Copy of EOC Practice Test 3

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What is one conclusion that can be drawn from the chart? Options: No free blacks lived in the South., Most Northern states had slaves., Kentucky had the most free blacks in the South., Vermont had the most free blacks in the North.

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Most Northern states had slaves.

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What is the primary reason for the differences shown in this chart? Options: development of a plantation economy in the South, failure of an industrial economy in the North, fewer educational opportunities in the North, growth of railroads in the South

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development of a plantation economy in the South

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The cartoonist suggests that President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s proposal for changing the Supreme Court would

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threaten the independence of the justices

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What action prompted President Roosevelt to suggest the plan referred to in the cartoon?

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The Supreme Court had declared prominent New Deal programs unconstitutional.

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Which constitutional provision is intended to protect against the situation shown in the cartoon? Options: The pay of federal judges cannot be reduced during their service., The president appoints all federal judges., Nominees to the federal courts must be confirmed by the Senate., Congress must approve all funds to operate federal courts.

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Nominees to the federal courts must be confirmed by the Senate.

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Why did federal leaders have a renewed interest in the phrase “In God We Trust”?

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They wanted to contrast the country with the atheism of the Soviet Union.

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How does this important historical structure affect the standard of living in the western United States?

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It supplies the region with water and electric power.

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Which situation resulted in innovations such as computer chips and GPS?

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A rise in competition among technology companies in a free-enterprise system.

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Based on the time line and your knowledge of U.S. history, which statement describes the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on U.S. society?

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It increased the political participation of minorities.

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Which category from the table BEST points to one initial cause of the Great Depression? Options: A Unemployment Rate, B Dow Jones Industrial Average Index, C Federal Budget Surplus/Deficit, D Total U.S. Exports

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Dow Jones Industrial Average Index