Yeah, you probably know that Christopher Columbus landed on this continent in 1492. But what happened after that?

A lot over the centuries, and students this morning will be tested on just how much of that history they know. They’re taking the U.S. History & Government Regents — and so are you with a few of these sample questions from the January 2008 exam.

1) The conflict over representation in Congress was addressed at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 by
(a) creating a two-house legislature
(b) limiting the terms of lawmakers to four years
(c) giving Congress implied powers
(d) ending the importation of enslaved persons

2) During the debate over the ratification of the Constitution, Antifederalists argued that
(a) the new Constitution left too much political power to state governments
(b) a strong national government would gain respect from European nations
(c) checks and balances were unnecessary in a federal government
(d) the new Constitution would threaten the rights of individual citizens

3) The Reconstruction plans of President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson included a provision for the
(a) resumption of full participation in Congress by Southern States
(b) long-term military occupation of the Confederacy
(c) payment of war reparations by Southern States
(d) harsh punishment of former Confederate officials

4) Which argument was used by the Supreme Court in reaching its “clear and present danger” ruling in Schenck v. United States(1919)?
(a) The military is under civilian control.
(b) Powers are separated between the federal
and state governments.
(c) Constitutional rights are not absolute.
(d) The Constitution provides for equal pro – tection under the laws

5) In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was criticized for his proposal to add justices to the United States Supreme Court because these
appointments would have
(a) broken earlier campaign promises
(b) violated the constitutional limit on the number of justices
(c) threatened the system of checks and balances
(d) established a more conservative CourtBesides,

6) The Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were all part of the foreign policy of
(a) isolationism
(b) détente
(c) colonialism
(d) containment

7) What was the primary reason Richard Nixon resigned his presidency?
(a) He was convicted of several serious crimes.
(b) He was facing impeachment by the House of Representatives.
(c) His reelection was declared invalid by the Supreme Court.
(d) His actions in Cambodia and Laos were exposed in thePentagon Papers.

Answers after the jump.

1) a
2) d
3) a
4) c
5) c
6) d
7) b