Practice Test: Social Science Flashcards
Mrs. C’s 6th grade students have been reading the Bill of Rights. Which of the following questions would be a good text-dependent question
Which of the first ten amendments involve aspects of the judiciary branch of the government in terms of individual rights? (students must rely on text to answer question)
Mr. P wants his social studies class to complete an authentic assignment. What would be the best choice?
Interviewing Veterans at a retirement center about their experiences during the Vietnam War (more authentic than writing a paper or completing other projects)
Ms. P is planning to use a 30-minute video on Egypt for her fourth-grade social studies class. What would be the best way to maximize the use of the video?
She could create a viewing guide and pause the video for students to reflect and write (students need structured opportunities to think about what they are seeing in the video)
The three branches of the federal government in the U.S. include all of the following except the
fiduciary (branches: executive, legislative, and judicial)
Ms. M is a new third grade teacher. One of her goals is for her students to gain a deep understanding of the concepts of social studies. What would be a good way to achieve that?
providing opportunities for students to analyze and categorize features of a concept
Ms. O’Leary uses the acronym PERSIA to focus her instruction on important aspects of social studies instruction. What does PERSIA represent?
Political Economic Religion Social Intellectual/Arts Area/Geography
Which of the following would be considered a primary source in researching the Korean War?
Korean War photographs at the History.com website (original documents and photographs from an event are primary sources)
What are the three periods of prehistory
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
The Declaration of Independence was primarily the work of
Thomas Jefferson (primary author)
*Which of the following best describes a major difference between a state government and the federal government?
State governments have more responsibility for public education than the federal government
*What was an effect of the Enlightenment era in the American Colonies?
Greater interest in science and learning
Mr. F took his fourth grade class to the school gymnasium. They created a scale model of the solar system on the floor. What essential element of geography was the focus on this activity?
Understanding the world in spatial terms (scale models are a way of understanding the world in social terms)
*What is the difference between GIS and GPS?
GIS (Global Information System) produces maps; computer system. GPS (Global Positioning Systems) produces time and location identifications; satellite network
Kate’s family moved to Colorado from Florida b/c they love mountains and snow skiing. Kate’s parents are teachers. She has two siblings. Her family is Christian. In terms of voting, one of her parents generally votes Republican and the other votes Democrat. The best way to categorize this move would be a ____ force.
physical (moving to another area because of climate and geographical features)
*Ellis Island, New York, is most significantly known for its role in
immigration (a location through which many immigrants were processed)
A Florida high school is located in an area with diverse populations from a number of different countries. As a result, the school created a program for English Language Learners. What legal decision is most likely to have influenced the development of the ELL program?
Lau v. Nichols (established steps to be taken by a school district if a student was found to have a language deficiency)
*Which country has a unitary governmental structure?
France (centralized authority in which power is concentrated)
*The concept of social contract between government and the right of the people to alter or abolish a government that did not protect those interests was developed by
John Locke (theorized the concept)
The U.S. Constitution consists of the Preamble, ___ articles, and ___ amendments
7 articles, 27 amendments
The value of a country’s currency
is only absolute within the country that issues it
The teachings of Mohammed are described in
The Koran (sacred text of the revelations of Mohammed)
*According to 2010 Census data, approximately what percentage of Florida’s population speaks a language other than English at home?
0.25 or 25% of the population of Florida speaks a language other than English in the home
Which of the following is defined as the interaction between potential buyers and sellers of goods and services?
market
*Whose book inaugurated the modern era of economic analysis?
Adam Smith (his book, ‘The Wealth of Nations’ inaugurated the modern era of economic analysis)
*How is the term “capital” currently defined?
real, usable money
Which of the following is best suited for summarizing historical cause-effect relationships?
timeline
Which of the following lists reflects the correct chronological order of events?
(1) Magna Carta is signed in England;
(2) Protestant Reformation begins;
(3) Columbus sails across the Atlantic;
(4) Puritans arrive in New England
The intellectual movement that encouraged the use of reason and science and anticipated human progress was called
the Enlightenment.
In American government, a system of checks and balances was developed to
regulate the amount of control each branch of government has.
*Which of the following prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin?
The Civil Rights Act (1964)
The Bill of Rights
forbade the federal government from encroaching on the rights of citizens.
