CSA Review

What are the functions of political parties?

• Recruit and nominate candidates

• Monitor officeholders

• Educate others about campaign issues

• Influencing public policy

• Help candidates win

What function of political parties is displayed in the headline?

• Educating electorate about campaign issues

• Appeal to the political center

• Recruit and nominate candidates

• Helping candidates win elections

What CONCLUSION can you draw from the map ?

• After the Civil War, numerous trails were added to support the growing cattle industry in Texas

• Before the Civil War, increased settlement encouraged Texas ranchers to find new markets for their cattle.

• After the Civil War, ranchers used the trails to bring cattle to Texas.

• All cattle trails that started in Texas led to towns in the East

Which of the following would be a logical effect of the data shown on the graph?

• More people moved into and moved around Texas during the Civil War period.

• Railroad tracks were built more slowly in the last part of the century

• Railroad construction grew steadily throughout the last half of the century.

• The population decreased in Texas

The​ ________ of the branch of the U.S. Government carries out the law.​ (a)  

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

How did Abraham Lincoln wanted to treat the South? (a)  

• harshly

• leniently

• severely

• rigorously

Sectional tensions between the North and the South lead to the Civil War.

• True

• False

The institution of slavery was essential to the South's way of life.

• True

• False

The Compromise of 1850 included the Fugitive Slave Act, which required citizens to assist in the recovery of fugitive slaves.

• A) True

• B) False

The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed territories to decide on the legality of slavery through popular sovereignty.

• A) True

• B) False