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Topic 17 · Competency 4: Landmark Cases, Legislation & Executive Actions

Landmark Executive Actions: Practice Questions

145 practice questions on sources of presidential power and the landmark executive actions on the FCLE, from the Neutrality Proclamation to "Tear down this wall." Answers are hidden until you click "Show answer."

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Treaty of Paris (1898) (5)

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  1. Which executive action ended the Spanish-American War, with Spain ceding Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States?

    1. Treaty of Paris of 1898
    2. Proclamation of Neutrality
    3. Louisiana Purchase
    4. Executive Order 9981
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    A. Treaty of Paris of 1898: The Treaty of Paris of 1898 (William McKinley, 1898) ended the Spanish-American War, with Spain ceding Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States.

  2. Which president was responsible for the Treaty of Paris of 1898, which ended the Spanish-American War, with Spain ceding Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States?

    1. Andrew Johnson
    2. James K. Polk
    3. William McKinley
    4. James Monroe
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    C. William McKinley: William McKinley was responsible for the Treaty of Paris of 1898.

  3. Under the Treaty of Paris (1898), the United States gained

    1. Alaska and Hawaii.
    2. Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
    3. Florida and Texas.
    4. Cuba as a state.
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    B. Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.: The United States paid Spain $20 million for the Philippines.

  4. Which presidential action ended the Spanish-American War and gave the United States Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines?

    1. Executive Order 9981
    2. The Treaty of Paris of 1898
    3. The Monroe Doctrine
    4. Executive Order 8802
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    B. The Treaty of Paris of 1898: The Treaty of Paris of 1898 (1898, William McKinley) ended the Spanish-American War and gave the United States Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.

  5. Which of these presidential actions came first?

    1. The Fourteen Points
    2. The Treaty of Paris of 1898
    3. The Truman Doctrine
    4. The integration of the University of Mississippi
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    B. The Treaty of Paris of 1898: The Treaty of Paris of 1898: 1898; The Fourteen Points: 1918; The Truman Doctrine: 1947; The integration of the University of Mississippi: 1962.

Enforcing civil rights rulings (4)

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  1. Which executive action sent federal troops to enforce the integration of Central High School after Brown v. Board of Education?

    1. Adams-Onís Treaty
    2. Fireside chats
    3. Executive Order 11246
    4. Deployment of the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock
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    D. Deployment of the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock: The deployment of the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock (Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957) sent federal troops to enforce the integration of Central High School after Brown v. Board of Education.

  2. Which president was responsible for the deployment of the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, which sent federal troops to enforce the integration of Central High School after Brown v. Board of Education?

    1. Dwight D. Eisenhower
    2. Andrew Johnson
    3. Richard Nixon
    4. Woodrow Wilson
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    A. Dwight D. Eisenhower: Dwight D. Eisenhower was responsible for the deployment of the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock (1957).

  3. In 1957, President Eisenhower sent which unit to Little Rock, Arkansas, to protect nine Black students?

    1. The Florida National Guard
    2. The U.S. Marshals only
    3. The Texas Rangers
    4. The 101st Airborne Division
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    D. The 101st Airborne Division: Governor Orval Faubus had used the Arkansas National Guard to block the students.

  4. Which presidential action sent the 101st Airborne to protect nine Black students integrating Central High School?

    1. The use of federal troops in Little Rock
    2. Executive Order 9981
    3. The Emancipation Proclamation
    4. The naval quarantine of Cuba
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    A. The use of federal troops in Little Rock: The use of federal troops in Little Rock (1957, Dwight D. Eisenhower) sent the 101st Airborne to protect nine Black students integrating Central High School.

The Bully Pulpit (3)

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  1. Which president used the bully pulpit to promote the 'Square Deal' for consumers, workers, and business?

    1. William Howard Taft
    2. Franklin D. Roosevelt
    3. Woodrow Wilson
    4. Theodore Roosevelt
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    D. Theodore Roosevelt: TR's Square Deal emphasized conservation, consumer protection, and control of corporations.

  2. A president's use of public speeches and media to persuade Americans to support a program is known as using the

    1. pocket veto
    2. executive privilege
    3. bully pulpit
    4. line-item veto
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    C. bully pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt coined the phrase.

  3. Theodore Roosevelt called the presidency a "bully pulpit," meaning

    1. a great platform to persuade the public.
    2. a place to bully Congress.
    3. a church pulpit.
    4. a military command.
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    A. a great platform to persuade the public.: "Bully" meant excellent.

Executive Order 9066 (1942): Japanese American internment (6)

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  1. Which executive action authorized the military to remove Japanese Americans from the West Coast to internment camps?

    1. Executive Order 9066
    2. Louisiana Purchase
    3. Truman Doctrine
    4. Visit to the People's Republic of China
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    A. Executive Order 9066: The Executive Order 9066 (Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1942) authorized the military to remove Japanese Americans from the West Coast to internment camps.

  2. Which executive order was upheld by the Supreme Court in Korematsu v. United States?

    1. Executive Order 8802
    2. Executive Order 9981
    3. Executive Order 11246
    4. Executive Order 9066
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    D. Executive Order 9066: EO 9066 authorized the exclusion of Japanese Americans.

  3. What was the significance of the Supreme Court's decision in Korematsu v. United States (1944)?

    1. The Court upheld the forced relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
    2. The Court held that requiring Amish children to attend school past the eighth grade violated their free exercise of religion.
    3. The Court upheld state laws requiring racial segregation under the 'separate but equal' doctrine.
    4. The Court held that federal courts may hear challenges to the apportionment of state legislative districts.
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    A. The Court upheld the forced relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.: In Korematsu v. United States, the Court upheld the forced relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

  4. About how many people of Japanese ancestry were forced into incarceration camps under Executive Order 9066?

    1. About 1,200
    2. About 12 million
    3. About 120,000
    4. About 500
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    C. About 120,000: Most were American citizens. The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 paid $20,000 to each surviving detainee and formally apologized.

  5. A president authorized the military to exclude people from areas of the West Coast, leading to the incarceration of Japanese Americans. Which action does this describe?

    1. The Treaty of Paris of 1898
    2. The Camp David Accords
    3. Executive Order 9066
    4. The Great Society speech
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    C. Executive Order 9066: Executive Order 9066 (1942, Franklin D. Roosevelt) authorized the military to exclude people from areas of the West Coast, leading to the incarceration of Japanese Americans.

  6. Which president is associated with Executive Order 9066 (1942)?

    1. William McKinley
    2. Barack Obama
    3. Franklin D. Roosevelt
    4. Harry S. Truman
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    C. Franklin D. Roosevelt: Franklin D. Roosevelt was responsible for Executive Order 9066, which authorized the military to exclude people from areas of the West Coast, leading to the incarceration of Japanese Americans.

