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TExES Core Subjects EC-6 (291) Social
Studies Practice Test 1 Section I Exam
Questions with Answers latest
Describe the suffrage movement in Texas? Ans: The
suffrage movement was a long fight, lasting nearly 60
years, to convince the male dominated political
establishment and other women of the merit of
enfranchising women.
The Virginia House of Burgesses was established in
Jamestown (1619) to..
(Hint: the Virginia House of Burgesses was the first
democratically elected legislative body in the British
American colonies.) Ans: function as a form of
representative government.
The Imperial Forces of Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on
Sunday, December 7, 1941. Once the attack began, the
officer in charge called President Roosevelt and notified
him of the attack. During the communication, the
president was able to hear the noise of the bombs
exploding and the struggle of the battle. Recently, a
reporter from the Dallas Morning News was researching
the details of the attack and found a transcription of the
official diary of Emperor Hirohito, where he indicated the
following: "The Imperial forces of Japan destroyed the
American fleet in Hawaii Monday, December 8, 1941." If
the attack occurred on December 7, why did the official
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document from the Japanese government indicate that
the attack happened on December 8? Select the statement
that best explains this discrepancy. Ans: There is a one-
day difference between the two regions.
The U.S. Constitution was designed so that no single
branch of the government—executive, judicial, or
legislative—could exert full control over the other two.
This unique feature of the Constitution is known as Ans:
checks and balances.
Advanced organizers and graphic representations are
commonly used in social studies. What is the advantage
of using these strategies to teach content? Ans: They
make content accessible to all children.
The Mayflower Compact was one of the earliest
agreements to Ans: establish a political body and to give
that political body the power to act for the good of the
colony
A globe is a scale model of the Earth shaped like a
sphere. A globe shows sizes and shapes more accurately
than Ans: a Mercator projection map.
The Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians
were some of the civilizations that flourished in
Mesopotamia—the land between the rivers. What rivers
are being alluded to in this statement? Ans: Tigris and
Euphrates
A compass rose is a design printed on a chart to Ans: -
show the orientation of a map of Earth
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TExES Core Subjects EC-6 (291) Social
Studies Practice Test 1 Section I Exam
Questions with Answers latest
Describe the suffrage movement in Texas? Ans: The
suffrage movement was a long fight, lasting nearly 60
years, to convince the male dominated political
establishment and other women of the merit of
enfranchising women.
The Virginia House of Burgesses was established in
Jamestown (1619) to..
(Hint: the Virginia House of Burgesses was the first
democratically elected legislative body in the British
American colonies.) Ans: function as a form of
representative government.
The Imperial Forces of Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on
Sunday, December 7, 1941. Once the attack began, the
officer in charge called President Roosevelt and notified
him of the attack. During the communication, the
president was able to hear the noise of the bombs
exploding and the struggle of the battle. Recently, a
reporter from the Dallas Morning News was researching
the details of the attack and found a transcription of the
official diary of Emperor Hirohito, where he indicated the
following: "The Imperial forces of Japan destroyed the
American fleet in Hawaii Monday, December 8, 1941." If
the attack occurred on December 7, why did the official
© 2025 All rights reserved
, 2 | Page
document from the Japanese government indicate that
the attack happened on December 8? Select the statement
that best explains this discrepancy. Ans: There is a one-
day difference between the two regions.
The U.S. Constitution was designed so that no single
branch of the government—executive, judicial, or
legislative—could exert full control over the other two.
This unique feature of the Constitution is known as Ans:
checks and balances.
Advanced organizers and graphic representations are
commonly used in social studies. What is the advantage
of using these strategies to teach content? Ans: They
make content accessible to all children.
The Mayflower Compact was one of the earliest
agreements to Ans: establish a political body and to give
that political body the power to act for the good of the
colony
A globe is a scale model of the Earth shaped like a
sphere. A globe shows sizes and shapes more accurately
than Ans: a Mercator projection map.
The Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians
were some of the civilizations that flourished in
Mesopotamia—the land between the rivers. What rivers
are being alluded to in this statement? Ans: Tigris and
Euphrates
A compass rose is a design printed on a chart to Ans: -
show the orientation of a map of Earth
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