Praxis Study Questions #3 -- Elementary Social Studies

Question 1

What % of the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for election every 2 years?

Accepted Answer

100

Question 2

Which of the following types of maps show the boundaries of states, countries or municipalities

Accepted Answer

Political

Question 3

"The Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem." Who said it?

Accepted Answer

Ronald Reagan

Question 4

Since 1865 all of the following have been major objectives of the civil rights movement EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Establishment of a third party in national politics

Question 5

In which of these societies were democratic practices, i.e., citizen assemblies 1st introduced?

Accepted Answer

Ancient Athens

Question 6

Historically India's society has been organized into hierarchical groups called

Accepted Answer

castes

Question 7

Which of the following civil rights activists is most associated w/ the Montgomery bus boycott?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King Jr.

Question 8

Mount Ranier is located in which of the following mountain ranges?

Accepted Answer

The Cascades

Question 9

Which of these organizations controls the supply of money and credit to the US economy?

Accepted Answer

Federal Reserve Bank

Question 10

Which of the following geographical events contributed to the formation of the Great Lakes?

Accepted Answer

Movement of Glaciers

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