Joseph McCarthy led the crusade against alleged __________ in American government
during the 1950s.
a. embezzlers
b. interventionists
c. communists
d. racists
e. isolationists
The strategic blunder made by Nicholas Biddle was his __________.
a. decision to confide in Henry Clay
b. decision to seek the bank’s charter renewal four years early
c. decision to give bank loans to congressmen
d. failure to listen to the advice of Henry Clay
e. advocacy of large loans to immigrants
American Loyalists, who sided with the British during the War for Independence,
__________.
a. tended to be wealthy conservatives
b. were known for their wickedness and immorality
c. favored a strongly centralized, authoritarian form of government
d. came from all occupations and social classes
e. were pacifists who opposed war for any reason
The most serious slave rebellion of the colonial period was __________.
a. the Stono Uprising
b. the Denmark Vesey Conspiracy
c. Nat Turner’s Rebellion
d. the Jamestown Massacre
e. Bacon’s Rebellion
What did William Seward’s foreign policy include?
a. avoiding entangling foreign alliances
b. concentrating on promoting trade and commerce
c. alliances with major European powers
d. U.S. domination of the Americas
e. U.S. acquisition of Mexico, but not Canada
Which individual was an African American appointed to a prominent post in the federal
government during the Kennedy administration?
a. Philip Randolph
b. Thurgood Marshall
c. Martin Luther King, Jr.
d. Malcolm X
e. Stokely Carmichael
Which of John Marshall’s values influenced many of his court decisions?
a. economic equality for all American citizens
b. the need to balance state and federal powers
c. the protection of individual liberty
d. the supremacy of the judicial branch
e. a belief in the strict interpretation of the Constitution
Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955 because she __________.
a. instigated a race riot stemming from the desegregation of schools
b. defied a court order by refusing to allow black students in her classroom
c. refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white man
d. assaulted a white man who had insulted her on a city bus
e. was suspected of being a communist or communist sympathizer
George III believed __________.
a. Parliament should run the empire
b. the monarch should make policies for the empire
c. the monarch should be a figurehead
d. qualified men should run the government
e. the monarch should consider parliamentary opinion when making decisions
Why was the “civilization” of Native Americans tragic?
a. Some Native Americans refused to become civilized, so they were tragically
murdered by white Americans.
b. Many Native Americans tried to use civilized means like protests and boycotts to
influence the U.S. government for their rights, but tragically failed.
c. Few Native Americans wanted to become “civilized” because it meant tragically
giving up their culture in exchange for land and citizenship.
d. Most Native Americans were tragically unable to demonstrate aspects of civilization:
literature, art, or organized society.
e. Some Native Americans sacrificed their culture to try to assimilate into white society,
and still they were not accepted or granted rights.
Harding and his successors __________.
a. sought to continue the policies of Wilson
b. wanted a return to traditional Republican policies
c. advanced in new directions
d. sought to maintain the status quo
e. wanted to redefine “Republicanism”
How was the age of the American population related to the economy in the early part of
the twenty-first century?
a. Health care costs rose alarmingly as the American population aged.
b. As the baby boom generation aged, the load on Social Security decreased.
c. As the baby boom generation aged, their children volunteered to pay more taxes to
support them.
d. The number of elderly people in America was declining, so age had little effect on
the national economy.
e. As the American population aged, they became wealthier, so there was a positive
effect on the national economy.
What was Lincoln’s early military policy toward the Confederacy?
a. He wanted to take the South back by force as soon as possible.
b. He wanted the South to be responsible for starting the war.
c. He wanted the North to take the first military action.
d. He wanted the North to refrain from military action regardless of southern actions.
e. He wanted to start the war with a decisive Union victory in a key southern city.
What was a major contradiction in the attitudes of southern yeoman farmers?
a. They were staunch supporters of abolitionism even though they owned slaves.
b. They listened sympathetically to abolitionist ideas but remained neutral.
c. They paid little attention to the slave system even though it supported them.
d. They were staunch supporters of slavery even though they rarely owned slaves.
e. They were staunch opponents of slavery because slaves limited their own economic
opportunities.
How did American industrialization around 1800 differ from that of Europe?
a. America had not yet had an industrial revolution, whereas Europe had experienced
one.
b. America had experienced an industrial revolution; Europe had not.
c. American industrialization was concentrated in the fossil fuels industry, whereas
European industrialization was concentrated in textiles.
d. Americans used water transportation and power to increase their industrial
production; Europe used land transportation and fossil fuels.
e. Americans invented textile industry machines, which Europeans then stole to have
their own industrial revolution.
England passed the Coercive Acts in response to the __________.
a. colonial boycott of the Stamp Act
b. Boston Tea Party
c. American victory at Saratoga
d. Declaratory Act
e. Tea Act
What was the significance of a 1901 study of working-class families?
a. It revealed that child labor had virtually ceased.
b. It showed that the number of working women decreased.
c. It showed that over 50 percent of the principal breadwinners were out of work.
d. It revealed that children were attending school in record numbers.
e. It showed that fewer immigrants were working-class.
