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Read the table labeled Canals. It lists three canals with descriptions: 1. Suez Canal: waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia. * part of the Silk Road that connects Europe with Asia. 2. Panama Canal: waterway that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. The Panama Canal shortcut greatly reduces the time for ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. 3. Erie Canal: Connected the great lakes system to the Hudson River, gave the western states direct access to the Atlantic Ocean without shipping goods downstream on the Mississippi to New Orleans.
Which canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez?
Panama Canal
Erie Canal
Suez Canal
Hudson Canal
Select all statements that are accurate according to the table.
The Panama Canal links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
The Erie Canal connects the Great Lakes to the Hudson River.
The Suez Canal is located in South America.
The Panama Canal increases the time required for ships to travel between oceans.
Which canal provided western states direct access to the Atlantic Ocean without using the Mississippi River to New Orleans?
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Erie Canal
St. Lawrence Seaway
The Suez Canal is noted as part of the (a) that connects Europe with Asia.
Identify the two different ocean connections described for the listed canals.
Refer to the table titled Important Battles. Which battle is described as historically significant because a small Texan military force defeated a larger and more experienced Mexican army, resulting in the independence of Texas from Mexico?
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of Gonzales
Battle of Palmito Ranch
Battle of the Alamo
According to the Important Battles table, which battle was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution?
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of Gonzales
Battle of Palmito Ranch
Battle of Gettysburg
Based on the Important Battles table, which battle was the final battle of the American Civil War in Texas?
Battle of Palmito Ranch
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of Gonzales
Battle of Antietam
Iran Political Boundaries: Iran is a country in the Middle East, bordered by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and Turkey. The Caspian Sea borders Iran in the north, and the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman are situated to its south. Borders are mostly made from mountains and geographic aspects. Which body of water borders Iran to the north?
Persian Gulf
Gulf of Oman
Caspian Sea
Red Sea
Iran Political Boundaries: Which two bodies of water are situated to the south of Iran?
Caspian Sea
Persian Gulf
Arabian Sea
Gulf of Oman
Black Sea
Green Revolution refers to a large increase in crop production in developing countries achieved by use of fertilizers, pesticides, and high-yield crop varieties. By the 1990s, 75% of Asian rice production was of Green Revolution varieties, while the least affected region had 27%. Which region was least affected?
Africa
Europe
South America
North America
Oceania
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican American War in favor of the United States. Which of the following was a provision of the treaty?
It abolished the Rio Grande as a boundary for Texas.
It granted U.S. ownership of California.
It returned New Mexico to Mexico.
It ceded Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado to Mexico.
It recognized Texas as part of Mexico.
Virginia House of Burgess was the first general assembly of the commonwealth when the United States declared its independence from England in 1776.
True
False
Charlemagne: Which statement best describes how Charlemagne reinforced his relationship with the church?
He seized land from the church to fund his armies.
He acknowledged his power by giving money and land to the Christian church and protecting the popes.
He banned papal influence in imperial matters.
He moved the papacy to Constantinople.
He refused to cooperate with religious leaders.
Charlemagne united most of Europe under his rule by power of the sword and restored the Western Roman Empire. What broader impact is he known for as emperor?
Beginning the Protestant Reformation
Facilitating a cultural and intellectual renaissance with effects felt in Europe for centuries
Abandoning Latin in official documents
Conquering Asia Minor
Establishing democracy in Rome
Latent Function: Unintended and unrecognized consequences of some element of society. Which example best illustrates a latent function?
Kids becoming best friends when they met in childhood and the end of high school
A planned school curriculum increasing test scores as intended
A government announcing a new tax to raise revenue
A company scheduling meetings to coordinate projects
If the British pound depreciates against the U.S. Dollar, what is the likely effect?
British consumers lose by an increase in the pound price of U.S. exports to Britain
British consumers gain because U.S. goods become cheaper
U.S. exporters lose because their goods cost more in dollars
No change occurs in trade prices
Spread of Malaria: Which region is referenced?
Virginia
California
Quebec
Alaska
Why did the Roman Empire fall?
Invasions by Barbarian tribes
Economic troubles
Overreliance on slave labor
Overexpansion and military spending
Stable government and political unity
What was the result of the Brown vs Board of Education?
That schools had to be integrated
That schools could remain segregated
That only colleges needed integration
That integration was delayed until 1980
Battle of Lexington and Concord — April 1775: What were these battles?
