OGT Practice Questions

OGT Practice Questions

With Clicker Data Interface OGT Intervention

Bank #2

Directions

• Review each question • Determine each question’s key word or phrase• Indicate the word using your clicker device• After viewing the results graph, work with you

neighbor for one minute to get to the correct word

• Respond again with your clicker when directed

Question #1 The use of atomic weapons at the end of

World War II fostered fears about their potential use during the Cold War years.

These fears were critical in determining the U.S. response to

The Keyword in the question is: * A. Atomic • B. Fostered • C. Cuban Missile Crisis. • D. Cold War

Question #2• A political action committee produces a television

commercial that criticizes past actions of a candidate for president.

• The advertisement could be a credible source of information if the claims in the advertisement

The Keyword in the question is:• A. credible • B. advertisement • C. criticizes• D. candidate

Question #3• What perspective of African-Americans was

reflected in the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909?

The Keyword in the question is:• A. NAACP • B. Perspective• C. Founding • D. reflected

Question #4• Freedom of assembly is guaranteed by the

First Amendment, but assemblies may legally be broken up when protesters

The Keyword in the question is:

• A. freedom • B. first amendment • C. assemblies • D. guaranteed

Question #5• Which source of information would be the

most credible (least biased) in determining the durability of various brands of computers?

The Keyword in the question is: • A. durability • B. credible • C. source • D. computers

Question #6• In the United Nations Charter, member nations

pledge to “unite our strength to maintain international peace and security.” Since ratification of its charter following World War II, the primary goal of the United Nations has been to

The Keyword in the question is:• A. security • B. united nations• C. ratification• D. charter

Question #7• Which action could the U.S. government employ

to protect U.S. automobile manufacturers from foreign competition?

The Keyword in the question is:• A. competition• B. manufacturers• C. employ • D. protect

Question #8 Religious diversity in the United States has

increased in the last fifty years. One factor that has contributed to this increase has been an increase in

The Keyword in the question is:• A. diversity• B. increase • C. contributed • D. factor

Question #9Many Latin American nations gained their independence

early in the 19th century. The relationship between the people and their government changed. Slavery existed under colonial governments, but some of the new nations, such as Haiti, did not permit slavery. The abolition of slavery was based on Enlightenment ideas of

The Keyword in the question is:• A. abolition• B. enlightenment • C. colonial• D. relationship

Question #10 When considering the reliability of a report

that promotes hybrid gas-electric cars as environmentally friendly, what should be carefully considered?

The Keyword in the question is:• A. hybrid• B. considered • C. environmentally• D. reliability

Question #11 One way the U.S. Constitution evolves is through

the amendment process. How were the changes that occurred as a result of the ratification of the 19th and 26th Amendments similar?


• A. 19th and 26th amendments• B. amendment• C. ratification • D. constitution

Question #12 In 1960, 8.9 million acres of land in northeast Alaska were

designated as the Arctic National Wildlife Range. In 1980, legislation doubled the size of the Range and renamed it the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). In recent years, attempts have been made to open part of the ANWR to oil exploration. The reason for this proposal is that the

The Keyword in the question is:• A. ANWR• B. exploration• C. range• D. proposal

Question #13 One way absolute monarchies are similar to

dictatorships is that citizens under both systems of government typically

The Keyword in the question is:• A. dictatorships • B. citizens• C. similar • D. monarchies

Question #14• A city council member believes that installing more trash

cans along city streets will help reduce the city’s litter problem.

This thesis could be supported by data showing thatThe Keyword in the question is:

• A. litter• B. installing • C. thesis• D. data

Question #15• The Indian Tribal Justice Act of 1993 is an example of

federal civil rights legislation. Read the following excerpt from the act:

• Indian tribes possess the inherent authority to establish their own form of government, including tribal justice systems ... traditional tribal justice practices are essential to the maintenance of the culture and identity of Indian tribes. ...

