Social Studies STAAR 2022

Which document, written in 1215, influenced the US Constitution?

• Magna Carta

• Tea Act

• Bill of Rights

• Treaty of Paris

The United States first attempt at a national government was ________________________.

• Olive Branch Petition

• US Constitution

• Articles of Confederation
  

• The Federalists Papers

A Federalist supported the ratification of the Constitution.

• True

• False

Power of the government is divided between state and national governments is ___________.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism
  

• Checks and Balances

• Republicanism

President Monroe issued the _______________ _______________ to stay out of European affairs.

• US Constution
  

• Monroe Doctrine

• Federalists Papers

• Magna Carta

Which amendment gives you right to a jury in civil cases?

• 7th

• 8th

• 9th

• 10th

Which did NOT contribute to improved transportation during the 18th century?

• Canals
  

• Steamboat by Fulton
  

• automobiles
  

• Steam power
  

Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, a book about the cruelties of slavery in the South?

• Susan B. Anthony

• Anne Hutchinson

• Clara Barton

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

The differences between these two maps resulted from the-

• Missouri Compromise

• Treaty of Ghent

• Louisiana Purchase

• Adams-Onis Treaty

Which government principle is illustrated in this diagram?

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Republicanism

• Separation of Powers