These are examples of 25 key U.S. History questions thay are likely to be on the Regents. Look at the Answer Key and study these along with the U.S. Fabulous Fifty.
_________1. The Great
Compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 settled a dispute
over how
1.
state boundaries
would be determined
2.
the states would
be represented in Congress
3.
power would be
divided between the states and the national government
4.
a leader would be
selected for the executive branch
________2. The adoption of the
Bill of Rights (1791) addressed Antifederalist criticism of the new Constitution
by
1.
providing for an
indirect method of electing the president
2.
protecting
citizens from abuses of power by the national government
3.
allowing the
national government to coin money
4.
establishing a
process for impeaching federal officials
________3. A major criticism of the electoral college is
that it
1.
limits the
influence of the two-party political system
2.
allows a president
to be elected without a majority of the popular vote
3.
forces each
political candidate to campaign in every state
4.
makes the federal
election process too expensive
________4. A major purpose of
the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
1.
limit European
influence in the Western Hemisphere
2.
establish United States colonies in South
America
3.
form military
alliances with Latin American nations
4.
avoid involvement
in Canadian conflicts
_________5. One goal of many
Harlem Renaissance writers was to
1.
increase pride in
African American culture
2.
support existing
racial barriers
3.
cut off
connections with mainstream American values
4.
encourage African
Americans to create their own political party
________6. Congress opposed
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan to increase the number of justices on
the Supreme Court because the plan would have
1.
threatened the
principle of checks and balances
2.
abolished judicial
review
3.
violated the
elastic clause of the Constitution
4.
given the federal
government too much power over the states
________7. In the pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine urged
American colonists to
1.
oppose French
colonization of North America
2.
compromise with
the British
3.
reaffirm their loyalty
to King George III
4.
declare their
independence from Great
Britain
________8. Which idea did the
Founding Fathers include in the Constitution that allows Congress to meet the
needs of a changing society?
1.
federalism 3.
the elastic clause
2.
separation of
powers 4.
States rights
_________9. Which power was
delegated to the federal government in the United States Constitution?
1.
establishing an
official religion
2.
controlling
interstate commerce
3.
regulating
marriage and divorce
4.
granting titles of
nobility
________10 . The Homestead Act
(1862) attempted to promote development of western lands by
1.
creating a system
of dams for irrigation
2.
providing free
land to settlers
3.
removing all
restrictions on immigration
4.
placing Native
American Indians on reservations
_________11. What was the
primary reason for the great migration of African Americans to northern cities
during World War II?
1.
Jim Crow laws in
the south had been repealed
2.
Voting rights laws
had been passed in northern states
3.
The federal
government had guaranteed and end to discrimination
4.
Job opportunities
were available in northern factories
________12. Which
characteristic of the 1920s is illustrated by the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti?
1.
hostility toward
woman’s suffrage
2.
support for
segregation
3.
opposition to
separation of church and state
4.
intolerance toward
immigrants
_______13. Which action is an
example of judicial review?
1.
The president
proposes a bill to reduce the powers of the federal courts.
2.
A state court
finds a defendant guilty of murder
3.
The Supreme Court
declares a federal law unconstitutional
4.
The Senate
approves a president’s nominee for the Supreme Court
_______14. The Federal Reserve
Act of 1913 was intended to
1.
create a national
parks system
2.
regulate the stock
market
3.
control the
nation’s money supply
4.
establish
homelands for Native American Indians
_______15. Which argument was
used by the Supreme Court in reaching its “clear and present danger” ruling in Schenck v. United States (1919)?
1.
The military is
under civilian control
2.
Powers are separated
between the federal and state governments
3.
Constitutional
rights are not absolute
4.
The Constitution
provides for equal protection under the law
________16. In the early
1800s, the Mississippi River was important to the United States because it
1.
led to wars
between Great Britain and Spain
2.
divided the Indian
territories from the United
States
3.
served as a border
between the United States
and Mexico
4.
served as a major
highway for trade
________17. In the 1840s, the
term Manifest Destiny was used by
many Americans to justify
1.
the extension of
slavery into the territories
2.
war with Russia over the Oregon territory
3.
westward expansion
into lands claimed by other nations
4.
the acquisition of
colonies in Latin America
________18. The United States
Constitution requires that a national census be taken every ten years to
1.
provide the
government with information about voter registration
2.
establish a
standard for setting income tax rates
3.
determine the
number of members each state has in the House of Representatives
4.
decide who can
vote in presidential elections
________19. Federalism is a term used to define the
division of power between the
1.
president and the
vice president
2.
Senate and House
of Representatives
3.
three branches of
the federal government
4.
national and state
levels of government
________20. In 1906, the
publication of The Jungle, written by
Upton Sinclair, led Congress to
1.
enact stronger
prohibition laws
2.
support the
national conservation movement
3.
establish a system
for meat inspection
4.
legalize strikes
and boycotts by labor unions
_________21. In 1954,
the Supreme Court decision in Brown
v. Board of Education of Topeka advanced the civil rights movement by
1.
guaranteeing equal
voting rights to African Americans
2.
banning racial
segregation in hotels and restaurants
3.
declaring that
racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th amendment
4.
upholding the
principles of separate but equal public facilities
_________22. At the beginning
of World War II, national debate focused on whether the United States
should continue the policy of
1.
coexistence 3.
imperialism
2.
containment 4.
isolationism
_________23. At the beginning
of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson followed a traditional United States
foreign policy by
1.
refusing to permit
trade with either side in the conflict
2.
sending troops to Great Britain
3.
declaring American
neutrality
4.
requesting an
immediate declaration of war against the aggressors
________24. President Richard Nixon’s policy of détente
is best characterized by his
1.
decision to
dismantle the nuclear weapons arsenal of the United States
2.
attempt to reduce
tensions with the Soviet Union
3.
order to bomb Cambodia
4.
support for
membership in the United Nations for communist countries
________25. The Seneca Falls
Convention of 1948 is often viewed as the beginning of the
1.
temperance
movement 3.
antislavery movement
2.
women’s rights
movement 4.
Native American Indian movement