First military engagements of the American Revolutionary War
Final battle of the American Civil War
A naval conflict in World War I
A battle of the War of 1812
Camp David Accords: What were they?
Series of agreements between Israel and Egypt that led to a peace treaty between the two nations in 1979
An alliance treaty among NATO members in 1949
A trade agreement among Middle Eastern countries in 2001
An arms reduction treaty between the U.S. and the USSR in 1987
Equilibrium Price: is the point where the cost of a product and the demand for that product intersect, creating a price compromise. At the equilibrium price, there is a balance between customers purchasing the product and companies supplying the product. Choose the term that matches this definition.
Equilibrium Price
Price Ceiling
Price Floor
Market Surplus
Globalization: process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale. Growing interdependence of the world’s economies, cultures and populations brought about by cross-border trade in goods and services, technology, and flows if investment, people information. Choose the term that matches this definition.
Isolationism
Protectionism
Globalization
Localization
Disadvantage of Sole Proprietorship: Unlimited responsibility for all losses and debts. Every asset of the business is owned by the proprietary and all debts of the business and the proprietor’s it is sole proprietorship n contract with partnerships. Choose the concept that matches this description.
Limited liability
Corporate personhood
Disadvantage of Sole Proprietorship
Limited partnership
Boston Massacre: British soldiers occupied the city of 16,000 colonists and tried to enforce Britain’s tax laws, American colonists rebelled against the taxes they found repressive, rallying around the cry, “no taxation without representation.” Identify the historical event described.
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
Boston Massacre
Stamp Act Congress
Fiscal Policies vs Monetary Policies table: Based on the table, which policy targets inflation in an economy?
Monetary policy
Fiscal policy
Fiscal Policies vs Monetary Policies table: Which policy uses government spending and taxation to influence the economy?
Monetary policy
Fiscal policy
What did Constitution take from Magna Carter? Select all that apply.
(Due process) No taxation without representation
Trial by jury
Citizens are entitled to protection of the law
Leaders must obey laws and do not have absolute authority
Andrew Carnegie: Which statements describe Andrew Carnegie? Select all that apply.
Led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and supported laissez faire economics
Believed in donating money to services like libraries to help the poor, called the Gospel of Wealth
Believed in Social Darwinism
Ottoman Empire: the main reason why Ottoman Empire was so important was that it controlled all major trade routes from Europe to India and China.
Its large navy dominated the Mediterranean Sea exclusively
It controlled all major trade routes from Europe to India and China
It discovered a direct sea route to the Americas
It invented gunpowder weapons first
Comanche: Horses
Sheep
Horses
Corn
Buffalo
Emancipation Proclamation: emancipating all slaves in states still engaged in rebellion against the Union. Although implementation was strictly beyond Lincoln's powers, the declaration turned the war into a crusade against slavery.
It freed all slaves throughout the entire United States immediately
It emancipated slaves only in states still in rebellion against the Union
It applied only to border states loyal to the Union
It focused on taxing slaveholders rather than emancipation
Which amendment eliminated poll taxes, which kept blacks from voting?
19th Amendment
24th Amendment
26th Amendment
21st Amendment
According to the table, what did the 19th Amendment guarantee regarding voting rights?
Eliminated poll taxes
Lowered the voting age to 18
Prohibited denial of the right to vote on account of sex
Established a special election process for governors
The 26th Amendment set the voting age to what value?
16
17
18
21
Read the following notes and use them to answer the questions that follow. Freud: The human mind is structured into two main parts: the conscious and unconscious mind. The conscious mind includes all the things we are aware of or can easily bring into awareness. Events in our childhood have a great influence on our adult lives, shaping our personality. He believed the subconscious holds numerous repressed experiences and feelings that drive behavior without the individual being aware of them. These subconscious motivators could lead to severe personality problems and disorders. Erikson: He proposed that humans are motivated to achieve competence in various areas of life. Erikson explained in his theory how our personalities are influenced by the social experiences we gain throughout our lives. Gardner: Personality learning theory (Multiple Intelligences) has the most impact on the education field. He proposed that people are not born with all the intelligence they will ever have. This theory challenged the traditional notion that there is one single type of intelligence, sometimes known as “g” for general intelligence, which only focuses on cognitive abilities. 31. W.A.S.P (Women Air Force Service Pilots): Women to be Air Force pilots. This was a selected group of women pilots participating in flying military aircraft. Due to the absence of male pilots led to the WASP. 31. Texas Railroads: Cattle and beef being able to reach other areas instead of just local or effect of it opened commerce coast to coast. Railways lowered the cost of transporting many kinds of goods across great distances. Busy transport.