Monroe Doctrine (1823) (9)

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  1. Which executive action claimed a U.S. right to act as an 'international police power' in Latin American nations?

    1. Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
    2. Naval quarantine of Cuba
    3. 'Tear down this wall' speech
    4. Executive Order 9066
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    A. Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine: The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (Theodore Roosevelt, 1904) claimed a U.S. right to act as an 'international police power' in Latin American nations.

  2. Which president was responsible for the Monroe Doctrine, which warned European powers against further colonization or intervention in the Western Hemisphere?

    1. Jimmy Carter
    2. Ronald Reagan
    3. John F. Kennedy
    4. James Monroe
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    D. James Monroe: James Monroe was responsible for the Monroe Doctrine (1823).

  3. Which statement about the Monroe Doctrine is accurate?

    1. It caused the War of 1812.
    2. It warned against future European colonization in the Western Hemisphere.
    3. It created the League of Nations.
    4. It was used to justify annexing the Philippines.
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    B. It warned against future European colonization in the Western Hemisphere.: Monroe issued it in 1823.

  4. Which executive action warned European powers against further colonization or intervention in the Western Hemisphere?

    1. Federalization of the Alabama National Guard at the University of Alabama
    2. Monroe Doctrine
    3. Emancipation Proclamation
    4. Executive Order 9066
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    B. Monroe Doctrine: The Monroe Doctrine (James Monroe, 1823) warned European powers against further colonization or intervention in the Western Hemisphere.

  5. The Monroe Doctrine (1823) warned European powers

    1. to leave Asia.
    2. not to establish new colonies in the Western Hemisphere.
    3. to join the United States.
    4. to stop trading.
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    B. not to establish new colonies in the Western Hemisphere.: In return, the United States would stay out of European affairs.

  6. Which list places these presidential actions in chronological order?

    1. Louisiana Purchase, Neutrality Proclamation, Emancipation Proclamation, Monroe Doctrine
    2. Monroe Doctrine, Emancipation Proclamation, Neutrality Proclamation, Louisiana Purchase
    3. Neutrality Proclamation, Louisiana Purchase, Monroe Doctrine, Emancipation Proclamation
    4. Emancipation Proclamation, Monroe Doctrine, Louisiana Purchase, Neutrality Proclamation
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    C. Neutrality Proclamation, Louisiana Purchase, Monroe Doctrine, Emancipation Proclamation: 1793, 1803, 1823, 1863.

  7. Identify the executive action that warned European powers against new colonization in the Western Hemisphere.

    1. The Treaty of Paris of 1898
    2. The Monroe Doctrine
    3. The integration of the University of Mississippi
    4. The naval quarantine of Cuba
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    B. The Monroe Doctrine: The Monroe Doctrine (1823, James Monroe) warned European powers against new colonization in the Western Hemisphere.

  8. Which president is associated with the Monroe Doctrine (1823)?

    1. Lyndon B. Johnson
    2. Barack Obama
    3. James Monroe
    4. Andrew Jackson
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    C. James Monroe: James Monroe was responsible for the Monroe Doctrine, which warned European powers against new colonization in the Western Hemisphere.

  9. Which of these presidential actions came first?

    1. The suspension of habeas corpus
    2. The Monroe Doctrine
    3. The Roosevelt Corollary
    4. Executive Order 9981
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    B. The Monroe Doctrine: The Monroe Doctrine: 1823; The suspension of habeas corpus: 1861; The Roosevelt Corollary: 1904; Executive Order 9981: 1948.

Cuban Missile Crisis (1962), Kennedy (5)

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  1. Which president was responsible for the naval quarantine of Cuba, which blockaded Cuba to force the removal of Soviet nuclear missiles?

    1. John F. Kennedy
    2. Woodrow Wilson
    3. Thomas Jefferson
    4. James K. Polk
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    A. John F. Kennedy: John F. Kennedy was responsible for the naval quarantine of Cuba (1962).

  2. Which executive action blockaded Cuba to force the removal of Soviet nuclear missiles?

    1. 'Tear down this wall' speech
    2. Naval quarantine of Cuba
    3. Monroe Doctrine
    4. Fourteen Points
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    B. Naval quarantine of Cuba: The naval quarantine of Cuba (John F. Kennedy, 1962) blockaded Cuba to force the removal of Soviet nuclear missiles.

  3. During the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962), President Kennedy chose to

    1. invade the Soviet Union.
    2. impose a naval quarantine of Cuba rather than launch an immediate air strike.
    3. withdraw from NATO.
    4. declare war on Cuba.
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    B. impose a naval quarantine of Cuba rather than launch an immediate air strike.: The Soviets removed their missiles. The United States secretly agreed to remove missiles from Turkey.

  4. Identify the executive action that blocked Soviet shipments of offensive weapons to Cuba during a nuclear standoff.

    1. The naval quarantine of Cuba
    2. The Fourteen Points
    3. Executive Order 11246
    4. The Louisiana Purchase
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    A. The naval quarantine of Cuba: The naval quarantine of Cuba (1962, John F. Kennedy) blocked Soviet shipments of offensive weapons to Cuba during a nuclear standoff.

  5. Which president is associated with the naval quarantine of Cuba (1962)?

    1. Ulysses S. Grant
    2. John Adams
    3. Millard Fillmore
    4. John F. Kennedy
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    D. John F. Kennedy: John F. Kennedy was responsible for the naval quarantine of Cuba, which blocked Soviet shipments of offensive weapons to Cuba during a nuclear standoff.

"Great Society" speech (1964), Lyndon B. Johnson (6)

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  1. Which executive action used the bully pulpit to call for an end to poverty and racial injustice?

    1. Proclamation of Neutrality
    2. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
    3. 'Great Society' speech
    4. Suspension of the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War
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    C. 'Great Society' speech: The 'Great Society' speech (Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964) used the bully pulpit to call for an end to poverty and racial injustice.

  2. Which president was responsible for the 'Great Society' speech, which used the bully pulpit to call for an end to poverty and racial injustice?

    1. Lyndon B. Johnson
    2. James Monroe
    3. Dwight D. Eisenhower
    4. George Washington
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    A. Lyndon B. Johnson: Lyndon B. Johnson was responsible for the 'Great Society' speech (1964).

  3. Lyndon Johnson first described the "Great Society" in a 1964 speech at

    1. the University of Michigan.
    2. Gettysburg.
    3. the Brandenburg Gate.
    4. Selma, Alabama.
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    A. the University of Michigan.: The Great Society included Medicare, Medicaid, and ESEA.

