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Grade 12 Renaissance and Reformation
Grade 12 Progressive Era
Reforms championed by the Progressive Movement focused on problems caused by what?
  1. a weak foreign policy
  2. the aftermath of Reconstruction
  3. industrialization, urbanization, and political corruption
  4. a depression caused by weak banking practices
Grade 12 American Revolution
What weakness did Shays' Rebellion expose about the Articles of Confederation?
  1. the inability of the government to impose taxes
  2. the inability of the government to elect leaders
  3. the inability of the government to raise an army
  4. the inability of the government to regulate trade
Grade 12 Economics
Profits from stocks would be taxable under what type of tax?
  1. income tax
  2. property tax
  3. investment tax
  4. capital gains tax
Grade 12 Renaissance and Reformation
The Renaissance began in which country?
  1. Italy
  2. France
  3. England
  4. Germany
Grade 12 Economics
What is the term given for a company putting shares on the stock market for the first time?
  1. stock options
  2. equity portfolio
  3. initial public offering
  4. corporate diversification
Grade 12 Reconstruction
Which president ended Reconstruction?
  1. Andrew Johnson
  2. James Garfield
  3. Ulysses S. Grant
  4. Rutherford B. Hayes
Grade 12 American Revolution
What were the results of Shays' Rebellion?
  1. George Washington arranged a meeting to resolve a trade dispute.
  2. Virginia's General Assembly proposed a meeting to regulate commerce.
  3. A convention was called for to revise the Articles of Confederation.
  4. all of the above
Grade 12 Legislative Branch
Grade 12 Legislative Branch
Who serves as the jury in impeachment trials?
  1. House
  2. Senate
  3. Supreme Court
  4. Convention of the States
Grade 12 Economics
Grade 12 Economics
Grade 12 Reconstruction
What event abolished slavery in the United States?
  1. Lee surrendering to Grant
  2. the Civil Rights Act of 1866
  3. The Emancipation Proclamation
  4. passage of the 13th Amendment
Grade 12 Reconstruction
Grade 12 Map Components
Answer the following questions about hominins.
__ What is the name of the part of the map that shows directions? A. Compass rose
__ What part of the map shows how distance on the map compares to distance on the ground? B. Key
__ What part of the map explains what its symbols mean? C. Longitude
__ What is the name of the lines that run horizontally across the map? D. Latitude
__ What is the name of the lines that run vertically across the map? E. Scale
Grade 12 Economics
The invisible barrier that prevents women from advancing in the workplace is known as what?
  1. the glass slipper
  2. the gender divide
  3. the glass ceiling
  4. the discrimination wall
Grade 12 Legislative Branch
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