Praxis

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Social Studies
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University
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John Robinson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
a senator who was found to be a communist
a member of the team that stole information during water gate
a Republican senator who promoted anti Communist trials in the state department
a member of the state department who was found to be a communist
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following was a charge made by Senator Joseph McCarthy about the dangers facing the United States in the 1950's?
There were a significant number of communist in positions of power in the government
most United states voters were sympathetic to communist
the United states economy was threatened by cheap imports from other countries
a increase in the rate if illegal immigration was threating the stability of the country
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following best summarized the contributions of Muslim Scholars to the development of science in the period circa 700-1400 C.E.?
They worked in insolation from the Chinese and Indian scholars of the same period
They made advances mostly in medicine and the life sciences
Most of their works became known to the European scholars only in the 19th and 20th centuries
They preserved the scientific tradition of the ancient world and expanded it greatly by their own discoveries.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why was U.S. industrialization confined to the Northeast until after the Civil War?
Because the Civil War delayed the development of water-powered manufacturing.
Because the Northeast had faster-running rivers than the rivers found in the South.
Because Slater's first cotton mill with horse-drawn production lost so much money.
Because the technical innovations for milling textiles had not as yet been invented.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT true about Democracy and the formation of the United States?
The founding fathers stated in the Constitution that the USA would be a democracy.
The Declaration of Independence did not dictate democracy but stated its principles.
The United States Constitution stipulated that government be elected by the people.
The United States Constitution had terms to protect some, but not all, of the people.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these is true concerning the French Revolution, America, and Europe?
When France's revolution spread and they went to war with other European countries, George Washington allied with the French.
During the time period around 1792, American merchants were trading with countries on both sides of the war.
American traders conducted business with various countries, profiting the most from the British West Indies.
The Spanish navy retaliated against America for trading with the French by capturing American trading ships.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The US government is best understood as a federalist government because:
The legislative branch consists of two representative bodies.
It is a representative democracy rather than a direct democracy.
Political power is divided between the federal government and the states.
A national Constitution shapes national legislation.
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