C.L. TEST 161-180

Question 0

161. Selective service system

what is the president capable of doing?

Answer 0

The pres. Can reinstitute the military draft is they perceive an emergency

Question 1

161. Selective service system

What do they do?

Answer 1

Oversaw drafting and induction to men into the army

Question 2

162. Jury

How many people are on a jury?

Answer 2

12 people

in a grand jury 13-23 people

Question 3

162. Jury

what is their job in a trial?

Answer 3

Whether a person is guilty or innocent in a court

Question 4

163. Brown vs. board of education

How far did this lawsuit go?

Answer 4

To the Supreme Court

Question 5

163. Brown vs. board of education

Why did the lawsuit go so far?

Answer 5

Races could be segregated as long as the facilities were equal

Question 6

164. Security of state

What are the head of?

Answer 6

Maintaining foreign policies and handling foreign affairs

Question 7

164. Secretary of state

Who is the Secretary of State right now?

Answer 7

John carry

Question 8

165. Peter Pan

Who is the author of Peter Pan?

Answer 8

James Matthew Barrie

Question 9

165. Peter Pan

Where did Peter Pan live and why was it important?

Answer 9

Neverland you can never grow up there

Question 10

166. Edgar Allen Poe

What was this American author if the late 19th century’s poems about?

Answer 10

Great sadness (also short stories of great horror)

Question 11

166. Edgar Allen Poe

Who did he go and live with at an early age?

Answer 11

His god parents, and his god mother died and he went to the army

Question 12

167. Roots

Who is the author?

Answer 12

Alex Haley

Question 13

167. Roots

how long did this books research take place?

Answer 13

12 years

Question 14

168. The scarlet letter

Who is the author?

Answer 14

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Question 15

168. The scarlet letter

What does Hester have to wear on her dress and what does it symbolize?

Answer 15

An “a” as a sign of her guilt

Question 16

169. Nathaniel Hawthorne

Where was he born?

Answer 16

Old New England

Question 17

169. Nathaniel Hawthorne

He reflects this on most of his stories.

Answer 17

On his past, a lot of guilt

Question 18

170. Battle of Chancellorsville

What war and where was it fought?

Answer 18

Civil war and Virginia

Question 19

170. Battle of Chancellorsville

Who shot and killed Jackson?

Answer 19

By his own men after the battle

Question 20

171. Kit Carson

What was kit skilled at?

Answer 20

Frontier and trapper and guide

Question 21

171. Kit Carson

What territory did kit help settle?

Answer 21

California

Question 22

172. Sam Houston

What was he a leader in?

Answer 22

A soldier and a political leader

Question 23

172. Sam Houston

Why was Texas and Mexico fighting?

Answer 23

For Texas’s independence from Mexico

Question 24

173. Jean Lafitte | Though he was thought of as a fictional character what was he?

Answer 24

A historic figure

Question 25

173. Jean Lafitte | What war did he help general Andrew Jackson in?

Answer 25

In the war of 1812 against the British

Question 26

174. Democratic Party | When was this political party established?

Answer 26

In the 1820's

Question 27

174. Democratic Party This is usually opposes national banks, high taxes, interference with slavery, and federal aid for improvement in our nation.

Answer 27

The Democratic Party

Question 28

175. Mason-Dixon Line | What states did this line divide?

Answer 28

Pennsylvania and Maryland

Question 29

175. Mason-Dixon Line | What happened to the line after the civil war?

Answer 29

After the war it still remained

Question 30

176. Navajos | Where did the Navajos have a reservation?

Answer 30

Southwest United States

Question 31

176. Navajos | Who made the Navajos move from their reservation?

Answer 31

Us army troops

Question 32

177. Tecumseh | Why did the Shawnee chief take arms?

Answer 32

To fight the American settlers moving into the Midwest

Question 33

177. Tecumseh | When was he alive?

Answer 33

In the late 18th early 19th centuries

Question 34

178. War of 1812 | Who was the war between?

Answer 34

Britain and the us

Question 39

178. War of 1812 | What war was called "second American war for independence?"

Answer 39

War of 1812

Question 40

179. Underground Railroad | How did it work before the civil war?

Answer 40

It was a network of houses that helped slaves escape to freedom

Question 41

179. Underground Railroad | Who was a famous slave who helped many slaves to freedom?

Answer 41

Harriet Tubman

Question 42

180. Benedict Arnold | What war was he general of?

Answer 42

The revolutionary war

Question 43

180. Benedict Arnold | Why isn't it kind to call someone a "Benedict Arnold?"

Answer 43

Because he was not loyal to the us and helped the British in the revolutionary war