concurrent Powers |
Question 7 |
A | plan of government set up by the Articles of Confederation |
B | lack of debate over the ratification of the United States Constitution |
C | development of a Federal court system |
D | constitutional provision for a strong President |
Question 8 |
A | The Virginia plan because it determined representation in congress based on population |
B | The Virginia Plan because it gave equal representation to states in congress |
C | The New Jersey Plan because it gave equal representation to states in congress |
D | The New Jersey Plan because it determined representation in congress based on population |
Question 9 |
A | Santa Clause |
B | Prosperity of America Clause |
C | Supremacy Clause |
D | Elastic Clause |
Question 10 |
A | Wealthy people are too preoccupied to rule well |
B | The common people cannot be trusted to run a stable government |
C | Poorer people must work harder to gain access to economic and political powe |
D | The will of the majority should guide public policy |
Question 11 |
A | Congress to censure one of its members |
B | A governor to send the National Guard to stop a riot |
C | State and Federal governments to levy and collect taxes |
D | The President to veto a bill passed by Congress |
Question 12 |
A | Firing Supreme Court Justices |
B | Being the first to vote each year |
C | Declaring War |
D | Vetoing a Bill |
Question 13 |
A | Decrease political interference in their decisions |
B | Gain experience in the job |
C | Have the opportunity to view the long-term effects of their decisions |
D | Develop a judicial philosophy consistent with their peers |
Question 14 |
A | Voting is guaranteed to all citizens regardless of age |
B | the Bill of Rights did not permit everyone to vote. |
C | African Americans are allowed to vote |
D | the Bill of Rights states women can vote |
Question 15 |
A | Small states have too much power |
B | The common citizen, like Hamilton argues, is too uneducated to vote wisely |
C | The Electoral system is set up to create balance between many political parties |
D | Presidential winners may win the popular vote and lose the election |
Question 16 |
A | Separation of Powers |
B | Checks and Balances |
C | Popular sovereignty |
D | Federalism |
E | Executive Dominance |
Question 17 |
A | The right to be brought into a court to determine whether or not someone can be held under arrest |
B | A clause that allows police brutality in extreme cases without retribution |
C | A writ that allows a person to be held in prison forever without any reason |
D | The write to declare independence |
Question 18 |
A | The electoral college will always have faithful voters |
B | A winner can lose the popular vote but become President |
C | Candidates will focus on "swing" states and not the entire country evenly |
D | The general vote does not truly count |
Question 19 |
A | Party Chief |
B | Chief of Education |
C | Chief Legislator |
D | Chief of State |
E | Commander in Chief |
Question 20 |
A | Create a set of laws for the United States to follow |
B | Create new states to be admitted into the union |
C | Create a holiday to celebrate! 4th of July! Woooooo |
D | Declare independence from Great Britain and list grievances against King George III |
Question 21 |
A | Submitting a treaty to the Senate for ratification |
B | Appointing Justices to the Supreme Court |
C | Granting pardons for Federal crimes |
D | Consulting with the Cabinet |
Question 22 |
A | The Preamble |
B | The Elastic Clause |
C | Guarantees to the States |
D | The Bill of Rights |
Question 23 |
A | Impeachment |
B | Executive Privileges |
C | Veto Power |
D | The cabinet |
Question 24 |
A | Impeaching members of Congress |
B | Vetoing bills |
C | Declaring national holidays |
D | Enforcing an export tax |
E | Choosing a V.P. in the event of a tie |
Question 25 |
A | 2/3 popular vote can override the Electoral process |
B | Only the popular vote matters |
C | A simple majority of the Electoral College's votes |
D | 2/3 of the 538 Electoral Votes |
Question 26 |
A | Establishing State Police |
B | Taxing |
C | Education |
D | Issuing Drivers' Licenses |
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Regents Review: Expansion, Nationalism, Sectionalism
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Question 1 |
A | Universal public education |
B | Enactment of protective tariffs |
C | Voting rights for minorities |
D | Extension of slavery |
Question 2 |
A | Expansion of the Federal Government's Powers |
B | Liberation of many slaves |
C | Failure to create a sound financial system within the United States |
D | Establishment of strong political ties with other countries |
Question 3 |
A | Established the power of judicial review |
B | Advanced civil rights for minorities |
C | Limited Presidential control of foreign policy |
D | Upheld the constitutionality of a national bank |
Question 4 |
A | Claimed that individual states have the right to interpret federal laws |
B | Supported the federal government’s power to declare war |
C | Provided a way for new states to enter the Union |
D | Formed part of the unwritten constitution |
Question 5 |
A | State and Local Governments |
B | The National Government |
C | Trusts and Monopolies |
D | Labor Unions |
Question 6 |
A | Checks and Balances |
B | Republicanism |
C | Democracy |
D | Federalism |
Question 7 |
A | Napoleon attempting to take over the United States |
B | A reinstatement of imperialistic policies by monarchs |
C | A first world war and alliance system |