According to the notes, which theorist emphasized the split between the conscious and unconscious parts of the mind?
Freud
Erikson
Gardner
W.A.S.P
Which statement best reflects Erikson’s view of personality development?
Personality is driven by repressed experiences in the subconscious.
Humans strive for competence influenced by social experiences across life.
There is only one general type of intelligence that matters.
Childhood events have no effect on adult personality.
Multiple Intelligences theory, as described in the notes, directly challenges which idea?
That intelligence is fixed at birth.
That there is a single “g” type of intelligence focused only on cognitive abilities.
That social experiences shape personality.
That unconscious motives can cause disorders.
Select all claims supported by the passage about Freud’s perspective.
Childhood experiences shape adult personality.
Behavior can be driven by unconscious factors.
Humans are motivated to achieve competence across life stages.
There is one single type of intelligence.
Based on the notes, which development in U.S. history is linked with expanding commerce from coast to coast?
W.A.S.P program
Texas Railroads
Multiple Intelligences
Erikson’s stages
What was the primary role of the W.A.S.P during the period described?
Lowering transportation costs for goods
Flying military aircraft as a selected group of women pilots
Developing theories of intelligence
Providing psychotherapy to soldiers
Texas Railroads After the Civil War: According to the notes, what incentive did Texas provide to entice railroad construction?
Tax exemptions for railroad workers
Millions of acres in land grants to railroads
Cash bonuses for every mile of track
Exclusive rights to operate passenger trains
Texas Railroads After the Civil War: The land grants consisted of 16 sections of 640 acres each on every mile of completed road. What additional right-of-way was granted on either side of the track?
100-foot right-of-way
150-foot right-of-way
200-foot right-of-way
250-foot right-of-way
Texas Agriculture: Which products are identified with Texas agriculture in the 19th and 20th centuries? Select all that apply.
Cotton
Corn
Rice
Cattle
Republicanism: What idea is highlighted in the definition of republicanism provided in the notes?
Elected leaders inherit power from monarchs
Elected leaders represent the interests of the people
Power is centralized in a single ruler
Decisions are made by military councils
Industrial Revolution: Where did the rapid development of industry described begin in the late 18th and 19th centuries?
France
Germany
United States
Britain
Industrial Revolution: Which of the following were characteristics of the Industrial Revolution according to the notes? Select all that apply.
Steam power
Growth of factories
Mass production of manufactured goods
Decline of machine tools
Industrial Revolution: The transition described included going from hand production methods to machines and introduced new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes. This led to which population trend according to the notes?
Decline in population growth rate
Stable population with no growth
Rise in the rate of population growth
Immediate population decline
Second Industrial Revolution: According to the notes, what were early 20th-century developments associated with the Second Industrial Revolution?
Waterpower and guild systems
Electrification and the production line
Feudal agriculture and manorialism
Horse-drawn transport and canals
Industrial Revolution: The phase described as the Technological Revolution was characterized by rapid standardization and industrialization beginning in the late 19th century and ending at the beginning of which major event?
The American Civil War
World War I
World War II
The Great Depression
What is the significance of the Monroe Doctrine?
It promoted European colonization in the Americas and encouraged alliances with foreign powers.
It opposed European colonialism in the Americas and argued that intervention by foreign powers in American politics was a potentially hostile act against the United States.
What was Alexander Hamilton's significance?
He supported a weak central government and opposed a national bank.
He advocated for a strong central government with the ability to make money for the country and supported a national bank.
What is the significance of Theocratic Government?
Government by officials chosen through popular elections with a secular legal system.
Government by divine guidance or by officials regarded as divinely guided, with a legal system based on religious law; practiced in some Sunni countries and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
What was the purpose of the Sedition Act?
To protect freedom of speech by encouraging criticism of federal officials.
To make it a crime to speak or write critically about the President, Congress, Federal government, or federal laws, aiming to silence criticism.
What is the significance of Marbury v. Madison?
It abolished the U.S. Supreme Court's power to review federal laws.
It was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States.
