NES Elementary Education Subtest 1: Social
Studies (full set) UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
legislative branch - CORRECT ANSWER - made up of the two houses of Congress—the
Senate and the House of Representatives. The most important duty of the legislative branch is to
make laws.
executive branch - CORRECT ANSWER - vested in the President of the United States,
who also acts as head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.
judicial branch - CORRECT ANSWER - the power to interpret laws and settle disputes
authoritarian governments - CORRECT ANSWER - a form of government characterized
by strong central power and limited political freedoms. Individual freedoms are subordinate to
the state and there is no constitutional accountability under an authoritarian regime. EX. China,
Myanmar, Cuba and Iran
democratic government - CORRECT ANSWER - A system of government in which
power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through freely elected representatives.
autocracies - CORRECT ANSWER - a system of government in which supreme power is
concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions are subject to neither external legal
restraints nor regularized mechanisms of popular control. There are two main types of autocracy:
a monarchy and a dictatorship.
oligarchies - CORRECT ANSWER - in some authoritarian governments, a small, elite
group has the power to rule whose authority generally is based on wealth or power
direct democracy - CORRECT ANSWER - public policy is established by the people
themselves, such as in New England town meetings
,indirect democracy, or representative democracy - CORRECT ANSWER - the people
choose a small group to act as their representatives to carry out the policies of government.
Article 1 of the Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER - defines the legislative branch and
vests power to legislate in the Congress of the United States. Congress is made up of two
chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Article 2 of the Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER - The executive branch of
government enforces the laws of the land and the powers of the president
Article 3 of the Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER - defines the judicial branch as the
Supreme Court and such inferior courts as Congress sees necessary to establish.
Federalism - CORRECT ANSWER - sharing of power among the national, state, and local
governments
powers reserved to the national government - CORRECT ANSWER - Print money
Regulate interstate (between states) and international trade
Make treaties and conduct foreign policy
Declare war
Provide an army and navy
Establish post offices
Make laws necessary and proper to carry out the these powers
Powers reserved to the state governments - CORRECT ANSWER - Issue licenses
Regulate intrastate (within the state) businesses
Conduct elections
Establish local governments
Ratify amendments to the Constitution
, Take measures for public health and safety
Exercise powers the Constitution does not delegate to the national government or prohibit the
states from using
Powers that the state and national governments share - CORRECT ANSWER - Collect
taxes
Build roads
Borrow money
Establish courts
Make and enforce laws
Charter banks and corporations
Spend money for the general welfare
Take private property for public purposes, with just compensation
Constitutional Amendment 1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Freedom of (or from) religion;
freedom of speech; freedom to assemble; freedom to petition the government.
Constitutional Amendment 2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Right to bear arms.
Constitutional Amendment 3 - CORRECT ANSWER - Freedom from quartering soldiers.
Constitutional Amendment 4 - CORRECT ANSWER - Freedom from unreasonable
searches and seizures; warrants must only be issued upon probable cause, and shall be specific.
Constitutional amendment 5 - CORRECT ANSWER - Criminal indictments must be by
grand jury; freedom from double jeopardy; freedom from testifying against oneself; right to due
process; right of just compensation for takings.
Studies (full set) UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
legislative branch - CORRECT ANSWER - made up of the two houses of Congress—the
Senate and the House of Representatives. The most important duty of the legislative branch is to
make laws.
executive branch - CORRECT ANSWER - vested in the President of the United States,
who also acts as head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.
judicial branch - CORRECT ANSWER - the power to interpret laws and settle disputes
authoritarian governments - CORRECT ANSWER - a form of government characterized
by strong central power and limited political freedoms. Individual freedoms are subordinate to
the state and there is no constitutional accountability under an authoritarian regime. EX. China,
Myanmar, Cuba and Iran
democratic government - CORRECT ANSWER - A system of government in which
power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through freely elected representatives.
autocracies - CORRECT ANSWER - a system of government in which supreme power is
concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions are subject to neither external legal
restraints nor regularized mechanisms of popular control. There are two main types of autocracy:
a monarchy and a dictatorship.
oligarchies - CORRECT ANSWER - in some authoritarian governments, a small, elite
group has the power to rule whose authority generally is based on wealth or power
direct democracy - CORRECT ANSWER - public policy is established by the people
themselves, such as in New England town meetings
,indirect democracy, or representative democracy - CORRECT ANSWER - the people
choose a small group to act as their representatives to carry out the policies of government.
Article 1 of the Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER - defines the legislative branch and
vests power to legislate in the Congress of the United States. Congress is made up of two
chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Article 2 of the Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER - The executive branch of
government enforces the laws of the land and the powers of the president
Article 3 of the Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER - defines the judicial branch as the
Supreme Court and such inferior courts as Congress sees necessary to establish.
Federalism - CORRECT ANSWER - sharing of power among the national, state, and local
governments
powers reserved to the national government - CORRECT ANSWER - Print money
Regulate interstate (between states) and international trade
Make treaties and conduct foreign policy
Declare war
Provide an army and navy
Establish post offices
Make laws necessary and proper to carry out the these powers
Powers reserved to the state governments - CORRECT ANSWER - Issue licenses
Regulate intrastate (within the state) businesses
Conduct elections
Establish local governments
Ratify amendments to the Constitution
, Take measures for public health and safety
Exercise powers the Constitution does not delegate to the national government or prohibit the
states from using
Powers that the state and national governments share - CORRECT ANSWER - Collect
taxes
Build roads
Borrow money
Establish courts
Make and enforce laws
Charter banks and corporations
Spend money for the general welfare
Take private property for public purposes, with just compensation
Constitutional Amendment 1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Freedom of (or from) religion;
freedom of speech; freedom to assemble; freedom to petition the government.
Constitutional Amendment 2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Right to bear arms.
Constitutional Amendment 3 - CORRECT ANSWER - Freedom from quartering soldiers.
Constitutional Amendment 4 - CORRECT ANSWER - Freedom from unreasonable
searches and seizures; warrants must only be issued upon probable cause, and shall be specific.
Constitutional amendment 5 - CORRECT ANSWER - Criminal indictments must be by
grand jury; freedom from double jeopardy; freedom from testifying against oneself; right to due
process; right of just compensation for takings.