  4. A president called for an end to poverty and racial injustice in a commencement address. Which action does this describe?

    1. The suspension of habeas corpus
    2. The Great Society speech
    3. The naval quarantine of Cuba
    4. Executive Order 10925
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    B. The Great Society speech: The Great Society speech (1964, Lyndon B. Johnson) called for an end to poverty and racial injustice in a commencement address.

  5. Which president is associated with the Great Society speech (1964)?

    1. Theodore Roosevelt
    2. John Adams
    3. Lyndon B. Johnson
    4. James K. Polk
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    C. Lyndon B. Johnson: Lyndon B. Johnson was responsible for the Great Society speech, which called for an end to poverty and racial injustice in a commencement address.

  6. Which of these presidential actions came last?

    1. The Louisiana Purchase
    2. The Emancipation Proclamation
    3. The Great Society speech
    4. The Treaty of Paris of 1898
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    C. The Great Society speech: The Louisiana Purchase: 1803; The Emancipation Proclamation: 1863; The Treaty of Paris of 1898: 1898; The Great Society speech: 1964.

Fireside chats (from 1933), Franklin D. Roosevelt (4)

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  1. Which executive action used radio addresses to explain and build public support for New Deal programs?

    1. Fireside chats
    2. 'Tear down this wall' speech
    3. Fourteen Points
    4. Executive Order 9066
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    A. Fireside chats: The fireside chats (Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933) used radio addresses to explain and build public support for New Deal programs.

  2. Franklin D. Roosevelt's fireside chats were

    1. secret meetings with Congress.
    2. campaign rallies.
    3. radio addresses explaining policies directly to Americans.
    4. newspaper columns.
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    C. radio addresses explaining policies directly to Americans.: The first, in March 1933, addressed the banking crisis.

  3. Identify the executive action that used radio to explain the government's response to the banking crisis directly to Americans.

    1. The first fireside chat
    2. The Louisiana Purchase
    3. The Monroe Doctrine
    4. The Neutrality Proclamation
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    A. The first fireside chat: The first fireside chat (1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt) used radio to explain the government's response to the banking crisis directly to Americans.

  4. Which president is associated with the first fireside chat (1933)?

    1. Thomas Jefferson
    2. George W. Bush
    3. Abraham Lincoln
    4. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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    D. Franklin D. Roosevelt: Franklin D. Roosevelt was responsible for the first fireside chat, which used radio to explain the government's response to the banking crisis directly to Americans.

EO 10925 (1961) (6)

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  1. Which executive action required government contractors to take 'affirmative action' to ensure workers were treated without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin?

    1. 'Great Society' speech
    2. Louisiana Purchase
    3. Fireside chats
    4. Executive Order 10925
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    D. Executive Order 10925: The Executive Order 10925 (John F. Kennedy, 1961) required government contractors to take 'affirmative action' to ensure workers were treated without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin.

  2. Which president was responsible for the Executive Order 10925, which required government contractors to take 'affirmative action' to ensure workers were treated without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin?

    1. Woodrow Wilson
    2. John F. Kennedy
    3. George Washington
    4. Richard Nixon
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    B. John F. Kennedy: John F. Kennedy was responsible for the Executive Order 10925 (1961).

  3. Executive Order 10925 (1961), issued by President Kennedy, was the first to use which phrase?

    1. "Affirmative action"
    2. "Separate but equal"
    3. "All deliberate speed"
    4. "Equal pay for equal work"
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    A. "Affirmative action": It required government contractors to take affirmative action to ensure nondiscrimination.

  4. A president required government contractors to take "affirmative action" to ensure nondiscrimination. Which action does this describe?

    1. The first fireside chat
    2. The Great Society speech
    3. Executive Order 10925
    4. The Adams-Onís Treaty
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    C. Executive Order 10925: Executive Order 10925 (1961, John F. Kennedy) required government contractors to take "affirmative action" to ensure nondiscrimination.

  5. Which president is associated with Executive Order 10925 (1961)?

    1. George W. Bush
    2. Richard Nixon
    3. John F. Kennedy
    4. Dwight D. Eisenhower
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    C. John F. Kennedy: John F. Kennedy was responsible for Executive Order 10925, which required government contractors to take "affirmative action" to ensure nondiscrimination.

  6. Each of the following is associated with President Lyndon B. Johnson EXCEPT

    1. Executive Order 10925
    2. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act
    3. The Voting Rights Act of 1965
    4. The Medicare and Medicaid amendments to the Social Security Act
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    A. Executive Order 10925: Executive Order 10925 (1961) is associated with John F. Kennedy.

Sources and Limits of Executive Power (2)

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  1. Which presidential power is used when the president commands U.S. forces in combat without a declaration of war?

    1. treaty power
    2. commander-in-chief power
    3. appointment power
    4. pardon power
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    B. commander-in-chief power: Article II makes the president commander in chief.

  2. Which is NOT a source of presidential power?

    1. The power to declare war
    2. The commander-in-chief power
    3. The power to make treaties with Senate consent
    4. The power to issue pardons
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    A. The power to declare war: Declaring war belongs to Congress.

Presidential War Powers (2)

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  1. Which article of the U.S. Constitution names the president commander in chief of the armed forces?

    1. Article VI
    2. Article I
    3. Article III
    4. Article II
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    D. Article II: Article II names the president commander in chief of the armed forces.

  2. When did Congress last formally declare war?

    1. World War II
    2. The Korean War
    3. The Vietnam War
    4. The Gulf War
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    A. World War II: Later conflicts relied on resolutions or authorizations of force.

EO 9981 (1948) (5)

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  1. Which executive action ordered the desegregation of the U.S. armed forces?

    1. Executive Order 9981
    2. 'Tear down this wall' speech
    3. Monroe Doctrine
    4. Suspension of the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War
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    A. Executive Order 9981: The Executive Order 9981 (Harry S. Truman, 1948) ordered the desegregation of the U.S. armed forces.

  2. Executive Order 9981 (1948) did which of the following?

    1. Ended the draft
    2. Created the Air Force
    3. Ordered equality of treatment in the armed forces, leading to desegregation of the military
    4. Integrated public schools
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    C. Ordered equality of treatment in the armed forces, leading to desegregation of the military: Truman issued it by executive order.

  3. Identify the executive action that ordered equal treatment and opportunity in the armed forces, ending military segregation.

