Social Studies MP1 9WK 6th Grade 2018-2019

Which factor most contributed to creating the human geographic characteristics

of Canada and the United States?

• Cultural diffusion resulting from manifest destiny

• Migration of people from South America to North America

• Colonization of the region in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

• Spanish conquest of the region in the early half of the sixteenth century

British colonization of North America politically influenced the United States and Canada by introducing the idea of —

• free trade

• limited government

• constitutional monarchy

• separation of church and state

Which of the following is a major "pull" factor reason people from all over the world are immigrating to the United States today?

• to learn to read

• to escape violence

• to escape famine

• to get a better job

Which two physical features do the United States and Canada share?

• Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River

• Gulf of Mexico and Rocky Mountains

• Mississippi River and the Great Lakes

• Rocky Mountains and the Great Lakes

A common feature of the economic systems in the United States and Canada is that both —

• allow people to own private property

• restrict factory ownership to the government

• place a salary cap on business leaders’ earnings

• use government quotas to determine what to produce

Why do many business owners prefer fewer government regulations?

• Regulations reward businesses that use unfair practices.

• Regulations often increase the cost of running businesses.

• Regulations limit the influence of workers and consumers.

• Regulations often cause more customers to visit businesses.

A society that has formed in a forest area so that all members can hunt and build would be exhibiting which of the following basic institutions of a society?

• political

• religious

• economic

• language

If the executive, legislative, and judiciary were NOT separate branches, what would the United States government lose?

• Control over the judiciary

• Important representatives

• Government records

• Checks and balances

Voting

Paying taxes

Obeying laws

Which of the following is the BEST category for the items listed above?

• rights and duties outlined in the Bill of Rights

• different ways of organizing governments

• obligations and responsibilities of U.S. citizens

• ways citizens influence the political process

According to the United States Constitution, the power to govern comes from which source?

• The judiciary

• The people

• The president

• The congress