HS VIRTUAL CHALLENGE MEET #1 SOCIAL STUDIES DO NOT OPEN TEST UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO

2016-2017 HS VIRTUAL CHALLENGE MEET #1 SOCIAL STUDIES DO NOT OPEN TEST UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO

2016-17 Virtual Challenge Meet Social Studies #1 Contestant s Name Contestant s School School s conference (Circle One) 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A Directions 1. Answer all 45 questions independently (Maximum 90 minutes), no penalty for guessing 2. The questions are divided into 3 categories totaling a maximum of 80 points a. Questions 1 to 20 1 point each general knowledge individuals/terms b. Questions 21 to 35 2 points each, based on the book Madison s Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America by David O Stewart c. Questions 36 to 45 3 points each, based on United States Constitution Landmark Supreme Court Cases, also Amendments 1-10, 14, & 27, and Federalist Papers 1, 10, 39, 51, 78, & 84 3. Use capital letters when answering on an answer sheet 4. Students compete as individuals and as a team if three or more team members are entered from your school. 5. The top three scores from your school will be added together for your total team score. Maximum team score is a 240

2016-2017 Virtual Challenge Meet #1 Social Studies - Test Part I: General knowledge questions (1) point each 1. Sandra Day O Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, was appointed by which U.S. President? a. Lyndon Johnson c. Ronald Reagan b. Richard Nixon d. Bill Clinton 2. The root word in this term means We Command, which is an order given by a court to a lower government official or office which states it must perform its duty, and is what William Marbury asked the Supreme Court for in 1789. a. stare decisis c. writ of certiorari b. habeas corpus d. writ of mandamus 3. Which statement best describes the constitutional qualifications for a Supreme Court Justice? a. Must be at least 30 years old and a citizen of the United States. b. Must be a certified lawyer in their state of residence. c. No qualifications are mentioned in the Constitution. d. The Twelfth Amendment set the age and citizenship requirements to mirror the qualifications of the President. 4. John Marshall, who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835, also served briefly in which position? a. Senator from Virginia c. Attorney General b. Governor of Virginia d. Secretary of State 5. Which US President signed the Alien and Sedition Acts into law? a. George Washington c. Thomas Jefferson b. John Adams d. James Madison 6. Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Acts as America prepared for possible war against. a. France c. Spain b. Britain d. The Barbary States 7. Individuals who opposed a strong Constitution wrote the Anti-Federalist Papers and signed these documents with the pseudonym. a. Publius c. Claudius b. Brutus d. Caesar 1

8. Double Jeopardy is a term used to describe a section of which Amendment found in the Bill of Rights? a. First Amendment c. Fifth Amendment b. Fourth Amendment d. Sixth Amendment 9. Found in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments is the Clause, which deals with the administration of justice and ensures the rights and equality of all citizens. a. Establishment c. Free Exercise b. Due Process d. Elastic Member of the Committee of Five who helped draft the Declaration of Independence US Minister to the Court of St. James and later the Netherlands Inaugural holder of the vice presidency 10. Which individual is described above? a. John Adams c. James Madison b. Thomas Jefferson d. James Monroe Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. 11. Which Article of the Consitution is quoted above a. Article I c. Article III b. Article II d. Article IV 12. The term Gerrymandering began in 1812 when Elbridge Gerry, Governor of signed into law a redistricting plan designed to benefit his political party. a. Virginia c. Massachusetts b. New York d. New Jersey The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration. 13. Which Amendment is quoted above? a. Fifteenth Amendment c. Seventieth Amendment b. Sixteenth Amendment d. Twentieth Amendment 14. The Great Compromise of 1787, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, included a bicameral legislature designed by which individual? a. Thomas Paine c. Alexander Hamilton b. William Paterson d. Roger Sherman 2

15. Cruel and unusual punishment is part of which Constitutional Amendment? a. Fourth Amendment c. Sixth Amendment b. Fifth Amendment d. Eighth Amendment 16. The Nullification Doctrine used by John C. Calhoun in the 1830 s was originally mentioned by in the Kentucky Resolution in 1799. a. James Madison c. John Adams b. Thomas Jefferson d. Benjamin Franklin 17. The bad tendency test is a doctrine used to interpret which Amendment? a. First Amendment c. Fourth Amendment b. Second Amendment d. Fifth Amendment First and Second Treatise of Civil Government Social Compact, unalienable rights, and limited government English philosopher who influenced our founding fathers 18. Which individual is described above? a. Thomas Paine c. John Locke b. Thomas Hobbes d. Henry Knox 19. The elimination of the poll tax was accomplished by which Amendment? a. Twenty-second Amendment c. Twenty-forth Amendment b. Twenty-third Amendment d. Twenty-fifth Amendment This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding. 20. The above section of Article IV is referred to as the Clause. a. Due Process c. Incorporation b. Elastic d. Supremacy 3

Part II: Book Questions: Madison s Gift: Five Partnerships that Built America by David O Stewart (2) points each 21. Until 1794, which of the following was true concerning the US Senate. a. They met in secret b. The commanded the greatest public attention c. They were elected based on a state s population d. They served as the state s only electors 22. The XYZ Affair occurred under which US President? a. George Washington c. Thomas Jefferson b. John Adams d. James Madison 23. John Adam s Quasi-War could best be described as: a. an attempted blockade against British trading vessels in the Caribbean. b. an undeclared naval conflict with France that dominated his presidency. c. a tax revolt in Western Pennsylvania by former Revolutionary soldiers. d. the controversial appointment of Federalist judges at the end of his presidency. 24. Which city hosted the meeting that served as a forerunner for the Constitutional Convention? a. Baltimore c. Germantown b. Annapolis d. Philadelphia 25. Which individual is responsible for many of the constitutional amendments that become known as the Bill of Rights? a. James Madison c. Benjamin Franklin b. Alexander Hamilton d. Thomas Paine 26. Calling slavery a national evil, James Madison endorsed the efforts of the American Colonization Society to transport freed slaves back to Africa. Their efforts led to the creation of which African nation? a. Ghana c. Liberia b. Ethiopia d. Nigeria If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself. 27. Which individual wrote the above phrase? a. Alexander Hamilton c. John Adams b. George Washington d. James Madison 4