    1. Executive Order 8802
    2. The opening to China
    3. The Camp David Accords
    4. Executive Order 9981
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    D. Executive Order 9981: Executive Order 9981 (1948, Harry S. Truman) ordered equal treatment and opportunity in the armed forces, ending military segregation.

  4. Which president is associated with Executive Order 9981 (1948)?

    1. Harry S. Truman
    2. George H. W. Bush
    3. Andrew Johnson
    4. Woodrow Wilson
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    A. Harry S. Truman: Harry S. Truman was responsible for Executive Order 9981, which ordered equal treatment and opportunity in the armed forces, ending military segregation.

  5. Which action is correctly paired with the president responsible for it?

    1. The Monroe Doctrine: Franklin D. Roosevelt
    2. Executive Order 9981: Harry S. Truman
    3. Executive Order 9066: Jimmy Carter
    4. The Camp David Accords: James Monroe
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    B. Executive Order 9981: Harry S. Truman: Executive Order 9981 (1948) was Harry S. Truman's action.

Fourteen Points (1918) (5)

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  1. Which president was responsible for the Fourteen Points, which proposed a plan for peace after World War I, including a League of Nations?

    1. Ronald Reagan
    2. Abraham Lincoln
    3. Theodore Roosevelt
    4. Woodrow Wilson
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    D. Woodrow Wilson: Woodrow Wilson was responsible for the Fourteen Points (1918).

  2. Which executive action proposed a plan for peace after World War I, including a League of Nations?

    1. Emancipation Proclamation
    2. Treaty of Paris of 1898
    3. Fourteen Points
    4. Purchase of Alaska
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    C. Fourteen Points: The Fourteen Points (Woodrow Wilson, 1918) proposed a plan for peace after World War I, including a League of Nations.

  3. Wilson's Fourteen Points called for

    1. the annexation of Germany.
    2. a U.S. empire in Europe.
    3. a League of Nations, freedom of the seas, and national self-determination.
    4. the end of all trade.
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    C. a League of Nations, freedom of the seas, and national self-determination.: The Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles, so the United States never joined the League.

  4. Which of the following proposed peace terms after World War I, including a League of Nations?

    1. Executive Order 8802
    2. The Fourteen Points
    3. The suspension of habeas corpus
    4. The opening to China
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    B. The Fourteen Points: The Fourteen Points (1918, Woodrow Wilson) proposed peace terms after World War I, including a League of Nations.

  5. Which action is correctly paired with the president responsible for it?

    1. Executive Order 11246: Ronald Reagan
    2. The Fourteen Points: Woodrow Wilson
    3. The "Tear down this wall" speech: John F. Kennedy
    4. The integration of the University of Alabama: Lyndon B. Johnson
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    B. The Fourteen Points: Woodrow Wilson: The Fourteen Points (1918) was Woodrow Wilson's action.

Purchase of Alaska (1867), Andrew Johnson (7)

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  1. Which president was responsible for the purchase of Alaska, which acquired Alaska from Russia through a treaty negotiated by Secretary of State William Seward?

    1. Theodore Roosevelt
    2. Andrew Johnson
    3. John F. Kennedy
    4. George Washington
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    B. Andrew Johnson: Andrew Johnson was responsible for the purchase of Alaska (1867).

  2. Which executive action acquired Alaska from Russia through a treaty negotiated by Secretary of State William Seward?

    1. Monroe Doctrine
    2. Purchase of Alaska
    3. Emancipation Proclamation
    4. Suspension of the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War
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    B. Purchase of Alaska: The purchase of Alaska (Andrew Johnson, 1867) acquired Alaska from Russia through a treaty negotiated by Secretary of State William Seward.

  3. Critics called the purchase of Alaska in 1867 "Seward's Folly." How much did the United States pay?

    1. About $7.2 million
    2. About $15 million
    3. About $1 billion
    4. About $50,000
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    A. About $7.2 million: Gold and oil later proved Alaska valuable.

  4. Identify the executive action that bought a large northern territory from Russia for about $7.2 million.

    1. The Louisiana Purchase
    2. Executive Order 8802
    3. The purchase of Alaska
    4. The use of federal troops in Little Rock
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    C. The purchase of Alaska: The purchase of Alaska (1867, Andrew Johnson) bought a large northern territory from Russia for about $7.2 million.

  5. Which president is associated with the purchase of Alaska (1867)?

    1. Millard Fillmore
    2. Chester A. Arthur
    3. Andrew Johnson
    4. Ronald Reagan
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    C. Andrew Johnson: Andrew Johnson was responsible for the purchase of Alaska, which bought a large northern territory from Russia for about $7.2 million.

  6. Which of these presidential actions came first?

    1. The Roosevelt Corollary
    2. The purchase of Alaska
    3. The Fourteen Points
    4. The "Tear down this wall" speech
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    B. The purchase of Alaska: The purchase of Alaska: 1867; The Roosevelt Corollary: 1904; The Fourteen Points: 1918; The "Tear down this wall" speech: 1987.

  7. Which action is correctly paired with the president responsible for it?

    1. The first fireside chat: Theodore Roosevelt
    2. The purchase of Alaska: Andrew Johnson
    3. The Roosevelt Corollary: James Monroe
    4. The Adams-Onís Treaty: Franklin D. Roosevelt
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    B. The purchase of Alaska: Andrew Johnson: The purchase of Alaska (1867) was Andrew Johnson's action.

Louisiana Purchase (1803), Thomas Jefferson (9)

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  1. Which president was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase, which bought a vast territory west of the Mississippi River from France, doubling the size of the nation?

    1. Thomas Jefferson
    2. Ronald Reagan
    3. Richard Nixon
    4. James Monroe
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    A. Thomas Jefferson: Thomas Jefferson was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase (1803).

  2. Which executive action bought a vast territory west of the Mississippi River from France, doubling the size of the nation?

    1. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
    2. Fireside chats
    3. Executive Order 9981
    4. Louisiana Purchase
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    D. Louisiana Purchase: The Louisiana Purchase (Thomas Jefferson, 1803) bought a vast territory west of the Mississippi River from France, doubling the size of the nation.

  3. Which president justified the Louisiana Purchase despite doubts about whether the Constitution allowed the federal government to buy territory?

    1. James Madison
    2. John Adams
    3. James Monroe
    4. Thomas Jefferson
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    D. Thomas Jefferson: Jefferson, a strict constructionist, approved the treaty anyway.

  4. From whom did the United States buy the Louisiana Territory in 1803?

    1. Spain
    2. France, under Napoleon
    3. Great Britain
    4. Mexico
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    B. France, under Napoleon: The United States paid about $15 million, doubling its size.

