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Which of the following limited the success of Reconstruction efforts?
Select all answers that apply.
A. the Thirteenth Amendment
b. Freedman's Bureau
c. Jim Crow laws
d. Plessy v. Ferguson - ✔✔C and D
Billy is saving to buy a new phone. Billy's friends invite him to go to dinner and a
movie. He wants to go, but decides that saving his money for a new phone is more
important. Billy's choice best demonstrates which of the following?
A.supply and demand
B. opportunity cost
C.scarcity of resources
D.comparative advantage - ✔✔B
Which of the following factors best explains the power of the Catholic Church in
the Middle Ages?
A. Those who disapproved of Church doctrine were excommunicated.
B. Each bishop controlled their area based on its unique needs.
C. The Church levied heavy fines against those who fought against it.
D. There were no governments to maintain law and order. - ✔✔A
,Which of the following led directly to the relocation of large numbers of Africans
to the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries?
A. guarantee of land for settlement
B. slavery
C.the indentured servitude system
D. exploration - ✔✔B
A United States citizen gathers friends who share her view and host a peaceful
protest in front of their state government building. This is an example of exercising
her right to:
A. freedom of assembly.
B. in peaceful and lawful groups.
C. freedom of religion.
D. freedom of petition. - ✔✔A
Which of the following is true of the Texas Constitution?
A.The constitution bars the payment of federal income tax.
B. The constitution gives only limited powers to the state government.
C. The constitution has never been amended. - ✔✔B
The Columbian Exchange resulted in:
A. an increase in dietary choices in both Europe and the Americas.
,B. mass inflation in the Americas.
C. the introduction of tobacco to the Native Americans. - ✔✔A
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
A. to provide additional protections to individuals.
B. to guarantee women the right to vote
C. to place limits on the rights of the states - ✔✔A
A teacher reads a current newspaper article about how a new state law was just
ruled invalid by the state judge. Which of the following concepts could best be
taught using the newspaper article as an example?
A. popular sovereignty
B. natural law
C. common law
D. checks and balances - ✔✔D
In a sixth-grade classroom, two students argue over the use of a single glue stick.
Which economic principle does this best provide a teachable moment for?
A. free trade
B. mercantilism
C. opportunity cost
, D. scarcity - ✔✔D
A sixth-grade student is researching the Civil War and has read two conflicting
secondary sources about the motivations of Abraham Lincoln in issuing the
Emancipation Proclamation. He asks the teacher how he can find which secondary
source is most accurate in the matter. Which of the following responses by the
teacher would be most appropriate?
A. The teacher should tell the student which book is more accurate
B. Urging the student to look at online reviews of the book to find which one is
more accurate
C. Identifying which book has a larger bibliography as a means of deciding which
book is more accurate
D. Suggesting to the student to read the primary sources quoted by the secondary
sources so the student can draw an independent conclusion - ✔✔D
Which of the following is thought to be the first Mesoamerican civilization?
A.Mayan
B. Teotihuacán
C. Toltec
D. Olmec - ✔✔D
Which of the following would be the most effective assignment to assess a
student's ability to analyze the digging of the Erie Canal on the development of the
Midwest and New York?
A. Trace a map and label the waterways that the Erie Canal joined
EXAM|QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
100%|GRADE A+|LATEST 2024/2025
Which of the following limited the success of Reconstruction efforts?
Select all answers that apply.
A. the Thirteenth Amendment
b. Freedman's Bureau
c. Jim Crow laws
d. Plessy v. Ferguson - ✔✔C and D
Billy is saving to buy a new phone. Billy's friends invite him to go to dinner and a
movie. He wants to go, but decides that saving his money for a new phone is more
important. Billy's choice best demonstrates which of the following?
A.supply and demand
B. opportunity cost
C.scarcity of resources
D.comparative advantage - ✔✔B
Which of the following factors best explains the power of the Catholic Church in
the Middle Ages?
A. Those who disapproved of Church doctrine were excommunicated.
B. Each bishop controlled their area based on its unique needs.
C. The Church levied heavy fines against those who fought against it.
D. There were no governments to maintain law and order. - ✔✔A
,Which of the following led directly to the relocation of large numbers of Africans
to the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries?
A. guarantee of land for settlement
B. slavery
C.the indentured servitude system
D. exploration - ✔✔B
A United States citizen gathers friends who share her view and host a peaceful
protest in front of their state government building. This is an example of exercising
her right to:
A. freedom of assembly.
B. in peaceful and lawful groups.
C. freedom of religion.
D. freedom of petition. - ✔✔A
Which of the following is true of the Texas Constitution?
A.The constitution bars the payment of federal income tax.
B. The constitution gives only limited powers to the state government.
C. The constitution has never been amended. - ✔✔B
The Columbian Exchange resulted in:
A. an increase in dietary choices in both Europe and the Americas.
,B. mass inflation in the Americas.
C. the introduction of tobacco to the Native Americans. - ✔✔A
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
A. to provide additional protections to individuals.
B. to guarantee women the right to vote
C. to place limits on the rights of the states - ✔✔A
A teacher reads a current newspaper article about how a new state law was just
ruled invalid by the state judge. Which of the following concepts could best be
taught using the newspaper article as an example?
A. popular sovereignty
B. natural law
C. common law
D. checks and balances - ✔✔D
In a sixth-grade classroom, two students argue over the use of a single glue stick.
Which economic principle does this best provide a teachable moment for?
A. free trade
B. mercantilism
C. opportunity cost
, D. scarcity - ✔✔D
A sixth-grade student is researching the Civil War and has read two conflicting
secondary sources about the motivations of Abraham Lincoln in issuing the
Emancipation Proclamation. He asks the teacher how he can find which secondary
source is most accurate in the matter. Which of the following responses by the
teacher would be most appropriate?
A. The teacher should tell the student which book is more accurate
B. Urging the student to look at online reviews of the book to find which one is
more accurate
C. Identifying which book has a larger bibliography as a means of deciding which
book is more accurate
D. Suggesting to the student to read the primary sources quoted by the secondary
sources so the student can draw an independent conclusion - ✔✔D
Which of the following is thought to be the first Mesoamerican civilization?
A.Mayan
B. Teotihuacán
C. Toltec
D. Olmec - ✔✔D
Which of the following would be the most effective assignment to assess a
student's ability to analyze the digging of the Erie Canal on the development of the
Midwest and New York?
A. Trace a map and label the waterways that the Erie Canal joined
