TEXES EC 6 SOCIAL STUDIES TEST BANK
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS SUCCESS KIT
●● Read the following excerpt from the Inaugural Address by John F.
Kennedy, January 20, 1961.
Now the trumpet summons us again - not as a call to bear arms, though
arms we need; not as a call to battle, though embattled we are - but a call
to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out,
'rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation'- a struggle against the common
enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself.
Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North
and South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all
mankind? Will you join in that historic effort?
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been
granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I
do not shirk from this responsibility - I welcome it. I do not believe that
any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other
generation. The en
Answer: communism
●● Based on the economic principles of supply and demand, a surplus in
the availability of corn will most likely have which of the following
effects?
Answer: decreased corn prices for consumers
,●● Which of the following tools is most useful when teaching the
geographic concepts of latitude and longitude?
Answer: digital Global Positioning System
●● Which tax system has a fixed rate with an individual's tax obligations
being a consistent percentage of their income regardless of how much
income they have?
Answer: WRONG: flat tax
I THINK IT IS: proportional tax
●● Which of the following terms would most likely be used in a lesson
about Galileo?
Answer: heliocentricity
●● Which of the following describes an impact of the development of
writing amongst early societies?
Answer: increased trade
●● Which two of the following occurred due to increased popularity of
farming?
Select all answers that apply.
Answer: specialized roles within the community
, development of a calendar
●● Which of the following is one of the earliest known examples of
laws established to regulate society and of the concept of the
presumption of innocence?
Answer: WRONG: Justinian's Code
I THINK IT IS: Two Treatises of Government
●● Which of the following is an example of cultural diffusion?
Answer: A family immigrated to a new country and shared foods and
traditions from their culture with their new neighbors. Those neighbors
eventually begin cooking some of the foods themselves.
●● Which of the following innovations impacted travel time within the
U.S. and refined mass production in manufacturing?
Answer: WRONG: transcontinental railroad
I THINK IT IS: the assembly line
●● Which of the following is a benefit of globalization?
Answer: increased comparative advantages
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS SUCCESS KIT
●● Read the following excerpt from the Inaugural Address by John F.
Kennedy, January 20, 1961.
Now the trumpet summons us again - not as a call to bear arms, though
arms we need; not as a call to battle, though embattled we are - but a call
to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out,
'rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation'- a struggle against the common
enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself.
Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North
and South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all
mankind? Will you join in that historic effort?
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been
granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I
do not shirk from this responsibility - I welcome it. I do not believe that
any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other
generation. The en
Answer: communism
●● Based on the economic principles of supply and demand, a surplus in
the availability of corn will most likely have which of the following
effects?
Answer: decreased corn prices for consumers
,●● Which of the following tools is most useful when teaching the
geographic concepts of latitude and longitude?
Answer: digital Global Positioning System
●● Which tax system has a fixed rate with an individual's tax obligations
being a consistent percentage of their income regardless of how much
income they have?
Answer: WRONG: flat tax
I THINK IT IS: proportional tax
●● Which of the following terms would most likely be used in a lesson
about Galileo?
Answer: heliocentricity
●● Which of the following describes an impact of the development of
writing amongst early societies?
Answer: increased trade
●● Which two of the following occurred due to increased popularity of
farming?
Select all answers that apply.
Answer: specialized roles within the community
, development of a calendar
●● Which of the following is one of the earliest known examples of
laws established to regulate society and of the concept of the
presumption of innocence?
Answer: WRONG: Justinian's Code
I THINK IT IS: Two Treatises of Government
●● Which of the following is an example of cultural diffusion?
Answer: A family immigrated to a new country and shared foods and
traditions from their culture with their new neighbors. Those neighbors
eventually begin cooking some of the foods themselves.
●● Which of the following innovations impacted travel time within the
U.S. and refined mass production in manufacturing?
Answer: WRONG: transcontinental railroad
I THINK IT IS: the assembly line
●● Which of the following is a benefit of globalization?
Answer: increased comparative advantages