  5. Jefferson hesitated over the Louisiana Purchase because

    1. he did not want the Mississippi River.
    2. the Constitution did not expressly give the president power to acquire territory.
    3. the price was too low.
    4. France refused to sell.
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    B. the Constitution did not expressly give the president power to acquire territory.: He ultimately used the treaty power.

  6. A president bought a vast territory west of the Mississippi River from France, doubling the nation's size. Which action does this describe?

    1. The Louisiana Purchase
    2. The suspension of habeas corpus
    3. The opening to China
    4. The integration of the University of Alabama
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    A. The Louisiana Purchase: The Louisiana Purchase (1803, Thomas Jefferson) bought a vast territory west of the Mississippi River from France, doubling the nation's size.

  7. Which president is associated with the Louisiana Purchase (1803)?

    1. Ulysses S. Grant
    2. Franklin Pierce
    3. Thomas Jefferson
    4. George H. W. Bush
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    C. Thomas Jefferson: Thomas Jefferson was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase, which bought a vast territory west of the Mississippi River from France, doubling the nation's size.

  8. Which of these presidential actions came first?

    1. The Roosevelt Corollary
    2. The Louisiana Purchase
    3. The naval quarantine of Cuba
    4. The opening to China
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    B. The Louisiana Purchase: The Louisiana Purchase: 1803; The Roosevelt Corollary: 1904; The naval quarantine of Cuba: 1962; The opening to China: 1972.

  9. Each of the following is associated with President Franklin D. Roosevelt EXCEPT

    1. Executive Order 9066
    2. The first fireside chat
    3. The Louisiana Purchase
    4. Executive Order 8802
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    C. The Louisiana Purchase: The Louisiana Purchase (1803) is associated with Thomas Jefferson.

EO 8802 (1941) (2)

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  1. Which executive action banned racial discrimination in the national defense industry?

    1. Emancipation Proclamation
    2. Executive Order 8802
    3. Fireside chats
    4. Camp David Accords
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    B. Executive Order 8802: The Executive Order 8802 (Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941) banned racial discrimination in the national defense industry.

  2. Executive Order 8802 (1941) was issued after A. Philip Randolph threatened

    1. a general strike of all workers.
    2. to run for president.
    3. a march on Washington to protest discrimination in defense industries.
    4. to sue the Supreme Court.
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    C. a march on Washington to protest discrimination in defense industries.: FDR banned discrimination in defense industries and created the Fair Employment Practice Committee.

Lincoln suspends habeas corpus (1861) (7)

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  1. Use the excerpt below, from a historical document, to answer the question that follows.

    "The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it."

    Which document is the source of the excerpt?

    1. Anti-Federalist Papers
    2. Massachusetts Constitution of 1780
    3. U.S. Constitution
    4. Declaration of Independence
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    C. U.S. Constitution: This excerpt is from the U.S. Constitution.

  2. Which executive action allowed the military to detain suspected Confederate sympathizers without bringing them before a judge?

    1. Executive Order 9066
    2. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
    3. Executive Order 9981
    4. Suspension of the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War
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    D. Suspension of the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War: The suspension of the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War (Abraham Lincoln, 1861) allowed the military to detain suspected Confederate sympathizers without bringing them before a judge.

  3. Use the excerpt below, from the U.S. Constitution, to answer the question that follows.

    "The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it."

    Which principle is most directly reflected in the excerpt?

    1. protection against unlawful imprisonment
    2. representative government
    3. limited government
    4. an independent judiciary
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    A. protection against unlawful imprisonment: The excerpt from the U.S. Constitution reflects protection against unlawful imprisonment.

  4. Chief Justice Roger Taney ruled in Ex parte Merryman (1861) that

    1. Lincoln could suspend habeas corpus anywhere.
    2. the Civil War was illegal.
    3. Maryland was not a state.
    4. only Congress could suspend the writ of habeas corpus.
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    D. only Congress could suspend the writ of habeas corpus.: Lincoln ignored the ruling. Congress later authorized suspension in 1863.

  5. A president allowed military authorities to detain suspected Confederate sympathizers without bringing them before a judge. Which action does this describe?

    1. The Roosevelt Corollary
    2. The suspension of habeas corpus
    3. The Truman Doctrine
    4. Executive Order 9981
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    B. The suspension of habeas corpus: The suspension of habeas corpus (1861, Abraham Lincoln) allowed military authorities to detain suspected Confederate sympathizers without bringing them before a judge.

  6. Which president is associated with the suspension of habeas corpus (1861)?

    1. Dwight D. Eisenhower
    2. Franklin Pierce
    3. Abraham Lincoln
    4. Barack Obama
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    C. Abraham Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln was responsible for the suspension of habeas corpus, which allowed military authorities to detain suspected Confederate sympathizers without bringing them before a judge.

  7. Which action is correctly paired with the president responsible for it?

    1. The Adams-Onís Treaty: John F. Kennedy
    2. The suspension of habeas corpus: Abraham Lincoln
    3. The integration of the University of Alabama: Dwight D. Eisenhower
    4. The use of federal troops in Little Rock: James Monroe
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    B. The suspension of habeas corpus: Abraham Lincoln: The suspension of habeas corpus (1861) was Abraham Lincoln's action.

Truman Doctrine (1947) (3)

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  1. Which executive action pledged U.S. support for free peoples resisting communist takeover, beginning with Greece and Turkey?

    1. Camp David Accords
    2. Adams-Onís Treaty
    3. Deployment of the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock
    4. Truman Doctrine
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    D. Truman Doctrine: The Truman Doctrine (Harry S. Truman, 1947) pledged U.S. support for free peoples resisting communist takeover, beginning with Greece and Turkey.

  2. The Truman Doctrine (1947) began with aid to

    1. Japan and China.
    2. France and Britain.
    3. Cuba and Mexico.
    4. Greece and Turkey.
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    D. Greece and Turkey.: It pledged to support free peoples resisting communist pressure, shaping containment policy.

  3. Which of the following pledged U.S. support for free peoples resisting communist pressure, beginning with Greece and Turkey?

    1. The purchase of Alaska
    2. The Neutrality Proclamation
    3. The use of federal troops in Little Rock
    4. The Truman Doctrine
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    D. The Truman Doctrine: The Truman Doctrine (1947, Harry S. Truman) pledged U.S. support for free peoples resisting communist pressure, beginning with Greece and Turkey.

Visit to China (1972) (5)

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  1. Which president was responsible for the visit to the People's Republic of China, which opened diplomatic relations with communist China?

    1. Richard Nixon
    2. William McKinley
    3. Thomas Jefferson
    4. Abraham Lincoln
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    A. Richard Nixon: Richard Nixon was responsible for the visit to the People's Republic of China (1972).

