Elementary Content Exam (305) - Social Studies || All Correct.

An elementary school teacher guides student through the preamble of the US Constitution. This activity would be most effective in enhancing students' understanding of the: correct answers Purposes of government (the preamble states several general reasons for establishing a government). Which of the following excerpts from the U.S. Constitution could a teacher best use to help explain the small number of amendments added to the original document since it was written in 1787? correct answers The Congress shall have Power ... To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States .... The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries. This excerpt most clearly reflects a belief among the delegates to the Second Continental Congress in which of the following principles correct answers Checks and balances Which of the following situations could a teacher best use to illustrate the concept of freedom of conscience? correct answers The Supreme Court rules that schools may not compel students to salute the American flag nor to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Which of the following functions describes one of the major constitutional powers of the presidency in the United States? correct answers negotiating treaties In the United States, which of the following civic responsibilities applies only to citizens? correct answers Serving on a jury. A public policy analyst who favors market-based solutions to a range of economic problems is most likely to agree with which of the following statements? correct answers Consumers and producers interacting with minimal regulation tend to reach efficient outcomes. Which of the following strategies is most likely to help a household increase its rate of saving? correct answers arranging for automatic deductions from paychecks into retirement accounts In the early twenty-first century, the outcomes of several presidential elections in the United States prompted public debate about: correct answers moving toward a system of national elections by direct popular vote.