Social Studies REVIEW

What are the 5 themes of Geography?

• Mountains, Rivers, Environment, Pools, Lakes

• Movement, Region, Environment, Place, Location

• Math, Social Studies, English, Piano, Lunch

• Location, Place, Area, Continent, Country

What is fairtrade in economics?

• When there is a fair trade with consumers

• When demand is low enough to make trade possible

• There is no such thing as fairtrade

• Trade when fair prices are paid to producers

The US purchases large amounts of cars from nations in Europe. This exchange is called _____________.

• trade

• supply and demand

• car economics

• opportunity cost

When demand is high and supply is low, the price goes ______.

• down

• up

• the same

• none of the above

Great Britain made colonists pay what?

• tea

• work

• they didn't ask for money

• taxes

What did the Sons of Liberty do?

• Fought the taxes from the British

• Fought the taxes from the Patriots

• Collected taxes from the British

• They only organized the Boston Tea Party

Why did the British make colonists pay taxes through the Townshend Act, Stamp Act, etc.?

• The British needed money to build a palace for King George III

• The colonies cost a lot of money to maintain

• To make colonists pay for the French and Indian War

• Just because

Why did the colonists say "no taxation without representation"?

• They didn't want representation.

• They wanted taxes but had representation in Parliament.

• They were taxed but didn't have representation in Parliament.

• They were protesting the British.

In the Declaration of Independence, the government's power comes from who?

• executive branch

• legislative branch

• judicial branch

• the people

Why does the government have checks and balances?

• To give a chance for the people to check the government.

• To give power to one branch of government.

• To avoid one branch of government having too much power.

• The government should have checks and be balanced.