Question

va & us history – semester 1 exam

1. what is one important consequence of the supreme court’s decision in marbury v. madison?

a. amending the constitution became the sole responsibility of the judicial branch.
b. nominations of supreme court justices had to be approved by a majority vote of congress.
c. the power of the judicial branch was expanded.
d. the supreme court’s decisions may be reversed by a lower court.

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vus.7a

1. how did the war of 1812 affect the united states domestically?

a. it created a greater dependence on foreign exports.
b. it decreased the threat from american indians west of the mississippi river.
c. it increased manufacturing and economic independence.
d. it weakened citizens’ respect for american naval forces.

vus.7b
use the following quotation to answer question #31.
cherokees! the president of the united states has sent me, with a powerful army, to cause you... to join that part of your people who are already established in prosperity on the other side of the mississippi.—the emigration must be commenced in haste, but, i hope, without disorder. the full moon of may is already on the wane decline; and before another shall have passed away, every cherokee man, woman, and child, in those states, must be in motion to join their brethren in the far west....
— general winfield scott, 1838

1. the immediate result of the action demanded in passage was the

a. assimilation of american indians into mainstream american culture
b. creation of the underground railroad
c. expansion of the rights of american indians
d. start of the trail of tears march to the oklahoma territory

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vus.7c
use the following passage to answer question #32.
it gives me pleasure to announce to congress that the benevolent policy of the government, steadily pursued for nearly thirty years, in relation to the removal of the indians beyond the white settlements is approaching to a happy consummation.
the consequences of a speedy removal will be important to the united states, to individual states, and to the indians themselves....it will place a dense and civilized population in large tracts of country now occupied by a few savage hunters.
~ president andrew jackson’s annual address to congress, 1830

1. in this speech, president jackson was explaining the progress the government had made in executing the

a. fugitive slave act.
b. homestead act.
c. indian removal act.
d. stamp act.

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vus.7e

1. during the early 19th century, which movement was most harmful towards american indians?

a. abolition
b. manifest destiny
c. temperance
d. women’s suffrage

Explanation:

1. Marbury v. Madison established judicial review, expanding the Supreme Court's power to interpret the Constitution and invalidate laws/executive actions, which expanded judicial branch power.
2. The War of 1812 cut off US access to European manufactured goods, forcing the nation to develop its own domestic manufacturing, increasing economic independence.
3. The quotation orders Cherokee removal west of the Mississippi; this directly led to the forced march known as the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma Territory.
4. President Jackson's speech focuses on removing American Indians beyond white settlements, which is the core of the Indian Removal Act he signed and enforced.
5. Manifest Destiny was the ideology that justified US expansion westward, leading to the displacement, dispossession, and violence against American Indian nations in the early 19th century, making it the most harmful movement for them.

Answer:

1. C. The power of the judicial branch was expanded.
2. C. It increased manufacturing and economic independence.
3. D. start of the Trail of Tears march to the Oklahoma Territory
4. C. Indian Removal Act.
5. B. Manifest Destiny