D | European alliances with Native Americans |
Question 8 |
A | Farmers could more easily ship grain to eastern markets. |
B | Railroads were forced to reduce their shipping rates. |
C | A territorial conflict began with Canada over the Great Lakes. |
D | Prices increased for food products along the Atlantic Coast. |
Question 9 |
A | Treaty of Versailles |
B | Jay's Treaty |
C | Washington's Treaty |
D | XYZ Affair |
Question 10 |
A | To look for the fountain of youth |
B | To obtain more land in the belief of Manifest Destiny |
C | Stop Mexicans from taking American jobs |
D | To make sure England stayed out of the area |
Question 11 |
A | D |
B | A |
C | C |
D | B |
Question 12 |
A | Defend the Panama Canal from Great Britain |
B | Provide economic aid to Latin American nations |
C | Prevent further European colonization in the Caribbean region |
D | Discourage United States trade with Latin America |
Question 13 |
A | Power granted to the President to make treaties |
B | Senate’s duty to approve the appointment of ambassadors |
C | President’s power as Commander in Chief |
D | Authority of Congress to declare war |
Question 14 |
A | Spread of slavery into the western territories |
B | Distribution of power between the federal and state governments |
C | Control of interstate commerce |
D | Acquisition of lands from France and Spain |
Question 15 |
A | The judicial branch must have a role in the amendment process |
B | Federal laws must be approved by the courts before they can take effect |
C | The power of judicial review belongs to the courts |
D | Courts must abide by a strict interpretation of the Constitution |
Question 16 |
A | Southern states with northern states |
B | Southern states with western states |
C | The midwest farming states near the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean |
D | The Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean |
Question 17 |
A | In the south |
B | In the north |
C | Along the Oregon Trail |
D | In the west |
Question 18 |
A | The Bill of Rights |
B | Guarantees to the States |
C | The Elastic Clause |
D | The Preamble |
Question 19 |
A | C |
B | A |
C | D |
D | B |
Question 20 |
A | Legalization of slavery |
B | Voting rights for minorities |
C | Enactment of protective tariffs |
D | Universal public education |
Question 21 |
A | Improve the quality of goods |
B | Reduce the cost of consumer goods |
C | Encourage foreign trade |
D | Help the nation’s manufacturers |
Question 22 |
A | Neutrality |
B | Authoritarianism |
C | Imperialism |
D | Isolationism |
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Regents Review: The Civil War and Reconstruction
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Question 1 |
A | Slavery was not profitable |
B | The government was a union of people and not of states. |
C | The Southern States did not permit their people to vote on secession. |
D | As the Commander in Chief, he had the duty to defend the United States against foreign invasion. |
Question 2 |
A | As an abolitionist, President Lincoln wanted to end slavery in the United States. |
B | President Lincoln wanted to keep the South economically dependent on the industrial North. |
C | President Lincoln’s oath of office required him to defend and preserve the Union. |
D | To keep the support of Great Britain and France, President Lincoln had to try to end slavery immediately. |
Question 3 |
A | Economic system of the South came to dominate the United States economy |
B | Federal Government’s power over the States was strengthened |
C | Members of Congress from Southern States gained control of the legislative branch |
D | Nation’s industrial development came to a standstill |
Question 4 |
A | The Federal Government adopted a policy of neutrality |
B | Economic conditions and interests in each region varied |
C | Only northerners were represented at the Constitutional Convention |
D | Early Presidents favored urban areas over rural areas |
Question 5 |
A | Vast differences of opinion existed over the issue of States rights |
B | the Federal Government had become more interested in foreign affairs than in domestic problems |
C | The Constitution had no provisions for governing new territories |
D | Southern States continued to import slaves |
Question 6 |
A | Enforce the Emancipation Proclamation |
B | Preserve the Union |
C | End slavery throughout the entire country |
D | Encourage sectionalism |
Question 7 |
A | Continued to extend voting rights to minorities |
B | Protected itself from internal dissent |
C | Sometimes failed to protect the rights of minorities |
D | Often imposed restrictions on free speech during wartime |
Question 8 |
A | Enactment of protective tariffs |
B | Extension of slavery |
C | Voting rights for minorities |
D | Universal public education |
Question 9 |
A | The Constitution contained a clause that outlawed the importation of slaves into the Northern states |
B | Congress passed a law forbidding slavery in the North |
C | Northern states passed affirmative action legislation |
D | Geographic conditions in the South encouraged the development of large plantations |
Question 10 |
A | Start of the Revolutionary War |
B | Adoption of the Bill of Rights |
C | Failure of the Whiskey Rebellion |
D | Secession of Southern States from the Union |
Question 11 |
A | Slavery was immoral and should be abolished immediately |
B | Sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union |
C | The Southern states should be allowed to secede |
