Who gets Free Pizza So Far? See Below:

US History:  Keep in mind that to be in class, on time, & fully prepared.  It is based on this week (since review began.)

If not, I will not be paying for your pizza.

Global II:  Keep in mind that to remain on this list you must have tomorrow's HW in, on time, fully completed & according to the directions plus be in class, on time, & fully prepared. 

If not, I will not be paying for your pizza.

 

Congratulations (so far!) to the following students who signed up for tomorrow's review & have done everything I have asked of them to help prepare themselves for the Regents!

 

GLOBAL II:                      US HISTORY:

 Fatima Cruz                     Alyssa Epstein
Oscar Tapia                      Stephen McGuire
Ivan Santos *                    Denisse Canales
                                          Kevin Rodriguez
                                          Alysha Cordero
                                          Muhammad Afzal
                                          Keyanae Miller
                                          Jose Buchanan
                                         
                                         
                                         

Mr. Ramo & I are both very proud of you.  As a reward, we'd like to buy you 2 slices of pizza at tomorrow's review (no, you can't share with someone else because they didn't earn it like you did!) It's a lot of money to spend so he gets a say in if I do it or not, and he is always in favor of rewarding you for working hard toward a good Regents score.  So, Congrats & keep up the good work!

 

Not on the list?  You have a new chance next week to be on the list for next Friday's review.  Same rules apply.  If you disqualify yourself from free pizza you can still attend review...you just have to pay for your own pizza (if you want pizza.)

 

 

 * IVAN - You should not be on the list, but Mr. Ramo thinks you should be because I have that mental block about calling you Oscar, so you get pizza on Mr. Ramo.

 

Global II: Reminder

Reminder: you need your review books with you in class every day unless told otherwise.

US History: Reform Movements Questions

REMINDER: “NIB” Means “not it review book.”  You have flash cards, the internet, your prior knowledge, this year’s notes, last year’s notes…so leaving anything blank or putting an answer that shows zero effort are the same to me…and anything blank = no credit for the assignment.

REVIEW means remember or reminder, it is NOT reteach or relearn!!  If you slack off now you have NO SHOT at passing the Regents or the course, so make your decisions carefully.

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Reform Movements Review Questions

REFORM MOVEMENTS GROUP 1:

1. How did “yellow journalism” help cause the Spanish-American War? (p. 154)      
2. How were public schools reformed? (p. 74)
3. How was care for the men tally ill reformed? (pp. 74-5)
4. Where did the women’s rights reform movement begin? (p. 75)
5. What was the goal of the Declaration of Sentiments (148)? (p. 75)
6. Why were muckrakers important? (pp. 139-40)
7. How were the problems of poverty addressed? (p. 140)
8. Why is Jacob Riis important? (p. 140)
9. Why were settlement houses established? (p. 140)
10. Why is Jane Addams important? (p. 140)
11. Why is Jeanette Rankin important? (p. 140)
12. What were the goals of the Temperance Movement? (pp. 140-1)
13. “Who” began the Temperance Movement? (p. 140)
14. Describe the steps that led to women’s suffrage. (pp. 141-2)
15. Why is the 19^th Amendment important? (p. 142)
16. How did birth control develop? (p. 142)
17. Why is Upton Sinclair considered a muckraker? (p. 140)
18. How did Booker T. Washington increase rights for African Americans? (p. 142)
19. How did W.E.B. Du Bois increase rights for African Americans? (p. 142)
20. How did Marcus Garvey increase rights for African Americans? (p. 142)
21. How did Ida B. Wells-Barnett increase rights for African Americans? (p. 142)
22. Why was the Anti-Defamation League formed? (p. 143)

REFORM MOVEMENTS GROUP 2:

1. Identify & describe the two most popular types of city government during the Progressive Era.
2. How did Progressives respond to urban problems? (p. 143)
3. Identify six ways the Progressive Era increased citizen participation in government? (pp. 143-4)
4. How did the Populist Party influence the Progressive Era? (p. 144)
5. How did Wisconsin reform itself using Progressive ideas? (p. 144)
6. How did Teddy Roosevelt use Progressive ideas to change NY? (p. 144)
7. Identify three ways railroads were regulated during the Progressive Era. (p. 145)
8. Identify two ways consumers were protected by Progressive legislation. (p. 145)
9. How did Teddy Roosevelt regulate business during the Progressive Era? (pp. 145-6)
10. Describe the Progressive reforms of the Taft administration. (pp. 146-7)
11. Explain the financial Progressive reforms of Wilson. (p. 147)
12. Explain the business Progressive reforms of Wilson. (pp. 147-8)
13. Why did the Progressive era end? (p. 148)
14. How did Truman “start” his policy on civil rights? (p. 258)
15. Why is Brown v. Board of Education considered a “civil rights case?” (p. 259)
16. How was the Brown decision a change from the laws of the 1950s & prior? (p. 259)
17. Describe the events of Little Rock High School, Arkansas. (pp. 259-60)
18. How did Little Rock “end?” (p. 260)
19. Why did the Montgomery Bus Boycott begin? (p. 260)
20. How did Congress attempt to ensure civil rights for African Americans? (p. 261)

