Elementary Education Subtest 1 - social
studies UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
social studies - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of political, economic, cultural, and
environmental aspects of societies in the past, present, and future
why is social studies helpful? - CORRECT ANSWER - helps students assess issues and
make effective value judgments in entities of the family, classroom, community, nation, and
world
primary functions of government (3) - CORRECT ANSWER - maintain order, settle
conflicts, and protect the community by making/enforcing society's rules, laws, and regulations
public policy - CORRECT ANSWER - all things a government does
what does public policy include (10) - CORRECT ANSWER - taxation, defense,
education, crime, health care, transportation, economy, environment, civil rights, working
conditions
3 kinds of power in a government - CORRECT ANSWER - legislative, executive, judicial
legislative branch - CORRECT ANSWER - the power to create laws
executive branch - CORRECT ANSWER - the power to administer the law
judicial branch - CORRECT ANSWER - the power to interpret laws and settle disputes
, authoritarian government (2 types) - CORRECT ANSWER - the ultimate responsibility
for exercising governmental powers is held by a single person or small group (autocracy,
oligarchy)
autocracy - CORRECT ANSWER - authoritarian government where one individual holds
unlimited political power
oligarchy - CORRECT ANSWER - authoritarian government where a small/elite group of
people hold supreme authority
democratic government (2 types) - CORRECT ANSWER - the responsibility for
exercising governmental powers is assigned to the people (direct, indirect/representative)
direct democracy - CORRECT ANSWER - public policy is established by the people
themselves (only effective in very small communities)
indirect/representative democracy - CORRECT ANSWER - the people choose a small
group to act as their representatives to carry out the policies of the government
america's first national government was based on the ___ ___ ___. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Articles of Confederation
system of checks and balances - CORRECT ANSWER - used to keep the government
from getting too powerful in one branch
Article 1 - CORRECT ANSWER - defines the legislative branch and vests power to
legislate in the Congress
Congress (2 parts) - CORRECT ANSWER - senate, house of representatives
studies UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
social studies - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of political, economic, cultural, and
environmental aspects of societies in the past, present, and future
why is social studies helpful? - CORRECT ANSWER - helps students assess issues and
make effective value judgments in entities of the family, classroom, community, nation, and
world
primary functions of government (3) - CORRECT ANSWER - maintain order, settle
conflicts, and protect the community by making/enforcing society's rules, laws, and regulations
public policy - CORRECT ANSWER - all things a government does
what does public policy include (10) - CORRECT ANSWER - taxation, defense,
education, crime, health care, transportation, economy, environment, civil rights, working
conditions
3 kinds of power in a government - CORRECT ANSWER - legislative, executive, judicial
legislative branch - CORRECT ANSWER - the power to create laws
executive branch - CORRECT ANSWER - the power to administer the law
judicial branch - CORRECT ANSWER - the power to interpret laws and settle disputes
, authoritarian government (2 types) - CORRECT ANSWER - the ultimate responsibility
for exercising governmental powers is held by a single person or small group (autocracy,
oligarchy)
autocracy - CORRECT ANSWER - authoritarian government where one individual holds
unlimited political power
oligarchy - CORRECT ANSWER - authoritarian government where a small/elite group of
people hold supreme authority
democratic government (2 types) - CORRECT ANSWER - the responsibility for
exercising governmental powers is assigned to the people (direct, indirect/representative)
direct democracy - CORRECT ANSWER - public policy is established by the people
themselves (only effective in very small communities)
indirect/representative democracy - CORRECT ANSWER - the people choose a small
group to act as their representatives to carry out the policies of the government
america's first national government was based on the ___ ___ ___. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Articles of Confederation
system of checks and balances - CORRECT ANSWER - used to keep the government
from getting too powerful in one branch
Article 1 - CORRECT ANSWER - defines the legislative branch and vests power to
legislate in the Congress
Congress (2 parts) - CORRECT ANSWER - senate, house of representatives
