1. Base your answer on the song excerpt below and on your knowledge of social studies.
The Farmer is the Man When the farmer comes to town With his wagon broken down, Oh, the farmer is
the man Who feeds them all. . . .
The farmer is the man, The farmer is the man, Lives on credit till the fall; Then
they take him by the hand And they lead him from the land, And the middleman's the man Who gets it all. . . .
-- American folk song
Which political party focused most of its efforts on the problem identified
in this song?
1. Bull Moose
3. Populist
2. Free Soil
4. Progressive
2. Base your answer on the song excerpt below and on your knowledge of social studies.
The Farmer is the Man When the farmer comes to town With his wagon broken down, Oh, the farmer is
the man Who feeds them all. . . .
The farmer is the man, The farmer is the man, Lives on credit till the fall; Then
they take him by the hand And they lead him from the land, And the middleman's the man Who gets it all. . . .
-- American folk song
The problem identified by this folk song was a result of
1. farm productivity declining for several decades
3. poor farming practices destroying cropland
2. too many Americans entering the occupation of farming
4. low profits forcing many people out of farming
3. "U.S. Sponsors Panamanian Revolution" (1903) "U.S. Establishes Military Rule in Dominican Republic"
(1916) "CIA Supports Overthrow of Guatemala Regime" (1954)
These headlines suggest that
1. United States interests in Latin America have often led to intervention
3. Latin American nations have declared war on the United States several times
2. the United States is willing to fight to maintain the independence of Latin American
nations
4. Latin American nations are able to run their governments without United States help
4. The Palmer raids following World War I and the McCarthy hearings during the Korean War were similar
in that they were caused by fear of
1. new military weapons
3. communist influence in the United States
2. foreign invasions of the United States
4. economic depression
5. How did the power of government change during the Civil War and the Great Depression?
1. Presidential powers were expanded.
3. The Supreme Court expanded civil liberties.
2. Congress exerted greater leadership.
4. Power shifted from the federal government to the states.
6. Base your answer on the chart shown and on your knowledge of social studies.
The data in this
chart support the conclusion that between 1960 and 1990
1. government failed to pass laws that granted women equal access to jobs
3. women's earnings consistently increased faster than those of men
2. the earnings gap between men and women was only slightly improved
4. most higher paying jobs were still not legally open to women
7. Base your answer on the cartoon (see image) and on your knowledge of social studies.
Which
situation faced by President Bill Clinton is expressed in the cartoon?
1. Impeachment hampered his ability to carry out programs.
3. Health care costs took away funds needed for peacekeeping commitments.
2. International problems interfered with domestic policy goals.
4. Budget deficits prevented military action in world trouble spots.
8. Support for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) reflected the United States commitment
to
1. globalization
3. collective security
2. Manifest Destiny
4. isolationism
9. The loss of jobs in manufacturing industries has been caused by the introduction of
1. radio and television
3. automation and computers
2. automobiles and airplanes
4. improved medicine and space travel
10. The baby boom primarily resulted from the
1. economic prosperity of the 1920s
3. delay in marriages during World War II
2. Great Depression of the 1930s
4. counterculture movement of the 1960s
11. President Richard Nixon supported the policy of détente as a way to
1. reduce tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union
3. encourage satellite nations to break their ties with the Soviet Union
2. introduce democratic elections to communist nations
4. undermine Soviet influence among nonaligned countries in Africa and Asia
12. The Supreme Court cases of Tinker v. Des Moines and New Jersey v. TLO
involved the issue of
1. freedom of the press
3. the rights of students in school
2. freedom of religion
4. the rights of prison inmates
13. "We conclude that in the field of public education, the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place.
Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal...."