• This act was an attempt to redress the consequences of The Keyword in the question is:

*A. redress*B. tribal justice system *C. civil rights legislation

*D. government

Question #16Which statement correctly describes the role of the

government in a country with a mixed economy? The Keyword in the question is:

• A. government • B. economy • C. mixed • D. role

Question #17Britain and France suffered heavy casualties during World

War I.Because of this, when faced with Axis expansion before

World War II, these countries were The Keyword in the question is:

• A. suffered• B. expansion• C. axis • D. casualties

Question #18In 1963, Betty Friedan, founder of the National Organization for

Women, wrote, We can no longer ignore that voice within women that says: “I want

something more than my husband and my children and my home.” – Source: Betty Friedan, Excerpt from The Feminine Mystique (1963)

reprinted in 100 Key Documents in American Democracy, ed. by Peter Levy, Praeger Pub., 1994, p. 436.

The excerpt above could be used to support the thesis that:


– A. excerpt– B. National Organization for Women – C. voice– D. ignore

Question #19Which factor contributed to increased migration

of people among regions of the United States in the second half of the 20th century?

The Keyword in the question is:• A. regions • B. century• C. migration• D. contributed

Question #20In 1943, 15 percent of the shipyard workers in San

Francisco were Chinese-Americans. Before this, they had been largely confined to working in restaurants and laundries. The switch in occupations was due, in large part, to the

The Keyword in the question is:• A. shipyard • B. occupations• C. confined • D. shipyard

Question #21The primary feature of a dictatorship is that

The Keyword in the question is:• A. dictatorship• B. feature• C. primary

Question #22In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson persuaded

Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act, which outlawed racial discrimination in public places, such as theaters, cafeterias and hotels.

• This was an attempt to The Keyword in the question is:

• A. persuaded • B. outlawed • C. civil rights act • D. discrimination

Question #23When the government builds interstate highways,

citizens can be forced (under the principle of eminent domain) to sell private land that lies in the path of the highway. The reason for this is that the property rights of individuals are balanced by

The Keyword in the question is:• A. interstate • B. rights• C. highway • D. eminent domain

Question #24What problem arising from U.S. industrialization

did the progressive reformers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries want the federal government to address?

The Keyword in the question is:• A. progressive• B. industrialization • C. government • D. arising

Question #25The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a treaty

designed to remove tariffs and other trade barriers between Canada, Mexico and the United States. This helped establish an economic region among those nations because

The Keyword in the question is:• A. tariffs• B. barriers• C. region• D. NAFTA

Question #26On March 12, 1947, President Truman addressed a joint session of

Congress to recommend that the United States provide economic assistance to Greece and Turkey. His reasons were as follows:

The seeds of totalitarian regimes are nurtured by misery and want. They spread and grow in the evil soil of poverty and strife. …

The free peoples of the world look to us for support in maintaining their freedoms.

If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of the world—and we shall surely endanger the welfare of our own Nation.

President Harry S. Truman, address to Congress, March 12, 1947 This statement would be helpful in supporting the thesis that, in 1947,

President Truman believed the United States

The Keyword in the question is:– A. freedoms– B. thesis – C. totalitarian

- D. welfare

Question #27• How did the political systems in Africa change as

a result of European colonialism in the 19th century?

The Keyword in the question is:• A. colonialism • B. systems• C. 19th century • D. result

Question #28In the 1960s and 1970s, Hispanic-American farm

workers in the United States believed their employers were failing to provide reasonable wages and working conditions like those received by other American workers.

• For this reason, Hispanic-American farm workersThe Keyword in the question is:

• A. reasonable • B. workers• C. employers • D. received

Question #29As a result of industrialization in the United States

in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, progressive reformers sought government regulation of business in order to:

The Keyword in the question is:• A. regulation• B. progressive • C. industrialization • D. reformers

Question #30The growth of suburbs has caused the economic value of

land around many U.S. cities to increase. One result of this increase in land value has been a decrease in:

The Keyword in the question is:• A. suburbs• B. economic • C. increase• D. decrease