US History Online Test - Practice Test Geeks

The Three-Fifth's Compromise, which became part of our Constitution, related to

the metric system

slavery

the tariff

the election of the President

The First Amendment of the Constitution guarantees all citizens the right to

a fair trial

free speech

bear arms

refuse to testify against themselves

Anti-Federalists criticized the United States' Constitution primarily because governing power was concentrated in the

state legislatures

President's Cabinet

delegates to the Constitution Convention

National Government

Which of the following statements does NOT accurately depict the Federalist position favoring ratification of the Constitution?

The checks and balances system was designed to prevent the three branches from acquiring preponderant power.

A strong national government was necessary to facilitate interstate commerce and to manage foreign trade, national defense, and foreign relations.

A Bill of Rights was necessary in order to protect individual and states' rights already established in the state governments.

The development of political factions would prevent any one branch from gaining too much power thus allowing a republic to survive.

Anti-Federalists were advocates of all of the following EXCEPT

Strong state governments

adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution

A strong executive

The common man

The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom did all of the following EXCEPT

separated church and state in Virginia

prohibited the "established" church in Virginia

established the principle of religious liberty

required citizens of Virginia to attend church every week

The Constitution provided for all of the following EXCEPT

establishing federal law as the Supreme Law of the land while giving states considerable power to govern themselves

creating an unequal balance of power between large and small states with the creation of a unicameral legislature

developing a system of numerous checks and balances between three co-equal branches of government in order to avoid a too powerful central government

placating the Southern states by counting slaves as 3/5's of the population when determining representation in the House of Representatives

The Election of 1800 was MOST significant due to

its requiring changes to the electoral process

is resulting in the demise of the Federalist Party

its vice-residential candidate was convicted of murdering Alexander Hamilton

its being the first instance of political power being transferred peacefully from one political party to another

All of the following are accurate statements concerning Andrew Jackson and the Bank of the United States EXCEPT

Jackson's reelection in 1832 brought an end to the bank

Jackson believed the Bank of the united States to be an undemocratic institution

Jackson established "pet banks" in several states after withdrawing federal funds form the Bank of the United States

Jackson succeeding in stabilizing the US economy by making federal fund available to all Americans

Which of the following statement is NOT accurate concerning the Monroe Doctrine?

The American continents were not to be considered as open to future colonization by any European powers

Nations in the Western Hemisphere were the same as Europe’s due to their shard republicanism

The United States would consider an European attempt to impose their system of Government on any independent state in the Western Hemisphere as a threat to United States Security

The United States pledged not to interfere in European affairs.

All of the following are associated with the Women's Suffrage Movement in the 1800's EXCEPT it

achieved voting rights for women in presidential elections by the turn of the century

was led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony before and after the Civil War

developed a declaration of women’s rights at the Seneca Falls Convention in New York

was another reform movement established during Jacksonian Democracy.

The Northern states developed an economic system based on all of the following EXCEPT

industrial economy based on manufacturing

strict governmental laws protecting consumer rights

high protective tariffs to protect Northern manufacturers from foreign competition

use of federal funds to improve transportation and to construct factories and mills

Which of the following is a power granted to the President in order to prevent passage of legislation?

veto

impeachment

elastic clause

apportionment

The practice by which men were forced to serve as British sailors was known as

slavery

embargo

impressments

enlisting

Jefferson was the person most responsible for the ideas of the

Farewell Address

Federalist party

Democratic-Republican Party

Neutrality Proclamation

The Expeditionary Force was led by Lewis and Clark was guided by the Indian translator

Opechancanough

Pocahontas

Sacagawea

Squanto

The main reason northerners favored a high tariff was that such a tariff would

protect industry

encourage the purchase of foreign goods

provide tax revenues for the Federal government

encourage foreign nations to buy agricultural products

The Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional because of the principle of

Judicial Review

Due Process

Precedent

ex post facto

To what does "The Trail of Tears," refer?

The return journey of a runaway slave

The path of General Sherman's army through Georgia

The forced expulsion of Indians from the eastern part of the United States

The power of Judicial Review was established by

The Constitution

Case of Marbury vs. Madison

ase of McCulloch vs. Maryland

Case of Gibbons vs. Ogden

The United States obtained Florida from

Spain

Britain

France

Mexico

The spoils system is most associated with President

Jefferson

Monroe

Madison

Jackson

Which contributed to the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828?

Voters were tired of the Federalist party.

Voters wanted to register a protest against John Marshall's decisions

The importance of the west in national elections had increased

Andrew Jackson advocated the spoils system.

In McCulloch vs. Maryland, the Supreme Court decided that

states could NOT tax the federal government

interstate transportation was illegal

separate but equal facilities were unconstitutional

states could disobey federal laws if they chose to.

Before the Civil War, the South objected to high tariffs because they

kept the price of cotton low

increased the cost of slaves

increased the prices of manufactured goods

helped western farmers at the planters' expense.

During the first half of the 19th century, the right to vote was most generally extended by

lowering the voting age

removing property qualifications

outlawing poll taxes

amending the federal Constitution

The Missouri Compromise (1820)

drew an east-west line through the Louisiana Purchase, prohibiting slavery above that line, with the exception of Missouri

was developed by John C. Calhoun and abolished the slave trade in Missouri

permitted slavery throughout the Old Northwest Territory

Banned the publication of anti-slavery literature such as "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and "The Liberator."

According to President Polk, what was the nation's manifest destiny?

To extend to the Pacific Ocean

To become completely industrialized

To live in peace with its neighbors

California entered the Union as a free state in the

Dred Scott decision

Compromise of 1850

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Lincoln-Douglas debates

Which would have received the MOST support in the South?

The Wilmot Proviso

The Dred Scott Decision

The Missouri Compromise

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry