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Constitution AND
UNITED STATES HISTORY
Practice EOC
Directions
Read each question carefully and choose the best answer. Then mark the space on your answer
document for the answer you have chosen.
SAMPLE
Which speech is associated with the Civil Rights Movement?
A
B
“Great Society”
“I Have a Dream”
C
“Berlin Wall”
D
“A Day in Infamy”
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2
Which of the following was the source for a colonial New England covenant
community?
A
B
C
The Mayflower Compact
The Magna Carta
The Bill of Rights
D
The Declaration of Independence
One result of the first Great Awakening was —
F
a renewed interest in religion
G
H
the revival of the Salem witch hunts
a move to limit religious freedom
J
the founding of free Bible colleges
3 During the debate over the ratification of the Constitution of the United
States, Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagreed most often over —
A
B
provisions for admitting new states to the union
distribution of power between the President and the Supreme Court
C
use of an electoral college system to choose the President
D
division of powers between the national government and the states
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4
5
Conflict between American Indians (First Americans) and European settlers
most often resulted from the different ways each culture viewed —
F
G
H
religious practices
political systems
land ownership
J
family relationships
Slavery was introduced to the British colonies to provide labor for —
A
plantations
B
C
factories
shipbuilding
D
lumbering
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6
British
gained
territory
Proclamation
of 1763
issued
Results of the
?
Stamp and
Sugar Acts
passed
Which of these completes the title for this diagram?
7
F
French and Indian War
G
H
Second Continental Congress
Articles of Confederation
J
Monroe Doctrine
George Washington was an effective military commander because he —
A
B
C
won more battles than he lost using well-trained troops
preserved the army through his leadership skills
negotiated alliances with the leaders of other nations
D
prevented attacks against major population centers
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8
The power which first recognizes the independence of the
Americas will be the one to gather all the fruits of this war.
— Benjamin Franklin
Which nation followed this advice and allied with the colonies?
F
G
Austria
France
H
J
Russia
Spain
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9
It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the
acts of government to their selfish purposes . . . . The humble
members of society—the farmers, mechanics, and laborers, . . .
have a right to complain of the injustice of their government.
— President Andrew Jackson, 1832
According to the passage, what kind of government did President Andrew
Jackson support?
A
B
C
Aristocracy
Democracy
Oligarchy
D
Anarchy
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10
1824 election:
Close vote throws election to the
House of Representatives.
Andrew Jackson loses to
John Quincy Adams.
Property qualifications for voting
eliminated, allowing more men to
vote for President.
1828 election:
Four times as many men vote in
the election of 1828 than voted
in 1824. Andrew Jackson defeats
John Quincy Adams.
The events in this flow chart illustrate which of the following?
F
G
H
Decreasing voter turnout
The rise of the common man in American politics
The decline of American political parties
J
Political corruption in elections
11 In the mid-1800s, which group supported high tariffs to raise the price of
imported manufactured goods?
A
B
C
Western gold miners and cattle ranchers
Southern plantation owners
Northern factory owners and workers
D
Great Plains wheat farmers
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12. Which of these would have been MOST likely to be a significant part of the
Middle colonies' economy in 17th century North America?
F shipbuilding
G tobacco farming
H rice plantations
J indigo plantations
13 Which of these was a result of President Andrew Jackson’s bank veto?
A
Panic of 1837
B
C
Annexation of Texas
Compromise of 1850
D
Election of Abraham Lincoln
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14
"Move On!"
Has the native American no rights that the naturalized American is bound to respect?
1) The author of this cartoon, Thomas Nast, would have been MOST LIKELY to
oppose which of these 19th century laws?
F 14th Amendment
G 15th Amendment
H The Dawes Severalty Act
J The Chinese Exclusion Act
15 Missouri’s admission to the Union started the debate over —
A
B
C
the right of deposit at New Orleans
funding for internal improvements
the balance between slave and free states
D
the relocation of American Indians (First Americans
16 During the colonial era, the American south developed very few urban areas,
which resulted in a
F system of slavery and forced labor.