  2. Which executive action opened diplomatic relations with communist China?

    1. Monroe Doctrine
    2. Visit to the People's Republic of China
    3. Treaty of Paris of 1898
    4. Deployment of the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock
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    B. Visit to the People's Republic of China: The visit to the People's Republic of China (Richard Nixon, 1972) opened diplomatic relations with communist China.

  3. President Nixon's 1972 visit to China

    1. ended the Korean War.
    2. opened diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
    3. led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
    4. created NATO.
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    B. opened diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.: The Shanghai Communiqué set a framework for improving relations.

  4. Which presidential action began normalizing relations with the People's Republic of China through a historic visit?

    1. The integration of the University of Mississippi
    2. The opening to China
    3. The "Tear down this wall" speech
    4. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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    B. The opening to China: The opening to China (1972, Richard Nixon) began normalizing relations with the People's Republic of China through a historic visit.

  5. Which of these presidential actions came last?

    1. The Louisiana Purchase
    2. The suspension of habeas corpus
    3. The opening to China
    4. Executive Order 9066
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    C. The opening to China: The Louisiana Purchase: 1803; The suspension of habeas corpus: 1861; Executive Order 9066: 1942; The opening to China: 1972.

Adams-Onís Treaty (signed 1819; took effect 1821), James Monroe (6)

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  1. Florida became a U.S. territory as a result of which agreement?

    1. Treaty of Paris of 1898
    2. Adams-Onís Treaty
    3. Louisiana Purchase
    4. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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    B. Adams-Onís Treaty: Spain ceded Florida; the treaty took effect in 1821.

  2. Which president was responsible for the Adams-Onís Treaty, which acquired Florida from Spain and set the boundary between U.S. and Spanish lands in the West?

    1. Andrew Johnson
    2. William McKinley
    3. Richard Nixon
    4. James Monroe
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    D. James Monroe: James Monroe was responsible for the Adams-Onís Treaty (1821).

  3. Which executive action acquired Florida from Spain and set the boundary between U.S. and Spanish lands in the West?

    1. Camp David Accords
    2. Treaty of Paris of 1898
    3. Executive Order 11246
    4. Adams-Onís Treaty
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    D. Adams-Onís Treaty: The Adams-Onís Treaty (James Monroe, 1821) acquired Florida from Spain and set the boundary between U.S. and Spanish lands in the West.

  4. In the Adams-Onís Treaty, Spain

    1. ceded California.
    2. sold Alaska.
    3. gave up Cuba.
    4. ceded Florida to the United States.
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    D. ceded Florida to the United States.: Signed in 1819 and effective in 1821, it was negotiated by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams.

  5. Which of the following acquired Florida from Spain and set a boundary with Spanish territory in the West?

    1. The "Tear down this wall" speech
    2. The Adams-Onís Treaty
    3. The use of federal troops in Little Rock
    4. The purchase of Alaska
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    B. The Adams-Onís Treaty: The Adams-Onís Treaty (1819, James Monroe) acquired Florida from Spain and set a boundary with Spanish territory in the West.

  6. Which of these presidential actions came first?

    1. Executive Order 9066
    2. The Adams-Onís Treaty
    3. Executive Order 11246
    4. The opening to China
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    B. The Adams-Onís Treaty: The Adams-Onís Treaty: 1819; Executive Order 9066: 1942; Executive Order 11246: 1965; The opening to China: 1972.

Creation of the EPA (1970) (6)

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  1. Which president was responsible for the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, which consolidated federal environmental programs into a single agency through a reorganization plan?

    1. Harry S. Truman
    2. Abraham Lincoln
    3. Richard Nixon
    4. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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    C. Richard Nixon: Richard Nixon was responsible for the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (1970).

  2. Which executive action consolidated federal environmental programs into a single agency through a reorganization plan?

    1. Monroe Doctrine
    2. Creation of the Environmental Protection Agency
    3. Adams-Onís Treaty
    4. Treaty of Paris of 1898
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    B. Creation of the Environmental Protection Agency: The creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (Richard Nixon, 1970) consolidated federal environmental programs into a single agency through a reorganization plan.

  3. How was the Environmental Protection Agency created in 1970?

    1. By constitutional amendment
    2. By a Supreme Court decision
    3. By a treaty
    4. President Nixon reorganized existing programs into a new agency under a reorganization plan.
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    D. President Nixon reorganized existing programs into a new agency under a reorganization plan.: Congress allowed the plan to take effect.

  4. Identify the executive action that combined federal environmental programs into one independent agency.

    1. The "Tear down this wall" speech
    2. The naval quarantine of Cuba
    3. The creation of the Environmental Protection Agency
    4. The suspension of habeas corpus
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    C. The creation of the Environmental Protection Agency: The creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (1970, Richard Nixon) combined federal environmental programs into one independent agency.

  5. Which president is associated with the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (1970)?

    1. Calvin Coolidge
    2. Franklin D. Roosevelt
    3. Richard Nixon
    4. William McKinley
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    C. Richard Nixon: Richard Nixon was responsible for the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, which combined federal environmental programs into one independent agency.

  6. Which of these presidential actions came last?

    1. The first fireside chat
    2. Executive Order 8802
    3. The creation of the Environmental Protection Agency
    4. The use of federal troops in Little Rock
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    C. The creation of the Environmental Protection Agency: The first fireside chat: 1933; Executive Order 8802: 1941; The use of federal troops in Little Rock: 1957; The creation of the Environmental Protection Agency: 1970.

"Tear down this wall!" (1987), Ronald Reagan (6)

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  1. Which executive action challenged the Soviet leader to remove the Berlin Wall?

    1. 'Tear down this wall' speech
    2. Visit to the People's Republic of China
    3. Executive Order 8802
    4. Deployment of the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock
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    A. 'Tear down this wall' speech: The 'Tear down this wall' speech (Ronald Reagan, 1987) challenged the Soviet leader to remove the Berlin Wall.

  2. Ronald Reagan said "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" in 1987 at

    1. the United Nations.
    2. the White House.
    3. Moscow's Red Square.
    4. the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin.
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    D. the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin.: The Berlin Wall fell in 1989.

  3. Which of the following challenged the Soviet leader to open the Berlin Wall?

    1. The "Tear down this wall" speech
    2. The Treaty of Paris of 1898
    3. The Adams-Onís Treaty
    4. The opening to China
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    A. The "Tear down this wall" speech: The "Tear down this wall" speech (1987, Ronald Reagan) challenged the Soviet leader to open the Berlin Wall.