*Studying various economic institutions promotes higher-order thinking skills. In terms of Webb’s Depth of Knowledge, these skills are at level
four
the highest level of thinking occurs at the fourth level of Webb’s Depth of Knowledge. Level one addresses recall. Level two addresses concept and skill development. Level three addresses strategic thinking.
Which of the following is considered the main economic institution in the United States?
The Federal Reserve System
In what type of economy do individuals own the resources that are produced?
capitalist economy
The ruling of the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) determined that
separate educational facilities were inherently unequal.
*The written history of Florida begins with the arrival of which explorer?
Juan Ponce de Leon
( first European explorer in Florida, arriving in 1513. De Soto arrived in 1539. De Luna came to Pensacola Bay in 1559 and Pedro Menendez de Aviles founded St. Augustine in 1565)
The Federal Emergency Relief Act, the Banking Act, and the Civilian Conservation Corps are all associated with which of the following?
The First New Deal ( sought to stabilize the economy after the Great Depression by providing opportunities for relief, recovery, and reform)
*Marxist philosophy includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A. the assumption that economic factors determine history.
B. the belief that class struggle occasionally occurs. (it believes class struggle is inevitable)
C. the expectation that socialism is inevitable.
D. the theory that the true value of a product is labor.
B. the belief that class struggle occasionally occurs. (it believes class struggle is inevitable)
Which of the following best summarizes the Monroe Doctrine?
The United States and the rest of North and South America will not be subject to future colonization.
Leaving a country because of its oppressive, legally-mandated racial segregation policies would be an example of exodus due to
political reasons (mandate implies governmental (political) control)
*Which of the following is not one of the main types of map projections? A. conic B. cylindrical C. interrupted D. meridial
D. meridial
Which of the following is not a requirement to become a U.S. president?
A. natural-born U.S. citizenship
B. resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years
C. member of major political party
D. at least 35 years of age
C. member of major political party
*In terms of complexity of informational text, which of the following is an example of a quantitative variable?
readability
determined by a formula based on text characteristics such as word or sentence length
*The most important focus of social studies instruction should be
causal relationships (why events occurred as they did)
Mr. Key’s class is reading Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Which of the following is an example of a text-dependent question?
Lincoln uses the word dedicate several times. Does the word have the same meaning each time? Why or why not?
Tool creation and use by early humans exemplifies
technology
What was an outcome of the Industrial Revolution?
mechanization of work
(production transitioned from mostly home-based and individually produced goods to goods that were produced by individuals who operated machines that produced goods)
Which of the following is not a power specifically granted to the federal government?
A. minting money
B. providing for education
C. conducting relations with foreign powers
D. regulating naturalization and immigration
B. providing for education
What was the focus of the Three-Fifths Compromise?
In terms of representation and taxation of states, slaves counted as three-fifths of a person.
*Mrs. Fernando’s class is studying currencies of the world. Some of her students have brought coins from Brazil, Ireland, Canada, and Mexico. In terms of instruction, these examples are called
realia (use of authentic objects from every day life that can be used as teaching aids)
What is true of the legislative branch of the United States?
A state’s population determines how many representatives a state can have in the House of Representatives
The oldest human bones have been discovered in
Africa (Ethiopia and other African countries)
Anthony is traveling outside of the United States. He is in a country that has a parliamentary form of government. Which country could he be in?
Great Britain
*What is true of the Declaration of Independence?
It promoted equality as a human right.
“all men are created equal with certain unalienable rights.”
Mr. Tomlinson’s class has been studying the Mayan civilization. He has posed the question, “What did the Mayans believe?” This question focuses on what aspect of the civilization?
religious
beliefs are based on faith and religion
The interaction between potential buyers and sellers of goods and services is defined as
the market
Which concept and country are correctly matched? A. shogun; China B. patricians; France C. city-state (polis); Greece D. oligarch; India
C. city-state (polis); Greece
Shogun; Japan
Patricians; ancient Rome
Oligarch; Russia
Which individual and concept are correctly matched? A. William the Conqueror; Domesday Book B. Martin Luther; Crusades C. Charlemagne; Reformation D. Thomas Aquinas; Calvinism
A. William the Conqueror; Domesday Book (commanding that there be a survey to discover what taxes, based on holdings, had been owed during the reign of King Edward the confessor)
Martin Luther; Protestant Reformation
Charlemagne; Father of Europe
Thomas Aquinas; bridging gap between religious belief and reason/science