elementary social studies praxis

Which of the following early colonial leaders advocated for religious freedom?

Roger Williams
John Adams

John Locke
James Madison

Roger Williams

Which of the following is the belief that people have the right to disobey the government if the government fails to protect their natural rights?

a. manifest destiny
b. social contract
c. conservatism
d. civil rights

social contract

Which of the following best describes the similarity between 16th century Latin America and 19th century Africa?

a. Industrialization
b. European Colonialism
C. Revolution
d. Renaissance

European Colonialism

Pakistan and Bangladesh were formed which British colony after it gained independence following WWII?

India

Cambodia

Malaysia

Kazakhstan

India

Which of the following describes the trade routes of raw materials, manufactured goods, and slaves among Europe, Africa, and the US?

a. Intrastate trade
b. Silk Road
C. NAFTA
D. Trade Triangle

Trade Triangle

Which of the following regions was once a prosperous civilization but has become a barren desert due to deforestation?

a. Siberia
b. Sahel
c. Saskatchewan
d. Sahara

Sahel

Which of the following is the process of cultivating crops on sides of hills to maximize land area?

a. crop rotation

b. sustenance farming

c. terrace farming

d. commercial farming

Terrace Farming

Which of the following inventions of the industrial revolution made it possible for factory workers to work longer hours?

a. Henry Ford's assembly line

b. Thomas Edison's lightbulb

c. Eli Whitney's Cotton gin

d. Henry Bessemer's steel process

thomas edison’s lightbulb

Which of the following amendments in the US Constitution abolished slavery?

a. 1st

b. 4th

c. 13th

d. 19th

13th

What purpose did the articles of confederation serve?

a. to establish the first constitution of the US

b. to declare independence from Great Britain

C. for the southern states to secede from the union

D. To strengthen the central government

to establish the first constitution of the US

The US and Great Britain signed which of the following documents to end the War of 1812?

a. Treaty of Versailles

b. Treaty of Ghent

c. Treaty of Paris

d. Oregon Treaty

treaty of Ghent

Which of the following triggered the space race?

a. Sputnik satellite 

b. First woman in space

c. first moon landing

d. international space station

Sputnik satelite

Which of the following nations built the irrigation system that causes the desertification of the Aral Sea?

a. Egypt

b. Japan

c. United States

d. Soviet Union

soviet union

Which of the following refers to the social movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that focused on women's suffrage?

a. first-wave of feminism

b. second-wave of feminism

c. militant feminism

d. third-wave of feminism

first wave of feminism

Which of the following was a catalyst for the energy crisis in the 1970's?

a. United States support to Israel

b. Soviet Union support to the US

c. Decreased consumption of fossil fuels

d. increase trade with OPEC

united states support to isreal

Prior to the end of the War of 1812, which of the following is true?

a. Native American tribes did not support British troops in fighting the American colonists

b. France refused to trade with Britain and the American colonists

c. Russia dominated trade while the French, British, and American colonists were fighting wars with each other

d. The British provided protection for Native Americans in resisting the American colonists from settling in present-day Indiana

The British provided protection for Native Americans in resisting the American colonists from settling in present-day Indiana

Which of the following is the most significant development in ancient Mesopotamia?

a. farming
b. transportation
c. writing
d. irrigation

writing

Which of the following civilization was best known for its complex aqueducts systems?

a. egypt
b. mesopotamia
c. Pangea
d. Ancient Rome

ancient rome

Which Mesoamerican civilization built the Pyramid of the Sun?

a. Inca
b. Teotihuacan
c. Aztec
d. Olmec

teotihuacan

Which of the following consists of a group of people that has a prominent ethnicity different from the surrounding community?

a. an embassy
b. an ethnic enclave
c. a religious community
d. a linguistic community

an embassy

Which of the following types of economies supports advances in technology?

a. Market
b. mixed
c. command
d. traditional

mixed

Which of the following is an example of an archipelago?

a. Himalayas
b. great lakes
c. great plains
d. Hawaiian island

hawaiian island

Anti-federalists opposed the ratification of the US constitution because of which of the following reasons?

a. lacked bill of rights
b. it lacked the ability to trade independently with other nations
c. it gave too much power to the states
d. it did not include an executive branch

lacked bill of rights

Following the Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson ordered which of the following tasks to be completed?

a. Implementation of the Indian Removal Process

b. Reconstitution of the southern states

c. Exploration of the new territory

d. initiation of the first US census

Exploration of the new territory

Using the map below, which country is at 60N, 120E?

a. Russia
b. South Africa
c. Australia
d. Canada

Russia

Which of the following is an example of absolute advantage?

