BCTE MSE TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Which religious leader helped bridge the communications between the Soviet Union
and the United States during the Cold War? - ✔✔Pope John Paul II
✔✔How did Pope John Paul II help out during the cold war between the Soviet Union
and the United States? - ✔✔During the mid 1980s, he participated in talks between
Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet Leader, and US President Ronald Reagan. He is credited
with playing a pivotal role in the breakdown of the communist Soviet regime.
✔✔What is Plato known for? - ✔✔Philosophical dialogues. He was Aristotle's teacher.
✔✔What is Aristotle known for? - ✔✔The structure of ancient drama; he penned his
Poetics, an examination of the structure and origin of Greek tragedy.
✔✔What are Lao Tzu and Asoka known for? - ✔✔They are prominent Asian figures
known for their concern with philosophy and government.
✔✔What Depression-era development marked a significant change in the way the
United States government conducted business? - ✔✔Deficit spending. Hoover felt this
was prohibitively risky, while Roosevelt believed it necessary in order to offer immediate
relief from the Depression.
✔✔When the President of the United States is tried for impeachment in the Senate,
which officer of government presides over the trial? - ✔✔Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court
✔✔Who is the President of the Senate? - ✔✔The Vice President of the United States.
, ✔✔The Mississippi River flows through which states? - ✔✔It begins in Minnesota, then
flows through or along the borders of Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico.
✔✔What is "Manifest Destiny?" - ✔✔The phrase used by US Leaders in the 1840s to
explain the desire of continental expansion. It was "destiny" to expand from the Atlantic
to the Pacific.
✔✔What was "suffrage?" - ✔✔The movement in the late 1800s for women to have the
right to vote. It concluded with the passage of the 19th amendment.
✔✔What was the Open Door Policy? - ✔✔It sought to establish equal trading rights for
all nations trading in China.
✔✔What was the New Deal? - ✔✔Started by FDR during the depression of the 1930s
✔✔What was Manifest Destiny fueled by? - ✔✔high birthrate, increase in immigration,
two recent economic depressions, and opportunities for new commerce.
✔✔What document, written in 1215, limited the power of government in England and is
considered a prelude to modern constitutional law? - ✔✔Magna Carta
✔✔The Magna Carta is often called the "Cornerstone of Freedom" and is considered
the model for the Bill of Rights. What important section had a great impact on US
Constitutional law? - ✔✔The section that prevented the King from imprisoning his
subjects without lawful reason.
✔✔What was the Mayflower Compact? - ✔✔A way of ensuring that everyone who
traveled on the Mayflower to the new world follow the laws the community set out.
✔✔What are the Federalist Papers? - ✔✔Written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and
James Madison, after the Constitution was written, to help convince states they should
ratify the Constitution.
✔✔What is the Declaration of Arbroath? - ✔✔It gave Scotland independence from
England in 1320
✔✔In 1896 the Supreme Court upheld segregation policies in which landmark case? -
✔✔Plessy v. Ferguson
✔✔Describe Plessy v. Ferguson - ✔✔set the standard of "separate but equal" which
meant that as long as there were equal facilities, they could have separate facilities for
blacks and whites.
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Which religious leader helped bridge the communications between the Soviet Union
and the United States during the Cold War? - ✔✔Pope John Paul II
✔✔How did Pope John Paul II help out during the cold war between the Soviet Union
and the United States? - ✔✔During the mid 1980s, he participated in talks between
Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet Leader, and US President Ronald Reagan. He is credited
with playing a pivotal role in the breakdown of the communist Soviet regime.
✔✔What is Plato known for? - ✔✔Philosophical dialogues. He was Aristotle's teacher.
✔✔What is Aristotle known for? - ✔✔The structure of ancient drama; he penned his
Poetics, an examination of the structure and origin of Greek tragedy.
✔✔What are Lao Tzu and Asoka known for? - ✔✔They are prominent Asian figures
known for their concern with philosophy and government.
✔✔What Depression-era development marked a significant change in the way the
United States government conducted business? - ✔✔Deficit spending. Hoover felt this
was prohibitively risky, while Roosevelt believed it necessary in order to offer immediate
relief from the Depression.
✔✔When the President of the United States is tried for impeachment in the Senate,
which officer of government presides over the trial? - ✔✔Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court
✔✔Who is the President of the Senate? - ✔✔The Vice President of the United States.
, ✔✔The Mississippi River flows through which states? - ✔✔It begins in Minnesota, then
flows through or along the borders of Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico.
✔✔What is "Manifest Destiny?" - ✔✔The phrase used by US Leaders in the 1840s to
explain the desire of continental expansion. It was "destiny" to expand from the Atlantic
to the Pacific.
✔✔What was "suffrage?" - ✔✔The movement in the late 1800s for women to have the
right to vote. It concluded with the passage of the 19th amendment.
✔✔What was the Open Door Policy? - ✔✔It sought to establish equal trading rights for
all nations trading in China.
✔✔What was the New Deal? - ✔✔Started by FDR during the depression of the 1930s
✔✔What was Manifest Destiny fueled by? - ✔✔high birthrate, increase in immigration,
two recent economic depressions, and opportunities for new commerce.
✔✔What document, written in 1215, limited the power of government in England and is
considered a prelude to modern constitutional law? - ✔✔Magna Carta
✔✔The Magna Carta is often called the "Cornerstone of Freedom" and is considered
the model for the Bill of Rights. What important section had a great impact on US
Constitutional law? - ✔✔The section that prevented the King from imprisoning his
subjects without lawful reason.
✔✔What was the Mayflower Compact? - ✔✔A way of ensuring that everyone who
traveled on the Mayflower to the new world follow the laws the community set out.
✔✔What are the Federalist Papers? - ✔✔Written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and
James Madison, after the Constitution was written, to help convince states they should
ratify the Constitution.
✔✔What is the Declaration of Arbroath? - ✔✔It gave Scotland independence from
England in 1320
✔✔In 1896 the Supreme Court upheld segregation policies in which landmark case? -
✔✔Plessy v. Ferguson
✔✔Describe Plessy v. Ferguson - ✔✔set the standard of "separate but equal" which
meant that as long as there were equal facilities, they could have separate facilities for
blacks and whites.
