Benchmark 2 Study Guide

Name______Date______Benchmark 2 Study Guide (2015)

Answer the following questions

1. 12th Amendment A. Gave all men over the age of 21 the D right to vote no matter what race

A 2. 15th Amendment B. Gave all women the right to vote

G 3. 17th Amendment C. Ended poll tax

4. 19th Amendment D. Electors cast separate votes for B president and vice president to prevent a tie F 5. 23rd Amendment E. Set the voting age to 18

6. 24th Amendment F. Granted 3 electoral votes to C Washington, D.C.

7. 26th Amendment G. Ordered that senators be elected by E the people

8. What is an amendment? A change or addition to the Constitution

9. What is the purpose of the amendment process? So small groups of people cannot make changes that the majority does not want

10. How do we amend the Constitution? Step 1: Congress proposes a new amendment.  2/3 of the House of Representatives and 2/3 of the Senate must pass the bill. Step 2: The proposed amendment is sent to the states. Step 3: State Legislatures choose to ratify or reject the amendment Step 4: ¾ of the states must ratify the amendment so it can be added to the Constitution

11.What does the right to “due process” mean? the legal system that guarantees rights to all U.S. citizens

12.Why were cattle-drives important? to get the cattle to railway stations and ship them east for beef Name______Date______

13.What two famous cattle trails did cowboys use to drive cattle to the north? Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Cattle Trail

14.How did the Spanish-American War begin? An American battleship, the USS Maine exploded in a Cuban Harbor and Spain was blamed

15.William McKinley was president during the Spanish-American War. This helped America expand by gaining Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.

16.Theodore Roosevelt is responsible for leading the Rough Riders during the Spanish- American war, and building the Panama Canal as President.

17.Why is the Panama Canal important? It decreased the amount of travel and increased trade between the U.S. and other nations.

18.Push factors are reasons emigrants left their native country. What are four examples of push factors? Poverty, disease, persecution, and starvation

19.Where did most European immigrants settle? What jobs did they find? In the North working in factories

20.What were the MAIN causes of World War I? Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

21.What are three reasons the US entered WWI?  Germany sunk the British passenger ship, the Lusitania  German U-boats fired not only on enemy ships, but also on ships from other countries  The Zimmerman telegram 22. What treaty forced Germany to take full responsibility for World War I? Treaty of Versailles 23. What event caused Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia? The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand Name______Date______24.How did the US contribute to World War I? They sent food, weapons, supplies, battleships, and Marines to France, Great Britain, and war-torn areas in Europe

D 25. Wright brothers A. Invented the electric light bulb

C 26. Alexander Graham Bell B. Discovered different uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and pecans.

B 27. George Washington Carver C. Invented the telephone

A 28. Thomas Edison D. Invented the airplane

29. Name the four sectors of the U.S. economy.

The part that controls taxes; they decide how much to raise or lower taxes; the government uses the money from taxes to fund our Government military, public schools, and relief programs

Businesses that specialize in loaning money to people to buy things that people could not normally afford. They also provide checking Banks accounts and savings accounts.

A business NOT controlled by the government; they can be big or small; they produce goods and/or services that consumers buy; they Private Business sell products to make a profit

Involves families; a group of people who usually live together that Households share in the financial responsibilities. Name______Date______Use the map below to locate the following places.

30.Salton Sea C

31.Grand Canyon B

32.Great Salt Lake A

33.Kitty Hawk D