Chapter 4 USA

What are the first 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution Called?

• Postscript

• Bill of Writes

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

What is one of the main functions of the U.S. Constitution?

• to make new laws for the nation

• to appoint judges to the Supreme

• to encourage new states to join the country

• to make sure government power is shared

What is the high ridge of the Rocky Mts. that separates east and west flowing rivers called?

• St. Lawrence Seaway

• Continental Divide

• Hoover Dam

• Prince William Sound

When did the United States enter World War II?

• after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

• after Japan invaded China

• when Germany invaded Poland

• after Germany sank an American merchant ship

Which of the following is often considered both a right and a responsibility?

• jury duty

• voting

• obeying laws

• paying taxes

What do Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. have in common?

• Both worked on aircraft during World War II

• Both were leaders in the civil rights movement.

• Both fought for the right of women to vote

• were killed at terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.

Which of the below is true about Native Americans?

• They only settled in areas of the Mississippi River

• They settled N.A. following the arrival of the Europeans

• They are indigenous to North America

• They wore clothing made of cotton

Which of the following is an underlying principles of the U.S. Constitution?

• Government receives its power from the people

• The national government is divided between two branches

• The government has unlimited power

• George Washington will be the 1st President of the US

How did the spread of white settlers impact Native Americans?

• They lost their lands and forced to live on reservations

• They were educated in settlement schools

• They moved to areas east of Mississippi

• They lived peacefully among the settlers

Relocation of people from the South to the North

• Manifest Destiny

• Great Migration

• Southern Migration

• Northern Migration