Final Test Louisiana History

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1 Final Test Louisiana History True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 1. The economic concept of scarcity can be found in that many LSU football fans cannot attend the home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge because the games are sold out. 2. NAFTA affected our trade policies with Mexico and Brazil. 3. Prior to 1803, Louisiana had a democratically elected government. 4. After a bill has been heard by a committee, the committee members can vote to either: 1. approve the bill and send it to the full chamber for consideration. 2. amend the original bill. 3. kill it, which ends it for that session. 5. Louisiana hosted many large scale war preparations, known as maneuvers. These were mostly held in central Louisiana. 6. Kathleen Blanco was the second female governor of the state of Louisiana.

2 Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Use the graph to answer the following question(s). 7. How might this data have affected seafood restaurant diners from ? a. Diners paid less for dishes containing brown shrimp. b. This data has no impact on dining in a seafood restaurant. c. Restaurants offered a menu based heavily on brown shrimp dishes. d. Diners were offered a wide variety of dishes containing white shrimp.

3 8. Alligator Farming in Louisiana What statement about alligators is supported by this graph? a. Alligator hides are not in demand. b. Alligator farming is not a profitable business venture. c. Hide values are high because the supply is slowing decreasing. d. Hide values do not exceed the supply because the supply is abundant. 9. Which generates the greatest revenue for Louisiana s economy? a. forestry jobs b. seedling sales c. initial timber sales d. forestry related industries

4 10. What is a tariff? a. a tax placed on homes b. a tax placed on luxury goods c. a tax placed on imported goods d. a tax placed on exported goods 11. Why did the U.S. Congress delay in approving Louisiana s statehood? a. The original document was not signed by the delegates. b. U.S. Congress had to vote to extend the deadline for statehood. c. Louisiana s constitution had to be translated from French into English. d. Louisiana s constitution had to be translated from Spanish into English. 12. Where do the powers of state government originate? a. justices and voters b. legislators and governor c. citizens and Supreme Court d. citizens and United States Constitution 13. Which powers are shared by the state and federal government? a. collect taxes and enforce laws b. declare war and establish schools c. conduct elections and establish schools d. collect taxes and make treaties with other nations 14. In what way are the U.S. Constitution and the Louisiana State Constitution alike? a. Both have a Preamble. b. Each has the same number of amendments. c. The current version was written in the 1800s. d. Both were written to give the governing party more control. 15. What choices does the governor have about a proposed law? a. sign, take no action, or veto b. disapprove, take no action, or veto c. approve, send to committee, or veto d. send back to committee, sign, or veto

5 16. Why must a bill go back to both houses after it leaves the conference committee? a. The governor does not like to decide on the version he likes best. b. Once a bill is compromised it has to start the process all over again. c. The conference committee gets the final say in the passage of the bill. d. Bill passage requires approval of identical versions of the bill by both chambers.

6 Study the chart below and use it to answer the following question(s). 17. If Lavon is elected to the Louisiana Senate when he s 18, what is the fewest number of terms he could serve before he meets all the requirements to run for governor? a. 1 term b. 2 terms c. 3 terms d. 4 terms 18. Which example of citizen involvement in government is illegal? a. working in a polling place b. volunteering in campaigns c. lobbying for their favorite cause d. paying legislators for their votes 19. What is reapportionment? a. a governor s override of a bill b. dividing the state budget so it will balance c. the process of redrawing legislative district boundaries d. making people relocate to new parishes to keep the voting numbers even 20. Which is a parish most like? a. county b. country c. municipality d. state

7 Use the event list to answer the question(s). 21. How long was Huey Long s political career? a. 3 years b. 8 years c. 14 years d. 20 years 22. Which conclusion can be drawn from the timeline? a. Rose Long was more popular than her husband. b. Huey Long struggled to connect with the common man. c. Rose Long was the most powerful woman in Louisiana history. d. Huey Long was a powerful political figure in Louisiana s history.

8 Study the graphic organizer. 23. Which event would BEST fill the empty bubble on the graphic organizer? a. prosecuted corrupt politicians released from jail b. personally profited from road paving program c. worked to defend small oil companies from Standard Oil d. waited for legislative approval before implementing projects 24. Which current institution developed from Long s Bureau of Investigation? a. Louisiana Coast Guard b. Louisiana National Guard c. Louisiana Highway Patrol d. Federal Bureau of Investigation 25. Why was Huey Long shot? a. He threatened a number of his political opponents. b. He intended to remove judge Benjamin Pavy from office. c. He tried to take control of New Deal programs in Louisiana. d. He controlled the newspapers and used them for political gain. 26. What evidence suggests that Longism did not die with Huey? a. Many things in Louisiana bear the name of Huey Long. b. Louisiana has never been able to shake its corrupt reputation. c. Louisiana implemented tax laws outlined in Huey s Share Our Wealth program. d. Long s supporters and family continued to be elected to Louisiana s highest offices.

