UNIT TEST (2) 96%

Which statement best describes the result of the Battle of Antietam? Neither side won, but it was a victory for the South. Both sides had losses, but it was a victory for the North. Confederate troops won the Battle of Antietam decisively. Union troops won the Battle of Antietam decisively.

Both sides had losses, but it was a victory for the North.

In the South, many enslaved people reacted to the Emancipation Proclamation by joining the Confederate military. staging work slowdowns. relocating to the border states. offering to become Union spies.

staging work slowdowns.

How does a referendum give people more of a say in government? A referendum allows people to vote to accept or reject a law. A referendum allows people to remove an official from office. A referendum allows people to change laws or propose new ones. A referendum allows people to impeach an official for wrongdoing.

A referendum allows people to vote to accept or reject a law.

Which statement best describes the recall, referendum, and initiative provisions? They give people the power over their laws and government officials. They give people the power to directly govern themselves and others. They give people the power to elect representatives and senators. They give people the power to impeach officials and elect new ones.

They give people the power over their laws and government officials.

The first two major battles of the Civil War took place at Fort Wagner. Bull Run. Fredericksburg. Chancellorsville.

Bull Run.

The preamble to the Declaration of Independence outlines the principles upon which the new government would be based. Which of these best describes one of those principles? a government based on a social contract the end of taxation without representation the removal of the British military a need for equality regardless of race or gender

a government based on a social contract

Which is an example of General Grant's leadership during the Civil War? He invaded Union territory at Gettysburg in 1863. He successfully captured Vicksburg in early 1863. He refused to retreat during the Battle of Shiloh. He led the Union Navy on an attack of New Orleans.

He successfully captured Vicksburg in early 1863.

Under what circumstances did John Locke think it would be acceptable for the people to overthrow the government? It is never acceptable, as overthrowing the government would be a violation of the social contract. If the people were to break the social contract and seek a different type of rule, the people could overthrow the government. If the government violated the social contract, the people could overthrow the government. If the government failed to accept new natural rights, the people could overthrow the government.

If the government violated the social contract, the people could overthrow the government.

Prior to the enactment of the Seventeenth Amendment, why did some states not send two senators to Congress? They thought senators could work from their states. They decided that one senator was enough. They could not find two deserving senators. They could not decide who to elect.

They could not decide who to elect.

Which Founder included the idea of natural rights when he wrote the Declaration of Independence? James Madison Thomas Jefferson George Washington John Jay

Thomas Jefferson

Even after a defeat at Vicksburg, Grant launched another attack because his career was in trouble without another victory. Vicksburg was vital to a Union victory in the long run. the Confederacy expected the Union to give up. the Union navy could not win control of the city.

Vicksburg was vital to a Union victory in the long run.

The Bill of Rights includes which of the following freedoms? freedom to rebel against the government freedom of speech freedom to own property freedom to be left alone by the government

freedom of speech

Which had the greatest influence in prompting the Second Continental Congress to declare independence? the battles of Lexington and Concord King George III's rejection of peaceful reconciliation financial support from France and Spain increased open public support for independence

increased open public support for independence

While the board of commissioners in the commission system have combined legislative and executive powers, the power of the city council in the council-manager system is largely nonexistent. executive. judicial. legislative.

legislative.

During the Civil War, Robert E. Lee decided to invade Union territory in order to remove Union pressure in Virginia. protect the Confederate capital. make winning easier for his troops. draw Union troops away from Vicksburg.

remove Union pressure in Virginia.

In the 1700s, the concept of individualism was so important for Americans that rights were added to the Constitution in the Bill of Rights. the Constitution guaranteed people's rights. rights were added to the Declaration of Independence. the Declaration of Independence guaranteed natural rights.

rights were added to the Constitution in the Bill of Rights.

Founders who supported natural rights also supported adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution because they wanted the Constitution to include popular sovereignty. they wanted to limit government power. the Bill of Rights made it easier to overthrow the government. the Bill of Rights included specific rights for people.

the Bill of Rights included specific rights for people.

The basis for America's foundation in liberty is found in Patrick Henry's speech about liberty. the Declaration of Independence. the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. de Tocqueville's book Democracy in America.

the Declaration of Independence.

The Enlightenment thinker Baron de Montesquieu came up with the idea of the natural rights of all people. using a revolution to obtain citizens' rights. the separation of the government's powers. a social contract between government and people.

the separation of the government's powers.

After the Emancipation Proclamation, the central goals of the Civil War were to preserve the Union and end slavery. to align with Europe and end slavery to preserve the Union and align with Europe. to end slavery and break up the Union.

to preserve the Union and end slavery.

According to the Seventeenth Amendment, who could elect senators? voters in each state the state legislatures the president the vice president

voters in each state

Recalls, referendums, and initiatives were primarily designed to bring power to trusts. political machines. voters. monopolies.

voters.

At the start of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Union Army drove the Confederates out of Pennsylvania. was forced into a defensive position. broke through the Confederate army's line. fought the Confederate Army to a stand-off.

was forced into a defensive position.

Before Gettysburg, most major Civil War battles in the East were won by the Union military. involved General Robert E. Lee. were fought on Confederate soil. involved General Ulysses S. Grant.

were fought on Confederate soil.

Who would benefit from worker's compensation, which was one aspect of Robert La Follette's Wisconsin Idea? workers who were hurt on the job and couldn't work workers who needed more money than they were making workers who weren't qualified for the jobs they held workers who wanted extra work and overtime pay

workers who were hurt on the job and couldn't work