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U.S. History Regents Practice Questions

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  1. 1Which action is an example of judicial review?
    1. ACongress increased the number of justices on the Supreme Court.
    2. BThe Supreme Court declared part of the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional.
    3. CThe Supreme Court heard a case involving a United States ambassador.
    4. DThe Chief Justice presided over the impeach- ment trial of President Andrew Johnson.
  2. 2Which major issue was debated at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and contributed directly to the start of the Civil War?
    1. Aregulation of interstate commerce
    2. Bsetting of qualifications for federal office holders
    3. Clength of presidential term of office
    4. Dbalance of power between the states and the national government
  3. 3After the Civil War, freedmen in the South had difficulty improving their economic condition because
    1. Aliteracy for formerly enslaved persons was prohibited
    2. Bmigration of factory workers from Northern cities had created competition for jobs
    3. Cthe federal government confiscated their 40- acre grants
    4. Dthe system of sharecropping kept them in a cycle of poverty
  4. 4In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to influence American society mainly by
    1. Aexposing corruption in business and government
    2. Blobbying members of Congress
    3. Ccontributing to presidential election cam-
      paigns
    4. Dorganizing demonstrations in large cities
  5. 5Judicial review is most accurately described as the power of the
    1. Apresident to override a decision of the Supreme Court
    2. Bstate courts to overturn decisions of the Supreme Court
    3. CSenate to approve all presidential appoint- ments to federal courts
    4. DSupreme Court to determine the constitutionality of laws
  6. 6The majority of immigrants who arrived in the United States between 1800 and 1860 came from
    1. Asouthern and eastern Europe
    2. Bnorthern and western Europe
    3. CLatin America
    4. DEast Asia
  7. 7The Red Scare, the growth of the Ku Klux Klan, and the murder convictions of Sacco and Vanzetti were influenced by
    1. Athe rise of organized crime
    2. Bthe passage of immigration quota acts
    3. Ca distrust of foreigners
    4. Dan effort to stop fascism
  8. 8Which action is an example of international appeasement?
    1. ACongress authorizing the Manhattan Project
    2. BJapan attacking Pearl Harbor
    3. C Germany signing a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union
    4. DGreat Britain and France agreeing to Hitler’s demand for part of Czechoslovakia
  9. 9The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights were significant influences on United States constitutional development because they
    1. Aprovided suffrage for all men and women
    2. Bplaced limits on the powers of the government
    3. Ccalled for the abolition of slavery
    4. Dsupported the development of federalism
  10. 10One result of the purchase of the Louisiana Territory (1803) was that the United States
    1. Aacquired California from Spain
    2. Bgained control of the port of New Orleans
    3. Cended border conflicts with British Canada
    4. Dannexed Florida

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