TExES 4-8 Social Studies Practice Test (2022/2023) Graded A+

TExES 4-8 Social Studies Practice Test (2022/2023) Graded A+ Anthropologists The social scientist most likely to study the role of kinship relationships within a cultural group. The economy of colonial New England focused on manufacture and trade mainly because? Soil and climate conditions in New England were not conducive to year-round farming -The development of more accurate navigation instruments -The introduction of new foods and other goods to Europe The Discovery of new lands where people might see k a better life Reasons for the Age of Exploration What country does not share a border with Israel? Saudi Arabia Which Country includes about 20 percent of the worlds land surface but only 12 percent of its population? Africa Which president greatly expanded the power of the presidency? Lyndon Johnson The physical geography of a region most directly affects? The dietary preferences of the native population Most of the region known as Mesopotamia is located in the present-day nation of? Iraq A nation that is not a member of NAFTA is? Brazil One reason for Jefferson's opposition to the Bank of the United States was? He was a strict constructionist What was the effect of the Platt Amendment? The establishment of the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo bay The idea that the purpose of the American colonies was to provide Great Britain with raw materials and a market for its goods is an expression of? Mercantilism The end of Reconstruction was marked by which event? the withdrawal of federal troops from the South What was a consequence of the New Deal? Raised the national debt What is the main reason that the Federal Reserve Board lowers interest rates? Stimulate consumer spending A major cause of the Great Depression? The overproduction and under consumption of consumer goods The annexation of Texas by the United States in 1845 was? part of an effort to fulfill manifest destiny Reforms set in motion by the Russian leader Mikhail Gorbachev played an important role in? The breakup of the Soviet Union What is the significance of the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case? The ruling furthered the gap between North and South and hastened the Civil War What acts aroused American colonist's concerns about taxation without representation? Sugar Act of 1764, Stamp Act of 1765 and the Townshend Acts of Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was not granted the power to? Levy Taxes Middle-grade students are expected to communicate in written, oral and visual forms. To meet this expectation, it will be most important for students to have developed the ability to? Translate information from one medium to another Unlike slaves who were considered to be the property of their masters, most indentured servants in colonial times... Voluntarily entered into servitude Following WWI, Africa Americans migrated in great numbers to the north because? Greater job opportunities were available in northern cities The Wilmot Proviso, which would have prohibited slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico, was favored by the North and bitterly opposed by the South. How was this resolved? Compromise of 1850 How is the process of impeachment accurately set into place? Charges are brought on by the House of Representative and tried by the Senate An economist who advocated government intervention to prevent and remedy recessions and depressions was? John Maynard Keynes The main author of the Bill of Rights was? John Adams An example of something this is not a shared or concurrent power? the power to establish courts A Native American people that the early European explorers would not have encountered on their visits to the West Indies were? Totonacs The first ships to set sail from Europe in the Age of Exploration departed from? Portugal When state legislatures pass laws that regulate driving, marriage, and public education, they are exercising their? Reserved powers The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 marked the beginning of the? womens rights movement Which biome is Not found in the Torrid Zone? taiga The economist who focused on the potential for populations to grow faster than available food supplies was? Thomas Malthus If you know the longitude of a city in the US, you can determine? The time zone in which it is located The strategy of containment was a major element of American policy during the? Cold War What is the main purpose of the census? apportion seats in the House of Representatives A theory of the late 19th century that strongly opposed governmental interference in economic affairs was known as? Social Dwarfism In 1978, President Jimmy Carter met with leaders of which two nations to broker the Camp David Accords? Israel and Egypt The two new states admitted under the Missouri Compromise of 1820 were Missouri and? Maine The power of congress to regulate interstate commerce was the main issue argues in which case? Gibbons v. Odgen The best map to use if you need to find the highest elevation in a state? Topographic The Tropic of Capricorn? is the southernmost latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at noon The principal that freedom of speech can be limited when the exercise of that freedom creates "a clear and present danger" was established in which Supreme Court decision? Schenck v. united States The trial of John Peter Zenger in 1735 laid the groundwork for which amendments to the Constitution? The First Amendment Which territory was acquired last by the US? The Gadsden Purchase With the end of Reconstruction in 1877, African Americans in the South were? Kept from voting by poll taxes and literacy tests The purpose of the Dayton Accords of 1995 was to resolve the bloody conflict in? Bosnia Under the United States Constitution, the power to tax and borrow is? Shared