Mr.

Hughes'
Humongous Big Gigantic 550 Point Test

1-75 are SIX POINT EACH (450)

1. During the colonial period, the British Parliament used the policy of mercantilism to

1 limit manufacturing in America

2 prevent criticism of royal policies
force colonists to worship in the Anglican
3
Church
4 deny representation to the colonists

2. Which fundamental political idea is expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

Rulers derive their right to govern from God and are therefore bound to govern in
1
the nation?s best interest.
If the government denies its people certain basic rights, that government can be
2
overthrown.
3 The central government and state governments should have equal power.
4 The government should guarantee every citizen economic security.
5 that you should fight for your right to p---a----r-----t------y.
.

3. In the 1780's, many Americans distrusted a strong central government. This distrust is best
shown by the

1. lack of debate over the ratification of the United States

Constitution

2. plan of government set up by the Articles of Confederation

3. development of a Federal court system

4. constitutional provision for a strong President

4.

The Great Compromise created

1 a democracy
2 a two house Congress
3 the Articles of Confederation
the Declaration of
4
Independence

5. Washington's Farewell address included all of the following elements EXCEPT

1 warned the US against involvement with European affairs

advised against serving more than two terms as President as to not create a
2
"king" like ruler.
told the nation to be wary of the two party system seeing it as a danger to the
3
stability of the U.S..
4 argued for the addition of the Bill of Rights to the US Constitution

6. Which of the following constitutional mechanisms is in conflict with the tenth amendment's
reserved powers clause which gives states powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution?
1. interstate commerce clause
2. supremacy clause
3. santa clause
4. elastic clause
5. full faith and credit clause

7. Which feature of the unwritten constitution is part of the system of checks and balances?

1. the cabinet

2. judicial review

3. political parties

4. legislative
lobbies

8. Which action in the process of electing a President of the United States is provided for in the
Federal Constitution?
1. the opening of a national nominating
convention

2. the President making an inaugural address

3. the electoral college casting ballots

4. a political party adopting a platform

5. paper, rock, scissors.

9. The authors of the United States Constitution believed that the voice of the people should be
heard frequently. Which part of the Government was instituted to respond most directly to the will
of the people?

1. Senate

2. House of Representatives

3. Supreme Court

4. Presidency

10. The passage of the Homestead Act and the completion of the transcontinental railroad helped
to fulfill the United States commitment to

1. Reconstruction

2. racial equality

3. manifest destiny

4. conservation of natural
resources

11. . no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, . . . and particularly describing the place
to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.� This section of the 4th Amendment to
the United States Constitution addresses the issue of

1. states� rights

2. separation of powers

3. implied powers

4. limits on governmental
power

12. Congress established a minimum wage for workers and regulations on radio broadcasts by
combining its delegated power to regulate interstate commerce with the

1. sanctity of contract clause

2. due process clause

3. elastic clause
 4. writ of habeas corpus
clause

13. Which of the following is a direct result of the NW Ordinance of 1787?

1. The Declaration of Independence was signed.
2. The Articles of Confederation fell apart.
3. Triangular Trade was made illegal by Congressional law.
4. Missouri joined the nation as a state in 1820.
5. Oprah's ratings went up.

14. Which United States governmental principle includes the concepts of reserved powers,
delegated powers, and concurrent powers?

1. the amending process

2. judicial review

3. federalism

4. the unwritten
constitution

15. Alexander Hamilton urged Congress to pass a protective tariff to encourage the growth of

1. labor unions

2. manufacturing

3. agriculture

4. slavery

16. The Supreme Court's power of judicial review is a result of

1. an order by the President

2. the Court's own interpretation of the Constitution through a court

case

3. a provision in the Bill of Rights

4. the Court's decision to hear appeals regarding taxation

17. When President Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Territory from France, he
demonstrated that he had modified his belief that

1 the Constitution should be strictly interpreted

2 the federal government should limit individual rights
3 adding territory would lead to regional rivalries
commercial development was the main goal of the federal
4
government

18. "Compromise Enables Maine and Missouri To Enter Union" (1820)

"California Admitted to Union as Free State" (1850)
"Kansas-Nebraska Act Sets Up Popular Sovereignty" (1854)

Which issue is reflected in these headlines?

