Unit 1 Study Guide Intro to Social Studies

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Why are historians interested in studying past events?

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To understand how people solved problems that they faced

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How does contextualization help historians determine what happened in the past?

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By examining the time and place of documents, historians make connections between other events.

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What type of government is described here? The city of Charlotte has decided to build a new high school. All of Charlotte’s population is involved in elections to vote on different designs and timelines. It takes twice as long to build the school and costs twice as much to make all the designs, run the elections, and make proposals of the final choice to the people.

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A democracy because citizens vote to determine the design of the school.

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From the quote by Thomas Jefferson, what type of government would he most likely support?

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Government should be a democracy, with a government led by the citizens.

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How does totalitarian rule impact the citizens of a country?

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Citizens have less freedom because the government restricts their rights.

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Cuba has a dictator who makes all economic decisions for planning, production, and prices. What type of economic system does it have?

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Command Economy

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What role does the government play in a mixed economy?

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It regulates business by creating laws to protect workers and consumers.

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Which is an example of economic activity that comes from a traditional economic system? A group of students trade their snacks with each other in the school cafeteria.

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A group of students trade their snacks with each other in the school cafeteria.

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Which of the following is a clear example of an element of a person’s culture? A person has numerous pet animals. A person’s family moves across the country. A person votes in every presidential election. A person speaks their native language Spanish at home.

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A person speaks their native language Spanish at home.

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How does an isolated culture contrast to a diverse culture?

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Changes in lifestyle occur slowly in an isolated culture.