Economic flow model about Entrepreneurs
Profits
Wages
French and Indian War - Proclamation Act 1763 - Sugar Act - Stamp Act - No Taxation without Representation - Townshend Act - Boston Massacre - Tea Act - Boston Tea Party - Common Sense Thomas Paine ((1) independence from England and (2) the creation of a democratic republic) - First Continental Congress - Lexington and Concord - Declaration of Independence - Saratoga - Valley Forge - Yorktown - Treaty of Paris
According to the sequence, which event directly follows the Townshend Act?
Boston Massacre
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Boston Tea Party
According to the sequence, which event comes immediately before the Declaration of Independence?
Lexington and Concord
Common Sense Thomas Paine
First Continental Congress
Saratoga
According to the sequence, which event is listed as the final outcome?
Yorktown
Treaty of Paris
Valley Forge
Saratoga
Writing in Montesquieu (article 1,2,3): Separation of powers described the various forms of distribution of political power among a legislature (Congress, responsible for creating laws), an executive (President), and a judiciary (Supreme Court, interpret the laws passed by the legislative branch Congress). Which branch is responsible for creating laws?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
State governments
Free Enterprise: Economic system where a government places very few restrictions on the types of business activities or ownership in which citizens participate. This type of system is often referred to by others as a free market or capitalism. What is another common term for a free enterprise system?
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Communism
Feudalism
Who was the 1st African to travel Texas?
Estevanico
Mansa Musa
Toussaint Louverture
Frederick Douglass
What did the Ottoman Empire spread?
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
What encouraged Portuguese and the Spanish to explore in the 1300's? Competition between the Portuguese and Spanish motivated both nations to colonize quickly and aggressively. The Spanish wanted to expand Catholicism and to gain a commercial advantage over Portugal. Which motivation is stated for the Spanish?
To avoid contact with other nations
To expand Catholicism and gain commercial advantage
To establish democracy in Europe
To end slavery worldwide
Federal Reserve: Central banking system in the U.S. for monetary policy in the Federal Reserve, maximizing employment, stabilizing prices and moderating long term interest rates, supervising, regulating banks, maintaining the stability of the financial system, providing financial services to depository institutions, the U.S. government, and foreign official institutions. Which of the following is a function of the Federal Reserve?
Writing the U.S. Constitution
Supervising and regulating banks
Declaring war on other nations
Collecting state sales taxes
Federalism: Strong central government, it can be defined as a form of government in which powers are divided between 2 levels of government of equal status. In federalism, how are powers structured?
All power is held by local governments
Power is divided between two levels of government of equal status
Power is held only by the national legislature
Power rotates annually among states
Importance of Johnson Space Center
How was the Texas political party affected from the Great Depression and Hoover?
Texas became more rural and isolated with little federal involvement
Dust Bowl hit Texas hard but the New Deal helped Texas become more urban
Texas politics shifted to monarchism with no elections
No significant changes occurred in Texas politics
Texas after the Civil War: Which statement best summarizes the changes in Texas?
Texas experienced stability and maintained its pre-war labor system
Emancipation ended slavery; Texas shifted toward petroleum; the South had to pay workers instead of relying on free labor
Texas abandoned petroleum and returned to an agriculture-only economy
Political, social, and economic problems were minimal after the war
Mayflower Compact: What was it?
The first constitution of the United States written by all colonists
1st governing document of the Plymouth Colony written by male passengers on the Mayflower
A trade agreement between Puritans and Native Americans
A decree banning religious freedom in New England
Difference between old authoritarian government vs modern totalitarian government: Which is accurate?
Authoritarianism allows some social and economic institutions outside government control and seeks full political power but does not extend beyond that
Totalitarian rule seeks power over everything and intrudes into the ideology of everyone under its rule
Authoritarianism and totalitarianism are identical in scope of control
Totalitarian systems stay strictly within governmental rule and avoid ideology
What was Muhammad's greatest contribution?
Hadith
Quran
Five Pillars
Hijra
Alonzo Pineda: What was his achievement?
Led the first English colony in North America
Created the first map to depict what is now Texas and parts of the Gulf Coast of the United States
Conquered the Aztec Empire
Discovered the Mississippi River
Marshall Plan: What was its purpose?
Expand colonial holdings in Europe
Rebuild Europe and protect against communism
Punish Germany with reparations
Create the United Nations
Anti-Federalist
Objected to the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and opposed final ratification of the U.S. Constitution as approved by the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
Federalist
Anti-Federalist
Progressive
Populist
Advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.
