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Which statement best describes the Warren Court of the 1950s and 1960s?

A
The Warren Court made rulings that maintained the status quo and caused little controversy.
B
The Warren Court made rulings that maintained the status quo but are now considered controversial.
C
The Warren Court made rulings that caused little controversy at the time but affected Americans’ lives in ways no one expected.
D
The Warren Court made rulings that were controversial at the time but continue to shape American society.
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The Warren Court ruled that official prayer in public schools is unconstitutional because it violates

A
the right to criticize the government.
B
the clause barring government from establishing religion.
C
a right not explicitly named in the Constitution.
D
the right of students to assemble peacefully.
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Which of the following best explains why California has more Catholics than any other state?

A
California is home to a large population of Asian immigrants, and many Asians are Catholic.
B
California has very little religious diversity.
C
California has a large Latin American and Filipino population, and many Latin Americans are Catholic.
D
The Catholic Church is based in California.
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Which of the following describes religious diversity in California?

A
Catholics make up the majority.
B
No one faith makes up a majority.
C
Protestants make up the majority.
D
Hindus and Buddhists make up a majority.
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What was the religious Second Great Awakening?

A
a movement that sought to reconcile science with the Bible.
B
a series of revivals that persecuted religious minorities.
C
a movement that led to American independence.
D
a movement that emphasized democratic ideals of tolerance for others.
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Which of these created trouble for Anne Hutchinson when she lived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

A
She persecuted those who disagreed with her religious views.
B
She supported the Christian Liberal Theology Movement.
C
She held meetings in her home during which women discussed scripture.
D
She founded Mormonism.
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Many conservatives believed that the court’s ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut

A
went too far in creating a new right.
B
went too far in restricting a right.
C
failed to protect an endangered right.
D
should have limited an established right.
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Which statement best explains the legal basis for the right to privacy?

A
It was a new theory proposed by activist justices in the 1960s.
B
It developed gradually through legal precedents and Supreme Court rulings.
C
It is clearly named in the amendment forbidding search and seizure.
D
It evolved as protection from the invasive technologies of the twentieth century.
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What led to trouble for Anne Hutchinson in colonial times?

A
She condemned the colony’s government.
B
She insisted on taxation of churches.
C
She persecuted those who disagreed with her religious views.
D
She founded the Social Gospel Movement.
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most

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African Americans
A
African American males of voting age
A
African American females
A
African Americans of voting age
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A
Federal laws
B
Restrictive clauses
C
Civil liberties
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A person is born a US citizen if he or she has parents who

A
currently reside outside the United States but are American citizens.
B
want to move to the United States and become naturalized citizens.
C
are not from the United States but work for a US company abroad.
D
once legally lived and worked in the United States as immigrants.
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In the 1950s and 1960s, Chief Justice Earl Warren was a strong advocate for

A
conservatism.
B
economic stability.
C
social progress.
D
defense spending.
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The Warren Court ruled that schools could restrict students’ free speech if the speech

A
was related to prayer in schools.
B
violated the right to privacy.
C
disrupted school discipline.
D
protested government actions.
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Following the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, states attempted to limit voting rights of African Americans through

A
registration quotas.
B
state constitutions.
C
poll taxes and literacy tests.
D
blood tests and genealogy.
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Which piece of legislation increased the number of eligible voters by decreasing the required voting age to 18?

A
Fifteenth Amendment
B
Twenty-sixth Amendment
C
Nineteenth Amendment
D
Voting Rights Act
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The Civil Rights Act expanded

A
the role of women in government.
B
states’ rights to control voting processes.
C
segregation in public facilities.
D
the federal government’s power.
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Which of the following names two leaders of the First Great Awakening?

A
Billy Graham and Billy Sunday
B
Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield
C
Billy Graham and George Whitefield
D
Jonathan Edwards and Billy Sunday
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The social activism of the Second Great Awakening

A
gave rise to the antislavery and temperance movements.
B
led to the Catholic Pope bringing together the Second Vatican Council.
C
led to a decrease in church attendance.
D
contributed to the American independence movement.
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Read the quote from the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education.We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of “separate but equal” has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.

r
refutes the doctrine of “separate but equal.”
s
supports the doctrine of “separate but equal.”
r
recommends affirmative action measures.
u
upholds the right to legislate segregation.

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