PRAXIS Social Studies (5004) Form 1,
Form 2, Form 3
Which of the following is a responsibility of a citizen of the United States? - answer
Volunteering in a community
The relative scarcity of arable land in China led to which of the following patterns in
Chinese social life? - answerEarly development of intensive agricultural cultivation
techniques
Which of the following is an effect of the Gulf Stream? - answerThe climate of Western
Europe is significantly warmer and milder than it otherwise would be.
The Russian people's interest in acquiring and wearing American blue jeans is an
example of? - answerCultural Diffusion
Which of the following statements best describes gender role? - answerThe set of
behaviors society considers appropriate for each sex group
During the era of classical civilizations, which of the following primarily drove interaction
between the Roman and Han empires? - answerTrade in luxury goods
Which of the following is an important provision of the Treaty of Versailles, signed at the
end of the First World War? - answerGermany had to take responsibility for Allied war
losses by accepting a "war guilt" clause.
Which of the following Native American cultures is known for its complex temples and
pyramids and its cultivation of maize? - answerAztec
Which colony had the highest proportion of German settlers during the colonial period? -
answerPennsylvania
The correspondence between which of the following couples, in which the wife urged
her husband, "Remember the ladies," is viewed by historians as an early illustration of
the interest and activism of women in national policy? - answerJohn and Abigail Adams
Which of the following issues did the Three-Fifths Compromise at the Constitutional
Convention of 1787 resolve? - answerHow to account for slaves for both the purposes
of representation of states in the House of Representatives and of taxation of states by
the national government
, What did the United States Supreme Court conclude in its 1857 ruling on the Dred Scott
case? - answerSlaves had no legal right to sue for their freedom.
In 1920 the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed in
order to - answerguarantee women the right to vote
The Truman Doctrine justified which of the following United States policies? -
answerAiding Greece and Turkey after the Second World War
Which of the following contributed to a decline in the prices of farm goods in the late-
nineteenth-century United States? - answerOverproduction of agricultural products
Which of the following exemplifies the Constitution's federalist structure? - answerThe
Tenth Amendment's division of power between national and state governments
Which of the following statements is consistent with the ideas of Thomas Hobbes and
helped to influence the writing of the United States Constitution? - answerNo order
exists in a state of nature, and therefore people need to surrender some of their power
and form a government to create order.
Which of the following is required for an individual to cast a ballot in any federal election
in the United States? - answerVoter registration
Which of the following is true of the effect of high tariffs on an economy in the long run?
- answerThey benefit some groups at the expense of others
In which of the following types of economies do the government and central planners
play the largest part in deciding how resources are used and distributed to the people? -
answerCommand
Which resource would be most useful to a researcher who is studying the significance
of the Suez Canal, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Strait of Gibraltar? - answerA map of
the countries located between the North Atlantic and the Arabian Sea
Which of the following is the most effective method for a farmer to use to minimize the
effects of a drought? - answerUsing drip irrigation
Which of the following was a major effect of the New Deal in the United States? -
answerIncreased federal government spending after the Great Depression
Which of the following describes a significant effect of deforestation in South America? -
answerIncreased threats to wildlife habitats
Which of the following describes the effect of the interstate highway system on life in the
United States? - answerIncreased suburban development
Form 2, Form 3
Which of the following is a responsibility of a citizen of the United States? - answer
Volunteering in a community
The relative scarcity of arable land in China led to which of the following patterns in
Chinese social life? - answerEarly development of intensive agricultural cultivation
techniques
Which of the following is an effect of the Gulf Stream? - answerThe climate of Western
Europe is significantly warmer and milder than it otherwise would be.
The Russian people's interest in acquiring and wearing American blue jeans is an
example of? - answerCultural Diffusion
Which of the following statements best describes gender role? - answerThe set of
behaviors society considers appropriate for each sex group
During the era of classical civilizations, which of the following primarily drove interaction
between the Roman and Han empires? - answerTrade in luxury goods
Which of the following is an important provision of the Treaty of Versailles, signed at the
end of the First World War? - answerGermany had to take responsibility for Allied war
losses by accepting a "war guilt" clause.
Which of the following Native American cultures is known for its complex temples and
pyramids and its cultivation of maize? - answerAztec
Which colony had the highest proportion of German settlers during the colonial period? -
answerPennsylvania
The correspondence between which of the following couples, in which the wife urged
her husband, "Remember the ladies," is viewed by historians as an early illustration of
the interest and activism of women in national policy? - answerJohn and Abigail Adams
Which of the following issues did the Three-Fifths Compromise at the Constitutional
Convention of 1787 resolve? - answerHow to account for slaves for both the purposes
of representation of states in the House of Representatives and of taxation of states by
the national government
, What did the United States Supreme Court conclude in its 1857 ruling on the Dred Scott
case? - answerSlaves had no legal right to sue for their freedom.
In 1920 the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed in
order to - answerguarantee women the right to vote
The Truman Doctrine justified which of the following United States policies? -
answerAiding Greece and Turkey after the Second World War
Which of the following contributed to a decline in the prices of farm goods in the late-
nineteenth-century United States? - answerOverproduction of agricultural products
Which of the following exemplifies the Constitution's federalist structure? - answerThe
Tenth Amendment's division of power between national and state governments
Which of the following statements is consistent with the ideas of Thomas Hobbes and
helped to influence the writing of the United States Constitution? - answerNo order
exists in a state of nature, and therefore people need to surrender some of their power
and form a government to create order.
Which of the following is required for an individual to cast a ballot in any federal election
in the United States? - answerVoter registration
Which of the following is true of the effect of high tariffs on an economy in the long run?
- answerThey benefit some groups at the expense of others
In which of the following types of economies do the government and central planners
play the largest part in deciding how resources are used and distributed to the people? -
answerCommand
Which resource would be most useful to a researcher who is studying the significance
of the Suez Canal, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Strait of Gibraltar? - answerA map of
the countries located between the North Atlantic and the Arabian Sea
Which of the following is the most effective method for a farmer to use to minimize the
effects of a drought? - answerUsing drip irrigation
Which of the following was a major effect of the New Deal in the United States? -
answerIncreased federal government spending after the Great Depression
Which of the following describes a significant effect of deforestation in South America? -
answerIncreased threats to wildlife habitats
Which of the following describes the effect of the interstate highway system on life in the
United States? - answerIncreased suburban development
