MOCA: Social Studies Questions and Answers Rated A+

MOCA: Social Studies Questions and Answers Rated A+ what was the point of Lewis & Clark's expedition? to explore & to map new territory, to find a route across the western half of the continent to establish American presence before Britain & Europe claimed it what was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence? to declare independence from Great Britain which biome is cold & semiarid with vegetation? desert biome what do you use a historical map for? to look at population change over a year and determine why trade routes were formed the time between 1500 & 1600 Europe saw what? increase in religion, later marriage, and having kids which fact is true about immigrants in the US since 1965? mainly from Latin America & Asia Reason for Asia & Latin America to migrate to America? land bridge? what is a discrepancy? lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts what causes people to spread out in the Middle East? could be oil deposits or sources of water who was john keynes? economist whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory and practices of macro-economics what is the first thing you do when buying a stove? research warranties and functions why has the internet made us more independent? online shopping immigrants settle in places that ______________ share the same language and religion a historical map is best to see what? looking at population change over the years what is one thing that Supreme Court Justices help them feel less pressured? they are appointed for life who introduced soy beans to the US? Samuel Bowen what did China immigration help? railroads organic food has decreased in price because... more farmers have adopted practice what affects your credit score the most? payment history? what did women do during WW2? did men jobs (welding, machine repairs, operating tractors, made uniforms, weapons, trucks, airplanes) hunters and gatherers became a bigger organization to domesticate plants and animals known as... agriculture and farming why were there less deaths in the 1800s? improved science with industrial revolution what civilization made our country what it is today? Rome why did Lewis & Clark persuade people to move to Oregan countries? availability of fertile land in the NW what is the IRS? International Revenue System *Collects Taxes what is the FRS? Federal Reserve System *Controls Money what are the principles of the Constitution? popular sovereignty republicanism separation of powers checks and balances limited gov individual rights Amendments- 19th- women right to vote 24th- poll tax abolished 26th- voting age 18 What conflict sparked the French and Indian War? British colonists desire to farm the Ohio River Valley What is referendum? general vote on a single political question what was the Magna Carta? brought end to power of English sovereigns "The Great Charter" what is Mercantilism? system in which a country attempts to benefit their wealth through trade with other countries *export more than import Amendments-- 13th- outlawed slavery 15th-voting, blacks can vote 16th- income tax 7th- citizens elect senators what is spacial interaction? a dynamic flow process from one location to another purpose of the Constitution? legislative, executive, judicial divides power between federal government and the states what type of job is associated with physical geography? surveyor what does the legislature do? makes laws and fixes old ones what is primary source? raw materials of history *original documents the best way to compare countries in a population is to compare it using _____________ per square miles what is the main difference between the Senate and the House of Reps Senate: 100 members; "impeaches" House of Reps: 435 members; mainly gov, revenue based role the proclamation of 1763 angered the American colonists because ____________ it prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountain range If the president vetoes a vote, how can it get passed? override what is an example of scarcity? only have $1 at the vending machine what is population density? measurement of population per unit area or unit volume what is topography used for? map --> directions Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 Chinese were willing to work for less, wage decline happened because of them