US History MCAS Survey
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1. Multiple Choice
Please choose the answer that best answers the questions
1
. The excerpt below is from George Washington's Farewell Address in 1796:
"It serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of part against another; foments occasionally riot and insurrection."
Which of the following statements best summarizes George Washington's view of political parties?
The excerpt below is from George Washington's Farewell Address in 1796: "It serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of part against another; foments occasionally riot and insurrection." Which of the following statements best summarizes George Washington's view of political parties?
They were sources of corruption
They were controlled by social elites
They were sources of division in the country
They were prone to influence by foreign powers
2
. The Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison (1803) established which constitutional principle?
The Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison (1803) established which constitutional principle?
due process
judicial review
implied powers
equal protection
3
. Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Untied States Constitution?
Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Untied States Constitution?
to ensure rights of foreigners
to ensure slaves' right to vote
to protect the federal government from the states
to protect the individual rights of citizens from government abuse
4
. How did the British victory in the French and Indian War contribute to the beginning of American Revolution?
How did the British victory in the French and Indian War contribute to the beginning of American Revolution?
Great Britain tried to trade western Virginia to France for Montreal
Great Britain tried to sell to France territory conquered during the war
Great Britain forced new taxes on American colonists to pay for war debts
Great Britain forced American colonists to migrate across the Appalachians
5
. Which of the following best describes the form of government of the United States?
Which of the following best describes the form of government of the United States?
direct democracy
military oligarchy
constitutional monarchy
representative democracy
6
. An oligarchy can best be described as a government that is ruled by
An oligarchy can best be described as a government that is ruled by
a king
the people
a small elite
religious leaders
7
. Which of the following is a responsibility of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court?
Which of the following is a responsibility of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court?
to enforce laws
to write legislation
to hear cases on appeal
to propose new amendments
8
. Which of the following actions may be taken by state governments?
Which of the following actions may be taken by state governments?
coining money
granting patents
establishing post offices
issuing driver's licenses
9
. Which of the following issues was central to the Nullification Crisis of 1832-1833?
Which of the following issues was central to the Nullification Crisis of 1832-1833?
due process
laissez faire
states' rights
women's rights
10
. The excerpt below is from Andrew Jackson's second annual message to Congress in 1830:
"What good man would prefer a country covered with forests and ranged by a few thousand savages to our extensive Republic, studded with cities, towns, and prosperous farms, embellished with all the improvements which art can devise or industry execute, occupied by more than 12,000,000 happy people, and filled with all the blessings of liberty...?"
In this excerpt, which of the following arguments was President Jackson making to justify removing American Indians from lands they had occupied for centuries?
The excerpt below is from Andrew Jackson's second annual message to Congress in 1830: "What good man would prefer a country covered with forests and ranged by a few thousand savages to our extensive Republic, studded with cities, towns, and prosperous farms, embellished with all the improvements which art can devise or industry execute, occupied by more than 12,000,000 happy people, and filled with all the blessings of liberty...?" In this excerpt, which of the following arguments was President Jackson making to justify removing American Indians from lands they had occupied for centuries?
American Indians were destroying the environment
American Indians were preventing the spread of civilization
American Indians were not respecting the Missouri Compromise
American Indians were not obeying the United States Constitution
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