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WorksheetsPraxis 5089 - Middle School Social Studies
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which two of the following were part of the New Deal in the US during the 1930s?
Establishing a progressive income tax.
Recognizing the right of workers to bargain collectively.
Guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race.
Creating aid programs for tenant farmers and migrant workers.
Christopher Columbus was:
Born in Italy
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain funded his plan. Set out in 1492
Had a set of five ships.
Was in search of gold & tabacco.
They enslaved and cruelly treated native people.
Triangular Trade was with American Colonies, West Indies, and Africa what did they supply to one another?
West Indies = Sugar & Mollasses
American Colonies = Rum & Iron
Africa = Slaves & Gold
American Colonies = Textiles, furs and tabacco
In response to the spread of Soviet influence during the Cold War, the U.S.:
Adopted a policy of isolationism and refused to form alliances with other countries.
Declared that it would forcibly overthrow communist governments in Eastern Europe
Canceled all economic aid to Europe to fund increases in military spending.
Armed and aided local anticommunist movements in foreign countries.
The expansion of tobacco cultivation in colonial Virginia encouraged which of the following developments?
An increase in the demand for cheap labor.
A transition from commercial farming to subsistence farming.
The expansion of urban metropolitan areas funded by taxes on agricultural exports.
An increased dependence on domestic markets for the sale of agricultural goods.
Which of the following was a direct cultural consequence of the 1st WW in Europe?
The continuing dominance of imperial ruling elites in Germany, Austria, Russia, and Turkey.
The creation of a disillusioned, lost generation that questioned the progress of modernity.
The rejection of nationalism and racism is Europe because they had only fostered war.
The rapid decline of American cultural influence around the world.
Which of the following was a direct effect of the Meiji Restoration in Japan?
Adoption of constitutional democracy.
Reestablishment of samurai political power and social status.
Elimination of the position of emperor from the Japanese political hierarchy.
Promotion of rapid industrialization and military expansion.
Which of the following was the most direct political result of the Protestant Reformation?
Revitalized Christain states resisted the Ottoman Empire's advance.
The Spanish and Portuguese colonized the Americas.
Catholic crusaders sacked the Greek Orthodox capital of Constantinople.
Wars of religion fractured the ideal of Christian unity.
In which of the following ways did the Black Death most directly affect economic development in medieval Europe?
It strengthened the dominance of landed elites.
It introduced the need for slavery.
It inflated the value of laborers' wages and many commodities.
It sparked ideas of class-based equality and utopian socialism.
Which of the following best describes the major significance of the 1648 treaty known as the Peace of Westphalia?
It centralized the governance of the Holy Roman Empire.
It led to a century of Habsburg domination of European affairs.
It cemented the nation-state as the source of collective security and international law.
It reaffirmed the central role played by the Vatican in international affairs.
What of the following occurred following the death of Muhammad in 632 C.E.?
Muslims lost control of Egypt to the Byzantine Empire.
His cousin, Ali, was immediately elected the leader of the ummah, the community of believers.
His followers created differing versions of the Quran.
Tribes that renounced Islam rebelled against those who followed the caliph.
Which of the following represents the most accurate explanation for the spread of Buddhism into Southeast Asia.
Conquest of the region by imperial powers from the Indian subcontinent
Missionary activity supported by the Chinese imperial government.
Persecution of Buddhist in Japan resulting in mass emigration.
Extensive trade and mercantile activity within the Indian Ocean basin.
Which of the following best characterizes the primary purpose of the U.N. intervention in the Korean peninsula in the 1950s?
To rebuild Korea after the devastation of decades of Japanese imperial rule.
To enforce the UN policy of democratic government in East Asia
To prevent North Korea from conquering South Korea and spreading communisim.
To eliminate the nuclear threat on the Asian continent.
From the point of view of Marxist theory, which of the following was a significant problem with developing a communist revolution in Russia in 1917?
Russia had not developed an industrialized capitalist economy, which limited the formation of the proletariat.
Russia was engaged in the 1st World War, which weakened the miliary and alienated many of its citizens.
Russia was a land-based continental state and lacked an overseas colonial empire.
Russia was an empire composed of different nationalities and ethnicities.
Which of the following were polytheistic religions?
Sikhism
Islam
Shinto
Zoroastrainism
Which of the following is true of public opinion in the aggregate?
There is no measurement error.
It is stable and reliable over time.
Politicians do not use it to guide policy making.
It is a reflection of the media's influence on the public.
Which of the following is an example of a referendum?
A nonpartisan election for a circuit court judge.
An election in which citizens vote directly for members of a state's senate.