G poverty stricken region of peasants.
H strong network of roads that connected isolated areas.
J low instance of banking, finance, and law-related professions.
17 During the Civil War, which major event occurred at Appomattox Court
House?
A
B
C
The South divided into two sections.
The Union declared war on the South.
The Army of Northern Virginia surrendered.
D
The North gained control of the Mississippi River.
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D a i l y N e ws
D a i l y N e ws
Emancipation
Proclamation Issued
Abraham Lincoln
Elected President
1
3
D a i l y N e ws
D a i l y N e ws
South Carolina
Secedes
Confrontation Occurs
at Fort Sumter
2
4
In which order did the events in these headlines occur?
F
2, 1, 3, 4
G
H
J
3, 2, 4, 1
3, 4, 2, 1
4, 2, 3, 1
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19 Following the Civil War, which event was most responsible for speeding
westward movement?
A
B
C
Immigration from southern Europe
Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
Emancipation of slaves in the South
D
Elimination of federal military forces
20
Compromise of 1877
• Southern Democrats support electoral
college vote
• Military occupation of the South is ended
•
?
Which of the following completes the list?
F
G
H
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Emancipation Proclamation
End of Jim Crow era
J
Conclusion of Reconstruction
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21
In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that —
A
B
C
Congress did not have the authority to levy an income tax
labor strikes which caused hardships for Americans were unconstitutional
separate but equal facilities for African Americans were legal
D
American Indians (First Americans) must reside on reservations
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Which statement best represents what the cartoon is trying to state?
F
Immigration from southern and eastern Europe was encouraged.
G
Legislation was passed to reduce the number of immigrants from eastern and
southern Europe.
Force was used to keep immigrants from entering the United States.
Southern and eastern Europeans were the only ones interested in coming to the
United States.
H
J
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23
Urban Populations, 1880−1910
City
1880
1890
1900
1910
Detroit
116,340
205,876
285,704
465,766
Pittsburgh
156,389
238,617
321,616
533,905
Which of these contributed most to the changes shown in the table?
A
B
C
Growth of suburbs
Settlement of the frontier
End of slavery in the South
D
Industrialization in the North
24 Investigative journalists of the early 20th century who exposed social and
political corruption were known as —
F
G
progressives
muckrakers
H
reformers
J
exploiters
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25 How did union strikes contribute to rising racial tensions in the 1920s?
A Blacks were allowed to join most unions.
B Unions could not negotiate with management.
C Factory owners would hire blacks as strikebreakers.
D Immigrants joined unions at a greater rate than others.
26 Why did American industrialists in the late 19th century generally support
expansion into overseas colonies?
F
G
H
They believed that these regions would benefit from democratic government.
These areas would provide new sources of raw materials and customers.
Antitrust laws did not apply to American territories overseas.
J
American colonies would increase tariff revenues.
27 Which of the following best describes President Woodrow Wilson’s foreign
policy at the beginning of World War I?
A
Imperialistic
B
Militaristic
C
Neutral
D
Socialist
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28
Labor Union Membership
1900-1920
5,500
5,000
Total Membership
(in thousands)
4,500
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
1900
1905
1910
1915
1920
Year
All of the following contributed to the trend shown in the graph EXCEPT —
F
G
H
J
increasing industrialization
poor worker-management relations
discontent with working conditions
a decline in the population
29 One of the main issues that the New Deal addressed was —
A
air
pollution
B
C
urban crime
trade deficits
D
unemployment rate
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30 Prior to entering World War II, the United States’ reaction to aggression in
Asia was to —
F
G
H
impose an embargo on oil and steel shipments to Japan
end all American aid to China through lend-lease
supply military troops and equipment to Korea
J
direct members of the League of Nations to take action
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Courtesy of NARA (ARC # 533999)
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This poster was intended to persuade African Americans to —
A
B
C
protest the segregation of military units
protest the low wages paid in the war industry
encourage integration of industrial hiring practices
D
contribute labor to support the war effort
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[African-American] combat units, upon completion of training, have not
been sent to theaters of operations. . . . The personnel transferred from
these . . . units is reduced in morale. The commissioned and enlisted
personnel . . . can only look forward to another period of . . . preparation.
They can hardly hold out . . . hope for an opportunity for combat.
— General Benjamin O. Davis, November 9, 1943
Based on this quotation, African-American soldiers during World War II —
F
G
lacked the proper training
refused to join units headed to overseas duty
H
wanted to serve in battle
J
protested the integration of military units
33 All of the following were effects of the Great Depression of the 1930s
EXCEPT —
A
B
C
bankruptcies
growth in agriculture
bank closings
D
high unemployment
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34 What was the primary cause of the African-American migration to cities in the
early 1940s?
F
G
H
Crop failures from drought
Passage of the Civil Rights Act
Desegregation of the South
J
Job opportunities in war plants
35 Why is the Harlem Renaissance of major importance in American History?
A The government finally passed a law banning slavery.
B The area of New York was rebuilt after a devastating fire.
C It brought the African-American experience into the cultural conscious of the country.
D After it was over, African-Americans finally won the right to vote and participate in government.
36 The Geneva Convention established rules governing —
F
trade between nations
G
H
monetary exchange rates
treatment of prisoners of war
J
production of atomic weapons
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Compulsory exclusion of large groups of citizens from their
homes, except under circumstances of direct emergency . . . is
inconsistent with our basic governmental institutions. But when
under conditions of modern warfare our shores are threatened
. . . the power to protect must be [equal to] . . . the threatened
danger.
— Korematsu v. United States, 1944
This Supreme Court decision was used to —
A
B
C
end immigration from Germany
uphold African-American segregation
limit trade with communist China
D
justify Japanese-American internment
38 The United States government dealt with the press during World War II by —
F
banning the use of film coverage about the war
G
H
requiring basic training for correspondents during the war
limiting the ability of the media to report about the war
J
encouraging journalists to spy on civilians during the war
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39 Which of these statements about the Nuremberg Trials is most accurate?
A
B
C
The trials focused on high-ranking Japanese officials.
The trials were not covered by the media in the United States.
The trials held German officers responsible for war crimes.
D
The trials denied financial compensation to Jewish victims.
40 The United Nations was created with the hope of establishing —
F
G
H
industrial development
global peace
political reformation
J
economic equality
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41
?
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Ireland
Netherlands
Uniited
Kingdom
Belgium
East
Germany
Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics
Poland
West
Germany Czechoslovakia
Luxembourg
France
y
Austria Hungary
Romania
Switzerland
Yugoslavia
Italy
Portugal
Spain
Greece
N
W
Bulgaria
Albania
E
S
Africa
Which of the following would be the best title for this map?
A
B
C
Europe Before World War I
Europe During the Great Depression
Europe After World War II
D
Europe After the Cold War
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Turkey
42.
In the United States, the Red Scare of 1919 and the McCarthy Era of the early
1950’s were periods of
F. severe economic depression
G. widespread support for groups promoting international anarchy
H. great growth in art, literature, and music
J. persecution of people suspected of holding anti-American political views
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43
All of the issues listed here are aspects of
A The Cold War.
B The G.I. Bill.
C The Fair Deal.
D The Bonus Army.
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44
Ask not what your country can do for
you — ask what you can do for your
country.
This quotation is from the inaugural address of President —
F
G
John Kennedy
Richard Nixon
H
Ronald Reagan
J
Lyndon Johnson
45 The United States’ policy of "containment" during the Cold War held that
it was of vital importance to keep Communism from spreading.
In which conflict was containment successful?
