ISASP Social Studies - US History and Civics 3

Question 1

What was Manifest Destiny as understood in 19th-century America?

Accepted Answer

The belief that the United States was destined to expand across North America to the Pacific Ocean

Answer

Manifest Destiny was the 19th-century ideology that American expansion westward to the Pacific was inevitable and divinely ordained.

Question 2

How does the electoral college work in U.S. presidential elections?

Accepted Answer

Citizens vote for electors who then officially cast votes for President on behalf of their state

Answer

Voters elect state electors who then vote for President, with most states awarding all electoral votes to the popular vote winner in that state.

Question 3

What was the significance of the 19th Amendment (1920)?

Accepted Answer

It granted women the right to vote in all U.S. elections

Answer

The 19th Amendment prohibited denying the right to vote based on sex, granting women full voting rights nationally.

Question 4

What is federalism as practiced in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A system dividing power between the national government and state governments

Answer

Federalism distributes governmental authority between the national and state levels, with each having specific powers.

Question 5

The Great Depression (1929–1939) was primarily caused by:

Accepted Answer

A combination of stock market crash, bank failures, and declining consumer spending

Answer

The Great Depression resulted from the 1929 stock market crash, widespread bank failures, reduced spending, and rising unemployment.

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