Practice Test

Question 1

Which best describes the history of Mormonism in the US?

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Mormonism arose from the Second Great Awakening but was driven by Protestants into present-day Utah.

Question 2

Why did conservatives disapprove of the secularization of American society?

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They worried that Americans’ values were slipping away.

Question 3

What was one effect of the Reagan Revolution in 1980?

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Republicans won four new governors’ offices across the nation.

Question 4

The Enlightenment idea of separation of powers led to

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forming three branches of government in the United States.

Question 5

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, new waves of immigration brought large numbers of

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Catholics and Jews to the US.

Question 6

Many critics of US immigration policy fear that immigrants

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will change American culture.

Question 7

How has immigration changed since the 1960s?

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Immigration was low in the 1960s, and has gradually increased.

Question 8

Which is the most important responsibility each new citizen is required to take on?

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registering to vote

Question 9

Which of these rights are guaranteed to all Americans by the First Amendment? Choose four correct answers.

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freedom of the press; freedom of religion; freedom to assemble; freedom of speech

Question 10

According to the Constitution, which of these is true about “unalienable rights”?

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They can never be taken away from the people.

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