D | To save the nation, the North should compromise with the South on slavery |
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A | Nationalist motives |
B | Sectional differences |
C | Political stability |
D | Ethnic conflicts |
Question 13 |
A | Causing a severe depression |
B | Increasing unemployment rates |
C | Decreasing demand for agricultural products |
D | Stimulating industrialization |
Question 14 |
A | The best solution for African Americans was to return to Africa. |
B | Social equality for African Americans would be easier to achieve than legal rights. |
C | The way to dissolve the barriers of segregation and bring about an end to Jim Crow laws was by active, violent resistance. |
D | The most immediate means for African Americans to achieve equality was to expand their opportunities for vocational education. |
Question 15 |
A | The Federal Government to improve the status of African Americans and Native American Indians |
B | State and local governments to restrict the freedoms of African Americans |
C | States to ban organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan |
D | The Radical Republicans in Congress to carry out Reconstruction plans |
Question 16 |
A | Consistently supported the Democratic Party |
B | Could not participate in national politics |
C | Rejected efforts to pass Jim Crow laws |
D | Continued to support abolitionist causes |
Question 17 |
A | The process of amending the Constitution became slower and more complex |
B | The guarantees in the Bill of Rights were applied to state actions |
C | Every citizen gained an absolute right to freedom of speech and assembly |
D | The power of the Federal Government was sharply reduced |
Question 18 |
A | The amendments were not intended to solve their problems |
B | Many African Americans distrusted the Federal Government |
C | Southern legislatures enacted Jim Crow laws |
D | Poor communications kept people from learning about their legal rights |
Question 19 |
A | Equality of justice under the law |
B | Federalism |
C | One man, one vote |
D | Separation of powers |
Question 20 |
A | Deny African Americans the right to vote |
B | Extend suffrage to women and 18-year-old citizens |
C | Raise money for political campaigns |
D | Prevent immigrants from becoming citizens |
Question 21 |
A | Demanded payments from the South that would have damaged its economy |
B | Postponed the readmission of Southern States into the Union for many years |
C | Granted too many rights to formerly enslaved persons |
D | Offered amnesty to nearly all Confederates who would swear allegiance to the United States |
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Regents Review: The Gilded Age
Question 1 |
A | Encourage the existence of monopolies |
B | Protect the environment |
C | Strengthen workers rights in major industries |
D | Increase competition in business |
Question 2 |
A | Gilded means to be golden but it was a time of greed and corruption |
B | Twain and Dudley were both very poor in a time of wealth |
C | Their book was funny and full of comedy as all satires are |
D | Gilded means together but people were disbanding |
Question 3 |
A | Saloons and alcohol led to negative things in America |
B | The government should stay out of business |
C | Poverty, murder, and suicide were being kept down by saloons |
D | Political leaders were purposely raising suicide rates |
Question 4 |
A | growth of tenements and slums |
B | shift from a rural to an urban lifestyle |
C | widespread use of child labor |
D | rapid industrial growth |
Question 5 |
A | Pacific Time Zone |
B | Eastern Time Zone |
C | Mountain Time Zone |
D | Central Time Zone |
Question 6 |
A | establish social welfare programs to aid the poor |
B | require industry to provide safe working conditions for employees |
C | pass legislation outlawing most monopolies |
D | implement protective tariffs to help American industry |
Question 7 |
A | Providing price support for farms |
B | Granting land to railroad companies |
C | Offering special interest rates to big business |
D | Maintaining free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold |
Question 8 |
A | Latinos |
B | Chinese |
C | Irish |
D | Canadians |
Question 9 |
A | Most Americans desired a more diversified culture. |
B | The United States wanted to help European nations by taking in their surplus pop-ulation. |
C | Business and industry depended on the foreign capital brought by immigrants. |
D | The American economy needed many unskilled workers |
Question 10 |
A | The rise of the middle class |
B | Labor laws that helped keep people employed |
C | The rise of railroads in the United States |
D | A dramatic increase in immigration from 1860-1880 |
Question 11 |
A | A decline in the amount of union workers. |
B | The rise of the free market. |
C | Increased rights for workers. |
D | Establishment of security at all industrial factories. |
Question 12 |
A | Improve working conditions |
B | Limit illegal immigration |
C | Expose the problems of industry and grotesque food production |
D | Stop racial injustice in working conditions |
Question 13 |
A | neutrality |
B | detente |
C | containment |
D | Imperialism |
Question 14 |
A | Low wages for workers |
B | A variety of options for consumers |
C | Importing foreign parts |
D | Cheaper production methods |
Question 15 |
A | An unfair tax burden paid by wage workers |
B | The rise of cheaper immigrant labor |
C | Abuse of work reports by supervisors |
D | Decline in wages verse the cost of living |
Question 16 |
