Praxis 5004 Study Book. Practice Test
(Q&A-Terms) #1
Who was the first woman to contribute to women's right to vote? - answer Elizabeth
Cady Stanton
What mountain range has Mt. Everest? - answer Himalaya
Which of the following best explains the importance of the Montgomery bus boycott of
1955? - answer Showed the effectiveness of direct, nonviolent resistance
What amendment provided protection of lands conveyed on the behalf of Alaska natives
to for-profit corporations? - answer Alaska Protection Plan of 1991
The origins of the Cold War can be linked to US-Soviet Union differences regarding
which of the following postwar questions? - answer What form of government should be
implemented in Eastern Europe?
Encouraging African Americans to fight for the Union, strengthening the Union militarily,
and shifting the focus of the war to freedom for all are linked to which of the following? -
answerThe Emancipation Proclamation
Which of the following best describes the significance of the decision in Marbury vs.
Madison in American history? - answerEstablished the practice of judicial review by the
Supreme Court
"The president...shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, to
make treaties, provided two thirds of the senators concurs." --US constitution, Article II,
Section 2
The excerpt above provides an example of which constitutional principal? -
answerChecks and balances
Which of the following is the best example of cultural diffusion? - answerBuddhism
spread from India to China
At the outbreak of both WWI and WWII in Europe, public opinion in the US generally
favored which of the following? - answerRemaining neutral
The US senate and the house of representatives has passed a legislation. However, the
president vetoes the legislation. Under what requirement can the legislation still become
a law? - answerAt least two-thirds of both houses of congress agree
, Which of the following best describes the opportunity cost of a good? - answerThe
number of other goods sacrificed to obtain another unit of that good.
In all economic system, scarcity imposes limitations on? - answerHouseholds,
governments, business firms, and the nation as a whole
I. Federal reserve bank system is made up of 12 regional banks, the board of governors
of the federal reserve systems, and the federal open market committee.
II. Federal reserve banks are located in SF, Atlanta, and Kansas City.
III. Federal reserve bank functions are to issue new currency, hold deposits for the
banks in their districts, and open the payments network.
Of the above, which of the following is/are accurate? - answerI, II, and III
Which of the following best describes the difference of the public sector from the private
sector? - answerIt is controlled by a political framework
What is the length of a term for a US senator? - answer6 years
When national output rises, the economy is said to be in... - answerAn expansion
Which of the following beliefs did the ancient greeks and the modern US share? -
answerLaws are critical to ensure societies remain stable
Column A lists theoretical models of economic organization and column B lists their
major strength. Which of the following is the best match? - answerCommand is less
likely than other economic systems to have problems related to scarcity
Which of the following best describes how the US democracy differs from democracy in
Athens, Greece? - answerThe US elects representatives as oppose to voting on laws
directly.
Which of the following significantly contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire? -
answerA period of excessive disorder and a weak national government
In WWII, which two cities were destroyed by atomic bombs before Japan agreed to
surrender? - answerHiroshima and Nagasaki
What was a major effect of WWII on women and minorities in the US? -
answerIncreased opportunities in the workplace
I. lithosphere---landforms
II. hydrosphere---water features
III. biosphere---nature
Of the above, which of the following is/are correctly matched? - answerI, II, and III
(Q&A-Terms) #1
Who was the first woman to contribute to women's right to vote? - answer Elizabeth
Cady Stanton
What mountain range has Mt. Everest? - answer Himalaya
Which of the following best explains the importance of the Montgomery bus boycott of
1955? - answer Showed the effectiveness of direct, nonviolent resistance
What amendment provided protection of lands conveyed on the behalf of Alaska natives
to for-profit corporations? - answer Alaska Protection Plan of 1991
The origins of the Cold War can be linked to US-Soviet Union differences regarding
which of the following postwar questions? - answer What form of government should be
implemented in Eastern Europe?
Encouraging African Americans to fight for the Union, strengthening the Union militarily,
and shifting the focus of the war to freedom for all are linked to which of the following? -
answerThe Emancipation Proclamation
Which of the following best describes the significance of the decision in Marbury vs.
Madison in American history? - answerEstablished the practice of judicial review by the
Supreme Court
"The president...shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, to
make treaties, provided two thirds of the senators concurs." --US constitution, Article II,
Section 2
The excerpt above provides an example of which constitutional principal? -
answerChecks and balances
Which of the following is the best example of cultural diffusion? - answerBuddhism
spread from India to China
At the outbreak of both WWI and WWII in Europe, public opinion in the US generally
favored which of the following? - answerRemaining neutral
The US senate and the house of representatives has passed a legislation. However, the
president vetoes the legislation. Under what requirement can the legislation still become
a law? - answerAt least two-thirds of both houses of congress agree
, Which of the following best describes the opportunity cost of a good? - answerThe
number of other goods sacrificed to obtain another unit of that good.
In all economic system, scarcity imposes limitations on? - answerHouseholds,
governments, business firms, and the nation as a whole
I. Federal reserve bank system is made up of 12 regional banks, the board of governors
of the federal reserve systems, and the federal open market committee.
II. Federal reserve banks are located in SF, Atlanta, and Kansas City.
III. Federal reserve bank functions are to issue new currency, hold deposits for the
banks in their districts, and open the payments network.
Of the above, which of the following is/are accurate? - answerI, II, and III
Which of the following best describes the difference of the public sector from the private
sector? - answerIt is controlled by a political framework
What is the length of a term for a US senator? - answer6 years
When national output rises, the economy is said to be in... - answerAn expansion
Which of the following beliefs did the ancient greeks and the modern US share? -
answerLaws are critical to ensure societies remain stable
Column A lists theoretical models of economic organization and column B lists their
major strength. Which of the following is the best match? - answerCommand is less
likely than other economic systems to have problems related to scarcity
Which of the following best describes how the US democracy differs from democracy in
Athens, Greece? - answerThe US elects representatives as oppose to voting on laws
directly.
Which of the following significantly contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire? -
answerA period of excessive disorder and a weak national government
In WWII, which two cities were destroyed by atomic bombs before Japan agreed to
surrender? - answerHiroshima and Nagasaki
What was a major effect of WWII on women and minorities in the US? -
answerIncreased opportunities in the workplace
I. lithosphere---landforms
II. hydrosphere---water features
III. biosphere---nature
Of the above, which of the following is/are correctly matched? - answerI, II, and III