An election in which citizens vote whether or not to support a law that legalizes marijuana
A statewide election to remove an elected official, such as a governor from office
Which of the following is protected by the 1st Amendment?
Shouting "fire" in a crowded theater
Burning the US flag
Threatening the President of the US
Writing untrue articles about a celebrity on the internet
Which of the following best illustrated the concept of divided government?
A state constitution created a bicameral legislature.
The federal government shares a responsibility with the state government.
In the Senate, all Republicans vote for a bill while all Democrates vote against it.
Congress has a majority of Republicans while the President is a Democrat.
Which of the following was a significant weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
The articles were difficult to amend.
The Articles granted the federal government too much power
The Articles did not allow states to print money or conduct their own trade.
The Articles granted the federal government sole authority to establish relationships with foreign nations.
Which of the following Supreme Court decisions most directly established its power of judicial review?
Gibbons v. Ogden
McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
Schenck v. U.S.
Which of the following helps explain why incumbents have high reelection rates in the House of Reps?
Representatives claim credit for projects in their districts.
The House of Reps. as an institution has high approval ratings
The winner-takes-all systems makes it difficult for challengers to win.
Voters know how their representatives votes of most issues.
Which of the following is an exclusive constitutional power of the US Senate?
Origination all revenue bills
Approval of the presidential budget.
Ratification of treaties made by the president
Ratification of constitutional amendments before they are sent to the states for ratification.
Which of the following best describes the concepts of federalism?
All political power in a nation belongs to the people.
The central government of a nation-state derives its authority from local governments.
The people have the right to change their government if that government abuses its authority.
Central, local, and regional government share powers in a single nation-state.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of a command economy?
Resources are often wasted.
Market forces control the price of goods.
Large-scale projects can be completed relatively quickly
Resources can be quickly mobilized on a large scale.
A student is contemplating whether to go to the school football game or to a movie on Saturday evening. Which economic concept is illustrated by wherever decision the student makes?
Trade-off
Comparative Advantage
Diminishing Utility
Negative externality
What are three characteristics of a market economy?
Decentralized Decision Making
Centralized Decision Making
Protection of Private Property
Price System allocating Resources
Equality of Income Distribution
Which of the following types of income taxes imposes the biggest burden on minimum-wage earners?
Flat
Progressive
Proportional
Regressive
Capital as a factor of production refers to which of the following?
Money used to pay wages
Products made for consumption
The money needed to start a business
Manufactured tools and equipment used for production.
Jim earns $12 per hour working at the grocery store. The current consumer price index (CPI) is 125.
$13.25
$10
$9.60
$1.25
In the long run, the growth of money supply is caused by?
inflation
rapid economic growth
deflation
Comparative advantage
Longitude indicated a place's absolute location in terms of which of the following?
Degrees N/S of the equator
Degrees E/W of the equator
Degrees N/S of the Prime Meridian
Degrees E/W of the Prime Meridian
In which of the following map projections are the intersections between lines of latitude and longitude all at right angles?
Mercator
Azimuthal
Goode Homolosine
Robinson
The Landsat Satellite imagery, which shows land cover on the surface of the Earth, is an example of which of the following technologies?
GIS - Geographic Information System
GPS Global Positioning System
Remote Sensing
Cartography
The climates of Chile and coastal Peru are much cooler than other areas in South America because?
cold winds blow unimpeded from the Antarctic continent
the Humboldt Current brings cold ocean waters
arid conditions create cooler weather near the ocean
cold winds flow down the Andes mountain range.
The concept of a nation-state in its idea form is a political state populated entirely by one nation of people who share a single religion, language, and cultural heritage. Which of the following best represents the idea nation-state?
Indonesia
China
Japan
India
Which of the following describes a mixed Native American and European ethnic heritage in Latin America?
Inca
Maya
Garifuna
Mestizo
When tropical rain forest are cut down, which part of the hydrologic cycle is diminished, leading to changes in the local climate?
Groundwater flow
Transpiration
Condensation
Surface Runoff
The New England Colonies included:
Plymouth/Massachusetts Bay (1620)
New Hampshire (1629)
Rhode Island (1636)
Connecticut (1662)
New York (1624)
New Jersey (1664)
Pennsylvania (1681)
Delaware (1634)
Maryland (1633)
Virginia (1607)
North Carolina (1663)
South Carolina (1663)
Georgia (1733)
The Middle Colonies included:
Plymouth/Massachusetts Bay (1620)
New Hampshire (1629)
Rhode Island (1636)
Connecticut (1662)
New York (1624)
New Jersey (1664)
Pennsylvania (1681)
Delaware (1634)
Maryland (1633)
Virginia (1607)
North Carolina (1663)
South Carolina (1663)
Georgia (1733)
The Southern Colonies included:
Plymouth/Massachusetts Bay (1620)
New Hampshire (1629)
Rhode Island (1636)
Connecticut (1662)
New York (1624)
New Jersey (1664)
Pennsylvania (1681)
Delaware (1634)
Maryland (1633)
Virginia (1607)
North Carolina (1663)
South Carolina (1663)
Georgia (1733)
Identities of the Colonies Southern?