A | economic domination by business trusts |
B | healthy and positive competition between businesses |
C | friendly working relationships between workers and management |
D | the growth and success of small businesses |
Question 17 |
A | Each gained their wealth illegally. |
B | They were all ruthless when dealing with their competition. |
C | Each bough titles of nobility from foreign governments. |
D | They stole money from the government. |
Question 18 |
A | Air Traffic Control |
B | The Transcontinental Railroad |
C | Eisenhower Interstate System |
D | Autobahn |
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Regents Review: The Progressive Era
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Question 1 |
A | George Washington Carver |
B | W.E.B. DuBois |
C | Frederick Douglass |
D | Booker T. Washington |
Question 2 |
A | improve depressed urban areas. |
B | solve problems of American farmers. |
C | support business monopolies . |
D | correct abuses of the Industrial Revolution. |
Question 3 |
A | increase the role of Supreme Court influence on major issues in America. |
B | limit government regulation of the press. |
C | increase the influence of major political parties. |
D | increase citizen participation in the political process. |
Question 4 |
A | A yellow editor |
B | A revolutionist |
C | A Muckraker |
D | A social scientist |
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A | As years progressed more children entered the workforce from 1890-1920. |
B | The Progressive Era enacted laws to end child labor. |
C | More than 25% of American children worked in factories. |
D | Families no longer relied on child labor by 1920. |
Question 6 |
A | Stock Market |
B | Laissez-Faire |
C | Trust |
D | Union |
Question 7 |
A | Supporting organized labor unions. |
B | Exposing poverty and corruption |
C | Criticizing racial injustices. |
D | Opposing westward expansion. |
Question 8 |
A | relied on programs initiated by the Federal Government |
B | utilized a variety of methods to achieve many goals |
C | depended on support from religious groups |
D | continuously failed against the efforts of special interest groups |
Question 9 |
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A | Civil Liberties |
B | Monkeys |
C | Trusts |
D | Politicians |
Question 10 |
A | The right to own property. |
B | The right to vote. |
C | The right to request a divorce. |
D | Equal pay for equal work. |
Question 11 |
A | Unsafe and unsanitary working conditions in factories. |
B | Business combinations limited competition and hurt consumers. |
C | Businesses chose to hire immigrants over natives. |
D | Companies would not hire immigrant workers. |
Question 12 |
A | Big business owners. |
B | Immigrant workers. |
C | Politicians. |
D | Consumers. |
Question 13 |
A | Tammany |
B | Capone |
C | Plunkitt |
D | Tweed |
Question 14 |
A | Import Tax. |
B | Estate Tax. |
C | Income Tax. |
D | Excise Tax. |
Question 15 |
A | George Washington Carver |
B | W.E.B. DuBois |
C | Frederick Douglass |
D | Booker T. Washington |
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Regents Review: Boom to Bust - 1920's
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Question 1 |
A | has been willing to cooperate with other nations to reduce world tensions |
B | believes that cultural exchange programs are a way to promote international understanding |
C | has followed a free trade policy for most of the 20th century |
D | relies on military alliances for defense against aggression |
Question 2 |
A | The growth of the auto industry and the Teapot Dome Affair |
B | The Scopes trial and the passage of women’s suffrage |
C | The Washington Naval Conference and the Kellogg-Briand Pact |
D | The passage of the National Origins Act and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan |
Question 3 |
A | The Federal Government reduced the number of acres on which farmers could grow subsidized crops. |
B | Many immigrants were settling in the west and competing with the farmers. |
C | Overproduction and competition caused falling prices. |
D | Farmers could not produce enough to keep up with demand. |
Question 4 |
A | Stock-market speculation failures |
B | Inefficient methods and natural weather patterns |
C | Mechanization and overproduction in industry. |
D | Overregulation by government officials |
Question 5 |
A | A period when African Americans used civil disobedience to fight segregation in the Armed Forces |
B | A period when African Americans created noteworthy works of art and literature |
C | A period when African Americans migrated to the West in search of land and jobs |
D | A period when African Americans left the United States in large numbers to settle in Nigeria |
Question 6 |
A | The Federal Governments regulation of big business |
B | Stock market speculation |
C | Dependence on government welfare programs |
D | Reduction of tariff rates and taxes |
Question 7 |
A | Higher taxes on corporations |
B | Democratic socialism |
C | The free-enterprise system |
D | Banking regulations |
Question 8 |
A | Programs supporting the advancement of African culture sponsored by the Federal Government |
B | Job opportunities in major cities |
C | The Harlem Renaissance |
D | The non-existence of racial prejudice |
Question 9 |
A | The best literature concerns the lives of the wealthy. |
B | Politics and art seldom mix well. |
C | Literature often reflects the times in which it is created. |
D | Traditional American themes are the most popular. |
Question 10 |