a. when a country produces goods at a lower opportunity cost than its competitors 

b. when a country specialized in the product they are most efficient at producing and trades for products that other countries are most efficient at producing

c. When a country has an economic surplus and its trading partner has an economic shortage

d. When a country only exports products and does not import products

when a country specialized in the product they are most efficient at producing and trades for products that other countries are most efficient at producing

Which of the following was established to restrict monopolies?

a. Sherman Anti-trust Act
b. Chinese Exclusion Act
c. Federal Reserve Act
d. Securities exchange act

Sherman Anti-trust Act

Which of the following restricted the first amendment, specifically the freedom of speech?

a. Plessy v. Ferguson
b. Schenck v. United States
c. Dred Scott v. Sandford
d. Miranda v. Arizona

Schenck v. United States

Which of the following terms refers to a sense of identity and perception of societal norms?

a. Assimilation
b. Competition
c. Cooperation
d. Socialization

Socialization

Which of the following developments helped increase agriculture during the western expansion?

a. irrigation from dams
b. crop rotation
c. terrace farming
d. desalination of seawater

irrigation from dams

Which of the following is true of voter turnout in the United States?

a. Fewer people vote in general elections than in primary elections

b. more people vote in presidential elections than in midterm elections

c. more people vote in local elections than in presidential elections

d. more independents vote in presidential elections than democrats and republicans combined

more people vote in presidential elections than in midterm elections

Demand for product sharply decreases. As a result, companies produce less of the product. What happens to the equilibrium price and quantity?

a. Quantity increases, price increases

b. Quantity increases, price is indeterminate

c. Quantity increases, price decreases

d. Quantity decreases, price is indeterminate

Quantity decreases, price is indeterminate

Which of the following is attributed to Henry Ford's assembly line?

a. Increased wages
b. reduced migrant workers
c. increased production
d. reduced workplace accidents

increased production

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Industrial Revolution?

a. People moved away from urban areas to rural and suburban areas

b. immigrant workforce increased in factories

c. government regulators provided protection for workers

d. environmental activists pushed big business toward conservation

immigrant workforce increased in factories

Which of the following is a characteristic of early 18th century America?

a. Dependence on trade with France and great Britain 

b. Dependence on trade with Italy and Germany

c. Independent from trade with Europe

d. Dependence on trade within the colonies

Dependence on trade with France and great Britain 

Which of the following states would be most affected by the Mississippi flooding?

a. Utah
b. Texas
c. Washington
d. Louisiana

Louisiana

What is Thomas Jefferson advocating for in the following quote?

"It is more dangerous than even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that the should escape"

a. due process
b. crime and punishment
c. civic duty to understand the law
d. extradition

a. due process

What did Andrew Carnegie use the Bessemer Steel process for?

a. railroads
b. canals
c. irrigation systems
d. assembly line

railroads

Which of the following characteristics best describe President Coolidge's approach to economics in the 1920's?

a. authoritarian
b. Laissez-faire
c. democratic
d. collaborative

Laissez-faire

Which of the following describes the duty of the judicial branch of the US government?

a. makes laws
b. enforces laws
c. interprets laws
d. implements policy

interprets laws

Which entity of US government has the power to declare war?

a. Supreme Court
b. Congress
c. House of Representatives
d. The president

Congress

Which term is used to describe the study of folklore, linguistics, and ethnology?

a. Physical anthropology
b. biology
c. cultural anthropology 
d. civics

cultural anthropology

Which region of the world had the highest population at the beginning of the 21st century?

a. North and South America
b. Africa
c. Europe
d. Asia

Asia

How did the US government ensure resources were available during WWII?

a. Central planning
b. eminent domain
c. market economy
d. mix economy

Central planning

Which of the following best describes the similarities between 18th century America and 20th century Africa?

a. Industrialization

b. European colonialism

c. Revolution

d. Renaissance

Revolution

Which of the following strategies was used during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism?

a. Colonialism
b. containment
c. imperialism
d. proliferation

containment

Which of the following terms is used to describe agriculture where large parcels of land are cultivated using machinery rather than manual labor?

a. extensive farming
b. intensive farming
c. sustenance farming
d. pastoral farming

extensive farming

Which of the following types of power generation creates the most greenhouses gasses?

a. Nuclear
b. Wind
c. Hydro
d. Coal

coal

Which of the following is the type of economic policy where the government regulates the price of goods and services?

a. Capitalism
b. Mix-market
c. Socialism
d. Competition

socialism

Which of the following best exemplifies the concept of the manifest destiny?

a. westward expansion in the US
b. Scramble for Africa
c. Internment camps of Japanese-Americans
d. decolonization of India

westward expansion in the US

The idea that students can reach higher level goals if their basic human needs are realized describes which of the following theories?

