Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers
the question.
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Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the
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I doubt that a country can live in freedom where its people can
be made to suffer physically or financially for criticizing their government, its actions, or its
officials. . . .
— Hugo Black, New Your Times v.
Sullivan,
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According to the excerpt, which of the following is necessary to preserve
liberty within the United States?
A | The right to vote | B | Freedom of association | C | Freedom of
expression | D | The right to privacy |
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Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the
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Which of these terms best completes the diagram?
A | Reconstruction | B | Immigration | C | Populism | D | Women's
suffrage |
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Which event is an example of geography playing an important role in the defeat
of an invading army?
A | The North Korean invasion of South Korea in 1950 | B | The Japanese invasion
of Manchuria in 1931 | C | The German invasion of the Soviet Union in
1941 | D | The U.S. invasion of Cuba in 1898 |
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Which of the following is an example of the constitutional principle of
governmental checks and balances?
A | Direct election of senators | B | Presidential veto power | C | Congressional term
limits | D | Appeal of court decisions |
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Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the
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Some recent work by E. Fermi and L. Szilard, which has been
communicated to me in manuscript, leads me to expect that the element uranium may be turned into a
new and important source of energy in the immediate future.
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Albert Einstein, letter to President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, August 2, 1939
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The development referred to in Einstein's letter led directly to
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A | a government program to develop the atomic bomb. | B | the first funding of
scientific research by the federal government. | C | the delivery of inexpensive electricity to U.S.
consumers. | D | the creation of a new cabinet department. |
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Many members of the First Continental Congress opposed declaring independence
because they —
A | saw no reason to declare what was already obvious to the
colonists. | B | believed reconciliation with Great Britain was still possible. | C | were waiting for the
outcome of battles between British and French troops. | D | needed time to recruit and train
soldiers. |
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Entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) might change China's economic
relationship with the rest of the world because China will have to —
A | allow more foreign competition in its markets. | B | allow Europeans to
manage the economy. | C | produce completely different
goods. | D | become a democratic country with a market economy. |
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It is a fearful thing to lead this great, peaceful people into
war. . . . But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for . . . a universal
dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all nations
and make the world itself at last free.
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President Woodrow
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According to the excerpt, President Woodrow Wilson supported involvement in
World War I because he wanted to —
A | protect U.S. colonial interests around the world. | B | prevent communism
from spreading outside the Soviet Union. | C | make the world safe for
democracy. | D | provide Germany with humanitarian aid. |
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The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution gave citizens the right to vote
regardless of race, color, or former status as a slave. Later methods of depriving citizens of their
15th Amendment rights included —
A | poll taxes and literacy tests. | B | requiring landownership. | C | church membership
requirements. | D | requiring a high school education. |
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal was a program designed to
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A | prevent the onset of the Great Depression. | B | control big
business. | C | combat the effects of the Great Depression. | D | restore the gold
standard. |
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The year 1776 is an important date in U. S. History because it marked the
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A | beginning of the American Revolutionary War. | B | signing of the
Declaration of Independence. | C | writing of the U.S.
Constitution. | D | founding of the first American colony. |
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