Praxis

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Power divided between local and central branches of government is a definition of what term?

• Bicameralism

• Checks and balances

• Legislative oversight

• Federalism

Which statement best describes the role played by the French economy in causing the 1789 French Revolution?

• France's very large national debt led to heavy tax burdens on the French peasantry.

• Nearly sixty percent of annual national expenditures financed luxuries for the French nobility.

• Reforms in the guild system allowed many peasants to rise to the middle class.

• The king's attempt to curtail free trade led skilled journeymen to rebel against the monarchy.

Answer explanation

In the 1780s, the French national debt was very high. The French nobility adamantly resisted attempts by King Louis XVI to reform tax laws, which led to a high tax burden on the French peasantry. The French government spent almost 50% of its national expenditures on debt-related payments during the 1780s.

What is the primary focus of the Praxis exams?

• A) To assess academic skills and subject-specific content knowledge for teaching

• B) To evaluate the physical fitness of teachers

• C) To test the psychological well-being of educators

• D) To measure the financial literacy of teachers