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FTCE 6-12 Social Science
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A command economy
Is based on tradition
emphasizes collective benefit over individual benefit
central bank oversees stability and conducts monetary policy
corporations compete and pay stockholder in dividends
2
What is true of the equator?
it is perpendicular to lines of latitude
it is equidistant from the poles
it is a relative location
it is the prime meridian
3
The Marshall Plan
gave Britain control of Palestine after WWI
ended cold war
gave Western Europe billions to rebuild after WWII
ended conflict in Korea
4
The cradle of Western Civilization
Sumer
Rome
Egypt
Greece
5
England and Europe formally recognized US independence in the 1783
Treaty of Paris
Mayflower Compact
Treaty of Versailles
Constitution of the United States
6
Which was developed by the ancient Greeks?
hieroglyphics
democracy
Latin
cuneiform
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Which Middle Age system gave craftspeople ability to pass on their skills to an apprentice?
guild
feudal
manorialism
inquisition
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What form of government ruled Russia prior to Revolution of 1917?
oligarchy
democracy
theocracy
autocracy
9
Political Parties
Democrats and Republicans
Democrats and Whigs
Federalists and democratic republicans
10
Why did Ben Franklin draw the join or die cartoon?
Males hesitated to join the militia
England disapproved of the Albany Plan of Union
France did not support American independence from England
Franklin wanted the colonies to reunite with Great Britain
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4 main political orientations
Moderate between lib and cons
Libertarian believes in defense and social, economic freedom
liberal increase equality health justice education
Conservative no regulation moral values tied to religion
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Which empires or kingdoms were part of the Islamic world?
Phoenicians
Ghana
Mesopotamia
Sumer
13
Germany's invasion of which country prompted the British to declare war on Germany in 1914?
Austria
Sudetenland
Belgium
the Rhineland
14
What part of the Constitution addresses popular sovereignty?
Preamble
Amendments 1-5
The Bill of Rights
Article 1
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What would have been logical outcome of the Americanization movement of late 18 and early 1900
Women gained right to vote
US became increasingly isolationist
Companies refused to hire non US citizens.
Immigrants learned what it meant to be American.
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the effect of Engel v. Vitale on schools
access to education for disabilities students
segregated schools were outlawed
Prayer is not allowed in schools
Principals cannot search school lockers without cause
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Civil liberties discussions
affirmative action
public's right to know vs. national security
women's pay, gay marriage
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Purposes of government
Ensure national security
Adjust Economy
Ensure Social Order
Provide public service
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Renaissance humanism was a threat to the church because
Few humanist could read or participate in religious services
Humanists viewed life in the present not the afterlife
Most humanists were athiests
Humanists were starting their own religions
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1st amendment restrictions
published falsehoods
animal sacrifice
polygamy
dangerous speech
21
Which term is related to autocracy?
despotism
capitalism
theocracy
democracy
22
A philosophe in the Age of Enlightenment would support
critical thinking by the masses
religious dogma
realistic pessimism that things would improve
elimination of rulers
23
One of Hitler's first official acts as chancellor
created policies to ease the effects of the depression
built up army and weapons
established alliances with Italy and Czekoslovakia
Met with France and Britain to work out treaties.
24
Article 1 of the Constitution creates
the presidency
unicameral legislature
the judicial branch
bicameral legislature
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citizen responsibilities
taxes, support constitution
vote in elections
serve in armed forces
respect others rights
26
Who is most likely to have been a bonus marcher during Hoover's administration?
individuals who wanted to repeal prohibition
impoverished WWI veterans
African Americans under the leadership of WEB Dubois
AFL-CIO workers
27
political party nominations
recruit and back candidates for office
discuss issues with public
staff offices and provide administrative support
compromise on difficult issues
28
Which characterizes paleolithic people?
They were agrarian and grew crops
Used simple tools made of iron and wood
Did not know how to create fire for warmth or cooking
They were highly nomadic
29
What prompted the formation of the League of Nations?
Multinational companies needed oversight.
Allies and Axis powers needed to negotiate peace after WWII
Countries that joined the EU needed to coordinate resources
To promote international peace and security after WWI
30
Which involve the interaction between the buyer,seller, and price?
supply and demand
microeconomics and macroeconomics
expansionary fiscal policy and contractionary fiscal policy
recession and recovery
31
The Constitution and crimes
5th no same crime twice
8th cruel and unusual punishment
4th no search and seizure
6th trial by jury with counsel
32
During the enlightenment Rococo and Neoclassicism can be classified as
philosophies
styles of art
examples of the Republic of Letters
music styles
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reversed separate but equal
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka
Schenck v. US
Morgan v. Virginia
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Amendment that gives any power not stated in Constitution to the state
5th
3rd
10th
9th
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The purpose of the Truman Doctrine was to
aid countries that were targets of communist expansion
prevent European meddling in South American affairs
aid the economic recovery of war torn Europe
expand Monroe Doctrine to include Eastern Asia
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Africa before Europe's Age of Exploration
was isolated from other countries with little contact
Christianity spread through Africa
Ghana was central to trans Saharan trade in gold and salt
had a wealth of writing used to identify events pre 1500
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What was an effect of the slave trade on Africa?