-- Chief Justice Earl Warren, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
This quotation
illustrates the Supreme Court's power to
1. uphold previous decisions
3. check the powers of the executive branch
2. overrule state laws
4. provide for educational funding
14. The Peace Corps was established by President John F. Kennedy in an effort to provide
1. support to developing nations of the world
3. markets for consumer goods
2. job training for the unemployed
4. teachers for inner-city areas
15. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed in an effort to correct
1. racial and gender discrimination
3. unfair immigration quotas
2. limitations on freedom of speech
4. segregation in the armed forces
16. During World War II, posters of Rosie the Riveter were used to
1. recruit women into wartime industries
3. promote women's suffrage
2. encourage women to serve in the armed forces
4. support higher education for women
17. What was one result of World War II?
1. The arms race ended.
3. Communism was eliminated.
2. The Cold War ended.
4. Two superpowers emerged.
18. Convictions of war criminals by courts at Tokyo and Nuremberg following World War II showed that
1. government officials and military leaders could be held accountable for their actions
3. the League of Nations could successfully enforce international law
2. the United Nations accepted responsibility for international peacekeeping
4. nations that start wars would be forced to rebuild war-torn nations
19. Base your answer on the cartoon (see image) and on your knowledge of social studies.
Which
event of 1948 - 1949 is illustrated by this cartoon
1. Berlin airlift
3. reunification of Germany
2. collapse of the Berlin Wall
4. allied invasion on Normandy
20. Base your answer on the cartoon (see image) and on your knowledge of social studies.
This
cartoon illustrates that President Franklin D. Roosevelt caused a controversy based on
1. increased military spending in the early 1930s
3. efforts to counter the Dust Bowl with federal conservation measures
2. a plan to assume some of the powers reserved to the states
4. proposals that violated the principle of separation of powers
21. The National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) of 1935 strengthened labor unions because it legalized
1. collective bargaining
3. the open shop
2. blacklisting
4. the sit-down strike
22. Between 1934 and 1937, Congress passed a series of neutrality acts that were designed primarily to
1. strengthen the nation's military defenses
3. create jobs for unemployed American workers
2. provide aid to other democratic nations
4. avoid mistakes that had led to American involvement in World War I
23. In the 1944 case Korematsu v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that wartime conditions
justified the
1. use of women in military combat
3. limitations placed on civil liberties
2. ban against strikes by workers
4. reduction in the powers of the president
24. Which United States foreign policy was most directly related to the rise of big business in the late
1800s?
1. containment
3. détente
2. imperialism
4. neutrality
25. The works of Duke Ellington and Langston Hughes reflected the
1. expanding role of women in the 1920s
3. architectural innovations of the 1930s
2. achievements of the Harlem Renaissance
4. influence of southern European immigrant groups
26. What was a major result of Prohibition in the United States during the 1920s?
1. restriction of immigration
3. destruction of family values
2. growth of communism
4. increase in organized crime
27. During the Great Depression, expressions such as Hoovervilles and Hoover blankets showed
that President Hoover
1. was seen as a role model
3. was blamed for the suffering of the poor
2. used the military to aid the unemployed
4. supported relief and public housing for the needy
28. The Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were passed by Congress to
1. increase safety in the workplace
3. improve working conditions
2. promote fair hiring practices
4. protect the interests of small businesses
29. What was a major effect of the Agricultural Revolution in the United States during the late 1800s?
1. Unemployed factory workers could find jobs in agriculture.
3. The size of farms decreased.
2. Food supplies were increased to feed urban dwellers.
4. United States farm exports decreased.
30. Dorothea Dix, Jane Addams, and Jacob Riis were all known as
1. muckrakers
3. political leaders
2. suffragettes
4. social reformers
31. Passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act illustrated the federal government's
commitment to
1. environmental conservation
3. business competition
2. workers' rights
4. consumer protection
32. Base your answer on the speakers' statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Speaker
A: "Our nation has grown and prospered from the ideas and labor of immigrants. The nation has been enriched by immigrants
from different nations who brought new ideas and lifestyles, which have become part of American culture."
Speaker
B: "United States industries are competing with established European manufacturers. To prosper, American industries
need the vast supply of unskilled labor that is provided by immigrants."
Speaker C: "Immigrants are taking
jobs at low wages without regard for long hours and workers' safety. American workers must unite to end this unfair competition."
Speaker
D: "Immigrants arrive in American cities poor and frightened. They are helped to find jobs or housing. These newcomers
should show their gratitude at voting time."
