Social Studies Core EC-6 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The system of government in the united states is most closely related related to that of which of
the following classical civilizations? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. The Hun Dynasty
B. The Aztec Empire
C. Athens
D. Egypt
C.
Which of the following policy actions will most contribute to economic growth? - CORRECT
ANSWER -A. Eliminating health insurance and training for workers
B. Decreasing income taxes on households and businesses.
C. Decreasing funding for public education
D. Increasing government regulations of businesses.
B.
Which of following tectonic plate movements occurred to form the Rocky Mountains? -
CORRECT ANSWER -A. Drifting hot spot
B. Convergent subduction
C. Divergent spreading
D. Transform faulting
B.
,Which of the following is the geographic term for an area of relatively flat or level terrain at the
high elevation? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Summit
B. Plateau
C. Foothill
D. Watershed.
B.
For which of the following reasons did Southern plantation owners oppose the Missouri
Compromise (1820)? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. It prevented the expansion of slavery
into Northern territories.
B. It allowed residents of new territories to vote on whether to allow slavery.
C. It introduced stronger legislation for pursuing fugitive slaves.
D. It outlawed the practice of slavery in Missouri.
B.
Which of the following activities would best demonstrate students ability to translate geographic
data into visual formats? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Writing an article on the changes in
population distribution of local wildlife over the past twenty years.
B. Color-coding landforms and bodies of water on a black-and-white map of Texas.
C. Using a handheld GPS receiver to record the coordinates of neighborhood locations on a
spreadsheet.
D. Creating a line graph of population growth in the five largest Texas cities since 1850.
D.
Which of the following best describes the primary claim of the Monroe Doctrine? - CORRECT
ANSWER -A. It declared that the united states had the right to defend the western
hemisphere from European interference.
B. It warned united states leaders against participating in entangling foreign alliances.
,C. It argued that acquiring Asian colonies was and effective means of opening new markets for
American goods.
D. It encouraged the mass movement of American Indians off of their lands and onto Indian
reservations.
A.
Which of the following is a constitutional principle intended to prevent the abuse of power by
one of the branches of United States government? - CORRECT ANSWER -A.
Sovereignty
B. Federalism
C. Nullification
D. Checks and balances
D.
Which of the following should teachers consider when choosing a new technological tool to use
in classroom instruction? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Whether students would be able to
take the technology home with them
B. Whether the technology is accessible to students with disabilities
C. Whether the technology can be used for every future classroom activity
D. Whether the teacher requires instructional training before properly using the technology
B.
The Dust Bowl of the 1930s occurred in which geographic region of the United States? -
CORRECT ANSWER -A. The Great Plains
B. The Pacific C. Northwest
c. New England
D. The Southeast
, A.
Which of the following best describes the opposition in the United States to the admission of
Texas to the Union? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Southern planters believed that Texas
would contribute little to the national economy.
B. Southern politicians worried that Texas would support the Republican Party.
C. Northern economists believed that Texas banks were responsible for economic depressions.
D. Northern politicians did not want to upset the balance between free states and slave states in
the Union.
D.
What kind of assessment?
A Venn diagram comparing three different American Indian Cultures - CORRECT
ANSWER -Formative
What kind of assessment?
Group presentations on different American Indian cultures - CORRECT ANSWER -
Formative
What kind of assessment?
An objective multiple-choice exam on the cultures of three American Indian groups - CORRECT
ANSWER -Summative
The North American Free Trade Agreement (1994) did most to stimulate which of the following
in Texas? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Automobile production
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The system of government in the united states is most closely related related to that of which of
the following classical civilizations? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. The Hun Dynasty
B. The Aztec Empire
C. Athens
D. Egypt
C.
Which of the following policy actions will most contribute to economic growth? - CORRECT
ANSWER -A. Eliminating health insurance and training for workers
B. Decreasing income taxes on households and businesses.
C. Decreasing funding for public education
D. Increasing government regulations of businesses.
B.
Which of following tectonic plate movements occurred to form the Rocky Mountains? -
CORRECT ANSWER -A. Drifting hot spot
B. Convergent subduction
C. Divergent spreading
D. Transform faulting
B.
,Which of the following is the geographic term for an area of relatively flat or level terrain at the
high elevation? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Summit
B. Plateau
C. Foothill
D. Watershed.
B.
For which of the following reasons did Southern plantation owners oppose the Missouri
Compromise (1820)? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. It prevented the expansion of slavery
into Northern territories.
B. It allowed residents of new territories to vote on whether to allow slavery.
C. It introduced stronger legislation for pursuing fugitive slaves.
D. It outlawed the practice of slavery in Missouri.
B.
Which of the following activities would best demonstrate students ability to translate geographic
data into visual formats? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Writing an article on the changes in
population distribution of local wildlife over the past twenty years.
B. Color-coding landforms and bodies of water on a black-and-white map of Texas.
C. Using a handheld GPS receiver to record the coordinates of neighborhood locations on a
spreadsheet.
D. Creating a line graph of population growth in the five largest Texas cities since 1850.
D.
Which of the following best describes the primary claim of the Monroe Doctrine? - CORRECT
ANSWER -A. It declared that the united states had the right to defend the western
hemisphere from European interference.
B. It warned united states leaders against participating in entangling foreign alliances.
,C. It argued that acquiring Asian colonies was and effective means of opening new markets for
American goods.
D. It encouraged the mass movement of American Indians off of their lands and onto Indian
reservations.
A.
Which of the following is a constitutional principle intended to prevent the abuse of power by
one of the branches of United States government? - CORRECT ANSWER -A.
Sovereignty
B. Federalism
C. Nullification
D. Checks and balances
D.
Which of the following should teachers consider when choosing a new technological tool to use
in classroom instruction? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Whether students would be able to
take the technology home with them
B. Whether the technology is accessible to students with disabilities
C. Whether the technology can be used for every future classroom activity
D. Whether the teacher requires instructional training before properly using the technology
B.
The Dust Bowl of the 1930s occurred in which geographic region of the United States? -
CORRECT ANSWER -A. The Great Plains
B. The Pacific C. Northwest
c. New England
D. The Southeast
, A.
Which of the following best describes the opposition in the United States to the admission of
Texas to the Union? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Southern planters believed that Texas
would contribute little to the national economy.
B. Southern politicians worried that Texas would support the Republican Party.
C. Northern economists believed that Texas banks were responsible for economic depressions.
D. Northern politicians did not want to upset the balance between free states and slave states in
the Union.
D.
What kind of assessment?
A Venn diagram comparing three different American Indian Cultures - CORRECT
ANSWER -Formative
What kind of assessment?
Group presentations on different American Indian cultures - CORRECT ANSWER -
Formative
What kind of assessment?
An objective multiple-choice exam on the cultures of three American Indian groups - CORRECT
ANSWER -Summative
The North American Free Trade Agreement (1994) did most to stimulate which of the following
in Texas? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Automobile production
