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If matter is uniform throughout and cannot be separated into other substances by physical means, it is ___. CORRECT ANSWER either an element or a compound Which of the following are chemical processes? I) rusting of a nail II) freezing of water III) decomposition of water into hydrogen and ox...

What is matter? CORRECT ANSWER Anything that occupies space What is the scientific method? CORRECT ANSWER Observation Ask a question Form a Hypothesis Conduct Experiment Accept/Redo Hypothesis What is a scientific law? CORRECT ANSWER Mathematical description of what will happen What is ...

Authoritarian CORRECT ANSWER A system of government in which decisions are made by political elites, without much input from citizens. They may be ruled by a single dictator, a hereditary monarch, a small group of aristocrats, or a single political party. EX: China Bureaucracy CORRECT ANSWER L...

AP Comparative Government and Politics Practice Questions with correct answers

Advanced democracies, 16 CORRECT ANSWER Countries that have a well established democratic government and a high level of economic development; of the six core countries, Great Britain represents this group Authoritarian regime, 22 CORRECT ANSWER regime where decisions are made by political elites...

What are the main challenges that countries face in building a political community? CORRECT ANSWER Ethnicity -Different ethnic groups often lead to political conflict and violence -Tutsi and Hutu in Rwanda Language -May lead to conflicts regarding language used in government and public education...

aggregate demand curve CORRECT ANSWER a curve depicting the relationship between real GDP demanded (i.e., expenditures) and the price level in the economy; the aggregate demand curve slopes downward from left to right. aggregate supply curve CORRECT ANSWER a curve defining the relationship betwee...

Movement on Short-Run Phillips Curve CORRECT ANSWER Shift in AD (graph movement is in opposite direction) Shift of Short-Run Phillips Curve CORRECT ANSWER Shift in SRAS (shift is in opposite direction) Factors of Production CORRECT ANSWER 1. Land 2. Labor 3. Capital 4. Technology Shifter...

society's virtually unlimted wants paired our scarce and limited resources create this problem CORRECT ANSWER the "economizing problem" usefulness or satisfaction CORRECT ANSWER utility all natural, human, and manufactured items that go into the production of goods and services CORRECT ANSW...

Economics CORRECT ANSWER The study of how people, firms, and societies use their scarce productive resources to best satisfy their unlimited wants Factors of Production CORRECT ANSWER Labor, Land, Capital, Entrepreneurial ability Physical capital CORRECT ANSWER Manmade equipment like machinery...

Which of the following best defines opportunity cost? CORRECT ANSWER It is the amount of one product that must be given up to produce an additional unit of another product Which of the following explains why a production possibilities curve is often represented as concave (bowed out) from the ori...

The characteristic from which all economic problems arise is... A) Political Decisions B) Providing a minimal standard of living for every person C) How to make a profit D) Hunger E) Scarcity CORRECT ANSWER E Scarcity results from the fact that... A) People's wants exceed the resources ava...

scarcity CORRECT ANSWER the limited nature of society's resources economics CORRECT ANSWER the study of how society manages its scarce resources efficiency CORRECT ANSWER the property of society getting the most it can from its scarce resources rational people CORRECT ANSWER people who sys...

Our wants are ___ and our resources are ___. CORRECT ANSWER limitless, scarce What is economics? CORRECT ANSWER the science of scarcity; Social Science concerned with the efficient use of scarce resources to achieve maximum satisfaction of economic wants Economics is the study of ___. CORRECT ...

All of the following are true of allocatively efficient markets except CORRECT ANSWER Consumers place a higher value on that product that it is costing firms to produce What type of efficiency is defined as the mix of goods and services produced that are just what society desires? CORRECT ANSWER ...

5 Characteristics of a Monopoly CORRECT ANSWER 1) Single Seller 2) Unique good with no close substitute 3) "Price Maker" 4) High Barriers to Entry 5) Some "Nonprice" Competition Single Seller (1) CORRECT ANSWER -one firm controls the vast majority of a market -firm=industry "Price Ma...

At the birthday party of your best friend, you see Skylar help himself to a second piece of cake. For this individual, it must be the case that: CORRECT ANSWER The marginal benefit of the second piece of the cake is greater than the marginal cost. Nancy has the choice to spend one hour studying f...