1. enactment of protective tariffs

2. extension of slavery

3. voting rights for minorities

4. universal public education

19. Early in his Presidency, Abraham Lincoln declared that his primary goal as President was to

1. enforce the Emancipation Proclamation

2. preserve the Union

3. end slavery throughout the entire

country

4. encourage sectionalism

20. A major reason the Radical Republicans opposed President Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction
plan was that his plan

1. demanded payments from the South that would have damaged its economy

2. postponed the readmission of Southern States into the Union for many years

3. granted too many rights to formerly enslaved persons

4. offered amnesty to nearly all Confederates who would swear allegiance to the
United States

21. Poll taxes and grandfather clauses were devices used to

1. deny African Americans the right to vote

2. extend suffrage to women and 18-year-old

citizens

3. raise money for political campaigns

4. prevent immigrants from becoming citizens

22. Many wealthy American industrialists of the late 19th century used the theory of Social
Darwinism to

1. support the labor union movement

2. justify monopolistic actions

3. promote legislation establishing a minimum wage

4. encourage charitable orga-nizations to help the
poor
5. explore the validity of evolution in ancient man.

23. Nativism in the late 19th century was motivated primarily by

1. hostility toward immigrant workers

2. the need to reduce overcrowding in western states

3. cultural conflicts with Native American Indians

4. the migration of African Americans to northern

cities

24. Why did the United States follow a policy of unrestricted immigration for Europeans during
most of the 1800's?

1. Business and industry depended on the foreign capital brought by immigrants.

2. The American economy needed many unskilled workers.

3. Most Americans desired a more diversified culture.

4. The United States wanted to help European nations by taking in their surplus
pop-ulation.

25. Both the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Interstate Commerce Commission were passed in
response to the problem of

1. companies refusing to hire minority workers

2. businesses choosing to hire illegal

immigrants

3. unsafe working conditions in factories

4. business combinations limiting competition

26. In the United States, organized labor made its greatest membership gains when

1. the right to unionize and bargain collectively was guaranteed by

legislation

2. international competition began to threaten jobs in the United States

3. the major business groups encouraged unionization

4. the economy began to shift from manufacturing to service employment

27. Muckrakers contributed to the rise of Progressivism in the early years of the 20th century by

1. challenging big government and urging a return to past

conditions
2. exposing widespread corruption in business and government

3. writing favorable biographies about wealthy Americans

4. aligning themselves with the women's suffrage movement

28. In the late 1800's, the goal of the Federal Government�s policy toward Native American
Indians was to

1. destroy tribal bonds and thus weaken their traditional cultural

values

2. grant them full citizenship and due process

3. give their tribal groups authority over their own affairs

4. increase the land holdings of western tribes

29. President Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal and FDR's New Deal were similar in that both

1. returned control of social welfare programs to the states

2. relied on individual initiative to improve the economy

3. were supported by Congress over the objections of the majority of state

governments

4. increased the role of the Federal Government in dealing with social and
economic problems

30. A goal of the Progressive movement was to

1. reduce the government's involvement in social issues

2. promote laissez-faire policies

3. correct the problems caused by industrialization

4. promote settlement of land west of the Mississippi

River
5. get kids off drugs.