9 27. Which Louisiana governor was the youngest mayor in the United States? a. Earl Long b. Jimmie Davis c. Robert Kennon d. Sam Jones 28. Which of the following was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965? a. It established a registration system. b. It lowered the voting age to eighteen. c. It outlawed literacy tests and poll taxes. d. It gave Native Americans the right to vote. Use the event list to answer the question. 29. Which of Louisiana s governors led the state into the post-jim Crow era? a. Earl Long b. John McKeithen c. Robert Kennon d. Sam Jones 30. Which explains why Earl Long put African Americans back on voting rolls? a. Civil rights groups had financed his campaign. b. Long believed it would create a similar effect to patronage. c. The Supreme Court ordered that all African Americans be returned to voting rolls. d. A.P. Turead threatened Long with legal action if he did not return them to the rolls.

10 31. Which did Jimmie Davis pledge to do during his second term as governor? a. lower taxes b. end corruption c. improve schools d. protect segregation 32. Which event ended segregation in the military? a. Plessy v. Ferguson b. Civil Rights Act c. Executive Order 9948 d. GI Bill 33. Which conclusion can be drawn from the map? a. The plaintiff, Oliver Brown, was most likely a northerner. b. Racial segregation was most common in former slave states. c. The Brown v. Board of Education ruling would only apply to southern states. d. States without segregation legislation did not have any African American citizens. 34. Which two groups supported Edwin Edwards? a. Creoles and Cajuns b. Hispanics and French c. African Americans and Cajuns d. African Americans and Creoles

11 35. Which New Orleans family is known for their jazz and blues music? a. Jackson family b. Legasse family c. Marsalis family d. Robertson family 36. During his first two terms as governor, what changes did Edwards make to taxes in Louisiana? a. increased individual taxes and property taxes b. decreased property taxes and eliminated individual taxes c. increased individual taxes and eliminated property taxes d. decreased individual taxes and eliminated property taxes Completion Complete each statement. 37. is the idea that colonies existed to contribute to the wealth and power of the mother nation. 38. A cotton gin, oil refinery, and sugar refinery are all examples of _ resources. 39. In a democracy, power resides with the. 40. The ability of a State Supreme Court to decide whether or not a law is constitutional is called. 41. King of France was the monarch who ruled Louisiana when it became a colony of France. 42. The is the state s head legal official and runs the state s Department of Justice. 43. Another term for our two-house legislature is. 44. Permanent committees (such as education or finance) that review proposed laws are known as committees. 45. The is the primary local government division. 46. All citizens have the right to contact their elected representatives to let them know how they would like them to vote on various issues. The political term for this is.

12 Matching Match the following descriptions to the correct economic system. a. Economic system that tends to be heavily reliant on agriculture, often uses the barter system, and economic decisions are often based on established customs. b. Economic system in which the government (rather than private individuals) seeks to answer the basic economic questions. c. Economic system in which individuals make decisions that shape the economy. Supply and demand determine what is produced, how much is produced, and at what price it will be sold. 47. Market Economy 48. Traditional Economy 49. Command Economy

13 Source 2: Natural Resources of Louisiana

14 Source 3: Oil Production Source 4: Agricultural Products of Louisiana Agricultural Value/Volume Products Location Products/ Natural Resources Soybeans $700 million Livestock feed, soy milk and soy sauce, tofu, mayonnaise, margarine, etc Northeastern and Central Louisiana Sugarcane $586 million Sugar, molasses, and paper products Cotton Over $231 million Lint used for fabric; seed used for oil and Southern Louisiana Northern Louisiana

15 livestock feed Poultry $958 million Eggs and fryers Northern and Southeastern Louisiana Timber $824 million Pulp, sawtimber, and plywood Shrimp More than $100 million White and brown shrimp Oil 402,104,507 Gasoline and barrels hundreds of other products Salt $181 million Flavoring for food and PVC pipe Northern and Southeastern Louisiana Louisiana s Gulf Coast Northwestern Louisiana and the Gulf Coast Central and Southern Louisiana 50. Based on Source 3, which is the most valuable resource produced in Louisiana? a. cotton b. poultry c. shrimp d. timber

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