A | A shift to the production of consumer goods. |
B | A renewed increase in wealth for the agricultural sector. |
C | A return to cash rather than credit purchases |
D | An emphasis on heavy industry, such as the production of locomotives and steel. |
Question 11 |
A | Immigrants to the United States are consistently denied equal protection under the law. |
B | Civil rights are sometimes compromised by the public’s fear of radical political groups |
C | Violent protests in the United States are usually met with a violent response from the government. |
D | A person’s best protection from persecution rests with the Supreme Court. |
Question 12 |
A | More jobs in factories ---> migration of African Americans from the South to northern cities |
B | Establishment of Jim Crow laws ---> beginning of Reconstruction |
C | Closing of the frontier ---> completion of the transcontinental railroad |
D | Dred Scott decision ---> passage of the Fugitive Slave Law |
Question 13 |
A | Workers in the automobile industry |
B | Entertainers |
C | Owners of small family farms |
D | Bankers in urban centers |
Question 14 |
A | B |
B | D |
C | A |
D | C |
Question 15 |
A | Prohibition and organized crime |
B | Isolation and international involvement |
C | Traditional roles and new roles for women |
D | Science and religion |
Question 16 |
A | The end of union fighting |
B | The collapse of railroad and trolleys as these industries did not maintain their tracks or terminals |
C | The introduction of the 8 hour work day and Henry Ford's decision for a $5.00/hr minimum wage |
D | A market improved by the rising standard of living and the increase in leisure time for the average American |
Question 17 |
A | Rejection of traditional customs and beliefs |
B | Support of humanitarian causes |
C | Increase in nativism and intolerance |
D | Acceptance of cultural differences |
Question 18 |
A | A return to the Jeffersonian ideal of an agrarian republic |
B | Strict government regulation of business through taxation and import standards |
C | Turning away from Europe and away from the programs of the Progressive Era. |
D | The United States' growing involvement in world affairs |
Question 19 |
A | Liquor was a main industry in America and the economy suffered. |
B | Rural America failed to support the idea of prohibition. |
C | American's protested and claimed it was interfering with their personal liberties. |
D | Organized crime and smuggling such as speakeasies and moonshining. |
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Regents Review: World War I
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Question 1 |
A | It upheld the act and showed the government would limit the First Amendment - The Right to Free Speech. |
B | A split decision by Supreme Court Justices led to little change in the Espionage Act. It would later become an issue during WWII and the Cold War. |
C | It increased punishments for those found guilty of espionage and terminated citizenship. |
D | It overturned the Espionage Act and showed that people could speak their mind even if it hurt the war effort during WWI. |
Question 2 |
A | Russia |
B | Italy |
C | Britain |
D | France |
Question 3 |
A | France would not regain the territories of Alsace-Lorraine |
B | The Central Allies would be punished even more harshly. |
C | Wilson wanted new political boundaries for all of the Central Allies and a return to normalcy for America. |
D | The Central Allies would not be punished as harshly. |
Question 4 |
A | sought to reinstate the ten hour workday |
B | pressed employers to grant concessions to labor unions in the form of higher wages and a shorter workday. |
C | was ruled unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court on the grounds that it interfered with employers and their employees |
D | was headed by former president Theodore Roosevelt |
Question 5 |
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A | Have the US basically pay all the war debts for each country to make friends |
B | Help Germany repay Allies to repay the US |
C | Limit trade between all three countries |
D | Help the Allies win the war against Germany |
Question 6 |
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A | Limit trade between all three countries |
B | Have the US basically pay all the war debts for each country to make friends |
C | Help the Allies win the war against Germany |
D | Help Germany repay Allies to repay the US |
Question 7 |
A | The effects of WWI - Money, Attrition, Imperialism, Nuclear Age |
B | The causes of WWI - Money, Armies, Imperialism, Nuclear Warheads |
C | The causes of WWI - Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism |
D | The People of WWI - Mussolini, Abraham, Indara, and Nelson |
Question 8 |
A | The plans were actually completely different and made counter arguments in regards to Germany's imperialistic ways. |
B | They put impossible interest rates on German loans to punish them. |
C | The plans called for extreme isolationism against European countries. |
D | They aided Germany's ability to pay back loans. |
Question 9 |
A | Five-Power Naval Treaty |
B | Treaty of Versailles |
C | Nine-Power Treaty |
D | Kellogg-Briand Pact |
Question 10 |
A | The sinking of the Lusitania |
B | The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
C | The Zimmerman Telegram |
D | Germany's ultimatum to Serbia |
Question 11 |
A | The United States would only spend money defending American territories and borders |
B | The United States was willing and ready to go to war if necessary |
C | Money would not be appropriated for war even in times of international conflict |
D | Money and troops would be sent to European forces in exchange for large amounts of cash |
Question 12 |
A | Lever Act of 1917 |
B | Alien and Sedition Act of 1918 |
C | Espionage Act of 1917 |
D | War Industries Act of 1916 |
Question 13 |
A | False |
B | True |
C | Neither |
Question 14 |
A | France, United States, Italy |
B | Britain, France, United States |
C | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria |
D | Germany, France, Britain, Ottoman Empire |
Question 15 |
A | Monroe v. Virginia |
B | Schenck v. The United States |
C | Roe v. Wade |
D | Dred Scott v. Sandford |
Question 16 |
A | Germany promised to help restore land to Mexico that it had lost during the Mexican American War. |
B | The United States agreed to not intervene in war if Germany halted the sinking of US trade ships. |
C | The US agreed to supply the Allies with as much military support as possible but would not send in ground troops. |
D | Germany declared it would not be involved in any treaty with Mexico but warned they should stay neutral. |
Question 17 |
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A | They experienced a high number of casualties |
B | They did not have adequate supplies |
C | They were spending too much money |
D | Political problems led to their exit |
Question 18 |
A | Establishment of better trade with Russia |
B | America felt more pressured to enter WWI |
C | Americans felt democracy was threatened |
D | The Red Scare |
Question 19 |
A | To open trade routes through the Mediterranean |
B | To expand the stock market to the European nations involved in WWI |
C | To ensure repayment of loans from the Allied Powers |
D | To ensure repayment of loans from the Central Powers |
Question 20 |
A | 10,000-20,000 |
B | More than 20,000 |
C | 1,500-2,000 |
D | 500-1,000 |
Question 21 |
A | The Zimmerman Telegram and to increase US support for entry into WWI. |
B | Secret service initiatives to spoil relations with Germany and expose economic fraud and promises. |
C | Germany's promise to Serbian nationals. They hoped to split territory in the United States for natural resources after WWI. |
D | Ottoman Empire negotiations with undercover military leaders to gain more ground troops. |
Question 22 |
A | Wobbles |
B | Irreconconcilables |
C | Huns |
D | Doughboys |
Question 23 |
A | A gut reaction to the ZImmerman Telegram |
B | Long and deliberate after debate |
C | An economic venture that showed US greed |
D | A steadfast decision to support allies |
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Regents Review: World War II
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Question 1 |
A | Economic depression |
B | Widespread racial prejudice |
C | National segregation policies |
D | Immigration quotas |
Question 2 |
A | join the military to help the fight against Nazi Germany |
B | leave their husbands and become independent, single women |
C | Change the way women dressed and revive the style of the 1920's |
D | join the workforce in the absence of male employees during WWII |
Question 3 |
A | new civil rights legislation forced businesses to change their hiring practices |
B | labor unions successfully demanded equal opportunities for these groups |
C | more educational opportunities increased the number of skilled workers in these groups |
D | a shortage of traditional labor created new opportunities in the workplace |
Question 4 |
A | stop the spread of communism |
B | create jobs to end the Great Depression |
C | help Allied nations without the United States entering the war |
D | convince the American people that war was necessary |
Question 5 |
A | Arrests made at the end of the Palmer Raids |
B | Forced removal of Native American Indians from their reservations |
C | Internment of Japanese Americans |
D | Passage of an open immigration law |
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Regents Review: Cold War
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Question 1 |
A | National debt |
B | Spread of communism |
C | President's political opposition |
D | Arms race |
Question 2 |
A | eliminate unfriendly governments geographically close to the United States |
B | cultivate good relations with Latin American nations |
C | stop the drug trade |
D | end the Cold War |
Question 3 |
A | Colonialism |
B | Non-Alignment |
C | Appeasement |
D | Collective Security |
Question 4 |
A | United States refusal to send economic aid to European nations |
B | Soviet domination of Eastern Europe |
C | Competition between the superpowers to explore outer space |
D | Continuation of the pre-World War II balance of power |
Question 5 |
A | Right to regulate commerce with foreign nations |
B | Use of deficit spending to finance wars |
C | Lack of a formal declaration of war by Congress |
D | Supreme Court’s role in foreign policy decision-making |
Question 6 |
A | Stopped foreign-aid programs |
B | Sponsored disarmament treaties |
C | Organized global systems of alliances |
D | Recognized revolutionary governments |
Question 7 |
A | Taking over the governments of several Western European nations |
B | Increasing opportunities for political refugees to settle in the United States |
C | Holding a series of summit meetings with leaders of the Soviet Union |
D | Establishing policies of economic and military aid for European nations |
Question 8 |
A | Drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
B | End segregation in the Armed Forces |
