PRAXIS 5154: SOCIAL STUDIES EXAM 2026 || MOST
RECENT EXAM 2026-2027 ACTUAL COMPLETE
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ |
BRAND NEW EXAM | JUST RELEASED!!
How do human actions modify the physical environment? -
ANSWER-Examples:
1. pollution
2. mining
3. building new houses can cause changes in ecosystem, land
cover, land forms, drainage patterns or runoff.
How do physical environments affect human activities? -
ANSWER-(transportation systems, communication systems,
trade)
What were the major turning points of the American
Revolution? - ANSWER-The Battle of Saratoga: 2 significant
battles won by the patriots
What was the economic and cultural divide between the North
and the South during the Civil War? - ANSWER-The North had a
more diversified economy based on free labor. The South had
an agrarian economy based on slave labor.
,What was the major turning points of the Civil War? - ANSWER-
The battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)
Robert E. Lee's defeat by the Army of the Potomac forced his
Confederate forces to retreat; they never recovered.
Define migration: - ANSWER-Moving from one place to another
what is the relationship between federal and state
governments? - ANSWER-Federalism is the sharing of power
between national and state governments.
The Framers of the Constitution created a federal system with a
national government strong enough to unify the states in their
pursuit of common goals without completely robbing the states
of their independence.
what are the 3 branches of government ? - ANSWER-legislative
executive
judicial
What are the functions and powers of the legislative branch? -
ANSWER-makes laws (senate and House of Representatives)
What are the functions and powers of the executive branch? -
ANSWER-enforce laws (President, Vice President, the Cabinet,
executive departments, independent agencies, and other
boards, commissions, and committees)
, what are the functions and powers of the judicial branch? -
ANSWER-interpret laws
What are the relationships between the 3 branches of
government? - ANSWER-To ensure the government is effective
and citizens' rights are protected, each branch has its own
powers and responsibilities, including working with the other
branches.
Define electoral college and its role in elections: - ANSWER-a
body of people representing the states of the US, who formally
cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
What is the role of the popular vote? - ANSWER-total number of
votes received by a party, candidate or group of candidates, as
opposed to the number of seats they win in the electoral
college
Define internal migration: - ANSWER-Internal migration is
human migration within one geopolitical entity, usually a
nation-state. Internal migration tends to be travel for education
and for economic improvement or because of a natural disaster
or civil disturbance
1st wave of immigration: - ANSWER-primarily Protestants from
northwestern Europe
due to a shortage of workers, they were undocumented aliens
RECENT EXAM 2026-2027 ACTUAL COMPLETE
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ |
BRAND NEW EXAM | JUST RELEASED!!
How do human actions modify the physical environment? -
ANSWER-Examples:
1. pollution
2. mining
3. building new houses can cause changes in ecosystem, land
cover, land forms, drainage patterns or runoff.
How do physical environments affect human activities? -
ANSWER-(transportation systems, communication systems,
trade)
What were the major turning points of the American
Revolution? - ANSWER-The Battle of Saratoga: 2 significant
battles won by the patriots
What was the economic and cultural divide between the North
and the South during the Civil War? - ANSWER-The North had a
more diversified economy based on free labor. The South had
an agrarian economy based on slave labor.
,What was the major turning points of the Civil War? - ANSWER-
The battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)
Robert E. Lee's defeat by the Army of the Potomac forced his
Confederate forces to retreat; they never recovered.
Define migration: - ANSWER-Moving from one place to another
what is the relationship between federal and state
governments? - ANSWER-Federalism is the sharing of power
between national and state governments.
The Framers of the Constitution created a federal system with a
national government strong enough to unify the states in their
pursuit of common goals without completely robbing the states
of their independence.
what are the 3 branches of government ? - ANSWER-legislative
executive
judicial
What are the functions and powers of the legislative branch? -
ANSWER-makes laws (senate and House of Representatives)
What are the functions and powers of the executive branch? -
ANSWER-enforce laws (President, Vice President, the Cabinet,
executive departments, independent agencies, and other
boards, commissions, and committees)
, what are the functions and powers of the judicial branch? -
ANSWER-interpret laws
What are the relationships between the 3 branches of
government? - ANSWER-To ensure the government is effective
and citizens' rights are protected, each branch has its own
powers and responsibilities, including working with the other
branches.
Define electoral college and its role in elections: - ANSWER-a
body of people representing the states of the US, who formally
cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
What is the role of the popular vote? - ANSWER-total number of
votes received by a party, candidate or group of candidates, as
opposed to the number of seats they win in the electoral
college
Define internal migration: - ANSWER-Internal migration is
human migration within one geopolitical entity, usually a
nation-state. Internal migration tends to be travel for education
and for economic improvement or because of a natural disaster
or civil disturbance
1st wave of immigration: - ANSWER-primarily Protestants from
northwestern Europe
due to a shortage of workers, they were undocumented aliens