Federalist
Isolationist
Abolitionist
Nativist
Outlined a basic form of American Federalism urging Americans to accept the Constitution and a new form of government unlike many other countries across the world.
Emancipation Proclamation
Articles of Confederation
Federalist Papers
Bill of Rights
Dollar Diplomacy was the policy of using America's financial power, rather than military intervention, to extend influence abroad by guaranteeing loans to foreign countries.
True
False
Why did Reconstruction fail according to the passage provided?
The North refused to pass any amendments
The South was economically devastated, resented Reconstruction and carpetbaggers, and accepted low payments for land and goods
Foreign nations invaded the South
The Supreme Court banned Reconstruction
What was the significance of FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?
Provided work relief for unemployed young men who performed conservation tasks like fighting forest fires and building access roads
Created a new branch of the military for overseas combat
Established universal college tuition
Ended Prohibition nationwide
Protective Tariff: tariffs that are enacted with the aim of protecting a domestic industry. They aim to make imported goods cost more than equivalent goods produced domestically, thereby causing sales of domestically produced goods to rise, supporting local industry. Tariffs are also imposed to raise government revenue, or to reduce an undesirable activity. Designed to shield domestic production from foreign competition by raising the prices of the imported commodity
According to the passage, what is the primary purpose of a protective tariff?
To lower prices of imported goods to encourage competition
To protect domestic production by making imported goods more expensive
To eliminate all government revenue from trade
To increase imports by reducing barriers
What was the longest impact of the European Balance of Power? Unification of Germany upset political balance between Russia, France, and Germany, this resulted in several treaties and wars and eventually led to WWI.
It stabilized Europe and prevented future wars
It led to economic cooperation among great powers
It resulted in treaties and wars and eventually led to WWI
It isolated Germany from European affairs
Zimmerman Telegram: a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico if the United States entered World War I against Germany. Mexico would recover Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. Revelation of the contents enraged Americans, especially after German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann publicly admitted on March 3 that the telegram was genuine. It helped to generate support for the American declaration of war on Germany in April.
Based on the passage, what did Germany promise Mexico in the Zimmerman Telegram if Mexico allied with Germany?
Financial aid to rebuild Mexico City
Return of Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico
Control over the Panama Canal
A seat at the League of Nations
Red Scare: The promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism, anarchism or other leftist ideologies by a society or state. First Red Scare, perceived threat from the American labor movement, anarchist revolution, and political radicalism after WWI. The Second Red Scare, which occurred immediately after World War II, perceived that national or foreign communists were infiltrating or subverting U.S. society and the federal government. The name refers to the red flag as a common symbol of communism.
Which event is associated with the First Red Scare according to the passage?
Perceived communist infiltration of the U.S. government during the Cold War
Perceived threat from the American labor movement and political radicalism after WWI
McCarthy's hearings on suspected spies in the 1950s
The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 in Russia only
William Jennings Bryan: He emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections. He also served in the House of Representatives and as the Secretary of State.
According to the passage, how many times did William Jennings Bryan run as the Democratic nominee for President of the United States?
Two
Three
Four
Five
Which federal offices did William Jennings Bryan hold as stated in the passage?
Senator
Member of the House of Representatives
Secretary of State
Chief Justice
Japanese Feudal system: This system was made up of samurai, farming peasants, artisans, and merchants. This system was meant to reinforce order and set a high standard for public morale.
Which groups are identified as components of the Japanese feudal system in the passage?
Samurai
Farming peasants
Artisans
Nobility titled dukes
What was a stated purpose of the Japanese feudal system?
Expanding overseas colonies
Reinforcing order and setting a high standard for public morale
Eliminating social classes
Establishing universal suffrage
Texas Female Suffrage Leaders: Jane McCallum, author, a women's suffrage and Prohibition activist, and the longest-serving Secretary of State of Texas.
According to the passage, which roles are attributed to Jane McCallum?
Author
Women's suffrage activist
Prohibition activist
Governor of Texas
How did the south diversify after the civil war? The Civil War did not significantly change the culture of the South or its views towards African Americans. However, the Civil War did significantly impact both the economy and political power of the southern states. The Civil War itself caused significant destruction in the southern states. Railroads were destroyed, farms were scavenged for food, cities were bombed and burned. This forced the southern states to rely on the provision of federal aid to help recover.
According to the passage, which sectors were significantly impacted in the southern states after the Civil War?
Economy
Political power
Northern manufacturing
Pacific trade
Which examples of destruction in the South are mentioned in the passage?
Destroyed railroads
Scavenged farms for food
Bombed and burned cities
Collapsed northern banks
Civil rights Legislation: Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaw's discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, and later sexual orientation and gender identity. It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, racial segregation in schools and public accommodations, and employment discrimination. The act "remains one of the most significant legislative achievements in American history". Voting Rights Act of 1965. Civil Rights Act of 1968 (covers fair housing for minorities)
Which areas of discrimination are listed in the passage as prohibited by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Race
Religion
Age
National origin
Which acts are mentioned alongside the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the passage?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1968
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Sherman Antitrust Act
What is the significance of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?
Read the study notes below and answer the questions that follow: NATO’s purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of all its members by political and military means. Collective defense is the heart of the Alliance and creates a spirit of solidarity and cohesion among its members. Helped the U.S. to Europe and North America during the Cold War, concept that an attack on one, is an attack on all. Karankawa — the first recorded contact between Europeans and American Indians in Texas. Separation of church and state — The separation of church and state is a key constitutional liberty which protects the American public from tyranny. It protects all people from the religious tyranny of any one religious group or tradition, and it protects all people from a government intent on tyrannizing some or any religious groups. Separation of Powers — an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies. Karl Marx: He is famous for his theories about capitalism and communism. Idea of conflict theory that exploited workers should have a revolution against bourgeoisie (capitalists who own land, factories, etc.) economics is central to social change. Congressional Committees — The congressional committee system is where the "action" really takes place in the U.S. law-making process. Each chamber of Congress has committees set up to perform specific functions, enabling the legislative bodies to accomplish their often-complex work more quickly with smaller groups. Scientists (Marie Curie, etc.) — as a Polish scientist who won a Nobel prize in both Chemistry and Physics. She made ground-breaking work in the field of Radioactivity, enabling radioactive isotopes to be isolated for the first time.
Based on the passage, what is the primary purpose of NATO?
To expand trade among member nations
To safeguard the freedom and security of all its members by political and military means
To promote cultural exchanges exclusively
To replace national governments with a single authority
According to the passage, the first recorded contact between Europeans and American Indians in Texas involved which group?
Comanche
Karankawa
Apache
Caddo
What key constitutional liberty protects the American public from tyranny by keeping government and religion separate?
Separation of powers
Federalism
Separation of church and state
Judicial review
Which concept involves vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers in separate bodies?
Checks and balances
Popular sovereignty
Separation of powers
Rule of law
Karl Marx is famous for his theories about capitalism and which other system?
Feudalism
Communism
Mercantilism
Monarchy
According to the notes, what is the main function of congressional committees in the U.S. law-making process?
To veto presidential actions
To conduct elections
To enable legislative bodies to perform specific functions and accomplish complex work more quickly in smaller groups
To write the Constitution
Which scientist won a Nobel prize in both Chemistry and Physics and conducted groundbreaking work in radioactivity?
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Marie Curie
Niels Bohr
Circular Flow Model: The circular flow of income or circular flow is a model of the economy in which the major exchanges are represented as flows of money, goods, and services, etc. between economic agents. The flows of money and goods exchanged in a closed circuit correspond in value but run in the opposite direction. Based on this description, which statement best describes the relationship between money and goods in the circular flow?
They move in the same direction and have different values.
They move in opposite directions and correspond in value.
They move randomly and have no relation in value.
They remain stationary while values change.
Marxism: the political and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, later developed by their followers to form the basis for the theory and practice of communism. According to this definition, Marxism primarily serves as the foundation for which system?
Capitalism
Communism
Feudalism
Mercantilism
Primary Sources: a document, first-hand account, or other source that constitutes direct evidence of an object of study. Which item is an example of a primary source?
Autobiography
Encyclopedia article
Textbook chapter
History summary website
Secondary Sources: A secondary source is a document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere. Which item best fits this description of a secondary source?
Eyewitness diary
Interview transcript
Newspaper article analyzing past events
Original government record
Women Suffrage: Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. Which statement accurately defines women's suffrage?
The right of women to hold any public office
The right of women to vote in elections
Equal pay for equal work for women
Mandatory political participation by women
James Madison: An advocate for a strong federal government, made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers. What role did James Madison play according to the passage?
He opposed a strong federal government and wrote anti-Federalist essays.
He supported a strong federal government and helped ratify the Constitution through The Federalist Papers.
