NYSTCE NYSTCE Social Studies (005)

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Marbury v. Madison

Answer

McCulloch v. Maryland

Answer

Gibbons v. Ogden

Answer

Fletcher v. Peck

Question 2

The Three-Fifths Compromise included in the original U.S. Constitution addressed which issue?

Accepted Answer

How enslaved people would be counted for representation and taxation

Answer

How to divide tax revenue between large and small states

Answer

How to regulate interstate commerce among the states

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How new states would be admitted to the Union

Question 3

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote nationwide?

Accepted Answer

19th Amendment

Answer

13th Amendment

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15th Amendment

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24th Amendment

Question 4

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 primarily attempted to resolve which national controversy?

Accepted Answer

The expansion of slavery into new western territories

Answer

Tariff disputes between northern and southern states

Answer

Native American land rights in the Mississippi Valley

Answer

The establishment of a Second National Bank

Question 5

The system of checks and balances in the U.S. government is designed primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Prevent any single branch of government from accumulating excessive power

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Ensure equal representation of all states in the Senate

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Guarantee individual liberties against government intrusion

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Divide authority between state and federal governments

Question 6

Which New Deal agency employed millions of unemployed Americans in public works projects such as building roads, bridges, and public buildings during the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Answer

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

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Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Question 7

Which combination of events most directly caused the United States to enter World War I in April 1917?

Accepted Answer

Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram

Answer

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the Serbian response

Answer

The sinking of the RMS Lusitania alone

Answer

The fall of the Russian Tsar and fear of communist spread