C | Deport any person suspected of being a Communist |
D | Develop the Marshall Plan |
Question 9 |
A | Thousands of American citizens were expelled from the United States |
B | The Communist Party gained many members in the United States |
C | Many government employees were convicted of giving secrets to the Soviet Union |
D | The civil liberties of American citizens were threatened |
Question 10 |
A | Thousands of American citizens who believed in communism were either jailed or deported. |
B | The reputations of many people were ruined by false accusations of disloyalty |
C | Many high-ranking government officials were exposed as spies of the Soviet Union. |
D | Organized groups of Communists began a wave of violent political terrorism. |
Question 11 |
A | American fears that the Soviets had achieved technological superiority |
B | The Cold War with the United States |
C | Soviet aggression in Afghanistan and China |
D | Disarmament discussions between the superpowers |
Question 12 |
A | Establishment of loyalty reviews of government employees |
B | Reduction in military defense spending |
C | Elimination of the Central Intelligence Agency |
D | Adoption of the GI Bill of Rights |
Question 13 |
A | Labor unrest |
B | Racial segregation |
C | Wage and price controls |
D | Loyalty oaths |
Question 14 |
A | Nuclear weapons should be used to end the war |
B | The war should be extended into China |
C | The United States should not police the world |
D | International trade would be interrupted |
Question 15 |
A | Develop an effective system for spying on other countries |
B | Make Cold War programs a priority in United States foreign policy |
C | Identify Communists in the government and elsewhere in American society |
D | Establish a policy of détente with the Soviet Union |
Question 16 |
A | Economic prosperity of the 1920s |
B | Great Depression of the 1930s |
C | Delay in marriages during World War II |
D | Counterculture movement of the 1960s |
Question 17 |
A | To offer low-interest loans to the defense industry |
B | To provide economic aid to veterans |
C | To contain the spread of international communism |
D | To expand career opportunities in the military |
Question 18 |
A | A decrease in the birthrate |
B | A major economic depression |
C | Expansion of the middle class |
D | Shortages in the supply of luxury goods |
Question 19 |
A | A federal law |
B | Custom and tradition |
C | The elastic clause |
D | A Supreme Court decision |
Question 20 |
A | The United States government increased funding for science and math education. |
B | The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite. |
C | A joint Soviet-American space mission was announced. |
D | President John F. Kennedy set the goal of landing a man on the Moon. |
Question 21 |
A | An end to communist governments in Asia |
B | A change in United States foreign policy from containment to imperialism |
C | A reluctance to commit United States troops for extended military action abroad |
D | A continued boycott of trade with Asia |
Question 22 |
A | The policy of containment was applied in Asia as well as in Europe |
B | United Nations economic sanctions are more effective than military action |
C | The American people will support United States participation in any war, whether declared or undeclared |
D | United States cooperation with a wartime ally ends when the war ends |
Question 23 |
A | The organization of the Warsaw Pact |
B | The invasion of Hungary and Czechoslovakia |
C | The Berlin Airlift |
D | A treaty banning nuclear tests |
Question 24 |
A | Gave LBJ more powers to use military force without a formal declaration of war. |
B | The limiting of arms between the USSR and United States. |
C | The United States' dismissal from the United Nations. |
D | A renewed positive relationship with China that led to more trade. |
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Regents Review: Modern Era
Question 1 |
A | Stop the drug trade |
B | End the Cold War |
C | Cultivate good relations with Latin American nations |
D | Eliminate unfriendly governments geographically close to the United States |
Question 2 |
A | High tariffs |
B | Oil embargoes |
C | High unemployment |
D | Tax increases |
Question 3 |
A | Ross Perot |
B | Ralph Nader |
C | George Bush |
D | Al Gore |
Question 4 |
A | Gulf of Tonkin Resolution |
B | Executive Privilege 8772 |
C | McCarthyism |
D | War Powers Act of 1973 |
Question 5 |
A | David Norton |
B | Treyton McDaniels |
C | Ralph Nader |
D | Emily Kante |
Question 6 |
A | provide for racial equality for all people |
B | strengthen the reserved powers of the states |
C | increase its involvement in the economy to improve people’s lives |
D | support laissez-faire business practices |
Question 7 |
A | End inflationary oil prices |
B | Encourage the use of solar and other nonpolluting energy sources |
C | Establish peace in the Middle East |
D | Decrease United States control of the Panama Canal |
Question 8 |
A | Containment of communism |
B | Advancement of national self interest |
C | Development of military alliances |
D | Participation in international organizations |
Question 9 |
A | Send troops to suppress a riot in an American city |
B | Send troops to rescue Americans held captive by terrorists in a foreign nation |
C | Commit troops to major military operations in a foreign nation |
D | Use troops to defend against an armed attack on the United States |
Question 10 |
A | Affirmative Action |
B | Title IX |
C | Open Admissions |