REFORM MOVEMENTS GROUP 3:

1. Why is James Meredith important to the civil rights movement? (p. 264)
2. Describe the incident at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, NC in 1960. (p. 264)
3. What is the importance of Birmingham, Alabama to the civil rights movement? (p. 264)
4. How did the events in Birmingham help build support for the civil rights movement? (p. 264)
5. Describe the events at the University of Alabama in June 1963. (p. 265)
6. Why did the March on Washington (1963) take place? (p. 265)
7. Describe the events of the March on Washington (1963.) (p. 265)
8. Identify the most famous part of the March on Washington. (p. 265)
9. What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act (1964)? (p. 265)
10. What did the Civil Rights Act “outlaw?” (p. 266)
11. How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 expand civil rights for all citizens? (p. 266)
12. Describe Watts. (p. 266)
13. Show the progression of women’s rights from 1963 to 1972. (pp. 267-269) (NOTE: A list is acceptable as an answer to this question, providing it begins with a complete sentence as required)
14. What is the “glass ceiling? (p. 269)
15. How is feminism different from sexism? (p. 268)
16. How does the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) help disabled people? (p. 272)

 

 

 

 

 

US History: The Constitution HW Questions

REMINDER: “NIB” Means “not it review book.”  You have flash cards, the internet, your prior knowledge, this year’s notes, last year’s notes…so leaving anything blank or putting an answer that shows zero effort are the same to me…and anything blank = no credit for the assignment.

REVIEW means remember or reminder, it is NOT reteach or relearn!!  If you slack off now you have NO SHOT at passing the Regents or the course, so make your decisions carefully.

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The Constitution Review Questions

 

THE CONSTITUTION GROUP 1:

1. Why were the Articles of Confederation a failure? (p. 28)
2. Describe “the Critical Period.” (p. 28)
3. Why was a “Second Constitutional Convention” held in 1787? (p. 29)
4. Which framers were present in 1787? (p. 29)
5. How did the new Constitution correct the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? (p. 30)
6. How was the issue of representation solved? (pp. 30-1)
7. How was the issue of “counting slaves” solved? (p. 31)
8. Describe the Commerce Compromise. (p. 31)
9. Describe the Presidency Compromise. (p. 31)
10. Why did Anti-Federalists oppose ratification? (p. 32)
11. How did the Federalist Papers help in ratifying the Constitution? (p. 32)
12. Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? (p. 32)
13. What is the purpose of the Preamble? (pp. 32-3)
14. Why is our government considered to be a “federal system?” (p. 33)
15. Identify three delegated powers. (p. 33)
16. Identify three reserved powers. (p. 33)
17. Identify three concurrent powers. (p. 33)
18. Why is the separation of powers important?  (p. 33)
19. Describe the system of checks and balances. (p. 34)
20. Why is the elastic clause important? (p. 35)

THE CONSTITUTION GROUP 2:

1. Identify five functions of the legislative branch. (p. 34)
2. Identify five functions of the executive branch. (p. 34)
3. Identify five functions of the judicial branch. (p. 34)
4. Identify five expressed peace powers of Congress. (p. 37)
5. Identify five expressed war powers of Congress. (p. 37)
6. Identify four implied powers of Congress (p. 37)
7. How can a filibuster affect a bill? (p. 37)
8. How is cloture connected to filibusters? (p. 37)
9. Why are primaries and caucuses held? (p. 39)
10. Identify three reasons people want to change the Electoral College system. (p. 39)
11. How did the Electoral College system affect “Election 2000?” (p. 41)
12. Identify three reasons people want to keep the Electoral College system. (p. 41)
13. Identify ten roles of the president. (p. 41)
14. Why is the Supreme Court mostly an appellate court? (p. 43)
15. What is the purpose of the amendment process? (pp. 43-4)
16. How many constitutional amendments are there currently? (p. 45)
17. What do the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments have in common? (p. 45)
18. Which four amendments have expanded the right to vote? (p. 45)
19. Why is the Fourteenth Amendment important? (p. 44)
20. What is the “balance” the courts use in individual rights versus civil rights? (p., 44)

 

 

 

 

 

US History: Government HW Questions

REMINDER: “NIB” Means “not it review book.”  You have flash cards, the internet, your prior knowledge, this year’s notes, last year’s notes…so leaving anything blank or putting an answer that shows zero effort are the same to me…and anything blank = no credit for the assignment.

