PRAXIS 5154 - social
studies practice
test(40 questions and
answers)
Which of the following is a primary source?
A. history textbook chapter about the Harlem
Renaissance
B. review of a book written during the Harlem
Renaissance
C. biography of an influential figure of the Harlem
Renaissance
D. diary entry written by a poet from the Harlem
Renaissance - answer D. diary entry written by a
poet from the Harlem Renaissance
The original settlers of Pennsylvania were Quakers
who favored which of the following? - answer
Religious freedom and acceptance of diverse
cultures
,Which of the following were weaknesses of the
Articles of Confederation? - answer - Congress did
not have the power to collect taxes.
- Congress did not have the power to raise an
army.
(Under the Articles of Confederation, the United
States Congress did not have the power to collect
taxes or raise an army. This greatly hindered the
ability of the national government to provide
services, solve territorial disputes, and conduct
foreign policy.)
Those that opposed the ratification of the
Constitution during the years 1787 and 1788
feared that ratification would... - answer - weaken
the power of the states
(This question tests your knowledge of the political
debates and ideas in the early years of the United
States. The Constitution was a highly controversial
document, and it took several years before it was
finally drafted and ratified. Those who supported
the Constitution's strengthening of the national
federal government were called Federalists. Those
who opposed it were called Anti-Federalists. One of
the Anti-Federalists' great worries was that the
independence and sovereignty of individual states
would be eroded.)
, Which of the following caused Thomas Jefferson to
hesitate when making the Louisiana Purchase? -
answer He thought the president lacked the
constitutional authority to purchase land.
(Thomas Jefferson believed that the president
should exercise only powers expressly enumerated
by the United States Constitution. Since the
Constitution did not expressly grant the president
the power to purchase territory, he was hesitant to
purchase the Louisiana territory.)
Which TWO of the following were major causes of
sectionalism in the United States during the early
nineteenth century? - answer - Conflict over the
issue of slavery
- Emergence of different regional economies
(n the years leading up to the Civil War, sectional
differences emerged as major points of contention
between the North and South. The North had an
industrialized economy, did not permit slavery, and
largely supported the abolition of slavery. The
South, on the other hand, had an agricultural
economy, relied on slave labor to produce crops,
and supported the continuation of that system.)
studies practice
test(40 questions and
answers)
Which of the following is a primary source?
A. history textbook chapter about the Harlem
Renaissance
B. review of a book written during the Harlem
Renaissance
C. biography of an influential figure of the Harlem
Renaissance
D. diary entry written by a poet from the Harlem
Renaissance - answer D. diary entry written by a
poet from the Harlem Renaissance
The original settlers of Pennsylvania were Quakers
who favored which of the following? - answer
Religious freedom and acceptance of diverse
cultures
,Which of the following were weaknesses of the
Articles of Confederation? - answer - Congress did
not have the power to collect taxes.
- Congress did not have the power to raise an
army.
(Under the Articles of Confederation, the United
States Congress did not have the power to collect
taxes or raise an army. This greatly hindered the
ability of the national government to provide
services, solve territorial disputes, and conduct
foreign policy.)
Those that opposed the ratification of the
Constitution during the years 1787 and 1788
feared that ratification would... - answer - weaken
the power of the states
(This question tests your knowledge of the political
debates and ideas in the early years of the United
States. The Constitution was a highly controversial
document, and it took several years before it was
finally drafted and ratified. Those who supported
the Constitution's strengthening of the national
federal government were called Federalists. Those
who opposed it were called Anti-Federalists. One of
the Anti-Federalists' great worries was that the
independence and sovereignty of individual states
would be eroded.)
, Which of the following caused Thomas Jefferson to
hesitate when making the Louisiana Purchase? -
answer He thought the president lacked the
constitutional authority to purchase land.
(Thomas Jefferson believed that the president
should exercise only powers expressly enumerated
by the United States Constitution. Since the
Constitution did not expressly grant the president
the power to purchase territory, he was hesitant to
purchase the Louisiana territory.)
Which TWO of the following were major causes of
sectionalism in the United States during the early
nineteenth century? - answer - Conflict over the
issue of slavery
- Emergence of different regional economies
(n the years leading up to the Civil War, sectional
differences emerged as major points of contention
between the North and South. The North had an
industrialized economy, did not permit slavery, and
largely supported the abolition of slavery. The
South, on the other hand, had an agricultural
economy, relied on slave labor to produce crops,
and supported the continuation of that system.)
