FSOT U.S. History and Society 2

Question 1

Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States?

Accepted Answer

Thirteenth Amendment

Answer

The Thirteenth Amendment, ratified in 1865, formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude except as punishment for a crime.

Question 2

The 'Trail of Tears' refers to the forced relocation of which Native American tribe in the 1830s?

Accepted Answer

Cherokee

Answer

The Cherokee Nation was forcibly relocated from the southeastern United States to present-day Oklahoma under President Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act.

Question 3

Which event directly triggered U.S. entry into World War I?

Accepted Answer

Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram

Answer

Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare combined with the Zimmermann Telegram proposing a Mexican-German alliance pushed Congress to declare war in April 1917.

Question 4

The Social Security Act of 1935 was a centerpiece of which presidential program?

Accepted Answer

The New Deal

Answer

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal established Social Security as part of his response to the Great Depression.

Question 5

Which Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Marbury v. Madison

Answer

Marbury v. Madison (1803) established the Supreme Court's power to strike down laws that conflict with the Constitution.

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FSOT U.S. History and Society 2