Existing trade routes were strengthened
Contact with outside world increased as result of trading
Africa was viewed as less important in terms of colonization
Women took over male roles and polygamy increased
38
What is the best way to describe the GNP?
total goods and services
government natural production
greater national production
total national production
39
What was the issue of the 30 years war?
imperialism
nationalism
class warfare
religion
40
The two components of a climate graph are
amount of precipitation and temperature of an area
predicted rain and temperature for tomorrow.
amount of rain expected in tourist season.
temperature highs and lows for a specific date
41
Voting process
secret ballot
high tech voting machine
public ballot
42
Which event would interest Margaret Sanger?
California was first to adopt no fault divorce law in 1969
Bonus marchers protested in 1932
18th amendment went into effect in 1920
FDA approved the birth control pill in 1960
43
Paleolithic Mesolithic and Neolithic periods are part of which geological age?
Iron
Stone
Copper
Bronze
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Federalism
one party cannot seize power
individuals can participate
local state national gov make policy
45
Which of the following occurred in the same time period?
Age of Exploration and Industrial Revolution
Renaissance Reformation and Age of Exploration
Renaissance and Middle Ages
Reformation and Age of Reason
46
ends a filibuster
intervention by the speaker of the house
adjournment
a presidential override
cloture
47
The four main branches of geography are
physical, relative, political, absolute
systemic, topical, political, regional
human, systemic, physical, regional
topical, political, relative, absolute
48
A demand deposit at a commercial bank is
an asset to bank and liability to depositor
asset to depositor and liability to bank
neither asset nor liability
a liability to both depositor and bank
49
Periodization is used
in geography to study time zones
to place a historical event in a chronological context
in political science to study elections
to track economic trends
50
A person that believed in Manifest Destiny would want to
acquire more land and power
preserve the environment
respect the rights of others
rule foreign countries
51
What was an outcome of the industrial revolution?
a focus on craftsmanship
decrease in consumption of material goods
increase in agrarian living.
the birth of the advertising industry
52
Describes the foreign policy of the U.S. during the Cold War.
US refused to support abusive regimes
US had few investments in Latin America at the time
policy of non involvement in Latin America
intervened in other country's affairs to prevent communism
53
What is the purpose of the elastic clause in the Constitution?
It gives president the ability to act during times of war
Describes fluid nature of checks and balances in 3 branches
grants congress implied powers to implement delegated powers
allows the Supreme Court to consider controversial cases
54
In Plessy v. Ferguson the court held that
separate facilities were unconstitutional
a literacy test is unconstitutional barrier to voting.
No slave could be a citizen of the US.
separate facilities were constitutional
55
Social scientist living among people being studied is
participant observation
experimentation
quantitative research
case study
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Monroe Doctrine
claimed Western hemisphere as only zone of influence
only concerned with Western Hemisphere governments
not concerned with other countries government
would not tolerate any European colonization in new world
57
a worker in an automobile factory in the 1930's may be a member of the following
CIO
SNCC
CCC
EEOC
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A country deciding how many goods and services to produce and how to distribute them is
technical efficiency
macroeconomics
scarcity
opportunity costs
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What is the OUT of Africa model?
artifact believed to be earliest cuneiform of Mesopotamia
map of trade routes from Europe to Africa prior to 1500
a theory for the origin of humans
describes how Africans were captured for the slave trade
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Who serves as president of the senate?
speaker of the house
the senator with the greatest seniority
vice president of the United States
majority leader
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multidisciplinary study of how social and environmental change occurs
spatial interaction
cultural diffusion
political ecology
environmental determinism
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oligopoly is
black market
a market where industry is dominated by a few sellers
government led by a small group of individuals who rule
great for consumers
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Students using the inquiry method to learn high school geography might
do a project to inform community how to save water
answer extended thinking questions about global warming
use scientific method to see how erosion affects beaches
play a jeopardy game to review terms
64
Soviet leader whose glasnost and perestroika encouraged Communism's fall in Eastern bloc
Stalin
Khrushchev
Gorbachev
Brezhnev
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The Truman Doctrine was in response to the threat of
Red Army in Central Europe
communist expansion in Greece and Turkey
Communist threat to South Vietnam
Communist North Korea invasion of South Korea
