Social Studies Final

President Lincoln's address at which battlefield honored soldiers and stated his vision for the country?

• Gettysburg

• Chancellorsville

• Shiloh

• Vicksburg

• Vatican City, Vatican City

Why was the Emancipation Proclamation significant to the Union?

• It changed the purpose of the war to the abolition of slavery.

• It encouraged Southerners to recognize the evils of slavery and stop enlisting in the Confederate Army.

• It greatly weakened the Confederate army’s ability to fight.

• It helped the Union form peaceful negotiations with the South.

What does secede mean?

• withdraw (leave) formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political organization

• to maintain an item, nation, or tradition

• two or more groups settle a dispute by agreeing to a portion

  of what each group wants.

• an agreement that allowed California into the union as a free state, divided the rest of the Mexican cession into two territories, settled land claims between Texas and New Mexico, abolished slave trade in Washington, strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act

President Lincoln's address at which battlefield honored soldiers and stated his vision for the country?

• Gettysburg

• Chancellorsville

• Shiloh

• Vicksburg

• Singapore, Singapore

What is a precedent?

• a tradition

• I don't know

• a preview for a movie

• a legal term for showing up early for a meeting

To help build a strong national economy, what did Hamilton ask Congress to create?

• a national bank

• a legal term for showing up early for a meeting

• a silent movie

• Gettysburg

Within the executive branch, what did the three department heads and the attorney general come to be known as?

• a legal term for showing up early for a meeting

• the cabinet

• the famous five

• the closet

Answer explanation

The cabinet includes the president

The Judiciary Act of 1789 established which kind of legal system

• congressional law system

• federal court system

• a legal term for showing up early for a meeting

• stack court system

• international court system

Answer explanation

The legal system is a congressional law system because their are different layers of courts, from local courts to the Supreme Court.

Who was the first chief justice of the United States?

• John Jay

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• John Quincy Adams

Kinda* Bonus Question: Who was the second president of the U.S.A.?

• John Quincy Adams

• William Howard Taft

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• James Monroe

Answer explanation

Kinda* Bonus: It can really help or hurt you regarding your score.