FSOT Practice Questions first set -
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______ was the president of the U.S. when the Vietnam War began _____ was the
President when it ended.
A Kennedy; Nixon
B Hoover; Kennedy
C Eisenhower; Ford
D Eisenhower; Nixon - ANS-
______ was the president of the U.S. when the Vietnam War began _____ was the
President when it ended.
A Kennedy; Nixon
B Hoover; Kennedy
C Eisenhower; Ford
D Eisenhower; Nixon - ANS-C - Eisenhower was the President of the U.S. when the
Vietnam War started in 1959 and Gerald Ford was the President when it ended in 1975.
JFK was Pres from 1961 until his assassination in 1963 and the Vietnam War went on
during his entire brief administration; Richard Nixon was pres from 1969 - 1974 and did
much to bring about the end of the war and the U.S.' involvement in the war, but did not
end it during his administration. (a) following the Paris Peace Accords, American forces
withdrew from 1973-1975. Harry Truman was president before Eisenhower, from 45-53,
so his admin ended 6 years before the war began (b) Ford was president after Nixon
resigned, from 1974-1977 and he announced the end of the Vietnam war and all aid on
TV on April 23 1975 (c) Saigon fell a week later.
After the Civil War, President Andrew Johnson disagreed with congress over
reconstruction policies. Which action by president Johnson best describes the grounds
for which he was impeached?
He dismissed a Cabinet member without congressional permission.
B He refused to enforce the 14th Amendment.
C He sought to disenfranchise former Confederate officers.
D He violated Constitutional law in forming a third political party. - ANS-A - after a series
of disagreements over Reconstruction Policy, Congress passed the Tenure of Office
Act, according to which the President needed congressional consent to dismiss from
office anyone who had been confirmed by the Senate. President Johnson violated the
Act by dismissing Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, whom radical Republicans wanted
to keep in office. Congress accordingly impeached pres Johnson. He did try to form a
3rd party but that was not grounds for impeachment.
Around what time was the Gutenburg Press invented? - ANS-1440
, Give some details on the Connecticut Compromise. - ANS-Proposed by Robert
Sherman, it reached a balance between large states (Virginia Plan) and small states
(New Jersy Plan) by stipulating the House would be represented in proportion to the
states' population while the Senate would have one vote per state. This combined
elements of both the Virginia/large states plan and the New Jersy/small states plans. It
took delegates 42 days to agree to this conclusion, but the Connecticut Compromise
finally resolved the issue of state representation.
In what year was JFK assassinated? - ANS-JFK was President from 1961 until his
assassination in 1963.
Of the following statements about the US economy in the 1900s which is correct?
A By the year 2000, the US economy was increasing at a rate of 5% a year.
B The rate of unemployment in America at this time dropped to 6%.
C The rates of productivity and of inflation in the US were about the same.
D The US stock market's total value had doubled in only 6 years. - ANS-C - the rates of
both productivity and inflation in the US were approximately 2% by 2000. The US
economy was increasing 4% a year, unemployment was at 4.7%, the stock market
quadrupled from 1992-1998.
Of the following, which characteristic does not embody a principle of Jeffersonian
Democracy?
A Representation as a central value.
B The separation church and state.
C Individual and states' rights
D Having a standing army and navy - ANS-D - Having a standing army and navy does
not embody a principle of Jeffersonian Democracy. Thomas Jefferson believed that
having standing armed forces was dangerous as it threatened our liberty. He felt that
economic strategies such as embargos were safer and more effective means of
coercion if necessary. Jefferson did hold that the representation of the people was the
central political value of American Democracy (a). He maintained that separation of
church and state (b) was the best way to keep the government free from religious
disagreements and reciprocally to keep religion free from interference or corruption by
the government. Jefferson believed the federal government must not violate individual
states' rights (c) as he wrote in the Kentucky Resolutions and James Madison wrote in
the Virginia Resolutions, both in 1798.
What decision did the Supreme Court reach in Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. 1968 -
ANS-Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. 1968 ruled that the Federal government can forbid
racial discrimination in private housing by the terms of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
What decision did the Supreme Court reach in Loving v. Virginia (1967) - ANS-Loving v.
Virginia (1967) ruled laws banning marriages between different races as
unconstitutional.
