Who began social security? - correct answer FDR
Netherland flooding caused what? - correct answer Them to build a dike
Monopoly - correct answer decreases competition between businesses
The Treaty of Paris 1783 - correct answer Negotiation between Great Britain and
America; ended Revolutionary War and gave America independence
Sons of Liberty organized a demonstration in response to ____? - correct answer The
Tea Act
What was the largest migration in American history to date? - correct answer
California Gold Rush
Between 1849 and 1852, nearly 250,000 people arrived in California, which ultimately led to _______? -
correct answer California admitted as a state in 1850
The formal name the United States of America denotes which type of region? - correct answer
Political
Which of the following U.S. documents states that the purposes of government include establishing
justice and securing the blessings of liberty? - correct answer Constitution
The laws that promoted "separate but equal" treatment for blacks and whites and resulted in separate
public facilities were known as __________? - correct answer Jim Crow Laws
,Who were the Rough Riders? - correct answer were a cavalry of cowboys, scholars,
Native Americans, and African Americans who fought in the Spanish-American War
The Rough Riders were established by who? - correct answer Theodore Roosevelt
Between 1962 and 1980, which of the following scenarios had the greatest impact on the state of
Florida's economy and culture? - correct answer Cuba Fidel Castro
After WWII, the Soviets blocked supplies from getting into ______. - correct answer
Germany
After WWII, the Soviets blocked supplies from getting into Germany. This directly resulted in the
_______. - correct answer Berlin Airlift
The Missouri Compromise allowed the state of Missouri to __________ - correct answer
join the union as a slave state
The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees - correct answer
an accused the right to representation by counsel in serious criminal prosecutions.
The responsibility for appointing counsel in federal criminal proceedings for those unable to bear the
cost of representation has historically rested in the ______________ - correct answer
federal judiciary
The responsibility for appointing counsel in federal criminal proceedings for those unable to bear the
cost of representation has historically rested in the federal judiciary. What is this role called? - correct
answer Public Defense Attorney
How many Supreme Court justices serve on the US Supreme Court? - correct answer
9
The Bill of Rights consists of which amendments? - correct answer Amendments 1-10
(I-X)
, When a river, such as the Nile, carries sediment towards a large body of water such as the ocean or a
lake, it deposits sediment and the flow of water decreases. This area is called a ______ - correct answer
delta
During the colonization of North America, what intellectual movement developed that contributed to
the founding of universities and the study of science? - correct answer
Enlightenment
Which president was elected for a third term? - correct answer FDR
First constitution written for the 13 colonies - correct answer Articles of
Confederation
Mesopotamia - correct answer valley between Tigris and Euphrates
state level executive - correct answer Governor
Supreme court settles _______ - correct answer land disputes between federal and
state
Congress is broken into what two branches - correct answer house of
representatives; senate
Legislative Branch - correct answer Congress (house and senate)
Executive Branch - correct answer President and Vice President
Judicial Branch - correct answer Supreme Court
Nile river flows - correct answer south to north