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Praxis 5004 PRACTICE TEST Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Solved
Which of the following best describes why a democratic government
regulates the economy?
• To guarantee fair elections
• To protect civil rights
• To provide federal jobs
• To ensure financial stability - ✔✔To ensure financial stability
Which of the following statements best describes the historical settlement
of the present-day United States?
• European powers cooperated with one another to colonize new territories.
• The area was primarily populated from the East Coast to the West Coast.
• Internal migration was discouraged by local government officials.
• Large groups of Native Americans were assimilated into European -
✔✔The area was primarily populated from the East Coast to the West
Coast.
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Which of the following most contributes to the cultural cohesion of a
community?
• Diverse climate
• Common language
• Natural resources
• Market economy - ✔✔Common language
Which of the following conflicts contributed to an agreement between
British colonies known as the Albany Plan?
• American Revolution
• King Philip's War
• French and Indian War
• War of 1812 - ✔✔French and Indian War
The following excerpt is a portion of a letter from George Washington to
Henry Knox in February, 1787.
"If three years ago, any person had of told me that at this day, I should see
such a formidable rebellion against the laws and constitutions of our own
making as now appears, I should have thought him a bedlamite (insane
person)—fit subject for a madhouse..."
Which of the following rebellions is discussed in this excerpt?
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• Shays' Rebellion
• Nat Turner's Rebellion
• The Whiskey Rebellion
• Stono Rebellion - ✔✔Shays' Rebellion
Which TWO of the following natural resources were European explorers
trying to acquire during the early exploration of North America?
• Platinum
• Zinc
• Gold
• Iron
• Silver
• Ivory - ✔✔Gold and Sliver
Which of the following developments prompted the United States Congress
to pass the USA PATRIOT Act?
• A Middle East oil embargo in 1973
• The start of the Iran-Iraq War
• An attack by terrorists in 2001
• The outbreak of the Cuban missile crisis - ✔✔An attack by terrorists in
2001
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Which of the following actions would a government most likely take to
encourage economic growth?
• Lowering interest rates
• Raising income taxes
• Increasing federal regulations
• Decreasing federal spending - ✔✔Lowering interest rates
Which of the following doubled the size of the United States?
• The Gadsden Purchase
• The Louisiana Purchase
• The annexation of Texas
• The cession of Florida - ✔✔The Louisiana Purchase
The following narrative is from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of
Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa (1789).
"I remember, in the vessel in which I was brought over, in the men's
apartment, there were several brothers . . . sold in different lots; and it was
very moving on this occasion, to see and hear their cries at parting."
Which of the following eighteenth-century practices is described by this
narrative?
• Imperialism
Praxis 5004 PRACTICE TEST Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Solved
Which of the following best describes why a democratic government
regulates the economy?
• To guarantee fair elections
• To protect civil rights
• To provide federal jobs
• To ensure financial stability - ✔✔To ensure financial stability
Which of the following statements best describes the historical settlement
of the present-day United States?
• European powers cooperated with one another to colonize new territories.
• The area was primarily populated from the East Coast to the West Coast.
• Internal migration was discouraged by local government officials.
• Large groups of Native Americans were assimilated into European -
✔✔The area was primarily populated from the East Coast to the West
Coast.
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Which of the following most contributes to the cultural cohesion of a
community?
• Diverse climate
• Common language
• Natural resources
• Market economy - ✔✔Common language
Which of the following conflicts contributed to an agreement between
British colonies known as the Albany Plan?
• American Revolution
• King Philip's War
• French and Indian War
• War of 1812 - ✔✔French and Indian War
The following excerpt is a portion of a letter from George Washington to
Henry Knox in February, 1787.
"If three years ago, any person had of told me that at this day, I should see
such a formidable rebellion against the laws and constitutions of our own
making as now appears, I should have thought him a bedlamite (insane
person)—fit subject for a madhouse..."
Which of the following rebellions is discussed in this excerpt?
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• Shays' Rebellion
• Nat Turner's Rebellion
• The Whiskey Rebellion
• Stono Rebellion - ✔✔Shays' Rebellion
Which TWO of the following natural resources were European explorers
trying to acquire during the early exploration of North America?
• Platinum
• Zinc
• Gold
• Iron
• Silver
• Ivory - ✔✔Gold and Sliver
Which of the following developments prompted the United States Congress
to pass the USA PATRIOT Act?
• A Middle East oil embargo in 1973
• The start of the Iran-Iraq War
• An attack by terrorists in 2001
• The outbreak of the Cuban missile crisis - ✔✔An attack by terrorists in
2001
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Which of the following actions would a government most likely take to
encourage economic growth?
• Lowering interest rates
• Raising income taxes
• Increasing federal regulations
• Decreasing federal spending - ✔✔Lowering interest rates
Which of the following doubled the size of the United States?
• The Gadsden Purchase
• The Louisiana Purchase
• The annexation of Texas
• The cession of Florida - ✔✔The Louisiana Purchase
The following narrative is from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of
Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa (1789).
"I remember, in the vessel in which I was brought over, in the men's
apartment, there were several brothers . . . sold in different lots; and it was
very moving on this occasion, to see and hear their cries at parting."
Which of the following eighteenth-century practices is described by this
narrative?
• Imperialism
