MOCA Elementary Social Studies Questions and Answers Graded A

MOCA Elementary Social Studies Questions and Answers Graded A Which of the following events contributed to the US' entry into WWII? A. Germany's unrestricted submarine welfare B. the attack on Pearl Harbor C. the battle of Britain D. the battle of the bulge b. The attack on Pearl Harbor Which of the following factors might contribute to inflation? A. high interest rates and a low amount of printed currency B. high unemployment rates C. a decrease in supply and a low amount of printed currency D. a decrease in supply and a large amount of printed currency d. a decrease in supply and a large amount of printed currency Which of the following continents is located in both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres? A. Europe B. Africa C. North America D. A and B A and B (Europe and Africa) Which of the following events is recognized as the beginning of the American Civil War? A. the battle of Palmito Ranch B. the battle of fort Sumter C. the Missouri compromise D. the battle of Yorktown b. Battle of Fort Sumter Which of the following most contributed to the fall of the ancient Egyptians? A. the death of Cleopatra B. Alexander the Great conquering their land C. severe droughts D. Canaanite settlers entering Egypt a. the death of Cleopatra Which of the following is most likely a lasting influence ancient Romans had on modern society? A. the development of direct democracy B. the usage of columns in architecture C. the development of republican democracy D. literacy c. the development of republican democracy Which of the following presidents was responsible for the New Deal? A. Herbert Hoover B. Rutherford Hayes C. Franklin D. Roosevelt D. Jimmy Carter c. Franklin D. Roosevelt Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the ancient Greek civilization? A. Men and women live in different parts of a house B. they built aqueducts to carry water to public toilets C. Greek cities had an agora D. Socrates was a famous Greek philosopher b. They built aqueducts to carry water to public toilets Which of the following terms describes the economic principle of allowing industry to grow without any government intervention? A. interdependence B. free-market economy C. Communism D. monopoly b. free-market economy which of the following would be the most useful for studying population patterns within the state of Texas over a period of time? A. a bar graph detailing population numbers over a period of 30 years B. a map with the number of people living in different parts of Texas in the year 2000 C. a photograph showing how many people were at a state fair D. a bar graph detailing population percentages compared with other states a. a bar graph detailing population numbers over a period of 30 years Which of the following does NOT describe gender roles? a. gender roles feature behaviors considered appropriate for each sex by society, which generally acknowledges only male and female b. there is a consensus that gender roles are socially constructed c. gender roles center on the ideas of masculinity and femininity d. prevailing gender roles have been challenged b. there is a consensus that gender roles are socially constructed which of the following constitutional amendments is NOT considered part of the Bill of Rights? a. the right to bear arms b. the right to address witnesses arranged by the government when on trial c. the right to equal protection under the law d. freedom of speech c. the right to equal protection under the law antitrust law strengthens market forces to prevent monopolies. which of the following terms best describes the implementation of antitrust law? a. social regulation b. economic regulation c. health regulation d. social security b. economic regulation which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the executive branch? a. approving laws b. making laws c. implementing laws d. enforcing laws b. making laws which of the following describes a significant effect of the depletion of the ozone layer? a. people get darker skin b. more UV rays enter the earth c. increased skin cancer rates, build-up of greenhouse gases, and increased UV levels d. increased build-up of greenhouse gases c. increased skin cancer rates, build-up of greenhouse gases, and increased UV levels which of the following is a positive effect of urbanization? a. increased tenement housing b. sanitary conditions c. political machines d. increased employment opportunities d. increased employment opportunities asking citizens to be civil minded and independent and making the people as a whole sovereign is characteristic of a. republicanism b. government c. economics d. communism a. republicanism which of the following is an example of human geography? a. studying climate b. studying the spread of Christianity across the world c. studying the effect of land features on animals and plants d. studying continental movement over a period of time b. studying the spread of Christianity across the world a map of France shows a small box around Nice. Nice is portrayed in greater detail in a box at the bottom. Which of the following terms describes this box? a. legend b. inset c. compass d. insert b. inset which of the following did NOT contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolution? a. the Boston Tea Party, in which colonists threw 298 chests of tea into the sea b. Britain banning further westward expansion with the Proclamation of 1763 c. General Thomas Gage ordering troops to capture Thomas Jefferson and Samuel Adams d. Charles Townshend taxing glass, oil, lead, and paint c. General Thomas Gage ordering troops to capture Thomas Jefferson and Samuel Adams which of the following is an event that successfully ended the Cold War? a. the August coup b. the fall of the Berlin Wall c. the Cuban missile crisis d. the success of the Sputnik program a. the August coup which of the following established the concept of judicial review? a. the John Peter Zenger trial b. Marbury v. Madison c. the Dred Scott case d. the Scopes Money trial b. Marbury v. Madison which of the following is an example of the separation of powers? a. no members of Congress can serve in another branch of government b. the president cannot vote on legislation c. checks and balances d. all of the above d. all of the above which of the following is a significant contribution of ancient China? a. Mahjong b. toothbrushes c. gunpowder d. the animal zodiac c. gunpowder which of the following best exemplifies a global marketplace? a. a US freelancer goes on vacation in Paris and does remote work for a US client b. a business in the US orders parts from Taiwan, India, and Mexico, then assembles the final product in Germany c. a commercial website purchases inventory from China d. appliances share a standardized electrical system b. a business in the US orders parts from Taiwan, India, and Mexico, then assembles the final product in Germany which of the following periods contributed to advancements of mathematics in ancient Greece? a. the Classical period b. the Early Bronze Age c. the Hellenistic period d. Archaic period c. the Hellenistic period which of the following is a responsibility of a citizen of the US? a. treat others with kindness b. to join after-school clubs c. to suffer the consequences of breaking a law d. to start a business c. to suffer the consequences of breaking a law Fred wants to write a paper on Ben Franklin and his influence on science. He wants to include Franklin's theories about electricity. Which of the following resources should he use? a. a chart depicting what devices used electricity after the invention of the lightbulb b. an essay about the effects of lightning c. a newspaper report on Franklin's many investigations d. a draft of a scientific report Franklin wrote on electricity d. a draft of a scientific report Franklin wrote on electricity which of the following lands was acquired during the Louisiana Purchase? a. the land roughly bordered by the Rocky Mountains, the Mississippi River, and the Rio Grande River b. the land roughly bordered by the Rocky Mountains, the Mississippi River, and the northern border of modern day Texas c. the land roughly bordered by the Rocky Mountains, the Mississippi River, and modern day Georgia d. the land roughly bordered by the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River, including modern day New Mex b. the land roughly bordered by the Rocky Mountains, the Mississippi River, and the northern part of modern day Texas Which of the following major events in US history led to a decline in immigration? a. the Immigration Act of 1965 b. the Immigration Act of 1924 and the Great Depression c. WWI, the Great Depression, and the Immigration Act of 1924 d. the Great Depression only b. the Immigration Act of 1924 and the Great Depression which of the following was NOT a consequence of the scarcity of oil that led to the energy crisis in the 1970s? a. the president urged US citizens to heat only one room in their homes in the winter b. the automotive industry suffered as Japan created more fuel-efficient vehicles c. political leaders asked gas stations to close for one day a week d. oil prices were high for most of the decade a. the president urged US citizens to heat only one room in their homes in the winter which of the following were part of the New England colonies? a. New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts b. Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire c. New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and New Jersey d. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware b. Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire which of the following is not a responsibility of the president of the US? a. setting foreign policy b. writing legislations c. delivering the State of the Union address d. pardoning felons b. writing legislations A sign on the freeway indicates that you are 150 miles from the city of Pittsburgh. This shows your a. absolute location b. physical geography c. geographic feature d. relative location d. relative location why did Congress pass the Neutrality Acts? a. only to prevent the US from loaning any money to nations at war b. to help the US have the best chance of winning a foreign war c. to prevent the US from engaging in civil war d. to prevent direct and indirect US involvement in foreign conflict d. to prevent direct and indirect US involvement in foreign conflict which of the following emerged during WWI? a. penicillin b. aircraft carriers c. radar d. nuclear power b. aircraft carriers Which of the following was a method people used to prevent risk of discovery when helping slaves escape through the Underground Railroad? a. escape routes were usually indirect in order to confuse pursuers b. escape routes were usually direct to get slaves to freedom more quickly c. children stayed with their mothers d. information about routes was passed along by small notes a. escape routes were usually indirect in order to confused pursuers which of the following historical figures was a major architect of the US Constitution? a. Thomas Jefferson b. George Washington c. James Madison d. Patrick Henry c. James Madison