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NYSTCE MULTI-SUBJECT CST:
PART 3, ARTS & SCIENCES EXAM
BRAND NEW OFFICIAL QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS.
Prejudice - correct answer -Negative attitudes towards members
of a group, resulting from mirror membership in the group.
- racism, sexism, ageism
Scarcity - correct answer -Ever-present situation in all markets
whereby either less goods are available than the demand for
them, or only too little money is available to their potential buyers
for making the purchase.
Scientific Revolution - correct answer -Historical changes in
thought and belief, to changes in social and institutional
organization, that unfolded in Europe roughly between 1550-
1700.
- Nicholas Copernicus: asserted helio-centric (sun centered)
cosmos
- Isaac Newton: proposed universal laws
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Socialism - correct answer -Political system that reflects collective
ownership of the means of production and the distribution of
goods, resulting in a relatively even distribution of wealth.
Society - correct answer -Group of people who reside in a
particular territory. A society may have its own culture and
may/may not be a part of a civilization.
Supply and Demand - correct answer -The amount of a product
which is available and the amount which is wanted by customers
Unitary State - correct answer -Political system, also known as a
non-federal system, in which authority is centralized. Authority
may be transferred to lower levels, but these levels do not
maintain independent authority.
Economics - correct answer -The study of how people produce,
distribute, and use resources to satisfy their wants and needs.
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Barter - correct answer -Direct exchange of goods and services
without the use of money.
Capital - correct answer -Wealth that can be used to generate
more wealth.
- material objects such as tools or money itself.
Embargo - correct answer -A ban on trade with other countries.
Tariff - correct answer -Taxes on foreign goods that encourage
the consumption of domestic products.
Articles of Confederation - correct answer -Ratified in 1781, this
document known as the United States first national constitution,
gave states more power than the federal government.
Branches of Government - correct answer -1) Legislative:
Congress
2) Executive: President
3) Judicial: Supreme Court
NYSTCE MULTI-SUBJECT CST:
PART 3, ARTS & SCIENCES EXAM
BRAND NEW OFFICIAL QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS.
Prejudice - correct answer -Negative attitudes towards members
of a group, resulting from mirror membership in the group.
- racism, sexism, ageism
Scarcity - correct answer -Ever-present situation in all markets
whereby either less goods are available than the demand for
them, or only too little money is available to their potential buyers
for making the purchase.
Scientific Revolution - correct answer -Historical changes in
thought and belief, to changes in social and institutional
organization, that unfolded in Europe roughly between 1550-
1700.
- Nicholas Copernicus: asserted helio-centric (sun centered)
cosmos
- Isaac Newton: proposed universal laws
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Socialism - correct answer -Political system that reflects collective
ownership of the means of production and the distribution of
goods, resulting in a relatively even distribution of wealth.
Society - correct answer -Group of people who reside in a
particular territory. A society may have its own culture and
may/may not be a part of a civilization.
Supply and Demand - correct answer -The amount of a product
which is available and the amount which is wanted by customers
Unitary State - correct answer -Political system, also known as a
non-federal system, in which authority is centralized. Authority
may be transferred to lower levels, but these levels do not
maintain independent authority.
Economics - correct answer -The study of how people produce,
distribute, and use resources to satisfy their wants and needs.
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Barter - correct answer -Direct exchange of goods and services
without the use of money.
Capital - correct answer -Wealth that can be used to generate
more wealth.
- material objects such as tools or money itself.
Embargo - correct answer -A ban on trade with other countries.
Tariff - correct answer -Taxes on foreign goods that encourage
the consumption of domestic products.
Articles of Confederation - correct answer -Ratified in 1781, this
document known as the United States first national constitution,
gave states more power than the federal government.
Branches of Government - correct answer -1) Legislative:
Congress
2) Executive: President
3) Judicial: Supreme Court
