U.S. HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS EXAM 2025 WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
1. The Warsaw Pact treaty
Was alliance between the U.S. and Korean forces
Was an alliance between French and U.S. forces
Was an alliance of western powers in Europe
Was an alliance of eastern European powers
2. What was the main outcome of the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board
of Education?
Public schools must remain segregated.
Racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal.
Plessy v. Ferguson was upheld.
All public schools must be privatized.
3. What is the definition of self-serving bias error?
Refers to the belief that one is always right.
Involves taking responsibility for both successes and failures.
Occurs when people attribute their successes to internal factors
but their failures to situational factors.
Is the tendency to blame others for one's own mistakes.
4. Describe the significance of the War Powers Resolution in the context of
U.S. governance.
The War Powers Resolution is primarily concerned with domestic
policy.
, The War Powers Resolution was enacted to strengthen the
military's authority.
The War Powers Resolution is significant because it aims to
ensure that Congress has a role in decisions about military
engagement.
The War Powers Resolution allows the president to act without
congressional approval.
5. What exclusive power does the War Powers Clause grant to Congress?
Appoint military leaders
Declare war
Control military funding
Negotiate treaties
6. What significant power was established by the Supreme Court in the case
of Marbury v. Madison?
Legislative oversight
Judicial review
Executive privilege
Constitutional amendment
7. If a university implements a new admissions policy that includes a point
system where race is one of the factors, how should it ensure compliance
with the ruling in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke?
The university should prioritize race above all other factors in the
admissions process.
The university should create a separate admissions track for
minority students.
, The university should ensure that race is considered as one
factor among many, without establishing fixed quotas for
admissions.
The university should eliminate all consideration of race in its
admissions policy.
8. What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
It prohibited the Justice Department from implementing federal
court orders to desegregate schools unless at least three
individual parents filed formal complaints.
It ended segregation in public spaces and prohibited
discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religion, sex, and
national origin.
It eliminated the Department of Justice and replaced it with the
Department of Civil Rights.
It created an independent circuit of federal courts devoted
entirely to school desegregation litigation.
9. What was the primary purpose of the Treaty on Conventional Forces in
Europe?
To promote economic cooperation between NATO and the
Warsaw Pact.
To create a framework for nuclear disarmament.
To establish comprehensive limits on key categories of
conventional military equipment in Europe.
To facilitate the reunification of Germany.
10. What principle of governance was established by the Mayflower
Compact?
Majority rule
SOLUTIONS
1. The Warsaw Pact treaty
Was alliance between the U.S. and Korean forces
Was an alliance between French and U.S. forces
Was an alliance of western powers in Europe
Was an alliance of eastern European powers
2. What was the main outcome of the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board
of Education?
Public schools must remain segregated.
Racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal.
Plessy v. Ferguson was upheld.
All public schools must be privatized.
3. What is the definition of self-serving bias error?
Refers to the belief that one is always right.
Involves taking responsibility for both successes and failures.
Occurs when people attribute their successes to internal factors
but their failures to situational factors.
Is the tendency to blame others for one's own mistakes.
4. Describe the significance of the War Powers Resolution in the context of
U.S. governance.
The War Powers Resolution is primarily concerned with domestic
policy.
, The War Powers Resolution was enacted to strengthen the
military's authority.
The War Powers Resolution is significant because it aims to
ensure that Congress has a role in decisions about military
engagement.
The War Powers Resolution allows the president to act without
congressional approval.
5. What exclusive power does the War Powers Clause grant to Congress?
Appoint military leaders
Declare war
Control military funding
Negotiate treaties
6. What significant power was established by the Supreme Court in the case
of Marbury v. Madison?
Legislative oversight
Judicial review
Executive privilege
Constitutional amendment
7. If a university implements a new admissions policy that includes a point
system where race is one of the factors, how should it ensure compliance
with the ruling in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke?
The university should prioritize race above all other factors in the
admissions process.
The university should create a separate admissions track for
minority students.
, The university should ensure that race is considered as one
factor among many, without establishing fixed quotas for
admissions.
The university should eliminate all consideration of race in its
admissions policy.
8. What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
It prohibited the Justice Department from implementing federal
court orders to desegregate schools unless at least three
individual parents filed formal complaints.
It ended segregation in public spaces and prohibited
discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religion, sex, and
national origin.
It eliminated the Department of Justice and replaced it with the
Department of Civil Rights.
It created an independent circuit of federal courts devoted
entirely to school desegregation litigation.
9. What was the primary purpose of the Treaty on Conventional Forces in
Europe?
To promote economic cooperation between NATO and the
Warsaw Pact.
To create a framework for nuclear disarmament.
To establish comprehensive limits on key categories of
conventional military equipment in Europe.
To facilitate the reunification of Germany.
10. What principle of governance was established by the Mayflower
Compact?
Majority rule
