US History Regents Practice Exam

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During the colonial period in British North America, the major geographic barrier to westward expansion was the

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Appalachian Mountains

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The United States purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 was geographically important because it

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provided full access to the Mississippi River

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The Mayflower Compact (1620) and the Virginia House of Burgesses (1619) are early examples of

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steps toward representative government

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In writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was most directly influenced by the social contract theory of

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John Locke

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One way in which the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the original United States Constitution (1789) are similar is that both documents

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state that government receives its power from the people

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One way the original Constitution of the United States addressed the issue of congressional representation was by

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counting three-fifths of the enslaved population when determining representation

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Which principle of the United States Constitution is most directly described in the following passage? "But the great security against a gradual concentration of the several powers in the same department, consists in giving to those who administer each department the necessary constitutional means and personal motives to resist encroachments of the others." -James Madison, Federalist No. 51

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checks and balances

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Most of the amendments to the United States Constitution have dealt with

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guaranteeing civil and political rights

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Which statement is a fact rather than an opinion? The power of judicial review was established by a Supreme Court decision. , Supreme Court Justices should have a mandatory retirement age, The Supreme Court achieved its greatest accomplishments under the leadership of Chief Justice John Marshall., The Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade is its most controversial decision

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The power of judicial review was established by a Supreme Court decision.

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An example of the unwritten constitution is the

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formation of political parties