  4. Which of these presidential actions came last?

    1. The purchase of Alaska
    2. Executive Order 9066
    3. The "Tear down this wall" speech
    4. The creation of the Environmental Protection Agency
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    C. The "Tear down this wall" speech: The purchase of Alaska: 1867; Executive Order 9066: 1942; The creation of the Environmental Protection Agency: 1970; The "Tear down this wall" speech: 1987.

  5. Each of the following is associated with President John F. Kennedy EXCEPT

    1. The "Tear down this wall" speech
    2. The integration of the University of Alabama
    3. The integration of the University of Mississippi
    4. Executive Order 10925
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    A. The "Tear down this wall" speech: The "Tear down this wall" speech (1987) is associated with Ronald Reagan.

  6. Which action is correctly paired with the president responsible for it?

    1. The Adams-Onís Treaty: John F. Kennedy
    2. The "Tear down this wall" speech: Ronald Reagan
    3. The naval quarantine of Cuba: Andrew Johnson
    4. The purchase of Alaska: James Monroe
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    B. The "Tear down this wall" speech: Ronald Reagan: The "Tear down this wall" speech (1987) was Ronald Reagan's action.

Executive Orders: Desegregation and Affirmative Action (1)

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  1. An executive order differs from a law passed by Congress in that it

    1. cannot be reviewed by courts
    2. is issued by the president to direct the executive branch and can be revoked by a later president
    3. requires approval by two-thirds of the Senate
    4. can amend the Constitution
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    B. is issued by the president to direct the executive branch and can be revoked by a later president: Executive orders manage federal operations and may be overturned by courts or later presidents.

The Emancipation Proclamation (1863) (5)

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  1. Why was the Emancipation Proclamation limited in its immediate effect?

    1. It applied only to the North.
    2. It was vetoed by Congress.
    3. It applied only to areas in rebellion, not to border states loyal to the Union.
    4. It was struck down by the Supreme Court.
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    C. It applied only to areas in rebellion, not to border states loyal to the Union.: Lincoln issued it as a war measure.

  2. Which executive action declared enslaved people in areas in rebellion against the United States to be free?

    1. Monroe Doctrine
    2. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
    3. Visit to the People's Republic of China
    4. Emancipation Proclamation
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    D. Emancipation Proclamation: The Emancipation Proclamation (Abraham Lincoln, 1863) declared enslaved people in areas in rebellion against the United States to be free.

  3. Which areas did the Emancipation Proclamation NOT cover?

    1. Confederate states in rebellion
    2. Georgia and South Carolina
    3. Texas and Mississippi
    4. The border slave states that remained loyal to the Union
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    D. The border slave states that remained loyal to the Union: It applied only to areas in rebellion. It also allowed Black men to enlist in the Union army.

  4. Which of the following declared enslaved people in the rebelling Confederate states to be free?

    1. The integration of the University of Mississippi
    2. The Emancipation Proclamation
    3. The Monroe Doctrine
    4. Executive Order 10925
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    B. The Emancipation Proclamation: The Emancipation Proclamation (1863, Abraham Lincoln) declared enslaved people in the rebelling Confederate states to be free.

  5. Which of these presidential actions came first?

    1. The Treaty of Paris of 1898
    2. The Emancipation Proclamation
    3. The Fourteen Points
    4. The creation of the Environmental Protection Agency
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    B. The Emancipation Proclamation: The Emancipation Proclamation: 1863; The Treaty of Paris of 1898: 1898; The Fourteen Points: 1918; The creation of the Environmental Protection Agency: 1970.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) (3)

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  1. Which executive action ended the Mexican-American War and transferred California and much of the Southwest to the United States?

    1. Purchase of Alaska
    2. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
    3. Truman Doctrine
    4. Camp David Accords
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    B. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (James K. Polk, 1848) ended the Mexican-American War and transferred California and much of the Southwest to the United States.

  2. Under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848), Mexico

    1. gained Texas.
    2. bought Florida.
    3. ceded California and much of the Southwest to the United States.
    4. joined the Union.
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    C. ceded California and much of the Southwest to the United States.: The United States paid $15 million.

  3. Which presidential action ended the Mexican-American War and added California and much of the Southwest?

    1. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
    2. The naval quarantine of Cuba
    3. The opening to China
    4. The "Tear down this wall" speech
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    A. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848, James K. Polk) ended the Mexican-American War and added California and much of the Southwest.

University of Alabama (1963), John F. Kennedy (4)

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  1. Which executive action ensured that two Black students could enroll despite the governor's attempt to block them?

    1. Louisiana Purchase
    2. Adams-Onís Treaty
    3. Federalization of the Alabama National Guard at the University of Alabama
    4. Executive Order 8802
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    C. Federalization of the Alabama National Guard at the University of Alabama: The federalization of the Alabama National Guard at the University of Alabama (John F. Kennedy, 1963) ensured that two Black students could enroll despite the governor's attempt to block them.

  2. Which president was responsible for the federalization of the Alabama National Guard at the University of Alabama, which ensured that two Black students could enroll despite the governor's attempt to block them?

    1. John F. Kennedy
    2. William McKinley
    3. Jimmy Carter
    4. Harry S. Truman
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    A. John F. Kennedy: John F. Kennedy was responsible for the federalization of the Alabama National Guard at the University of Alabama (1963).

  3. In 1963, Governor George Wallace stood in a schoolhouse door to block the enrollment of

    1. Vivian Malone and James Hood at the University of Alabama.
    2. James Meredith at Ole Miss.
    3. the Little Rock Nine.
    4. Linda Brown in Topeka.
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    A. Vivian Malone and James Hood at the University of Alabama.: Kennedy federalized the Alabama National Guard, and Wallace stepped aside.

  4. Which presidential action federalized the National Guard so two Black students could enroll despite the governor's resistance?

    1. The Roosevelt Corollary
    2. Executive Order 9981
    3. The use of federal troops in Little Rock
    4. The integration of the University of Alabama
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    D. The integration of the University of Alabama: The integration of the University of Alabama (1963, John F. Kennedy) federalized the National Guard so two Black students could enroll despite the governor's resistance.

Camp David Accords (1978) (5)

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  1. Which executive action brokered a peace framework between Egypt and Israel?

    1. Naval quarantine of Cuba
    2. Deployment of the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock
    3. Camp David Accords
    4. Proclamation of Neutrality
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    C. Camp David Accords: The Camp David Accords (Jimmy Carter, 1978) brokered a peace framework between Egypt and Israel.