Why did Theodore Roosevelt call Robert La Follette’s Wisconsin Idea “the laboratory
of democracy”?
a. The Wisconsin Idea improved voter education and participation.
b. The Idea was voted on and approved by all citizens of Wisconsin.
c. Voters gained power to directly elect officials, and the results democratized or
equalized education, employment, and public resources.
d. The Idea removed nearly all corrupt officials from local, state, and federal
governments in Wisconsin.
e. The Idea became the model for all other states and eventually the rest of the
democratic world.
African American soldiers during the Civil War __________.
a. received equal pay to their white counterparts throughout the war
b. were mostly free blacks from the North
c. served in integrated units under black officers
d. participated disproportionately on the front line
e. made a vital contribution to the North’s victory
What was the intent of the Republican party’s push for “normalcy” during the 1920s?
a. The return to normalcy indicated a Republican reservation about innovation and a
preference for federal approaches to creating wealth and prosperity.
b. It suggested a strategy that resulted in the raising of income taxes on all classes of
Americans.
c. This phrase indicated that Republicans would seek to reverse the cultural
transformation and modernization sweeping American society.
d. As part of the planned return to normalcy, Republicans sought to shrink government
intervention in all aspects of the American economy.
e. Reacting to fast-paced reforms of progressive presidents such as Woodrow Wilson
and Teddy Roosevelt, Republicans in the 1920s sought stability and security.
How does the Watergate scandal compare to previous presidential scandals?
a. Unlike previous presidential scandals, Watergate was about lust rather than money.
b. Unlike previous presidential scandals, Watergate was about power rather than money.
c. Unlike previous presidential scandals, Watergate was about money rather than power.
d. Like previous presidential scandals, Watergate was effectively covered up and never
fully revealed to the public.
e. Like previous presidential scandals, Watergate demonstrated how ineffective
investigative journalism was in America at the time.
How did Jefferson’s goals as president differ from typical Republican goals today?
a. Jefferson wanted to reduce the size of the federal government; most Republicans
today want to increase the size of the government.
b. Jefferson chose cabinet members who supported his programs; most Republicans
choose a mix of supporters and opponents.
c. Jefferson wanted to repeal his opponent’s legislation; today Republicans try to use
their opponents’ policies to their advantage rather than repeal them.
d. Jefferson wanted to cut national debt and succeeded; Republicans today are also
focused on and successful at reducing national debt.
e. Jefferson wanted to maintain international peace; Republicans today are more willing
to engage in international conflicts.
In 1990, President George H. W. Bush had to break his campaign pledge __________.
a. not to cooperate with Russian leader Gorbachev
b. not to lead America into war
c. not to raise taxes
d. to end the Cold War
e. to prohibit discrimination against the disabled
What is the difference between a monopoly and an oligopoly?
a. An oligopoly is one firm controlling all of the market of a product, whereas a
monopoly is several firms controlling much of the market of a product.
b. A monopoly is one firm producing many different products and controlling much of
the business market, whereas an oligopoly is one firm producing one product and
controlling most of the business market.
c. A monopoly is one firm controlling all of the market of a product, whereas an
oligopoly is several firms controlling much of the market of a product.
d. An oligopoly is one firm producing many different products and controlling much of
the business market, whereas a monopoly is one firm producing one product and
controlling most of the business market.
e. A monopoly is when one business controls at least 50 percent of an industry, whereas
an oligopoly is when several businesses control at least 50 percent.
What was Kennedy’s top priority when he assumed the office of the presidency?
a. civil rights
b. foreign policy
c. health care
d. poverty
e. the economy
The adoption of a standard gauge system for all railroads __________.
a. allowed all rails to be built of steel instead of inferior quality metal
b. allowed trains to travel on all tracks, thus integrating the entire system
c. kept all trains running on the same time schedule
d. allowed tracks to be built on both government and private lands
e. kept the trains from derailing so often and so disastrously
What was a drawback of suburban life for the family?
a. Many families were torn apart by pressure to conform to suburban expectations.
b. Many young families had to share their homes with extended family members.
c. Many parents were too focused on earning money to make time for family bonding.
d. Many people had only infrequent contact with extended family members.
e. Many children received little attention from their hardworking parents.
Cesar Chavez __________.
a. led a communist takeover of Nicaragua in 1969
b. organized a Chicano political movement known as La Raza Unida
c. organized California grape and lettuce workers to strike for higher wages
d. was the first Hispanic player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
e. campaigned for bilingual education programs in public schools in California and
Texas
What was the greatest single advantage that the United States and its Allies had during
World War II?
a. The Allies began military confrontations with the Axis powers immediately, before
they could gain much ground in Europe or Asia.
b. The Allies were genuinely willing to work together to defeat their enemies, whereas
the Axis powers fought separate wars.
c. The Germans and Japanese made slow progress in conquering more lands in Europe
and the Pacific.
d. All of the Axis powers suffered from ineffective leadership and poor strategizing.
e. The Allies had such an overwhelming number of ground troops that Axis resistance
was highly ineffective.
What issue became especially controversial after Chief Justice William Rehnquist died
and Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor retired?
a. medical marijuana
b. immigration
c. abortion
d. government bailouts
e. the war on terror