Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers
the question.
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Use the excerpt and your social studies skills to answer the following
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[We must protect] not free thought for those who agree
with us, but freedom for the thought that we hate.
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Supreme Court Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 1929 | |
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In this excerpt, Justice Holmes suggests that allowing free speech in a
democratic society includes —
A | developing new ideas. | B | endorsing popular
viewpoints. | C | tolerating unpopular views. | D | silencing vocal
dissenters. |
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Which of the following lists is in the correct sequence?
A | Great Depression
Cold War
Gilded Age
World War I | B | World War I
Cold
War
Great Depression
Gilded Age | C | Gilded Age
World War I
Great
Depression
Cold War | D | Cold War
Great Depression
Gilded
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World War 1 |
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Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the
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The problems we face are not limited to one coast or one region.
From the contaminated waters of Boston Harbor to the pollution of San Francisco Bay; from the closed
shellfish beds of the Chesapeake to the growing "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico; from the
Puget Sound Superfund sites to the PCB-ridden striped bass of New York; coastal pollution is
pervasive and growing more deadly with each passing year.
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Congressional Record, June 1989 | |
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Population growth in coastal regions has contributed to the problems described
above by —
A | creating a need for more highways. | B | causing an increase in flooding and soil
erosion. | C | creating a demand for more clean water. | D | producing increasing
amounts of sewage and other waste products. |
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination on the basis of race,
color, religion, or national origin. The act also established —
A | legal consequences for discrimination. | B | exceptions for job-related
discrimination. | C | an official definition of housing discrimination. | D | criminal penalties
for those practicing affirmative action. |
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Use the graph and your knowledge of social studies to answer the
following question. | |
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The largest decline in German immigration prior to 1915 was in —
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Use the graph and your knowledge of social studies to answer the
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Which event best explains the change in German immigration to the United States
after 1914, as shown in the graph?
A | The outbreak of World War I limited immigration from Germany. | B | The economy in Europe
improved, eliminating the need for emigration. | C | The German government encouraged emigration.
| D | The United States passed new restrictions on
immigration. |
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The idea of representative government flourished in colonial America because the
colonists wanted —
A | the people to be the source of power. | B | to be responsible for their own
defense. | C | government power to be held by only a few leaders. | D | a president to
control the government. |
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Which of the following is the correct cause-and-effect pairing of events that
occurred during the 1920s?
A | Victory in World War I and the outbreak of urban riots | B | Labor strife and the
downfall of unions | C | Prohibition and the rise of organized crime
| D | Fear of foreigners and the closing of U. S. borders |
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In which of the following situations would a historian need to use secondary
sources?
A | When studying the private lives of World War I leaders | B | When researching
different interpretations of World War I | C | When explaining the battlefield decisions of
World War I generals | D | When trying to understand the personal
experiences of World War I soldiers |
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In the 1960s César Chavez organized the United Farm Workers to
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A | assist farm workers in securing loans to buy homes. | B | demand disaster
relief for farmers in the Midwest. | C | guarantee government subsidies for U. S. fruit
growers. | D | improve working conditions for migrant farm laborers. |
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Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the
following question. | |
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the
press . . . .
— First Amendment to the
US
Constitution | |
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This excerpt reflects the principle of —
A | individual rights. | B | executive power. | C | popular
sovereignty. | D | checks and balances. |
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