A the Korean War
B the Vietnam War
C the Cuban Missile Crisis
D the Communist Revolution
46 Martin Luther King, Jr.’s strategy during the Civil Rights Movement
emphasized —
F
G
H
organizing non-violent mass protest
promoting self-help through education
creating a political coalition with organized labor
J
challenging discrimination through the courts
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47
Prohibited
discrimination
based on
race and
national
origin
Prohibited
discrimination
based on
religion and
gender
?
Prohibited
segregation
of public
facilities
Which of these events best completes this diagram?
A
B
C
D
Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Brown v. Board of Education Decision
Passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Bakke v. the California Board of Regents Decision
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48
Copyright © Wally McNamee/CORBIS Image #
WL001950
Antiwar Protest
This scene depicts opposition to United States involvement in —
F
G
H
Korea
Germany
Cuba
J
Vietnam
49 Which of the following resulted from President John F. Kennedy’s efforts to
make the United States the leader in space exploration?
A
B
The United States launched the first rocket into space.
The first man to travel in space was an American.
C
The United States launched the first successful satellite.
D
The first man to walk on the moon was an American.
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50 By the 1960s, women in American society
A were more likely to be enrolled in college than men.
B abandoned traditional gender roles, resulting in a population decline.
C tended to enter professional careers rather than assume traditional female work
roles.
D tended to be work outside the home, but for lower wage than men with similar
qualifications.
51 What effect did the Watergate scandal have on Richard Nixon’s
administration?
A
B
C
It allowed him to change foreign policy.
It forced him to resign from office.
It convinced him that election reform was necessary.
D
It prevented him from being reelected.
52 The phrase “triumph of democracy over communism” best describes which of
the following?
F
G
World War I
World War II
H
Cold War
J
Persian Gulf War
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53 The majority of recent immigrants to the United States have come from what
two regions?
A
B
C
Africa and Europe
Asia and Australia
Asia and Latin America
D
Africa and Latin America
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54
Mean Income by Degree Earned, 2001
United States Dollars
(thousands)
160
140
120
Legend
100
Women
80
Men
60
40
20
0
High
Bachelor’s Master’s Doctorate Professional
School
or Equivalent
Highest Degree Earned
Based on the information in this graph, in comparison to men, women in the
work force —
F
G
H
have more education
bear more responsibility
hold less desirable jobs
J
receive lower salaries
34
55
Excerpts from the Declaration of Independence
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass laws of immediate
and pressing importance.
He denies citizens a trial by jury.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing Armies
without consent.
This portion of the Declaration of Independence represents Thomas
Jefferson’s —
A
B
C
proposal for governmental structure
support for establishing a monarchy
list of grievances against the king
D
interpretation of national self-government
56 George Mason most influenced the Constitution of the United States by
supporting the —
F
G
H
addition of the Bill of Rights
Three-Fifths Compromise
provision for the District of Columbia
J
Supremacy Clause
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57
Inability to
collect taxes
Lack of executive
to enforce the law
?
Inability to
regulate trade
Which of these best completes the title to this diagram?
A
B
C
Problems With Great Britain That Led to the War of 1812
Reasons for Tension Between the States Prior to the Civil War
Factors That Led to the American Declaration of Independence
D
Weaknesses of the Government Under the Articles of Confederation
58
Which historical event best demonstrates the operation of checks and balances?
.
F. President George Washington used the Army to suppress a tax rebellion by
Pennsylvania farmers
G. South Carolina seceded from the Union over the issues of slavery and States rights.
H. President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent Federal troops to enforce the integration of public
schools in Little Rock, Arkansas
J. The Senate approved the appointment of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.
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No man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious
worship . . . whatsoever; . . . all men shall be free to profess . . .
their opinion in matters of religion . . . the same shall in no wise
diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities.
— Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, 1786
The ideas expressed in the excerpt were later included in the —
A
B
C
D
First Amendment to the Constitution
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
Brown v. Board of Education decision
60
That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive
of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it,
and to institute new Government . . . .
— The Declaration of Independence
According to this statement, government is held accountable by the —
F
king
G
H
J
church
citizens
laws
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