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TExES CORE Subjects EC-6 (391):Social Studies V2
Based on the economic principles of supply and demand, a surplus in the availability of
corn will most likely have which of the following effects?
A. decreased corn prices for consumers
B. increased prices for consumers
C. decreased demand from consumers
D. increased demand from consumers - Answer -A. decreased corn prices for
consumers
At the end of an episode of a television show, Susan realizes that there is only one
more episode left in the series. She is excited to see the end and considers finishing the
series that evening, but she decides to wait in order to get enough sleep and not be
tired the next day.
Susan's decision making process provides an example of which economic concept?
A. circular flow
B. supply and demand
C. macroeconomics
D. cost-benefit analysis - Answer -D. cost-benefit analysis
Which Texas region is least hospitable to agriculture?
A. Gulf Coastal Plains
B. High Plains
C. Central Plains
D. Mountain and Basin - Answer -D. Mountain and Basin
According to Adam Smith, what is the impact of the invisible hand on the economy?
A. companies control demand based on the quantity of a product they produce
B. people can create new companies with few obstacles from the government
C. prices will fluctuate based on people acting in their own self interest
D. government regulation provides all business the opportunity to succeed - Answer -C.
prices will fluctuate based on people acting in their own self interest
,Read the following excerpt from the Inaugural Address by John F. Kennedy, January
20, 1961.
Now the trumpet summons us again - not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need;
not as a call to battle, though embattled we are - but a call to bear the burden of a long
twilight struggle, year in and year out, 'rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation'- a struggle
against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself.
Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and South, East
and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind? Will you join in that historic
effort?
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of
defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shirk from this responsibility
- I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other
people or any other generation. The en - Answer -C. communism
A student in a social studies class has selected the Korean War as a topic for his
research paper. What should his first step be?
A. Analyze the data for relevant information
B. Formulate questions to focus his research
C. Locate as many primary sources of data possible
D. Review the literature - Answer -B. Formulate questions to focus his research
Which of the following is an example of cultural diffusion?
A. While on a family vacation in Greece, a mother encourages her child to try new
foods, but the child refuses to eat anything unfamiliar.
B. A family immigrated to a new country and shared foods and traditions from their
culture with their new neighbors. Those neighbors eventually begin cooking some of the
foods themselves.
C. An individual attends college in a foreign country and struggles to speak and
understand the language spoken there.
D. A family immigrated to a new country and stopped celebrating some of the holidays
that were observed in their home country but are not widely observed in their new
country. - Answer -B. A family immigrated to a new country and shared foods and
traditions from their culture with their new neighbors. Those neighbors eventually begin
cooking some of the foods themselves.
Which of the following describes one of the reasons the Articles of Confederation
proved unsuccessful following the revolutionary war?
A. The federal government was prevented from declaring war.
B. The federal government was prevented from adding new states.
C. The federal government was prevented from collecting taxes.
D. The federal government was prevented from printing money. - Answer -C. The
federal government was prevented from collecting taxes.
,Which of the following is one of the earliest known examples of laws established to
regulate society and of the concept of the presumption of innocence?
A. Hammurabi's Code
B. Two Treatises of Government
C. Justinian's Code
D. Magna Carta - Answer -A. Hammurabi's Code
A fourth-grade teacher prepares a lesson for the following objective:
The student understands how effective leaders have been influential in the success of
our state and/or country.
To best address this objective, the teacher should have the students:
A. research to determine which past presidents were Texans and if they served as
governor of Texas first.
B. write a journal entry describing what makes someone a good leader, then determine
which of those characteristics they personally exhibit.
C. research then explain how character traits of past Texas governors influenced their
impact on our state.
D. compare the content of an important historical person's biography with the
information contained in their autobiography - Answer -C. research then explain how
character traits of past Texas governors influenced their impact on our state.
Which two are examples of how geography supported the success of Egyptian
civilization during the Bronze Age?
Select all answers that apply.
A. Mediterranean climate
B fertile farmland
C. many major rivers used for irrigation
D. natural fortification - Answer -B fertile farmland
D. natural fortification
During an equal period of time, builder A can build 10 homes with 10 employees and
builder B can build 5 homes with 10 employees. Builder A has ___________ of building
homes.
A. means of production
B. specialization
C. price control
D. absolute advantage - Answer -D. absolute advantage
Which of the following describes the power structure associated with a dictatorship?
A. The government is operated under divine rule by religious leaders.
, B. Power is typically granted based on heredity.
C. The nobility maintain power and control.
D. Power is generally seized through force or fraud and maintained using intimidation
and removal of citizens' basic liberties. - Answer -D. Power is generally seized through
force or fraud and maintained using intimidation and removal of citizens' basic liberties.
Miguel Hidalgo advocated for which of the following?
A. continuing the practice of slavery in new settlements
B. returning land to the indigeonous populations
C. creating secular settlements
D. continued allegiance to Spain - Answer -B. returning land to the indigeonous
populations
Which of the following is an example of how Egyptians adapted the environment to
meet their society's needs?
A. migrating along with herds of animals to ensure access to meat
B. build aqueducts to transport water across valleys
C. cleared dense forest to increase access to lumber for building
D. built canals to transport water to locations farther from the river - Answer -D. built
canals to transport water to locations farther from the river
Which part of the colonial government held the power of taxation?
A. the royal governor
B. the king
C. the council
D. the colonial assembly - Answer -D. the colonial assembly
Which of the following accurately describes a characteristic of the Texas Government?
A. All state court judges are appointed by the governor
B. The Texas Legislature meets only every other year.
C. The governor has no veto power over the budget passed by congress.
D. A bipartisan commission draws legislative district boundaries. - Answer -B. The
Texas Legislature meets only every other year.
Which of the following was not a cause of increased populations of cities in the early
1800s?
A. immigrants arriving from other parts of the world
B. Americans interested in the city experience
C. an increase in birth rates across the country
D. rural poverty due to decreased demand for crops - Answer -D. rural poverty due to
decreased demand for crops
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