Speaker D is expressing an opinion most like that of a
1. labor union member
3. factory owner
2. religious leader
4. political party boss
33. In the 19th century, protective tariffs, subsidies for railroads, and open immigration showed that
the federal government followed a policy of
1. support for economic development
3. regulation of unfair business practices
2. noninterference in the free-market system
4. support for organized labor
34. One reason John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J. Pierpont Morgan were sometimes called robber
barons was because they
1. robbed from the rich to give to the poor
3. used ruthless business tactics against their competitors
2. made unnecessarily risky investments
4. stole money from the federal government
35. Base your answer on the speakers' statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Speaker
A: "Our nation has grown and prospered from the ideas and labor of immigrants. The nation has been enriched by immigrants
from different nations who brought new ideas and lifestyles, which have become part of American culture."
Speaker
B: "United States industries are competing with established European manufacturers. To prosper, American industries
need the vast supply of unskilled labor that is provided by immigrants."
Speaker C: "Immigrants are taking
jobs at low wages without regard for long hours and workers' safety. American workers must unite to end this unfair competition."
Speaker
D: "Immigrants arrive in American cities poor and frightened. They are helped to find jobs or housing. These newcomers
should show their gratitude at voting time."
Which speaker is most clearly expressing the melting pot theory?
1. A
3. C
2. B
4. D
36. During the first half of the 19th century, territorial expansion led to
1. increased tensions over slavery
3. fewer conflicts with Native American Indians
2. improved relations with bordering nations
4. decreased domestic demand for manufactured goods
37. Following the Civil War, many Southern states enacted Black Codes to
1. provide free farmland for African Americans
3. restrict the rights of formerly enslaved persons
2. guarantee equal civil rights for African Americans
4. support the creation of the Freedmen's Bureau
38. • Alien and Sedition Acts • Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
These pieces
of legislation reflected the conflict between
1. Congress and the president
3. the military and the civilian government
2. states' rights and federal supremacy
4. the United States Supreme Court and state courts
39. As a strict constructionist, President Thomas Jefferson questioned the constitutional right to
1. receive diplomats from foreign nations
3. grant pardons to convicted criminals
2. purchase the Louisiana Territory
4. veto legislation passed by Congress
40. How did Supreme Court decisions under Chief Justice John Marshall affect government in the United
States?
1. Federal power increased at the expense of the states.
3. The impeachment of federal judges was declared unconstitutional.
2. Strict limits were placed on congressional use of the elastic clause.
4. State powers under the 10th Amendment were expanded.
41. • Congress proposes an amendment legalizing an income tax. • The Supreme Court
rules that the income tax is unconstitutional.
These events illustrate the use of
1. delegated powers
3. judicial legislation
2. checks and balances
4. the unwritten constitution
42. Base your answer on the cartoon (see image) and on your knowledge of social studies.
What
is the main idea of this cartoon?
1. Americans fail to adequately support the expenses of political candidates.
3. Campaign costs are a major cause of the national debt.
2. Campaign advertising has no influence on voter turnout.
4. High campaign costs negatively affect the political process.
43. The Federalist Papers were published in 1787 and 1788 to help gain support for
1. a bill of rights
3. a weaker central government
2. the ratification of the Constitution
4. the abolition of slavery and the slave trade
44. A republican form of government is described as one in which
1. there is a two-party system
3. elected officials have limited terms
2. representatives are elected by the people
4. government power is limited by checks and balances
45. The due process clause in the 5th Amendment and the right to an attorney in the 6th Amendment were
designed to
1. protect freedom of expression
3. ensure fair treatment for those accused of crimes
2. assure that laws are properly enacted
4. provide for judicial review of laws
46. Which statement best describes governmental power under the Articles of Confederation?
1. Power was shared equally by the central government and the states.
3. A strong chief executive headed a unified central government.
2. A balance of power existed between the three branches of the central government.
4. The states had much greater power than the central government.
47. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was important because it
1. ensured universal suffrage for all males
3. provided a process for admission of new states to the Union
2. extended slavery north of the Ohio River
4. established reservations for Native American Indians
48. At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise resolved the issue of
1. representation
3. slavery
2. taxation
4. control of trade
49. Which type of map shows the most detailed information about Earth's natural features, such as rivers,
lakes, and mountain ranges?
1. political
3. weather
2. demographic
4. physical
50. Which region of the United States is correctly paired with an industry that is dominant in that region?