28. Who was the British Minister to the United States when James Madison announced an end to the hated Non-Intercourse Act? a. Joseph Alston c. James Callender b. David Erskine d. Comte Crillon 29. In 1807, the crew of the HMS Leopard fired on and boarded which US warship ending any chance the US could make a commercial trade agreement with Britain? a. USS Constitution c. USS Congress b. USS Chesapeake d. USS Nautilus Governor of New York Vice President for Jefferson and Madison Died as Vice President in April, 1812 30. Which individual is described above? a. George Clinton c. John Armstrong b. Elbridge Gerry d. Robert Livingston What right had they to say, We, the People... who authorized them to speak the language of, We, the People, instead of We, the States? States are... the soul of a confederation. If the states be not the agents of this compact, it must be one great consolidated national government. 31. Which individual quoted above challenged the whole idea of Constitutional Government preferring a Confederation system? a. James Monroe c. Patrick Henry b. Edmund Randolph d. George Mason 32. Which individual was responsible for creation of the Bank of the United States? a. Alexander Hamilton c. James Madison b. Thomas Jefferson d. John Adams 33. The protest against taxation called Shay s Rebellion, began in the western part of which State? a. Virginia c. Pennsylvania b. New York d. Massachusetts 34. Gabriel s Rebellion was an attempted revolt led by which group? a. farmers c. British loyalists b. slaves d. Native Americans 35. Quakers were also called the. a. Society of Friends c. Followers of Freedom b. Anti-Abolition Party d. Jesuits 5

Part III: Constitutional Primary Source Documents 36. Which topic did Alexander Hamilton argue against in Federalist No. 84? a. Ratification of the Constitution c. Slavery b. Bill of Rights d. Factions No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. 37. Which Amendment is quoted above? a. First Amendment c. Sixth Amendment b. Fifth Amendment d. Fourteenth Amendment 38. Chief Justice John Marshall oversaw all of the following cases EXCEPT: a. McCulloch v. Maryland c. Barron v. Baltimore b. Munn v. Illinois d. Gibbons v. Ogden Justice Abe Fortus wrote the 7-2 majority opinion Schools must prove that a students conduct will materially and substantially interfere with the operation of the school Involved students protesting the Vietnam conflict at school with black armbands 39. Which famous court case is described above? a. Mapp v. Ohio c. Tinker v. Des Moines b. Terry v. Ohio d. Griswold v. Connecticut 40. Which of the following statements about Roe v. Wade is NOT correct? a. Justice Harry Blackmun was chosen to write the 7-2 majority opinion because of his prior experience as a lawyer with the Mayo Clinic. b. The lawsuit was filed in Texas federal court against Dallas Mayor Henry Wade c. The Court argued that the Constitution s First, Fourth, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments protect an individual s zone of privacy. d. This case is considered one of the most controversial and recognized decisions made by the Supreme Court. 41. Even though the Fifth Amendment states... nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation, the Court ruled in that the Bill of Rights did not apply to the states. a. Barron v. Baltimore c. Gibbons v. Ogden b. McCulloch v. Maryland d. Dred Scott v. Sandford 6

42. All of the following were part of the rulings made in Mapp v. Ohio EXCEPT: a. Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments c. Doctrine of Incorporation b. Exclusionary Rule d. Lemon Test 43. Clear and present danger limitations were first declared in which case? a. Lochner v. New York c. Schenck v. United States b. Gitlow v New York d. Korematsu v. U.S. 44. Chief justice Earl Warren was involved in all of the following cases EXCEPT: a. Engel v. Vitale c. Gideon v. Wainwright b. Brown v. Board of Education d. Roe v. Wade AMONG the numerous advantages promised by a well constructed Union, none deserves to be more accurately developed than its tendency to break and control the violence of faction. 45. Which document is quoted above? a. Federalist No 1 c. Federalist No. 78 b. Federalist No 10 d. Federalist No. 84 7

Student Name Virtual Challenge Meet Social Studies - Answer Document School Division (1A 6A) One (1) Point Questions (Up to 20 points total) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Two (2) Point Questions (Up to 30 points total) 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. Three (3) Point Questions (Up to 30 points total) 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 17. 18. One-point questions correct X 1 pt. each = (20 max) 19. 20. Two-point questions correct X 2 pts. each = Three-point questions correct X 3 pts. each = (30 max) (30 max) TOTAL (80 max)

2016-2017 HS Virtual Challenge Meet #1 Social Studies - KEY One-point questions 1. C 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. A 11. A 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. D 16. B 17. A 18. C 19. C 20. D Three-point questions 36. B 37. D 38. B 39. C 40. B 41. A 42. D 43. C 44. D 45. B Two-point book questions 21. A (pg. 87) 22. B (pg. 175) 23. B (pg. 174) 24. B (pg. 20) 25. A (pg. 93) 26. C (pg. 320) 27. D (pg. 54) 28. B (pg. 230) 29. B (pg. 218) 30. A (pg. 246) 31. C (pg. 64) 32. A (pg. 237) 33. D (pg. 24) 34. B (pg. 186) 35. A (pg. 273)