He led the Constitutional Convention as its sole author.
He wrote the Bill of Rights without supporting federal power.
Madison Papers: Written to explain that a stronger central government would protect liberty better. The key to controlling the government is through sound. According to the text, what argument do the Madison Papers make about government and liberty?
Liberty is best protected by weaker central government.
A stronger central government would protect liberty better.
Liberty requires abolishing central government entirely.
Local governments alone can secure liberty.
Why is Christianity and Judaism so different?
Christians believe in resurrection of Jesus while Jews do not; Jews are Monotheistic (views 1 God)
Christians and Jews both reject resurrection and believe in many gods
Both religions originated in the same region and have identical beliefs
Jews believe Jesus was resurrected while Christians do not
Bacon's Rebellion: What was one major consequence of the alliance between European indentured servants and Africans?
It strengthened the colonial upper class
It disturbed the colonial upper class, leading to harsher racial divisions such as the Virginia Slave Codes of 1705
It immediately ended slavery in Virginia
It resulted in permanent victory for farmers against Native Americans
Articles of Confederation: What was it?
A peace treaty with England
An agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution
A declaration to abolish slavery
A plan to expand westward beyond the Mississippi River
Map of the Middle East is related to?
Industrial Revolution
Spread of Islam
Discovery of America
Rise of feudalism
Doctrine of Containment is best known as what?
A domestic economic policy during the Great Depression
A Cold War foreign policy of the United States and its allies to prevent the spread of communism after World War II
A policy to expand democracy in Europe before World War I
An isolationist policy of the 1920s
Moses Austin and 1820 permission for settlement in TX: What action did Moses Austin take?
He declared Texas independent
He requested a land grant from the Spanish Governor to settle 300 Anglo families on 200,000 acres
He returned to the United States and opposed settlement
He led a revolt against Spanish rule
Refer to the production possibilities curve diagram with points A, B, C, D, and E labeled. Identify what point E represents.
Unattainable (inflation)
Recession
Under production = unemployment
Economic growth
Refer to the production possibilities curve diagram with points A, B, C, D, and E labeled. Identify what point D represents.
Unattainable (inflation)
Under production = unemployment
On the efficient frontier
Economic stabilization
What were the major reforms of the Progressive Era?
Picture of the leaves falling is the (a) .
What is the comparison of Mohammed and Charlemagne?
What is the map of Iran about?
McCulloch v. Maryland: landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that defined the scope of the U.S. Congress's legislative power and how it relates to the powers of American state legislatures. In its ruling, the Supreme Court established firstly that the "Necessary and Proper" Clause of the U.S. Constitution gives the U.S. federal government certain implied powers that are not explicitly enumerated in the Constitution, and secondly that the American federal government is supreme over the states, and so states' ability to interfere with the federal government is limited.
What was the motive behind Santa Anna attacking the Alamo?
What was the significance of the Columbian exchange to Europeans?
How did the Andes and Himalayan Mountains form (tectonic)?
If the president and vice president die who becomes president?
Chief Justice
Secretary of State
Speaker of the House
President pro tempore of the Senate
Maslow Hierarchy of needs (Theory): Which list correctly orders needs from highest to foundational?
Self-Actualization > Esteem > Love/Belonging > Safety > Physiological
Physiological > Safety > Love/Belonging > Esteem > Self-Actualization
Esteem > Self-Actualization > Safety > Love/Belonging > Physiological
Love/Belonging > Esteem > Self-Actualization > Physiological > Safety
According to Maslow, what is the final state in the linear growth of an individual?
Esteem
Self-Actualization
Safety
Physiological
What is Spatial Diffusion?
The process by which an idea or innovation is transmitted between individuals and groups across space is called what?
Diffusion
Revolution
Industrialization
Migration
If a US-made product is made in Mexico, is the US measure GNP or GDP Domestic?
GDP Domestic
Neither GDP nor GNP
GNP
State Domestic Product
What is the Cottage Industry?
A business or manufacturing activity carried on in a person's home
Large-scale factory production
Government-run industry
Agricultural farming cooperative
Who is the Father of Texas Rangers?
Jack Coffee Hays
Stephen F. Austin
Sam Houston
James Bowie
How are the Korean War and Vietnam War similar?
Both were civil wars over monarchy
Both were threatened by Communism and divided into a Communist north and democratic south
Both were fought in Europe during World War II
Both ended with immediate reunification