A. Piaget's stages of cognitive development

B. Erikson's stages of psychosocial development

C. Maslow's hierarchy of needs

D. Vygotsky's zone of proximal development

 Maslow's hierarchy of needs

Which of the following mountain ranges passes through Argentina and Chile?

a. Himalayas
b. Andes
c. Alps
d. Rockies

andes

Why would the federal reserve increase interest rates?

a. to boost the economy out of a recession

b. to increase lending by banks

c. to mitigate a rapid expansion of the economy

d. to increase inflation

to mitigate a rapid expansion of the economy

Which of the concepts describes a government structure where powers not explicitly granted to the federal government are delegated to state governments?

a. Federalism
b. separation of power
c. representative democracy
d. liberalism

Federalism

Which of the following religions is practices in East Asia and focuses on the Four Noble Truths?

a. Islam
b. Catholicism
c. Hinduism
d. Buddhism

d. Buddhism

Which of the following mountain ranges crosses through southern Asia?

a. Appalachians
b. Alps
c. Himalayas
d. Cascades

c. Himalayas

What type of map would show land structure?

a. thematic
b. topographic
c. political
d. meteorological

b. topographic

Which of the following is true about the US House of Representatives?

a. the number of seats each state gets is based on the size of the state

b. the number of seats each state gets is based on the number of senators for each state

c. the number of seats each state gets is based on the population of the state

d. the number of seats each state gets is based on the number of voters in the state

the number of seats each state gets is based on the population of the state

Where is the highest mountain located?

a. Asia
b. North America
c. Italy
d. Africa

Asia

Which civilization had the most influence on our government?

a. Greek

b. Roman

c. Indian

d. Chinese

roman

What percentage of seats in the US house of representatives is up for election every two years?

a. 100%

b. 70%

c. 50%

d. 20%

100%

Which refers to the arrangement of powers that prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

a. senate
b. federalism
c. transparent government
d. checks and balances

checks and balances

Which is not a monotheistic religion?

a. islam
b. Christianity
c. Taoism
d. Judaism

C

Which of the following is true about the US Senate?

a. Every state in the US elects 2 senators

b. the number of senators is based on the population of the state

c. Senators are the only elected officials in the Congress

d. Senators conduct judicial review

 Every state in the US elects 2 senators

An influential person in the development of the US constitution who emphasized life, liberty, and property is?

a. John Hobbes
b. Andrew Jackson
c. John Locke
d. George Washington

john locke

The Bill of Rights comprises:

a. Amendments 1-10
b. Amendments 1-5
c. Amendments 1-6
d. Amendments 1-3

1-10

Plymouth was colonized because colonists were seeking:

a. political freedom
b. religious freedom
c. freedom from taxation
d. freedom from illegal search and seizure

religious freedom

The ________ Amendment addresses unlawful search and seizure.

a. first
b. second
c. third
d. fourth

fourth

In Iran, the government rules based on Islamic doctrine. This type of government is called a:

a. theocracy
b. monarchy
c. democracy
d. oligarchy

theocracy

Congress is part of the __________________________ branch of government?

a. Legislative
b. Executive
c. Judicial 
d. All of the above

legislative

An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular county is called a(n):

a. boycott
b. litigation
c. veto
d. embargo

embargo

What are the Seven Great Wonders of the Ancient World?

a. Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt; Hanging Gardens of Babylon; Statue of Zeus at Olympia,
Greece; Temple of Artemis at Ephesus; Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; Colossus of Rhodes; Eiffel Tower

b. Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt; Hanging Gardens of Babylon; Statue of Zeus at Olympia,
Greece; Temple of Artemis at Ephesus; Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; Colossus of Rhodes; Lighthouse at Alexandria, Egypt

c. Grand Canyon; Hanging Gardens of Babylon; Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece; Temple
of Artemis at Ephesus; Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; Colossus of Rhodes; Lighthouse at Alexandria, Egypt

d. Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt; Niagara Falls; Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece; Temple
of Artemis at Ephesus; Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; Colossus of Rhodes; Lighthouse at
Alexandria, Egypt

Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt; Hanging Gardens of Babylon; Statue of Zeus at Olympia,
Greece; Temple of Artemis at Ephesus; Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; Colossus of Rhodes; Lighthouse at Alexandria, Egypt

The Cold War was a state of political and military tension between:

a. US and Germany
b. US and Soviet Union
c. US and Iraq
d. US and Afghanistan

US and Soviet Union

Which article of the US Constitution established the legislative branch of the USA?

