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| role of electoral college | to choose the president of the US |
| a power of the president | to appoint Supreme Court justices |
| the "supreme law of the land" is | the Constitution, national laws, and treaties |
| which term describes the division of government into three branches? | separation of powers |
| the power of the Supreme Court to declare law unconstitutional is an example of which principle? | checks and balances |
| What was the purpose behind federalism? | to build cooperation between city, state & national governments |
| What are our 3 branches of government? | legislative, executive, and judicial |
| Name one right found in the first amendment to the constitution: freedom of speech or right to bear arms OR right to trial by jury?? | freedom of speech |
| What is significant about D-Day? | Allied forces invaded France |
| What happened at the Yalta Conference? | Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin made plans for ending the war & for the future of Europe |
| The first atomic weapon used in war was dropped on this place | Hiroshima |
| This took place in the Phillippines | Bataan Death March |
| This battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific | Battle of Midway |
| How did American women contribute to the war effort? | served in Navy, Army & Coast Guard and built planes, ships, tanks. |
| What is NOT TRUE of the Nuremburg Trials? | Most of the top Nazi leaders were put on probation after they were convicted |
| What was the Marshall Plan? | a plan to rebuild the economies of Europe after the war |
| Why was the conflict between the Soviet Union & US, after WW II, called the "Cold War"? | because the 2 nations never fought ea other on the battlefield |
| The___ ___was begun in 1957 when the Soviet Union put the world's Ist artificial satellite into orbit | space race |
| What name is given to the residential areas that surround a city? | suburbs |
| US involvement in the Korea War is an example of which policy? | containment |
| What was a major cause of America's economic recovery from the Great Depression? | putting Americans back to work re-arming for war |
| Arizona was involved personally in WW II in what 2 ways? | Navajo Code Talkers AND AZ was the site of Japanese internment camps during the war |
| Name 3 events resulting from WW II:(like the Trials at Nuremburg)? | 1) the Marshall Plan, 2) the creation of Israel and 3) the United Nations |
| Why is our government divided into three branches? | to ensure that no one gets all the power |
| How did Adolf Hitler manage to gain power over Germany: 1)through his excellent money-making skills OR 2) through his excellent speech-making skills & promises to fix Germany's problems OR 3) through his kindness to all German citizens?? | through his excellent speech-making skills & promises to fix Germany's problems |
| What event in December 1941 brought the US into the WWII: invasion of Normandy, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, OR the discovery of the concentration camps in Europe?? | the attack on Pearl Harbor |
| What was the Holocaust: the Allied attack on German forces OR the fierce Allied bombing of German cities OR the murder of some 6 million Jews by the Nazis? | the murder of some 6 million Jews by the Nazis |
| Why was island hopping a good strategy for the US in the Pacific: the Allies did not try to capture every single island with Japanese troops on it OR the Allies targeted islands that were weakly defended OR newly captured islands became bases to attack other islands OR all of these are true.? | all of these are true. |
| The largest group of victims murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust were: Gypsies OR Polish OR Jews OR Russians?i | Jews |
| Which was NOT a main reason people came from Europe to settle in the New World: to escape from communism OR to have religious freedom OR to get rich OR to own their own land?? | to escape from communism |
| What made the colonists MOST angry about the Stamp Act: It was an inconvenience to go buy them OR ....they hated any tax from Britain OR...... it was expensive OR ......they were not allowed to have a say over in Britain about it??? | they were not allowed to have any say (no taxation w/o representation). |
| When colonists protested the tax on tea by sneaking aboard a ship and dumping the tea into the harbor, this was callled: Boston Massacre OR... Boston Attack OR..... Boston Tragedy OR.... Boston Tea Party? | Boston Tea Party |
| During the Revolutionary War, people who sided with the British were called:Patriots OR Loyalists OR Minutemen OR militia? | Loyalists |
| Who were the Hessions during the Revolutionry War: African American slaves who were forced to fight OR women nurses working in the camps OR professional German soldiers, hired by the British to go fight in America? | Professional German soldiers, hired by the British to go fight in America |
| As a result of the Revolutionary War, what idea did Americans take towards government? | that, instead of a king, PEOPLE should rule |
| What decorated American soldier betrayed the American side because he felt unappreciated: George Washington OR Thomas Paine OR Benedict Arnold OR Lord Cornwallis? | Benedict Arnold |
| The Treaty of Paris at the end of the American Revolution said that | America was now completely free from British control and no longer a colony |
| Why did the Articles of Confederation not work? | They could not tax AND couldn't settle disputes between the states |
| Which of the following groups was NOT included when the Articles were rewritten (Constitution): African Americans .... Native Americans.... women ..... None of these were included | None of these were included (only white men who owned land)! |
| Who is known as the "Father" of the Constitution? | James Madison |
