Praxis Elementary Education Social
Studies 5005 Exam-Graded A
10th Amendment - ANSWER-Asserts that powers not delegated to the national
government or denied to the states are reserved to the states.
13th Amendment - ANSWER-Abolished slavery. First of three "Reconstruction
Amendments" passed after Civil War (1865-70)
14th Amendment - ANSWER-1) Citizenship for African Americans, 2) Repeal of 3/5
Compromise, 3) Denial of former confederate officials from holding national or state
office, 4) Repudiate (reject) confederate debts
18th Amendment - ANSWER-Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of
alcoholic beverages
19th Amendment - ANSWER-Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920) extended the
right to vote to women in federal or state elections.
1st Amendment - ANSWER-Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and
Petition
21st Amendment - ANSWER-Repeal of Prohibition
2nd Amendment - ANSWER-Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment - ANSWER-No quartering of Soldiers
4th Amendment - ANSWER-Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
5th Amendment - ANSWER-Criminal Proceedings; Due Process; Eminent Domain;
Double Jeopardy; Protection from Self incrimination
6th Amendment - ANSWER-Criminal Proceedings; Must inform defendant of charge/s;
Right to Attorney; Right to fair impartial jury
7th Amendment - ANSWER-Right to jury in civil trials.
8th Amendment - ANSWER-no cruel and unusual punishment
9th Amendment - ANSWER-Citizens entitled to rights not listed in the Constitution
, Absolute location - ANSWER-The location of a place based on a fixed place on earth
and described using coordinates
Absolute Monarchy - ANSWER-A country that is ruled by a monarch, such as a kind or
queen, with the monarch having unlimited power
Agent Orange - ANSWER-A chemical herbicide used to clear jungle growth in the
Vietnam War
Altitudes - ANSWER-Height or depth of an object
American Revolution - ANSWER-This political revolution began with the Declaration of
Independence in 1776 where American colonists sought to balance the power between
government and the people and protect the rights of citizens in a democracy.
Antarctic Circle - ANSWER-One of the 5 major circles that mark the map of Earth and
the northern most latitude
Anthropology - ANSWER-The study of humankind
Archaeologists - ANSWER-They recreate the lives and cultures of people who died a
long time ago
Arctic Circle - ANSWER-One of the 5 major circles on Earth and the southern most
latitude
Articles of Confederation - ANSWER-1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788
(weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
Assembly Line - ANSWER-In a factory, an arrangement where a product is moved from
worker to worker, with each person performing a single task in the making of the
product. Ford
Autocracy - ANSWER-A system of government in which the power to rule is in the
hands of a single individual
Battle of Gettysburg - ANSWER-Turning point of the War that made it clear the North
would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.
Bay of Pigs - ANSWER-In April 1961, a group of Cuban exiles organized and supported
by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency landed on the southern coast of Cuba in an
effort to overthrow Fidel Castro. When the invasion ended in disaster, President
Kennedy took full responsibility for the failure.
Studies 5005 Exam-Graded A
10th Amendment - ANSWER-Asserts that powers not delegated to the national
government or denied to the states are reserved to the states.
13th Amendment - ANSWER-Abolished slavery. First of three "Reconstruction
Amendments" passed after Civil War (1865-70)
14th Amendment - ANSWER-1) Citizenship for African Americans, 2) Repeal of 3/5
Compromise, 3) Denial of former confederate officials from holding national or state
office, 4) Repudiate (reject) confederate debts
18th Amendment - ANSWER-Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of
alcoholic beverages
19th Amendment - ANSWER-Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920) extended the
right to vote to women in federal or state elections.
1st Amendment - ANSWER-Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and
Petition
21st Amendment - ANSWER-Repeal of Prohibition
2nd Amendment - ANSWER-Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment - ANSWER-No quartering of Soldiers
4th Amendment - ANSWER-Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
5th Amendment - ANSWER-Criminal Proceedings; Due Process; Eminent Domain;
Double Jeopardy; Protection from Self incrimination
6th Amendment - ANSWER-Criminal Proceedings; Must inform defendant of charge/s;
Right to Attorney; Right to fair impartial jury
7th Amendment - ANSWER-Right to jury in civil trials.
8th Amendment - ANSWER-no cruel and unusual punishment
9th Amendment - ANSWER-Citizens entitled to rights not listed in the Constitution
, Absolute location - ANSWER-The location of a place based on a fixed place on earth
and described using coordinates
Absolute Monarchy - ANSWER-A country that is ruled by a monarch, such as a kind or
queen, with the monarch having unlimited power
Agent Orange - ANSWER-A chemical herbicide used to clear jungle growth in the
Vietnam War
Altitudes - ANSWER-Height or depth of an object
American Revolution - ANSWER-This political revolution began with the Declaration of
Independence in 1776 where American colonists sought to balance the power between
government and the people and protect the rights of citizens in a democracy.
Antarctic Circle - ANSWER-One of the 5 major circles that mark the map of Earth and
the northern most latitude
Anthropology - ANSWER-The study of humankind
Archaeologists - ANSWER-They recreate the lives and cultures of people who died a
long time ago
Arctic Circle - ANSWER-One of the 5 major circles on Earth and the southern most
latitude
Articles of Confederation - ANSWER-1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788
(weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
Assembly Line - ANSWER-In a factory, an arrangement where a product is moved from
worker to worker, with each person performing a single task in the making of the
product. Ford
Autocracy - ANSWER-A system of government in which the power to rule is in the
hands of a single individual
Battle of Gettysburg - ANSWER-Turning point of the War that made it clear the North
would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.
Bay of Pigs - ANSWER-In April 1961, a group of Cuban exiles organized and supported
by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency landed on the southern coast of Cuba in an
effort to overthrow Fidel Castro. When the invasion ended in disaster, President
Kennedy took full responsibility for the failure.