REVIEW means remember or reminder, it is NOT reteach or relearn!!  If you slack off now you have NO SHOT at passing the Regents or the course, so make your decisions carefully.

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Government Review Questions

 

GOVERNMENT GROUP 1:

1. What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact? (p. 22)
2. What were the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut? (p. 22)
3. Why is the House of Burgesses important? (p. 22)
4. Why were town meetings important in colonial times? (p. 22)
5. What was the goal of the Albany Plan of Union? (p. 23)
6. What was the Iroquois Confederacy? (p. 13)
7. Why did colonial slavery mostly develop in the South? (p. 18)
8. What was the intent of the Constitutional Convention? (pp. 29-30)
9. Describe the Virginia Plan. (p. 30)
10. Describe the New Jersey Plan. (p. 30)
11. Describe the Connecticut Plan. (pp. 30-1)
12. By what other name is the Connecticut Plan known? (p. 30)
13. Describe Congress as established by the Connecticut Plan. (pp. 30-1)
14. What was the Three-Fifths Compromise? (p. 31)
15. What is the unwritten constitution? (pp. 35 & 51)
16. What is lobbying? (p. 53)
17. What is the purpose of the president’s cabinet? (p. 51)
18. Identify and describe the four parts of Hamilton’s financial plan. (pp. 51-2)
19. Why did Hamilton support a national bank? (p. 51)
20. What is a “loose constructionalist?” (p. 53)
21. What is a “strict constructionalist?” (p. 53)

GOVERNMENT GROUP 2:

1. Describe the Federalist Party. (p. 55)
2. Describe the Democratic-Republican Party. (p. 55)
3. What party did the Democratic-Republicans turn into? (p. 54)
4. Describe life in the North in the mid-1800s. (pp. 67-9)
5. Describe life in the South in the mid-1800s. (pp. 70-1)
6. What were the goals of the Grange Movement? (p. 119)
7. Why did the Populist Party form? (p. 119)
8. What did the defeat of the Populists “show?” (p. 120)
9. Why did the Progressive Era begin? (p. 137)
10. What were the goals of the Progressives? (pp. 139-41)
11. How did Progressivism reform city governments? (p. 143)
12. How did Progressivism reform state governments? (pp. 143-4)
13. What was the Square Deal? (pp. 144-5)
14. How did Theodore Roosevelt regulate business under the Square Deal? (p. 145)
15. Explain the idea of “rule of reason.” (p. 146)
16. How did Theodore Roosevelt regulate labor conditions under the Square Deal? (p. 146)
17. How did Theodore Roosevelt regulate conservation under the Square Deal? (p. 146)
18. Why was the Women’s International League for Peace formed? (p. 167)
19. What were Wilson’s Fourteen Points? (p. 165)

GOVERNMENT GROUP 3:

1. What was the purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act (1887)? (p. 108)
2. What “problem” did both Hoover & Franklin D. Roosevelt try to solve? (p. 190)
3. Identify and explain the “3 R’s” of the New Deal. (p. 198)
4. On what was the New Deal based? (p. 189)
5. Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt declare a bank holiday in 1933? (p. 198)
6. What is “pump priming?” (p. 190)
7. What does “NRA” stand for? (p. 199)
8. What was the goal of the NRA (1933)? (p. 199)
9. What happened to the NRA? (p. 199)
10. What was the purpose of the Social Security Act (1935)? (p. 200)
11. What was the Wagner Act? (p. 200)
12. Identify Franklin D. Roosevelt’s relief programs. (p. 198)
13. Identify Franklin D. Roosevelt’s recovery programs. (pp. 198-200)\
14. Identify Franklin D. Roosevelt’s reforms programs. (p. 200)
15. How did the New Deal affect Native Americans? (pp. 201-2)
16. How did the New Deal affect African Americans? (p. 202)
17. How did the New Deal affect women? (p. 202)
18. What does “AAA” stand for? (p. 199)
19. What was the goal of the AAA (1933)? (pp. 199-200)
20. Why was the AAA replaced with a different program in 1936? (p. 200)
21. Describe Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “court-packing” plan. (p. 204)
22. How did Franklin D. Roosevelt “use” the unwritten constitution? (p. 205)