Definition Of US History - 2
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- 1.Who changed from the Democratic to the Republican Party in 1994?
- A.
Edward Kennedy
- B.
George Pataki
- C.
Richard C Shelby
- D.
Orin Hatch
- 2.Theodore F. Stevens is a U.S. Senator from which state?
- A.
Vermont
- B.
Ohio
- C.
Florida
- D.
Alaska
- 3.What Article sets forth the ways to amend the Constitution?
- A.
8
- B.
12
- C.
5
- D.
1
- 4.Who was the youngest U.S. Supreme Court justice appointee?
- A.
Joseph Story
- B.
Ruth Ginsberg
- C.
Clarence Thomas
- D.
William O. Douglas
- 5.What was not covered in the Articles of Confederation?
- A.
Courts
- B.
Congress
- C.
Laws
- D.
Treaties
- 6.Who said "Government is not reason, it is not eloquence-it is a force"?
- A.
Abraham Lincoln
- B.
Benjamin Franklin
- C.
Dwight Eisenhower
- D.
George Washington
- 7.What rule states that the entire delegation to a party convention must cast it's vote based upon the "Rule of the Majority"?
- A.
Detente
- B.
Reserved Power
- C.
Unite Rule
- D.
Bicameral Legislature
- 8.What is originated in the 1820's because of the belief that the voting population should be able to elect all of the officials that govern them?
- A.
Political Efficacy
- B.
Ideology
- C.
Localism
- D.
Long Ballot
- 9.What are powers specifically granted to the federal government as enumerated in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution?
- A.
Inherent Powers
- B.
Express Powers
- C.
Senate
- D.
Jus Soli
- 10.What President donated land for colleges to states through the Land Grant College Act?
- A.
Lincoln
- B.
Taft
- C.
Nixon
- D.
Roosevelt
- 11.What year was a Civil Rights Act passed recognizing blacks as U.S. citizens?
- A.
1923
- B.
1866
- C.
1877
- D.
1960
- 12.Who did the "National Eight Hour Law" cover?
- A.
U.S. Federal Employees
- B.
Railroad Workers
- C.
Children Under Age 12
- D.
Garment Workers
- 13.What Republican President was responsible for creating the department of labor?
- A.
Richard Nixon
- B.
Teddy Roosevelt
- C.
Dwight Eisenhower
- D.
Abe Lincoln
- 14.Who was the only member of Congress to vote against entry into both World War I & II?
- A.
Joe Kennedy
- B.
Jeannette Rankin
- C.
Everett Dirkson
- D.
John C. Fremont
- 15.Which President's mother outfitted him in dresses until he reached the age of 5?
- A.
Thomas Jefferson
- B.
Harry Truman
- C.
Herbert Hoover
- D.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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