Supreme Court Cases | Presidents | Major wars | Miscellaneous questions | Decades |
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B. Marbury v. Madison
Which court case established judicial review?
A. McColluch v. Maryland B. Marbury v. Madison C. Cohens v. Virginia D. Gibbons v. Ogden |
A. Richard Nixon
Which president had the policy of "Vietnamization"?
A. Richard Nixon B. Dwight D. Eisenhower C. John F. Kennedy D. Ronald Reagan |
B. French and Indian War
What war ended salutary neglect of the colonies?
A. Queen Anne's War B. French and Indian War C. King William's War D. Revolutionary War |
B. it freed all slaves in the country
Which is NOT true of the Emancipation Proclamation?
A. it changed the focus of the war B. it freed all slaves in the country C. it went into effect in 1864 D. led to increased African Americans fighting in the Civil War |
B. 1860s
Decade of the Emancipation Proclamation, Trent Affair, Homestead Act and Battle of Antietam?
A. 1850s B. 1860s C. 1870s D. 1890s |
B. Brown v. Board of Education
What said "separate is not equal"?
A. Fletcher v. Peck B. Brown v. Board of Education C. Plessy Ferguson D. Gideon v. Wainwright |
C. Lyndon B. Johnson
Which president established reform programs called the "Great Society"?
A. Theodore Roosevelt B. Frankin Roosevelt C. Lyndon B. Johnson D. Ronald Reagan |
D. United Nations
Which of the following developed following WW2?
A. League of Nations B. Lost Generation C. Isolationism D. United Nations |
B. the power to make laws
Which of the following was one of the powers given to Congress in the Articles of Confederation?
A. the power to tax the people directly B. the power to make laws C. the power to regulate commerce between the states D. the power to establish a federal judiciary |
C. 1900s
Decade of the Platt amendment, muckrakers, Progressive movement and Russo-Japanese War
Treaty? A. 1880s B. 1890s C. 1900s D. 1910s |
A. Gideon v. Wainwright
Which case said that indigent defendants must be provided representation without charge?
A. Gideon v. Wainwright B. Miranda v. Arizona C. Loving v. Virginia D. District of Columbia v. Heller |
A. Andrew Jackson
Which president increased voting rights for the white common man?
A. Andrew Jackson B. Abraham Lincoln C. Thomas Jefferson D. John Adams |
A. Cuba
Which country did NOT become a territory of the U.S. following the Spanish-American War?
A. Cuba B. Puerto Rico C. Philipenes D. Guam |
B. end of D.C. slave trade
Which was a part of the Compromise of 1850?
A. Maine as a free state B. end of D.C. slave trade C. Missouri as slave state D. no slavery in Mexican-American War territories |
A. 1880s
Decade of the Social Gospel, Knights of Labor, Jim Crow Laws, A Century of Dishonor and social Darwinism?
A. 1880s B. 1890s C. 1900s D. 1910s |
B. Dred Scott v. Sandford
Which case denied citizenship to African American slaves and said that the Compromise of 1820 was unconstitutional?
A. Lawrence v. Texas B. Dred Scott v. Sandford C. Roe v. Wade D. Cohens v. Virginia |
D. James K. Polk
Who was president during the Mexican- American War?
A. Frankin Pierce B. William McKinley C. John Tyler D. James K. Polk |
D. Italy
Which country did America NOT get directly involved with during the Cold War?
A. Greece B. Korea C. Turkey D. Italy |
A. John Jay
Who was a part of the writing of "The Federalist Papers"?
A. John Jay B.Thomas Jefferson C. George Washington D. John Adams |
B. 1840s
Decade of the Mexican American War, Mormons, free spoilers and American Anti-slavery Society?
A.1830s B. 1840s C. 1850s D. 1860s |