QUARTER TEST REVIEW 3RD QUARTER

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QUARTERTEST REVIEW3RD QUARTER
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Which of the following principles gives each
branch of government the power to limit the power
of the other two branches? 1. Checks and
balances 2. Popular sovereignty 3. Separation of
powers 4. Federalism .
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Who is the head of the executive branch of the
national government? 1. Vice President 2. Supreme
court 3. President 4. Governor
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What is the job of the legislative
branch? 1. carry out laws 2. make laws 3.
explain laws 4. interpret laws
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What are the 3 branches of government? 1.
executive, federal, and judicial 2. executive,
legislative, and judicial 3. state, national and
judicial 4. national, state, and local
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We the people1. never appears in the
Constitution2. are the first 3 words in the
Declaration of Independence3. are the last 3
words of the Declaration of Independence4. are
the first 3 words of the Constitution
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The Constitution is the _______________________
of the land.1. Supreme law2. Best law3.
Last law4. Only law
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Which branch of the government carries out
laws?1. Judicial 2. Executive
3. Legislative4. None of the above
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The people of the US rule through1. Federalist
2. Representatives3. Democrats4. Republicans
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Power to govern is shared between the _________
and ____________ government.1. Executive and
legislative branch2. Congress and judicial
branch3. Constitution an Supreme Court4.
federal and state
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Congress cannot1. Tax2. Take away individual
rights3. Regulate trade4. Coin money
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Under the Articles of Confederation, there
was1. No president 2. No national court
system3. No money 4. Both A and B
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The government has only the power the
_________________ give it. 1. Government2. Congr
ess3. People 4. President
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Who elects the President?1. US
citizens2. Electoral College3. US
Senators4. US Congress
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What is the legislative body for York
County?1. York County Board of
Supervisors2. York County School
Board3. Governor4. Congress
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Who has the power of judicial review over state
laws?1. US Supreme Court2. VA Supreme
Court3. Both A and B4. Neither A nor B
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Who is the chief executive for Virginia?1. Govern
or2. President3. Mayor4. County Manager
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Which federal court has a jury?1. Supreme
court2. District court3. Circuit
court4. Juvenile court
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If a person your age were to appear in court to
face charges, which court would it be?1. A.
Supreme court2. District court3. Circuit
court4. Juvenile court
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If Congress passes a law that says only women can
vote, what would happen?1.The President would
make a new law.2. Congress would veto it.3.
It would be declared unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court.4. It would be approved.
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Which of the following is a way that an
individual can influence the political
process?1. watch television2. join an athletic
team3. vote4. none of the above
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What is the final step in the lawmaking
process1. Working on the bill in
committees2. Signing or vetoing the bill by the
President of the governor3. Voting on a bill by
both houses4. Debating the bill
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Which amendments to the US Constitution provide
for due process of law protection?1. 5th and
14th2. 27th3. 5th and 21st4. all of them
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Which term refers to powers that are given to the
state governments?1. reserved
powers2. enumerated powers3. concurrent/shared
powers4. implied powers
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Which of the following is an example of a
concurrent/shared power?1. taxing2. coining
money3. setting up schools4. establishing
driving laws
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Which court's proceedings are kept
private?1. District Court2. Circuit
Court3. Supreme Court4. Juvenile Court
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Which of the following people is credited with
designing and building the reaper?1.Fulton2.Whi
tney3.Garrison4.McCormick
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The Oregon Country was gained by treaty with
1. France2. Mexico3. Britain4. Spain
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The Monroe Doctrine1.banned European expansion
or interference in the Americas2.blocked trade
between the nations in the western hemisphere and
Europe3.stopped all trade between North and
South America4.declared that the US would
resolve all problems in South America
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Which of the following land cessions was an
example of annexing?1.Texas2.Florida3.Oregon4.
California
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The Confederacy included1. Florida and
Texas2. New York and Pennsylvania3. Delaware
and Maryland4. Missouri and Kansas
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The Fourteenth Amendment declared that1. All
male citizens, whatever their race, are entitled
to vote.2. All those born in the U.S. are
citizens and states cannot take away their legal
rights.3. Presidents cannot serve three
terms.4. Slavery was banned in the United
States.
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The period following the Civil War is called 1.
Constitution 2. Reconstruction 3. Manifest
Destiny 4. Emancipation
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Where were the first shots of the Civil War
fired?1.Gettysburg2.Ft. Monroe3.Appomatox
Courthouse4.Ft. Sumter
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According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, who would
decide if Kansas and Nebraska would have
slaves?1.President2.Congress3.Citizens4.Slave
owners
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Who was the President of the Confederacy?1.Jeffe
rson Davis2.Abraham Lincoln3.Ulysses S.
Grant4.Robert E. Lee
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Who was the Confederate general who surrendered
and brought about the end of the Civil War?
1.Robert E. Lee2.Abraham Lincoln3.Ulysses S.
Grant4.Stonewall Jackson
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What famous American focused efforts on the poor
housing conditions of immigrants?1. Booker T.
Washington2. Jane Addams3. Abigail
Adams4. W.E.B. DuBois
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The system of laws that made racially
discriminatory practices legal was called1.
Jim Crow"2. "The Negro Leagues"3. "Reconstructi
on"4. "Business As Usual"
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Which African American leader is INCORRECTLY
linked with their political philosophy?1.
W.E.B. DuBois - full political equality2.
Frederick Douglass - Emancipation and Suffrage3.
Booker T. Washington - social separation of the
races4. Harriett Tubman - Reconstruction
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Which of the following statements is NOT true
about late 1800s workplaces?1. Children as young
as 8 years old worked in some factories2. There
were no safety devices on assembly lines.3. The
invention of electric lights meant factories were
well lit.4. There was no insurance available to
help injured workers pay their bills.
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The Progressive Movement of the late 1800s
primarily focused on achieving which of the
following reforms?1. ending slavery2.
improving unfair working conditions3. improving
transportation4. reducing the use of liquor
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. Which of the following was NOT a result of
the Spanish-American War?1. The U.S. emerged as
a serious world power in international
affairs.2. The U.S. gained possession of the
Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.3. Yet
another Treaty of Paris was signed.4. Cuba
remained a Spanish protectorate on a 100-year
lease.
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Which of the following countries were included in
the Allies?1.Great Britain, France, and
Germany2.Germany, Austria-Hungary, and
Turkey3.Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Great
Britain4.Great Britain, France, and Russia
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What was the name of the peace plan that was
proposed by the U.S. president at the end of
World War I?1.Plan for Peace2.Paris Peace
Agreement3.Fourteen Points4.Zimmerman telegraph
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Which of the following was NOT a cause for World
War I?1.Imperialism2.Nationalism3.Armistice4.M
ilitarism
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During the first few years of World War I, the
United States1.fought bravely2.chose to remain
neutral3.sent troops to Europe4.Refused to
trade with European countries