31. The Monroe Doctrine declared that the United States would

1. prevent the establishment of new European colonies anywhere in the world

2. help colonies in North and South America adopt a democratic form of

government

3. view European interference in the Americas as a threat to the national interest of

the United States

4. prevent other nations from trading with South American nations

32. President Theodore Roosevelt's policies toward Latin America were evidence of his belief in

1. noninvolvement in world affairs

2. intervention when American business interests were

threatened

3. the sovereign rights of all nations

4. the need for European interference in the Western

Hemisphere

33. Booker T. Washington stated that the best way for formerly enslaved persons to advance
themselves in American society was to

1. leave their farms in the South and move to the

North

2. run for political office

3. pursue economic gains through vocational training

4. form a separate political party

34. Involvement in the Spanish-American War, acquisition of Hawaii, and introduction of the
Open Door policy in China were actions taken by the United States Government to

1. establish military alliances with other nations

2. gain overseas markets and sources of raw

materials

3. begin the policy of manifest destiny

4. support isolationist forces in Congress

35. Why did the United States formulate the Open Door policy toward China?

1. to develop democratic institutions and practices in China

2. to prevent a European monopoly of Chinese trade and markets

3. to establish a military presence on the Chinese mainland

4. to support Japanese efforts to industrialize China

5. ha! Hughes you jokster, the Open Door policy was towards Japan, not China.
sucker!!!!! nice try.

36. From 1914 to 1916, as World War I raged in Europe, Americans were not able to remain
neutral in thought as well as action mainly because

1. United States membership in military alliances required the nation to fight

2. United States newspapers encouraged a policy of imperialist expansion

3. the warring powers interfered with the United States right to freedom of the
seas

4. President Woodrow Wilson supported the war aims of Germany and Austria-
Hungary

37. Many senators who opposed United States membership in the League of Nations argued that
joining the League would

1. involve the nation in future military

conflicts

2. reduce freedom of the seas

3. end the country's free-trade policy

4. endanger the nation's military

preparedness

38. During World War I, many American women helped gain support for the suffrage movement
by

1. protesting against the war

2. joining the military service

3. lobbying for child-care

facilities

4. working in wartime industries

39. In the United States, the decade of the 1920's was characterized by

1. a willingness to encourage immigration to the United States

2. increased consumer borrowing and spending

3. the active involvement of the United States in European

affairs

4. major reforms in national labor legislation

40. The data in the chart support the idea that the immigration laws of 1921 and 1924 were
primarily designed to
1. stop illegal entry into the country

2. admit skilled workers

3. encourage immigration from southern

Europe

4. reduce immigration from specific regions

41. The Bonus Army, laissez fairre economics and the Stock Market Crash are all associated with
President
1. Hoover 2. Lincoln 3. FDR 4. Wilson 5. Obama 6. Oprah

42. A major result of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal was

1. a decline in the Federal deficit

2. an expansion of the power of the Federal Government

3. a change in the voting rights of women

4. a re institution of the gold standard for United States

currency

43. Critics charged that President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to increase the number of Supreme
Court Justices was clearly in conflict with

1. the Supreme Court's practice of judicial restraint

2. the constitutional principle of checks and balances

3. attempts of Congress to limit judicial responsibilities

4. efforts to restrict the number of terms a President could

serve

44. A primary objective of United States foreign policy during the 1930s prior to the outbreak of
WWII was to

1. avoid involvement in Asian and European conflicts

2. protect business interests in Africa through direct
intervention

3. strengthen international peacekeeping organizations

4. acquire overseas land as colonies

45. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 is an illustration of the

1. impact a single event can have on public opinion a time of

crisis

2. effectiveness of a policy of appeasement in stopping

aggression

3. success of the pacifist movement in the United States

4. role of communism as a negative influence in global affairs

46. President Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan was primarily based on
his belief that

1. an invasion of Japan would result in excessive casualties

2. Germany would refuse to surrender in Europe

3. an alliance was developing between Japan and the Soviet

Union

4. Japan was in the process of developing its own atomic

weapons

47. What was one result of World War II?

1. The arms race ended.

2. The Cold War ended.

3. Communism was eliminated.

4. Two superpowers emerged.

48. "The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of
rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it."
This provision is evidence that the writers of the United States Constitution

1. wanted the President to have unlimited power during wartime

2. wanted to balance individual liberty with the needs of the nation

3. did not trust the common people to obey the laws

4. expected the American people to oppose most government

policies
49. The flexibility of the original United States Constitution is due mainly to

1. its provision for the amending process and judicial interpretation

2. its guarantees of freedom and justice for all people

3. the ability to create new branches of government as needed

4. the willingness of the states to accept Federal control

5. the type of paper they used to write it on was made from rubber trees and quite
stretchy.

50. The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire
in a theater and causing a panic."

-Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes

Which interpretation of the Bill of Rights does this statement illustrate?

1. The needs of the government are more important than civil

liberties.

2. Constitutional protections of liberty are not absolute.

3. The Supreme Court can eliminate freedoms listed in the Bill of

Rights.

4. The Bill of Rights does not safeguard individual liberties.

Part II Court Cases

A
Marbury v Madison
B
Korematsu v US
C
Gibbons v Ogden
D
Plessey v Ferguson

51. This court case declared slaves were property and was a significant cause of the Civil Wat.
52. Separate is Equal
53. Declared that interstate commerce trumped state law.
54. judicial review. it established it.
55. FIRE. movie theater. Limits speech which causes a clear and present danger.
56. This case upheld the National Bank as constitutional, thereby strengthening the elastic and
supremacy clauses.
57. separate is NOT equal.
58. A WWII case, this suspended habeaus corpus rights for certain Americans.
Part III Amendment Matching (write the correct amendment number)
(1,2,4,5,6,8,10,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,22)

59. no cruel or unusual punishment

60. reserved powers for the states
61. prohibition of alcohol
62. no more than two terms for the President
63. the right to bear arms
64. free press rights
65. speedy trial
66. direct election of senators
67. women's suffrage
68. black male suffrage
69. progressive income tax
70. requires police warrants
71. the right to remain silent if accused by police
72. the equal protection clause (think plessy)
73. repeal of prohibition
74. abolished slavery
75. the right to and from religion

Part IV Short Answer (25 POINT EACH FOR 50 POINTS)

A. Define and Explain two checks and balances. Include all branches that are connected to the
check. Provide an historical example for full credit. (3-5 sentences each)

Veto Process, Treaties, Supreme court nominees, Impeachment, Amendment Procedure, Judicial
Review

PART V. FREE RESPONSE (ONE FULL PARAGRAPH) (50 POINTS)

B. Choose ONE New Deal program and

• explain the Great Depression problem the program addressed.

• Define the program and explain how it worked.
• specifically address how it attempted to deal with the identified problem.

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EXTRA CREDIT
Put them in order. Choose the earliest even and place the corresponding letter on the first line of
the extra credit space. Continue with each sequential event.
a. Sectionalism b. Federalist Era c. Articles
Era d. WWII
e. Constitutional Convention f. New Deal, Great Depression g. Civil
War h. Colonial Era
i. Cold War j. Industrialization k.
Reconstruction l. WWI
m. Progressive Era n. Roaring Twenties
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2 11 20 29 38 47 56 65 74
3 12 21 30 39 48 57 66 75
4 13 22 31 40 49 58 67
5 14 23 32 41 50 59 68
6 15 24 33 42 51 60 69
7 16 25 34 43 52 61 70
8 17 26 35 44 53 62 71
9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72

Part IV Short Answer

CHECK AND BALANCE Example One: ________________________

1. Explain how the check works, include as much content as you know. (2-3
sentences)

2. Provide an historical example of when the check was used. (1-2 sentences)

CHECK AND BALANCE Example Two: ________________________

1. Explain how the check works, include as much content as you know. (2-3
sentences)

2. Provide an historical example of when the check was used. (1-2 sentences)

NEW DEAL PARAGRAPH. YOUR NEW DEAL PROGRAM ____________

EXTRA CREDIT (Write the first period/era's letter next to number one, then proceed to 2, 3,
4 ....)
THEY GO ACROSS (+2 for each, 30 for a sweep)

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