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______ was the president of the U.S. when the Vietnam War began _____ was the
President when it ended.
A Kennedy; Nixon
B Hoover; Kennedy
C Eisenhower; Ford
D Eisenhower; Nixon - ANS-
______ was the president of the U.S. when the Vietnam War began _____ was the
President when it ended.
A Kennedy; Nixon
B Hoover; Kennedy
C Eisenhower; Ford
D Eisenhower; Nixon - ANS-C - Eisenhower was the President of the U.S. when the
Vietnam War started in 1959 and Gerald Ford was the President when it ended in 1975.
JFK was Pres from 1961 until his assassination in 1963 and the Vietnam War went on
during his entire brief administration; Richard Nixon was pres from 1969 - 1974 and did
much to bring about the end of the war and the U.S.' involvement in the war, but did not
end it during his administration. (a) following the Paris Peace Accords, American forces
withdrew from 1973-1975. Harry Truman was president before Eisenhower, from 45-53,
so his admin ended 6 years before the war began (b) Ford was president after Nixon
resigned, from 1974-1977 and he announced the end of the Vietnam war and all aid on
TV on April 23 1975 (c) Saigon fell a week later.
After the Civil War, President Andrew Johnson disagreed with congress over
reconstruction policies. Which action by president Johnson best describes the grounds
for which he was impeached?
He dismissed a Cabinet member without congressional permission.
B He refused to enforce the 14th Amendment.
C He sought to disenfranchise former Confederate officers.
D He violated Constitutional law in forming a third political party. - ANS-A - after a series
of disagreements over Reconstruction Policy, Congress passed the Tenure of Office
Act, according to which the President needed congressional consent to dismiss from
office anyone who had been confirmed by the Senate. President Johnson violated the
Act by dismissing Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, whom radical Republicans wanted
to keep in office. Congress accordingly impeached pres Johnson. He did try to form a
3rd party but that was not grounds for impeachment.
Around what time was the Gutenburg Press invented? - ANS-1440
, Give some details on the Connecticut Compromise. - ANS-Proposed by Robert
Sherman, it reached a balance between large states (Virginia Plan) and small states
(New Jersy Plan) by stipulating the House would be represented in proportion to the
states' population while the Senate would have one vote per state. This combined
elements of both the Virginia/large states plan and the New Jersy/small states plans. It
took delegates 42 days to agree to this conclusion, but the Connecticut Compromise
finally resolved the issue of state representation.
In what year was JFK assassinated? - ANS-JFK was President from 1961 until his
assassination in 1963.
Of the following statements about the US economy in the 1900s which is correct?
A By the year 2000, the US economy was increasing at a rate of 5% a year.
B The rate of unemployment in America at this time dropped to 6%.
C The rates of productivity and of inflation in the US were about the same.
D The US stock market's total value had doubled in only 6 years. - ANS-C - the rates of
both productivity and inflation in the US were approximately 2% by 2000. The US
economy was increasing 4% a year, unemployment was at 4.7%, the stock market
quadrupled from 1992-1998.
Of the following, which characteristic does not embody a principle of Jeffersonian
Democracy?
A Representation as a central value.
B The separation church and state.
C Individual and states' rights
D Having a standing army and navy - ANS-D - Having a standing army and navy does
not embody a principle of Jeffersonian Democracy. Thomas Jefferson believed that
having standing armed forces was dangerous as it threatened our liberty. He felt that
economic strategies such as embargos were safer and more effective means of
coercion if necessary. Jefferson did hold that the representation of the people was the
central political value of American Democracy (a). He maintained that separation of
church and state (b) was the best way to keep the government free from religious
disagreements and reciprocally to keep religion free from interference or corruption by
the government. Jefferson believed the federal government must not violate individual
states' rights (c) as he wrote in the Kentucky Resolutions and James Madison wrote in
the Virginia Resolutions, both in 1798.
What decision did the Supreme Court reach in Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. 1968 -
ANS-Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. 1968 ruled that the Federal government can forbid
racial discrimination in private housing by the terms of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
What decision did the Supreme Court reach in Loving v. Virginia (1967) - ANS-Loving v.
Virginia (1967) ruled laws banning marriages between different races as
unconstitutional.