Plantations, Tidewater Aristrocracy, Slavery, Population Imbalance, Bicameral Assemblies (2 houses)
Meetinghouses & Churches, Subsistence Farming, Trade, Mills, Lumber, Shipbuilding, Fishing, Fur Trade, Limited use of Slavery, Puritan Values
Mixed Agric. & Industry (Cash Crops, Grain, Fruits & Vegetables)
Mixed use of Slavery, Mixed Populations, Mixed Government
Identities of the Colonies Northern?
Plantations, Tidewater Aristrocracy, Slavery, Population Imbalance, Bicameral Assemblies (2 houses)
Meetinghouses & Churches, Subsistence Farming, Trade, Mills, Lumber, Shipbuilding, Fishing, Fur Trade, Limited use of Slavery, Puritan Values
Mixed Agric. & Industry (Cash Crops, Grain, Fruits & Vegetables)
Mixed use of Slavery, Mixed Populations, Mixed Government
Identities of the Colonies Middle?
Plantations, Tidewater Aristrocracy, Slavery, Population Imbalance, Bicameral Assemblies (2 houses)
Meetinghouses & Churches, Subsistence Farming, Trade, Mills, Lumber, Shipbuilding, Fishing, Fur Trade, Limited use of Slavery, Puritan Values
Mixed Agric. & Industry (Cash Crops, Grain, Fruits & Vegetables)
Mixed use of Slavery, Mixed Populations, Mixed Government
What was Shay's Rebellion?
Massachusetts raised land taxes and in 1786, Daniel Shays lead a group of farmers to close down the state courts and marched on the federal Arsenal..
Women sewed clothes and made supplies for the army or became nurses. Mary Ludwig Hays McCavley brought pitchers of water to the soliders.
What is the difference between Federalist and Antifederalist? Federalist:
Those in favor of ratifying the Constitution. Federalist Papers were written by: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay. Argued that the Constitution would protect the people from tyranny.
The felt that the Constitution gave too much power to the federal government. Pusblished Observations on the New Constitution, written by: Mercy Otis Warren.
The Bill of Rights - Amendment 1:
Protects Individual Rights & Minorities from Majority Rule.
Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and to petition.
Right to Bear Arms, No quartering soliders in a peron's home,
No warrant w/o probable cause..
Due Process/Self Incrimination, Speedy Trial, Not to be tried in another court, excessive bail/cruel & Unusual punishments.
Rights remained by the people, Rights for the states to hold powers not assigned to the federal government.
The Bill of Rights - Amendment 2-4:
Address mistakes made during the Revolutionary War.
Main Principles are: Popular Sovereignty, Limited Government, Separation of Powers, Checks & Balances, Federalism, Republicanism, and Individual Rights.
Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and to petition.
Right to Bear Arms, No quartering soliders in a peron's home,
No warrant w/o probable cause..
Due Process/Self Incrimination, Speedy Trial, Not to be tried in another court, excessive bail/cruel & Unusual punishments.
Rights remained by the people, Rights for the states to hold powers not assigned to the federal government.
The Bill of Rights - Amendment 5-8:
Guarantee Rights to People Charged w/Crimes.
Main Principles are: Popular Sovereignty, Limited Government, Separation of Powers, Checks & Balances, Federalism, Republicanism, and Individual Rights.
Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and to petition.
Right to Bear Arms, No quartering soliders in a peron's home,
No warrant w/o probable cause..
Due Process/Self Incrimination, Speedy Trial, Not to be tried in another court, excessive bail/cruel & Unusual punishments.
Rights remained by the people, Rights for the states to hold powers not assigned to the federal government.
The Bill of Rights - Amendment 9-10:
Maintain the rights of the states & Citizens.
Main Principles are: Popular Sovereignty, Limited Government, Separation of Powers, Checks & Balances, Federalism, Republicanism, and Individual Rights.
Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and to petition.
Right to Bear Arms, No quartering soliders in a peron's home,
No warrant w/o probable cause..
Due Process/Self Incrimination, Speedy Trial, Not to be tried in another court, excessive bail/cruel & Unusual punishments.
Rights remained by the people, Rights for the states to hold powers not assigned to the federal government.
