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EC-6 Social studies Questions and Answers
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elementary teachers prepare students for their roles as citizens of the us
how Ans: they lay the foundation of American core values, citizenship,
democracy, and patriotism
the suffrage movement in Texas Ans: the suffrage movement was a long
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fight, lasting nearly 60 years from mid 1800s to early 1900s, to convince
the male-dominated political establishment and other women of the
Merit of enfranchising women
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the Virginia House of Burgesses in Jamestown Ans: established in 1619 to
function as a form of representative government, the Virginia House of
Burgesses was the first democratically elected legislative body in the
British American colonies
identify the order of the products that have supported the Texas
economy through its history Ans: cotton, cattle, petroleum, and
computers and electronics
checks and balances Ans: the United States Constitution set up this
system so that no single branch of government executive, judicial, or
legislative, could exert full control over the other two
Judicial Review Ans: the power to review legislation enacted by
Congress and signed by the president, only addresses the power of the
judicial branch
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Habeas Corpus Ans: one of the civil rights that guarantees people the
right to a quick trial by jury
pocket veto Ans: legislative maneuver that allows a president or other
official with veto power to exercise that power over a bill by taking no
action
what is the advantage of using organizers and graphic representation to
teach content? Ans: they make content accessible to all children
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the Mayflower Compact Ans: 1620, drawn up and signed by the 41
pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, the pledge to consult one another to
make decisions and act by the will of the majority. It is one of the earliest
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agreements to establish a political body and to give the political body
the power to act for the good of the colony
what is the function of the lines of latitude and longitude on a map Ans:
together they provide the coordinates for the absolute location of a
place
map scale Ans: The relationship between the size of an object on a
map and the size of the actual feature on Earth's surface.
thematic map Ans: a map that shows a particular theme, or topic
compass rose Ans: a figure on a compass map used to display the
orientation of the cardinal directions north south east west
International Date Line Ans: the line of longitude that marks where each
new day begins, centered on the 180th meridian
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Fertile Crescent Ans: A geographical area of fertile land in the Middle
East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and
Euphrates
did Sumerians, akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians were some of the
civilizations that flourished in Mesopotamia the land between _________
and _________rivers Ans: Tigris and Euphrates
Nile River Ans: The river in which early kingdoms in Egypt were centered
around.
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Amazon River Ans: A long river in northern South America.
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Himalaya Range Ans: highest mountain system in the world
Battle of Gettysburg Ans: 1863, this three day battle was the bloodiest of
the entire Civil War, ended in a Union victory, and is considered the
turning point of the war
Texas Revolution Ans: the 1836 rebellion in which Texas gained its
independence from Mexico
American Revolution Ans: the revolution of the American colonies
against Great Britain 1765 and 1783
Inflation Ans: A general and progressive increase in prices
Deflation Ans: a decrease in the general level of prices
the law of supply and demand Ans: a theory that explains the
interaction between the supply of a resource and the demand of that