This page shows questions in the SS8 2023 public release module at MSDE. 8th Grade Social Studies
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What is one principle that is directly stated in the Declaration of Independence?
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Which statement correctly describes the decision in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)?
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The Conscription [draft] is a necessity; the Conscription is a law; the Conscription is just. It is demanded for the suppression [crushing] of the Southern rebellion; it is needed to fill up our heroic but shattered regiments; the country called for it. . . . It is the justest mode of raising an army—just to the people of every class and condition, poor and rich, black and white.
—“The Conscription Must be Enforced,” New York Times, July 1863
What was one reaction to the situation described in the excerpt?
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How did the War of 1812 most immediately affect national politics?
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Which diagram accurately shows how new technologies unified the United States geographically during the early industrial period?
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Which feature of the Northwest Ordinance contributed to sectionalism after the Revolutionary War?
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Which group completes the title of this diagram?
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[Congress] may enter into treaties of commerce, but [are] without power to enforce them at home or abroad.
—John Jay, 1787
One weakness of the national government under the Articles of Confederation demonstrated by this excerpt is the lack of
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Which precedent did President George Washington establish during his administration?
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Which policy did Great Britain pass in response to Pontiac’s Rebellion?
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Which action best supports the principle of “consent of the governed” found in the Declaration of Independence?
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Which principle of government allows states and the national government to share powers?
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What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation that contributed to events such as Shays’ Rebellion?
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Which example best demonstrates the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution’s goal of promoting the general welfare?
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Use your knowledge of U.S. history to answer the constructed response question.
- Define the phrase social reform movement.
- Explain the goals of the temperance movement.
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