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Which quotation is correctly paired with the document in which it is found?

"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation..." — Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Which event was a cause of the other three?

The United States was attacked at Pearl Harbor

Based on the United States Constitution, the census helps to determine the number of

electoral votes assigned to each state

Which document most directly addressed the concerns expressed by Abigail Adams in this passage?

Declaration of Sentiments

What was one problem facing President Lyndon B. Johnson at the time this speech was delivered

Opposition to the Vietnam War was becoming more widespread.

What was one result of the changes in immigration patterns shown on the charts?

Restrictive immigration laws were passed.

Which conclusion is best supported by the information in the charts?

Southern and eastern Europeans made up a majority of immigrants from 1900 to 1920.

The practice of yellow journalism most influenced United States entry into which war?

Spanish-American War

Which statement about the Hurricane Katrina disaster (2005) is an opinion rather than a fact?

The federal government did not do enough to aid the victims.

Which statement best supports the cartoonist's view in 2007 about global warming

The federal government has been slow to take action on global warming.

According to the cartoonist, one important result of the election of President Barack Obama in 2008 was that

a racial barrier in government had been broken

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was important in United States history because it established a method for

admitting new states to the union

Which action by President Richard Nixon is the focus of this cartoon?

attempting to hide evidence from investigators

The Washington Naval Conference (1921), the Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928), and the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s were all attempts by the United States to

avoid policies likely to lead to war

Which similar issue was addressed in these Supreme Court cases?

balancing the rights of students with the need of schools to maintain order

A major reason the American colonists of the 1600s chose to settle along the seacoast and rivers was so that they could

carry out trade

Which constitutional principle is shown in this cartoon?

checks and balances

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was the inability of the central government to

collect adequate taxes from the states

The formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) were attempts by the United States and other nations to

create mutual defense pacts

What was a result of the Great Compromise during the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

creating a two-house legislature

McCarthyism of the early 1950s resulted in

damage to the reputations of many innocent people

President John F. Kennedy and President Ronald Reagan both visited the Berlin Wall in order to

demonstrate the commitment of the United States to maintain freedom in Western Europe

The situation shown in this cartoon was mainly caused by the

disagreement over United States participation in the League of Nations

The term federalism is best described as the

division of power between the national government and state governments

The Fair Labor Standards Act (1938) helped American workers by

establishing a minimum wage in many industries

The main reason Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense was to

gain support for declaring independence from Great Britain

Throughout the Civil War, an important advan- tage the North had over the South was that the North

had greater manufacturing capabilities

A primary reason the Antifederalists opposed ratification of the United States Constitution in 1787 was because the Constitution failed to

include a bill of rights

The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 was important to the development of the nation because it

increased trade between the East Coast and the Midwest

In 1958, the United States government increased spending on science education and research in reaction to the

launching of Sputnik

The suspension of habeas corpus during the Civil War and the passage of the USA Patriot Act during the war on terror both illustrate the national government's willingness to

limit civil liberties when the nation is facing immediate danger

Since the presidency of Ronald Reagan, the 43 Republican Party has generally tried to deal with economic problems by supporting

lower taxes and reduced government spending

Under the British system of mercantilism, the American colonies served primarily as a

market for British manufactured goods and a source of raw materials

Which geographic feature contributed most to the settlement of colonies along the Atlantic Coast?

navigable rivers and harbors

The baby boom following World War II resulted in the

need to increase the number of schools in the 1960s

What was the primary method used by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to advance civil rights?

nonviolent protest of segregation practices

Before the Civil War, the collapse of the Whig Party and the formation of the Free Soil and the Republican parties showed that

opposing views on slavery affected national unity

These headlines reflect the actions of Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller as

philanthropists

The focus of the speakers' debate is the contro- versy over the

policy of imperialism

During the 1700s, the British government used mercantilism to

profit from its colonies

Antifederalists insisted that a bill of rights be added to the Constitution in order to

protect individual rights from the power of the central government

Adoption of the "cash and carry" policy in 1939 and passage of the Lend-Lease Act in 1941 showed a growing commitment of the United States to

provide aid to the Allied nations

The Compromise of 1877 brought an end to Radical Reconstruction by providing for the

removal of federal troops from Southern states

The outcome of the events illustrated in the cartoon resulted in the

resignation of President Richard Nixon

The French and Indian War (1754-1763) was a turning point in the relationship between American colonists and the British government because the war

resulted in British debt and attempts to tax colonists

The primary objective of the women's movement during the first two decades of the 20th century was to

secure full suffrage rights

Which principle of the United States Constitution is supported by this passage?

separation of powers

The 1920s are often called the Roaring Twenties because the decade was noted for

social and cultural changes

The phrase "consent of the governed" refers to the

source of the government's power

The federal government follows the economic principle of laissez-faire when it

takes no action on corporate mergers

The power of judicial review was established when

the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Which factor contributed most directly to public support for this amendment?

the Vietnam war

During the 1950s, United States foreign policy was shaped by

the emergence of two world superpowers

A direct result of United States involvement in World War II was

the entry of more women and minorities into the workplace

A presidential veto of a bill can be overridden by a

two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress

Breadlines, Hoovervilles, and the Bonus Army were all direct results of

unemployment during the Great Depression

The Progressive Era presidents were considered trustbusters because they

used government power to promote business competition

During the late 1800s, political machines controlled the governments of many cities by

using corrupt practices and patronage

The Great Migration that took place between 1915 and 1930 refers to

African Americans who left the rural south for northern cities

which heading

Foundations of American Democracy