超星 - Quiz 4 Class 9

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Which of these three things are true of Thomas Jefferson?

A. The second President of the USA
B. the third President of the USA
C. The primary author of the Declaration of Independence
D. The Commander of the Colonial army during the French-Indian war
E. One of four men whose heads are carved on Mount Rushmore

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The 13 Colonies...

A. fought against the British in the French-Indian War
B. were all founded in order to gain religious freedom
C. were all located on the Atlantic Seacoast
D. The colonies known as New England were located at the northern end of the 13 colonies
E. The colony of New York was originally founded by the Dutch

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The President of the United States

A. chooses the Vice President
B. is elected by groups of electors chosen in each state
C. is chosen based on being the leader of the political party which has the most seats iin the House of Representatives
D. is elected for a term of 6 years
E. is the head of state of the USA

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The procedure for making new laws in the USA includes three of these steps

A. a bill must be passed by both houses of Congress
B. The Governor General must approve the bill after it is passed by Congress
C. the President must sign the bill after it is passed by Congress
D. The Supreme Court must approve the bill after it is passed by Congress
E. If a new law is challenged as being unconstitutional, the Supreme Court will decide if it remains a law

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The US economy

A. is the largest in the world
B. has grown because of its participation in international business
C. grew fastest during the California gold rush
D. has grown because of American belief in free enterprise
E. will probably remain the largest in the world for the next 100 years

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When we say that America was lucky to be at the right place and the right time, which of these are parts of being at the right time between 1900-2020?

A. It was able to join the British Commonwelath of Nations
B. The decline of European colonial empires left an opening for other nations to take the lead
C. The Industrial Revolution accelerated rapidly
D. European countries' economies were destroyed by two World Wars, but the US was able to help them recover
E. Slavery was ended in this period, increasing American stability

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The Pew Research Center conducted a survey of 44 countries' highest values. The highest values of the USA included three of these:

A. Patriotism
B. Multiculturalism
C. Individualism
D. Hard Work
E. Religion

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The Southeast region of the United States is known for which three of these?

A. its cool climate
B. its history of large plantations growing cotton and tobacco
C. its attempted withdrawal from the USA to become the Confederate States of America
D. the region which had most of the slaves in the US before the Civil War
E. The location of the city of Chicago

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Which three of these trends are true of changes in the US population?

A. Most people want to live in suburbs
B. The US is the most ethnically diverse in the world
C. The US is the fifth largest population in the world
D. The largest city in the US is Los Angeles
E. Most Americans live near a seacoast

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Which three principles of government were built into the US Constitution?

America is a Republic
B. America is a Constitutional Monarchy
C. The relationship between the US government and the state governments is based on federalism
D. The parts of the US government have a balance of powers
E. The Supreme Court is the highest authority in the government

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