US5 Civics, Citizenship, and Government
Quiz by NYSED US History and Government
High School
Social Studies (2017)
New York State Learning Standards
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- Q1In the 1780s, the national government under the Articles of Confederation established its authority in the Northwest Territory byrejecting Native American Indian claims of sovereigntyproviding a system for the formation of new statesextending the nation's border to the Rocky Mountainssettling the border dispute with Mexico60sUS5
- Q2A fundamental principle of a republican form of government is thatgovernments are not responsible for protecting individual rightslegislation must be passed by the elected representatives of the peoplehereditary rulers are the legitimate possessors of political powerlaws should be created directly by the citizens60sUS5
- Q3What was a major argument used by the Antifederalists to oppose ratifying the Constitution?Congress was given the power to tax exports.The executive branch lacked the power to maintain order.The proposed Constitution contained no bill of rights.Only the national government could coin money.60sUS5
- Q4The judicial branch of government can check the legislative branch of government byvetoing bills passed by Congresscalling special sessions of Congressdeclaring laws unconstitutionalreducing congressional budgets60sUS5
- Q5The belief expressed in this statement was put into law by thecreation of the Articles of Confederationsigning of the Mayfl ower Compactestablishment of a federal system of governmentaddition of the first amendment to the United States Constitution60sUS5
- Q6Which government action most directly prompted the publication of this poster?issuance of the Emancipation Proclamationrejection of the Wilmot Provisoadoption of the Missouri Compromisepassage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act60sUS5
- Q7In this 1896 decision, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality ofthe Three-fifths Compromiseaffirmative action programsJim Crow lawsracial integration60sUS5
- Q8Which government action is directly related to the "clear and present danger" doctrine established in 'Schenck v. United States' (1919)?rejecting membership in the League of Nationsbanning immigration from western Europelimiting the first amendment rights of antiwar protesterspassage of the Prohibition amendment60sUS5
- Q9Which approach best represents the argument made in the passage?armed resistancecivil disobedienceBlack Powercontainment60sUS5
- Q10This cartoonist is critical of the leadership of President George W. Bush and Vice President Richard B. Cheney foroverusing the presidential veto powersupporting the clear-cutting of forestswaging the war in Iraqweakening the system of checks and balances60sUS5
- Q11The Populist movement of the 1890s and the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s are similar in that both movements were attempts toimprove the lives of groups who were oppressedsolve the problems brought about by industrializationrestrict the power of the executive branchrequire state governments to promote racial equality60sUS5
- Q12The tactics illustrated in the cartoon were most closely associated withincreased federal spending for education during the 1960sCongress promoting increased security after the September 11, 2001 attacksgovernment leaders investigating communist activities after World War IIisolationists supporting neutrality policies during the 1930s60sUS5
- Q13The primary aim of the writers of the United States Constitution was toweaken the independence of the judiciarypreserve the supremacy of the stateseliminate the bicameral legislaturestrengthen the power of the central government60sUS5
- Q14What reason does Mercy Otis Warren give for the position she stated concerning the executive and legislative branches?The United States Constitution would benefit only a wealthy few.The duties of the president and of Congress were not clearly separated.The thirteen states could never agree on important issues.Federal courts were a threat to individual liberty60sUS5
- Q15The power of the president to veto laws and the power of the House of Representatives to impeach are examples ofthe unwritten constitutionexecutive privilegefederalismchecks and balances60sUS5
