GMAS Social Studies 3

Question 1

What was the Missouri Compromise of 1820 designed to do?

Accepted Answer

Balance the number of free and slave states

Answer

The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state to maintain the balance of power between slave and free states in the Senate.

Question 2

Which branch of government has the power to declare laws unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

Judicial branch

Answer

The judicial branch, specifically the Supreme Court, exercises the power of judicial review to determine whether laws violate the Constitution.

Question 3

What is the term for an economic situation where prices rise rapidly and money loses its purchasing power?

Accepted Answer

Inflation

Answer

Inflation occurs when the general price level rises over time, reducing the purchasing power of money.

Question 4

The Georgia Colony was originally founded in 1733 primarily as a place for which group?

Accepted Answer

Debtors from English prisons

Answer

General James Oglethorpe founded Georgia in 1733 partly as a haven for English debtors who could get a fresh start in the New World.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the concept of federalism in the U.S. government?

Accepted Answer

Power is divided between national and state governments

Answer

Federalism is the system in which governmental power is divided and shared between the national (federal) government and the state governments.

(GMAS) Georgia Milestones Assessment System Practice Test

(GMAS) Georgia Milestones Assessment System Practice Test

GMAS Social Studies 3