D | Head Start |
Question 11 |
A | ALAA |
B | OBAMACARE |
C | HIIPA |
D | PATRIOT ACT |
Question 12 |
A | Rights of the Accused |
B | Women's Rights |
C | Environmentalism |
D | Animal Rights |
Question 13 |
A | Commander in Chief |
B | Chief Diplomat |
C | Party Leader |
D | Chief Legislator |
Question 14 |
A | Warren Harding’s Return to Normalcy |
B | Ronald Reagan’s New Federalism |
C | George Bush’s Thousand Points of Light |
D | Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal |
Question 15 |
A | Support the government of North Vietnam |
B | Stop China from seizing Vietnam |
C | Prevent the spread of communism in Indochina |
D | Reduce French influence in Vietnam |
Question 16 |
A | Compromise and appeasement were the best avenues to world peace. |
B | The Cold War was over, and the Soviet Union was beginning to unravel. |
C | President Kennedy understood the limitations of power, even for a strong nation like the United States |
D | President Kennedy was encouraging a very strong presence in foreign policy in the post-World War II period. |
Question 17 |
A | The War Powers Act was repealed by Congress |
B | South Vietnam was able to maintain its noncommunist status |
C | The United States questioned its role as a police officer of the world |
D | Richard Nixon was forced to resign the presidency. |
Question 18 |
A | preserve funds for social welfare programs |
B | encourage new economic investment |
C | impose limits on the money supply |
D | increase exports to Asia |
Question 19 |
A | negotiate an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict |
B | build support for recognition of the Nationalist government of Taiwan |
C | reduce tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union |
D | sponsor free elections in North and South
Korea |
Question 20 |
A | The Bay of Pigs |
B | The Soviet Call |
C | The July Movement |
D | Cuban Missile Crisis |
Question 21 |
A | Fear of McCarthyism |
B | Participation of the United States in the Vietnam Wa |
C | Reaction to the launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union |
D | Reporting of the Watergate scandal |
Question 22 |
A | Helped strengthen family values |
B | Reinforced the importance of women’s traditional roles |
C | Led directly to the defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment |
D | Energized a new women’s rights movement |
Question 23 |
A | Deregulation of business |
B | An all-volunteer military |
C | Reduced defense spending |
D | Antipoverty reforms |
Question 24 |
A | Establishment of the South East Asia Treaty Organization |
B | Removal of United States troops from Korea |
C | Formation of the Peace Corps |
D | Creation of the Marshall Plan |
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Regents Review: Supreme Court Cases
Question 1 |
A | The needs of the government are more important than civil liberties. |
B | The Supreme Court can eliminate freedoms listed in the Bill of Rights. |
C | The Bill of Rights does not safeguard individual liberties. |
D | Constitutional protections of liberty are not absolute. |
Question 2 |
A | “President Signs SALT Agreement with Russia” |
B | “Conference Committee Meets to Finalize Budget” |
C | “New York State’s Reapportionment Plan Ruled Unconstitutional” |
D | “Congress Passes a Civil Rights Bill” |
Question 3 |
A | force states to spend an equal amount on each public school student |
B | require the integration of public schools |
C | establish affirmative action programs in higher education |
D | desegregate the armed forces and the military academies |
Question 4 |
A |
The free speech rights of Communists have often been violated.
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B | The rights of protesters have been preserved even in times of national stress. |
C | During wartime, limitations on civil rights have been upheld by judicial action. |
D |
Economic interests of foreign nations are frequently upheld in United States courts.
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Question 5 |
A | The economic well-being of the western states depended on slave labor |
B | The power of the Supreme Court does not extend to cases of race |
C | Congress could not pass a law depriving territorial residents of their property |
D | A national vote should be held to decide the legality of slavery |
Question 6 |
A | Congress was forced to abandon efforts to improve the economy |
B | The constitutional authority of the President was greatly expanded |
C | Some aspects of the New Deal were declared unconstitutional |
D | State governments took over relief agencies |
Question 7 |
A | The system of slavery was weakened. |
B | The rights of workers were supported. |
C | Antitrust laws were upheld. |
D | The federal government was strengthened. |
Question 8 |
A | Is not above the law |
B | Has unlimited use of the veto power |
C | Is protected from unfair media criticism |
D | May not be convicted of a crime |
Question 9 |
A | the rights of prison inmates |
B | freedom of religion |
C | freedom of the press |
D | the rights of students in school |
Question 10 |
A | State powers and Federal power |
B | Religious freedom and separation of church and state |
C | The use of search warrants and the rights of the accused |
D | Free speech and governmental authority |
Question 11 |
A | rights of accused persons |
B | voting rights of minorities |
C | principle of separation of church and state |
D | guarantees of free speech and press |
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