  2. The Camp David Accords (1978) brought together President Carter with

    1. the Soviet leader and China's leader.
    2. the leaders of North and South Korea.
    3. Cuba's Fidel Castro.
    4. Egypt's Anwar Sadat and Israel's Menachem Begin.
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    D. Egypt's Anwar Sadat and Israel's Menachem Begin.: The talks led to a 1979 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.

  3. A president brokered a framework for peace between Egypt and Israel. Which action does this describe?

    1. The integration of the University of Mississippi
    2. Executive Order 9066
    3. The Camp David Accords
    4. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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    C. The Camp David Accords: The Camp David Accords (1978, Jimmy Carter) brokered a framework for peace between Egypt and Israel.

  4. Which president is associated with the Camp David Accords (1978)?

    1. Jimmy Carter
    2. Lyndon B. Johnson
    3. Woodrow Wilson
    4. Barack Obama
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    A. Jimmy Carter: Jimmy Carter was responsible for the Camp David Accords, which brokered a framework for peace between Egypt and Israel.

  5. Which of these presidential actions came last?

    1. The Neutrality Proclamation
    2. The Fourteen Points
    3. The Camp David Accords
    4. The first fireside chat
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    C. The Camp David Accords: The Neutrality Proclamation: 1793; The Fourteen Points: 1918; The first fireside chat: 1933; The Camp David Accords: 1978.

Proclamation of Neutrality (1793) (3)

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  1. Which executive action declared that the United States would remain impartial in the war between France and Great Britain?

    1. Proclamation of Neutrality
    2. Federalization of the Alabama National Guard at the University of Alabama
    3. Creation of the Environmental Protection Agency
    4. Naval quarantine of Cuba
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    A. Proclamation of Neutrality: The Proclamation of Neutrality (George Washington, 1793) declared that the United States would remain impartial in the war between France and Great Britain.

  2. Washington's Neutrality Proclamation (1793) declared that the United States would

    1. join France against Britain.
    2. declare war on Spain.
    3. close all ports.
    4. remain impartial in the war between Britain and France.
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    D. remain impartial in the war between Britain and France.: It set a precedent of presidential leadership in foreign affairs.

  3. Which presidential action declared that the United States would stay impartial in the war between Britain and France?

    1. The Neutrality Proclamation
    2. The Great Society speech
    3. The use of federal troops in Little Rock
    4. The Truman Doctrine
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    A. The Neutrality Proclamation: The Neutrality Proclamation (1793, George Washington) declared that the United States would stay impartial in the war between Britain and France.

EO 11246 (1965) (2)

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  1. Which executive action required federal contractors to take affirmative action in employment and barred discrimination by them?

    1. Suspension of the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War
    2. Fireside chats
    3. Monroe Doctrine
    4. Executive Order 11246
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    D. Executive Order 11246: The Executive Order 11246 (Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965) required federal contractors to take affirmative action in employment and barred discrimination by them.

  2. Executive Order 11246 (1965), issued by Lyndon Johnson,

    1. ended the Vietnam War.
    2. created NASA.
    3. integrated the military.
    4. required federal contractors to take affirmative action against discrimination in employment.
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    D. required federal contractors to take affirmative action against discrimination in employment.: It remained in effect for decades.

Roosevelt Corollary (1904) (5)

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  1. The Roosevelt Corollary (1904) stated that the United States

    1. would avoid Latin America.
    2. would annex Canada.
    3. would join the League of Nations.
    4. could act as an "international police power" in Latin America.
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    D. could act as an "international police power" in Latin America.: It expanded the Monroe Doctrine.

  2. A president claimed a U.S. right to act as an international police power in Latin America. Which action does this describe?

    1. The Roosevelt Corollary
    2. Executive Order 9981
    3. The suspension of habeas corpus
    4. The Truman Doctrine
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    A. The Roosevelt Corollary: The Roosevelt Corollary (1904, Theodore Roosevelt) claimed a U.S. right to act as an international police power in Latin America.

  3. Which president is associated with the Roosevelt Corollary (1904)?

    1. Ulysses S. Grant
    2. Theodore Roosevelt
    3. Harry S. Truman
    4. Dwight D. Eisenhower
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    B. Theodore Roosevelt: Theodore Roosevelt was responsible for the Roosevelt Corollary, which claimed a U.S. right to act as an international police power in Latin America.

  4. Which of these presidential actions came first?

    1. Executive Order 9981
    2. The Roosevelt Corollary
    3. The naval quarantine of Cuba
    4. The opening to China
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    B. The Roosevelt Corollary: The Roosevelt Corollary: 1904; Executive Order 9981: 1948; The naval quarantine of Cuba: 1962; The opening to China: 1972.

  5. Which action is correctly paired with the president responsible for it?

    1. The opening to China: Thomas Jefferson
    2. The Roosevelt Corollary: Theodore Roosevelt
    3. The Louisiana Purchase: Dwight D. Eisenhower
    4. The use of federal troops in Little Rock: Richard Nixon
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    B. The Roosevelt Corollary: Theodore Roosevelt: The Roosevelt Corollary (1904) was Theodore Roosevelt's action.

University of Mississippi (1962), John F. Kennedy (2)

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  1. In 1962, President Kennedy sent federal marshals and troops to the University of Mississippi to enforce the admission of

    1. James Meredith.
    2. Ruby Bridges.
    3. Rosa Parks.
    4. Medgar Evers.
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    A. James Meredith.: Riots broke out, and two people were killed.

  2. Which of the following sent federal marshals and troops to enforce James Meredith's enrollment?

    1. The Great Society speech
    2. The integration of the University of Mississippi
    3. The Camp David Accords
    4. The Roosevelt Corollary
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    B. The integration of the University of Mississippi: The integration of the University of Mississippi (1962, John F. Kennedy) sent federal marshals and troops to enforce James Meredith's enrollment.

Treaties that ended wars (1)

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  1. Which treaty ended the Mexican-American War?

    1. The Treaty of Paris (1783)
    2. The Treaty of Ghent
    3. The Treaty of Versailles
    4. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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    D. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: The war ended in 1848.

Civil Rights and Liberties: Expanded or Restricted (1)

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  1. Which list places these presidential civil rights actions in chronological order?

    1. Little Rock, Executive Order 8802, University of Alabama, Executive Order 9981
    2. Executive Order 9981, University of Alabama, Executive Order 8802, Little Rock
    3. Executive Order 8802, Executive Order 9981, Little Rock, University of Alabama
    4. University of Alabama, Little Rock, Executive Order 9981, Executive Order 8802
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    C. Executive Order 8802, Executive Order 9981, Little Rock, University of Alabama: 1941, 1948, 1957, 1963.