a. Article I
b. Article II
c. Article III
d. Article IV

Article I

A __________________ is prolonged period of high inflation, high unemployment, and increased public fear.

a. Depression
b. Stagnation
c. Recession
d. Inflation

depression

Who conducts impeachment trials in the US?

a. Supreme Court
b. House of Representatives
c. Senate
d. President

senate

The ____________________ is a line that runs between Russia and Alaska and goes around political boundaries in the Pacific Ocean.

a. Prime Meridian
b. International Date Line
c. Equator
d. Latitude and Longitude

International Date Line

Which of the following authorities are delegated to state governments?

a. regulate foreign commerce
b. regulate intrastate trade
c. oversee national defense
d. establish postal service

regulate intrastate trade

Which country was NOT part of the Axis powers during WWII?

a. Germany
b. Japan
c. France
d. Italy

France

The source of the Amazon River can be found close to which mountain range?

a. Himalayas
b. Andes
c. Rockies
d. Cascades

andes

Which of the following best exemplifies direct human-environment interaction?

a. A man builds a house on the beach

b. people shop at a mall

c. a family takes a road trip

d. senate votes on an environmental protection bill

 A man builds a house on the beach

Referring to Topographical Map: What is this map showing?

a. Mountain
b. River Valley
c. Ocean
d. Plains

mountian

Which of the following maps would best represent population density in the US?

a. typographical map
b. special purpose map
c. political map
d. climate map

special purpose map

Which of the following is the longest river in the world?

a. amazon
b. congo
c. nile
d. yellow

nile

Which of the following is considered to be the riskiest investment?

a. government bonds
b. stocks
c. mutual funds
d. land

stocks

A newspaper publishing an interview with a major political figure during a time of national crisis is an example of the rights established by which constitutional amendment?

a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 10th
d. 19th

1st

The president of the US has the power to do all of the following EXCEPT: 

a. Issue executive order
b. pardon criminals
c. nominate supreme court judges
d. appoint state representatives

appoint state representatives

Which of the following would be an example of checks and balances?

a. the president pardons a convicted criminal

b. the US senate votes on a new environmental regulations

c. the supreme court rules a law passed by congress unconstitutional 

d. the government taxes large corporations

the supreme court rules a law passed by congress unconstitutional

Which of the following are major contributions from the Ancient Greeks?

a. philosophy, mathematics, drama
b. music, art, mathematics
c. irrigation, art, and architecture 
d. cuneiform, architecture, music

A

philosophy, mathematics, drama

What was the reason for the sudden growth of Western European exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries?

a. colonization of the new world
b. finding a passage to Africa
c. Establishment of new trade routes with Asia
d. understanding of other cultures

Establishment of new trade routes with Asia

Which two countries fought for control of North America in the early 1700's?

a. France and Britain
b. France and Germany
c. Britain and America
d. France and Spain

France and Britain

Which of the following was significant for being the first self-governing document in the American colonies?

a. The Mayflower Compact
b. Virginia House of Burgesses
c. Declaration of Independence
d. Bill of Rights

The Mayflower Compact

Who delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19. 1863?

A. Thomas Jefferson
b. John F. Kennedy
c. Martin Luther King Jr.
d. Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

What was the reason for the US declining to sign the Treaty of Versailles?

a. its punishment of Germany was too harsh

b. Senate did not want to join the League of Nations

c. President Wilson rejected the treaty

d. US wanted to write its own treaty

 Senate did not want to join the League of Nations

Which of the following is the main reason for westward expansion in America?

a. agriculture
b. land ownership and financial opportuntiy
c. new hunting grounds
d. business opportunities with Native Americans

land ownership and financial opportuntiy

Which president was in office during the Louisiana Purchase?

a. Andrew Jackson
b. Ulysses S. Grant
c. Thomas Jefferson
d. William Henry Harrison

Thomas Jefferson

There is the imaginary horizontal line that divides Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere:

a. International Date line
b. equator
c. prime meridian
d. latitude

equator

Deflation is:

a. decrease in the general price level of goods and services over a shorter period of time

b. decrease in the general price level of goods and services over a longer period of time

c. increase in the general price level of goods and services over a longer period of time

d. increase in the general price level of goods and services over a shorter period of time

decrease in the general price level of goods and services over a longer period of time

Which of the following was not a cause, leading up to World War II?

a. German invasion of Poland
b. Russian Invasion of Poland
c. Treaty of Versailles
d. Attack on Pearl Harbor

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Which of the following was the direct cause of World War I?

a. The Ottoman Empire's defeat of the Allies

b. Woodrow Wilson's 14 points

c. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d. zimmerman telegram

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand