DIRECTIONS: NO NEED TO PRINT EXAM. JUST PROVIDE ANSWERS ON SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER. DUE DATE: JANUARY 21, 2009
MAKEUP H5 MR EISENBERG
Name________________ 20-JAN-09
1. The domino theory was used to justify United States involvement in the
1. War on Poverty
3. Bosnian crisis
2. Berlin airlift
4. Vietnam War
2. Which foreign policy agreement had the most direct influence on the Middle East?
1. Kellogg-Briand Pact
3. SALT I Treaty
2. Yalta Conference declaration
4. Camp David Accords
3. "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United
States or by any State on account of sex. . . ."
-- 19th Amendment, United States Constitution
Which group of women worked for the passage of this
amendment?
1. Harriet Tubman, Jane Addams, and Dorothea Dix
3. Madeline Albright, Geraldine Ferraro, and Sandra Day O'Connor
2. Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
4. Clara Barton, Amelia Earhart, and Eleanor Roosevelt
4. Base your answer on the speakers' statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Speaker
A : "The current situation has necessitated that more women enter the workforce." Speaker B : "My family will
have to get along without sugar and flour this week." Speaker C : "I say we should continue to support our president,
even if a president has never been elected to four terms before now." Speaker D : "I support the government in everything
it has to do, to be sure we are safe from fascism here at home."
Which situation is Speaker B describing?
1. destruction of crops during wartime
3. food rationing to support a war effort
2. need for importation of food products
4. limitation of agricultural production through farm subsidies
5. Which heading would be most appropriate for the partial outline below?
I. _____________________________________ A.
Wages lagging behind the cost of living B. Overproduction of consumer goods C. Excessive buying on credit
1. Mercantilist Economic Theory
3. Monopolistic Business Practices
2. Features of a Bull Stock Market
4. Causes of the Great Depression
6. Base your answer on the speakers' statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Speaker
A : "The current situation has necessitated that more women enter the workforce." Speaker B : "My family will
have to get along without sugar and flour this week." Speaker C : "I say we should continue to support our president,
even if a president has never been elected to four terms before now." Speaker D : "I support the government in everything
it has to do, to be sure we are safe from fascism here at home."
These speakers would have made these statements during
1. World War I
3. the Korean War
2. World War II
4. the Vietnam War
7. The program that promotes preference in hiring for African Americans and other minorities to correct
past injustices is known as
1. Title IX
3. affirmative action
2. open admissions
4. Head Start
8. Which Supreme Court case is correctly paired with the constitutional issue it addressed?
1. Gibbons v. Ogden -- interstate commerce
3. Gideon v. Wainwright -- voting rights
2. Dred Scott v. Sanford -- executive privilege
4. Roe v. Wade -- rights of the accused
9. One similarity between the actions of Samuel Gompers and Cesar Chavez is that both leaders
1. organized workers to strive for better conditions
3. advocated federal regulation of railroad rates
2. relied on the use of force to gain minority rights
4. worked to improve consumer product safety
10. A major goal of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society was to
1. provide government aid to business
3. conserve natural resources
2. end poverty in the United States
4. stop emigration from Latin America
11. In 1991, one of the reasons President George H. W. Bush committed United States troops to the Persian
Gulf War was to
1. maintain the flow of trade through the Suez Canal
3. contain the spread of communism in the Middle East
2. fulfill military obligations as a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
4. assure the flow of Middle East oil to the United States and its allies
12. The GI Bill affected American society after World War II by
1. eliminating child labor
3. increasing spending on space exploration
2. expanding voting rights
4. extending educational and housing opportunities
13. Base your answer on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.
". . . In a
sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words
of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to
fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the 'unalienable
Rights of Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.' It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory
note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro
people a bad check, a check which has come back marked 'insufficient funds.' ". . .
-- Martin Luther King, Jr., August 28, 1963
The focus of this passage from Dr. King's speech was his
belief that
1. equal rights for all were guaranteed by the founders of this nation
3. violence was often necessary for the protection of civil liberties
2. Americans had become blind to racial differences
4. civil rights for African Americans would always be a dream
14. As a result of the Supreme Court ruling in Miranda v. Arizona (1966), a person accused
of a crime is entitled to
1. a speedy trial
3. a reading of his or her rights at the time of arrest
2. reasonable bail
4. protection against cruel or unusual punishment
15. During World War II, many Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were relocated to detention
centers primarily because they
1. were known spies for Japan
3. refused to serve in the United States military
2. were seen as a security threat
4. expressed their support for Italy and Germany
16. To help pay for World War II, the United States government relied heavily on the
1. money borrowed from foreign governments
3. sale of United States manufactured goods to neutral nations
2. sale of war bonds
4. printing of additional paper money
17. The primary goal of the United States foreign policy of containment was to
1. return to noninvolvement in world affairs
3. gain territories in Africa and Latin America
2. stop communist influence from spreading
4. overthrow existing dictatorships
18. Which action by President Franklin D. Roosevelt challenged the principle of checks and balances?
1. frequently vetoing New Deal legislation
3. taking over the Senate's treaty ratification power
2. trying to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court
4. desegregating defense industries
19. Base your answer on the maps (see image) and on your knowledge of social studies.
Which generalization
about the Korean War is supported by information on the maps?
1. The war began when South Korea attacked North Korea.
3. Neither side experienced a major military victory during the war.
2. General MacArthur launched an invasion from China early in the war.
4. At the end of the war, Korea remained a divided nation.
20. Which group of Americans generally failed to experience the economic prosperity of the 1920s?
1. farmers
3. consumers
2. retailers
4. manufacturers
21. A primary objective of United States foreign policy during the 1930s was to
1. avoid involvement in Asian and European conflicts
3. strengthen international peacekeeping organizations
2. protect business interests in Africa through direct intervention
4. acquire overseas land as colonies
22. Which statement best illustrates a basic idea of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal?
1. Communism provides the only real solution to economic problems.
3. The United States reached its economic peak in the 1920s and is now a declining industrial
power.
2. Unemployed workers should rely on the states rather than on the federal government for
help.
4. The economy sometimes needs public money to encourage business activity.
23. Base your answer on the chart (see image) and on your knowledge of social studies.
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
3. encourage immigration from southern Europe
2. admit skilled workers
4. reduce immigration from specific regions
24. Base your answer on the chart (see image) and on your knowledge of social studies.
The United
States adopted the immigration policies shown in the chart mainly because of
1. pressures from nativists and labor unions
3. prejudices generated during World War II
2. hardships caused by the Great Depression
4. threats from other nations to stop migration to the United States
25. The "clear and present danger" doctrine stated by the Supreme Court in the case of Schenck
v. United States (1919) had an important impact on the Bill of Rights because it
1. limited the powers of the president
3. clarified standards for a fair trial
2. placed limits on freedom of speech
4. expanded the rights of persons accused of crimes
26. The Federal Reserve System was created to
1. maintain a national petroleum supply
3. protect consumers from fraud
2. provide military support for the armed forces
4. manage the nation's supply of currency and interest rates
27. One goal for a lasting peace that President Woodrow Wilson included in his Fourteen Points was
1. establishing a League of Nations
3. returning the United States to a policy of isolationism
2. maintaining a permanent military force in Europe
4. blaming Germany for causing World War I
28. Which event of the 1920s symbolized a conflict over cultural values?
1. election of Herbert Hoover
3. Scopes trial
2. transatlantic flight of Charles Lindbergh
4. stock market crash
29. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, where did most of the immigrants to the United States settle?
1. urban centers of the Northeast
3. mining areas of the Far West
2. plantations of the New South
4. farming regions of the Great Plains
30. Which reform idea was a common goal of the Populists and the Progressives?
1. restoration of the nation's cities
3. improvement in the status of African Americans
2. expansion of opportunities for immigrants
4. greater control of government by the people
31. Jane Addams and Jacob Riis were most notable for their efforts to
1. treat the wounded in World War I
3. legalize birth control for women
2. stop the spread of diseases in Latin America
4. aid the urban poor
32. Base your answer on the cartoon (see image) and on your knowledge of social studies.
Which
economic concept is best illustrated by the cartoon?
1. supply and demand
3. monopoly
2. mercantilism
4. trade
33. Mark Twain labeled the late 1800s in the United States the "Gilded Age" to describe the
1. end of the practice of slavery
3. extremes of wealth and poverty
2. absence of international conflicts
4. achievements of the labor movement
34. One idea that both Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois supported is that
1. African Americans should have increased civil rights
3. immigration was responsible for racial segregation
2. vocational training was the best approach to education
4. Jim Crow laws were needed to help African Americans
35. In the late 1800s, supporters of laissez-faire capitalism claimed that government regulation of business
would be
1. essential to protect the rights of consumers
3. useful in competing with foreign nations
2. necessary to provide jobs for the unemployed
4. harmful to economic growth
36. Why did the United States follow a policy of open immigration during much of the 1800s?
1. Many United States citizens wanted to live abroad.
3. Prosperous conditions in Europe resulted in fewer immigrants coming to the United States.
2. The United States had a shortage of labor.
4. Immigrants provided United States industry with investment capital.
37. An important result of the Spanish-American War of 1898 was that the United States
1. acquired territories in Africa
3. improved its relations with Germany
2. became a world power with an overseas empire
4. lost interest in Latin American affairs
38. Base your answer on the poster and on your knowledge of social studies.
This poster from the
1850s appeared in response to the
1. passage of the fugitive slave law
3. issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation
2. start of the Civil War
4. enactment of the 13th Amendment
39. In the mid-1800s, the growth of the populations of California and the western territories was mainly
a result of the
1. discovery of gold and silver
3. migration of freedmen after the Civil War
2. opening of the Panama Canal
4. secession of the Southern states
40. In the late 1800s, the Granger movement tried to improve conditions for farmers by
1. lowering the rate of inflation
3. forcing railroads to lower their rates
2. strengthening the gold standard
4. making labor unions stronger
41. The passage of the Dawes Act in 1887 was primarily an attempt by the United States government to
1. limit the power of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
3. encourage Native American Indians to give up their traditional cultures
2. return eastern land to Native American Indian tribes
4. hire Native American Indians as military scouts
42. Conflicts between Jeffersonians and Hamiltonians during President George Washington's first administration
led directly to the
1. end of the Era of Good Feelings
3. addition of the elastic clause to the Constitution
2. decision to replace the Articles of Confederation
4. start of the first political parties
43. The term Manifest Destiny was first used to support
1. independence from Great Britain
3. efforts to stop secession of Southern states
2. westward expansion to the Pacific Ocean
4. laws restricting labor union activity
44. Which region of the United States was most directly affected by the passage of the Homestead Act?
1. Atlantic Coast
3. Appalachian Mountains
2. Rocky Mountains
4. Great Plains
45. Which feature must a nation have to be considered a democracy?
1. a strong president
3. elected judges to conduct trials
2. citizen participation in government
4. a set of laws
46. The Supreme Court has the power to
1. control the federal budget
3. approve presidential appointments
2. vote to end a tie in the Senate
4. interpret the Constitution
47. Which governmental action illustrates the system of checks and balances?
1. a senator helping a governor solve a state problem
3. the Senate ratifying a peace treaty
2. the president negotiating a trade agreement with foreign diplomats
4. Congress raising taxes to pay for federal programs
48. A major criticism of the electoral college system has been that
1. party loyalty is weakened after a presidential election
3. members of the electoral college are appointed for life terms
2. electors frequently fail to vote for a candidate
4. a president may be elected without receiving the majority of the popular vote
49. In writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was influenced most by John Locke's
idea of
1. due process of law
3. the rights of the accused
2. natural rights
4. the right to privacy
50. During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the plans for Congress proposed by delegates from New
Jersey and Virginia differed mainly over the issue of
1. life terms of office or short terms of office
3. equal state representation or proportionate state representation
2. appointed legislators or elected legislators
4. power to check other branches or power limited to lawmaking
