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Social Studies Jeopardy

George Washington’s Farewell Address

Disagreement between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson over the interpretation of the Constitution led to the development of the

1) National judicial system2) Great Compromise3) Political parties4) President’s cabinet

A major reason for the issuance of the Monroe Doctrine was to

1) Discourage United States trade with Latin America

2) Prevent further European colonization in the Caribbean region

3) Provide economic aid to Latin American nations

4) Defend the Panama Canal from Great Britian

President Andrew Jackson claimed that use of the spoils system increased democracy in the federal government because it

1) Removed property-holding qualifications

2) Limited the role of the electoral college in presidential elections

3) Allowed larger number of citizens to hold office

4) Used nominating conventions to pick political party candidates

Which is a valid statement about the national nominating conventions of the major political parties in the United States?

1) They are a creation of the age of radio and television

2) They have been waived for incumbent Presidents who desire the nomination

3) They have formed the basic nominating procedure since the mid- 19th century

4) They are provided for in the Constitution

During John Marshall’s years as Chief Justice, the supreme Court increased into powers by

1) Staying out of disputes between the two political parties

2) Expanding the federal supremacy clause of the Constitution

3) Limiting the spread of slavery in the West4) Joining the president in disputes with

Congress

Both the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the compromise of 1850 settled conflicts between the North and South over

1) Admission of states to the Union2) Voting rights3) Supreme Court decisions4) Presidential election results

The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was primarily concerned with

• Limiting immigration to the United States

• Promoting the settlement of western territories

• Bringing about equal rights for women• Carrying out Reconstruction in the

south

The term Manifest Destiny was first used to support

1) Efforts to stop succession Southern States

2) Laws restricting labor union activity3) Westward expansion to the Pacific

Ocean4) Independence from Great Britian

Adherence to a strict interpretation of the Constitution would have prevented President Thomas Jefferson from

1) Commissioning military officers2) Making the Louisiana Purchase3) Writing State of the Union messages4) Receiving ambassadors

Which geographical advantage did the United States gain with the Louisiana Purchase

1) Access to southern ports on the Pacific Ocean

2) More natural harbors on the Atlantic Ocean

3) A Mississippi river port on the Gulf of Mexico

4) Control of land west of the Rocky Mountains

As a result of President Andrew Jackson’s policies, Native American Indians were

1) Gradually allowed to return to their ancestral lands

2) Forcibly removed to area west of the Mississippi River

3) Given United States citizenship4) Relocated to reservations in Mexico

Before the Civil War, the principle of popular sovereignty was proposed as a means of

1) Deciding the legalizations of slavery in a new state

2) Permitting voters to nullify federal laws3) Allowing states to secede from the

Union4) Overturning unpopular decisions of the

Supreme Court

A major purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation was to

1) Help the North win the Civil War2) Provide for new state governments3) End Jim Crow laws in the South4) Give land to freedmen

In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that

1) Slaves are the property and may not be taken from their owners

2) All western territories should be open to slavery

3) Racial segregation was constitutional

4) States may not secede from the union

Which statement most accurately describes President Abrahams Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction after the Civil War?

1) African Americans should be given free land

2) Southerners should be made to pay for their rebellion

3) War damages should be collected through military occupation

4) The Union should be restored as quickly as possible

After the Civil War, serious differences between Congress and President Andrew Johnson's about how to handle Reconstruction led to the

1) Impeachment of President Johnson2) Election of a Democratic President3) End of the Ku Klux Klan4) Resignation of President Johnson

What was major result of the Civil War?1) Congress passed an amendment to

provide for the direct election of senators2) The power of the central government was

strengthened3) The judiciary became the dominant branch

of the federal government4) States now had the right to secede from

the union

The writers of the United States Constitution created a federal form of government primarily to

1) Develop a criminal justice system2) Limit the powers of the Senate3) Provide for the civilian control over

the military4) Divide power between levels of

government

Under the United States Constitution, state governments have the power to

1) License teachers2) Coining money3) Establish term limits for members of

Congress4) Regulate interstate commerce

The amendment process was included in the United States Constitution in order to

1) Check the power of the Supreme Court2) Remove government officials from

political office3) Preserve the federal system of

government4) Allow government to meet the

changing needs of society

The implied powers suggested by the United States Constitution show that the writers recognized the

1) Powers of government needed to be able to adapt to change

2) Rights of the citizens were the first concern of the government

3) Powers of the Supreme Court needed to be checked

4) Rights of the states had to be protected

Which Presidential action is an example of the unwritten constitution?

1) Consulting with the Cabinet2) Granting pardons for Federal crimes3) Appointing justices to the Supreme

Court4) Submitting a treaty to the Senate for

ratification

What were two key precedents established by George Washington during his presidency?

1) Aid to farmers and the end of the slave trade

2) Protective tariffs and foreign alliances during peacetime

3) Foreign policy of neutrality and the use of the cabinet

4) Universal male suffrage and support for political parties

The decision of President George Washington to use the state militia to put down the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 demonstrated that the

1) President was becoming a military dictator2) New National Governemnt intended to

enforce federal laws3) States were still the dominant power in the

new nation4) Federal Government had no authority to

impose an excise tax