FORM CORRECT ANSWER ways in which composition is shaped Cadence CORRECT ANSWER a harmonic goal, specifically the chords used at the goal Cadential extension CORRECT ANSWER delay of cadence by addition of material Coda CORRECT ANSWER conclusion of composition Codetta CORRECT ANSWER "smal...

simple meter CORRECT ANSWER beat is divided into two parts compound meter CORRECT ANSWER beat is divided into three parts leading tone CORRECT ANSWER seventh scale degree of the scale, leads up to tonic diatonic CORRECT ANSWER in the key of enharmonic CORRECT ANSWER notated differently b...

No Sharps/Flats CORRECT ANSWER C Major (a minor) 1 Sharp CORRECT ANSWER G Major (e minor) 2 Sharps CORRECT ANSWER D Major (b minor) 3 Sharps CORRECT ANSWER A Major (f# minor) 4 Sharps CORRECT ANSWER E Major (c# minor) 5 Sharps CORRECT ANSWER B Major (g# minor) 6 Sharps CORRECT ANSW...

What two entities comprise a vector? CORRECT ANSWER Magnitude and direction What do you do with any vector that is not on either the x or y axis? CORRECT ANSWER Break it up into x and y components using trig, add up the components. How are velocity and speed different? CORRECT ANSWER Velocity ...

Displacement (Δx) CORRECT ANSWER -Net change in position -Measured in meters (m) Δx = x(f) - x(i) Velocity (v) CORRECT ANSWER -Speed and direction -Measured in meters per second (m/s) average v = Δx/t Acceleration (a) CORRECT ANSWER -Rate of change of velocity w/ respect to time -Measu...

When an object undergoes acceleration CORRECT ANSWER a force is in play change in momentum CORRECT ANSWER impulse Newton's Third Law CORRECT ANSWER for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction F(x) formula (mass suspended by string with equal angles) CORRECT ANSWER ∑F(x)=Fcos...

acceleration, a CORRECT ANSWER The rate of change in velocity; the change in velocity over time. acceleration due to gravity CORRECT ANSWER Acceleration of an object as a result of gravity. average acceleration CORRECT ANSWER The change in velocity divided by the time over which it changes. ...

What equation can be used to directly calculate an object's momentum, ρ? CORRECT ANSWER ρ = mv What are the SI units for momentum? CORRECT ANSWER Kg x m/s What equation can be used to directly calculate the change in an object's momentum? CORRECT ANSWER ∆P = mvf - mvi ΔP = FΔt Exam...

Newton's 3rd Law CORRECT ANSWER when two objects interact, the forces on the objects from each other are always equal in magnitude and opposite in direction Static Friction CORRECT ANSWER amount of force to start an object moving, velocity and acceleration are zero, sum of the forces is zero ...

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AP Physics 1: Projectiles questions with correct answers

Affirmative Action CORRECT ANSWER A policy designed to correct the effects of past discrimination; requirement by law that positive steps be taken to increase the number of minorities in businesses, schools, colleges, and labor. *Supreme Court Cases:* Regents of the University of California v. Bak...

Describe the purposes of government? CORRECT ANSWER establish justice; insure domestic tranquility; provide for the common defense; promote the general welfare; secure the blessings of liberty What are the differences between a monarchy and a dictatorship? CORRECT ANSWER Monarchy= divine right Di...

Until the Constitution was ratified, the document that established and defined the government of the United States was the CORRECT ANSWER Articles of Confederation Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Supreme Court's decision in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)? CORRECT ANSWER It hel...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCING GOVERNMENT IN AMERICA CORRECT ANSWER ... Democracy CORRECT ANSWER a means of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences. Elite and class theory CORRECT ANSWER argues that society is divided alo...

Describe some of the purposes of government CORRECT ANSWER Make economic decisions, promote general welfare Compare/contrast a direct democracy with an indirect democracy CORRECT ANSWER An indirect democracy elects representatives whereas a direct democracy is voted entirely by the citizens Tr...

10th Amendment CORRECT ANSWER Powers not expressly given to federal government by the Constitution are reserved to states or the people. Also known as "reserved powers amendment" or "states' rights amendment" 13th Amendment CORRECT ANSWER Abolished slavery. First of three "Reconstruction Am...

Declaration of Independence CORRECT ANSWER Letter written to formally declare the 13 colonies independent from Britain Provides justification for the break from Great Britain Is a declaration of natural rights - Rights inherent in human beings, not dependent on governments, which include life, lib...

Elitist Theory CORRECT ANSWER A small segment of the society dominated by the wealthy property owners who control the institutions of government. Pluralist Theory CORRECT ANSWER Different groups working together through compromise. Majoritarian Theory (Direct Theory) CORRECT ANSWER A majority ...