ISASP Social Studies

Question 1

On the ISASP Social Studies assessment, which level of government is primarily responsible for public education in Iowa?

Accepted Answer

State government

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Federal government

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County government

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City government

Question 2

Which document established the framework for the United States government and is the supreme law of the land?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. Constitution

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The Declaration of Independence

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The Bill of Rights

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The Articles of Confederation

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of the three branches of the U.S. government, as covered on the ISASP?

Accepted Answer

To separate powers and create a system of checks and balances

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To allow one branch to hold all governing authority

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To ensure that only elected officials can make laws

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To divide the country into three equal geographic regions

Question 4

On the ISASP Social Studies test, what does the term 'supply and demand' describe in economics?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between the availability of a product and consumers' desire for it, which influences price

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The process by which the government controls all prices in the market

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A law requiring businesses to produce equal quantities of all goods

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The amount of taxes collected by the government on all goods

Question 5

Which of the following correctly describes the role of the Iowa General Assembly?

Accepted Answer

It is the state legislature that creates Iowa's laws

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It is Iowa's highest court that interprets the state constitution

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It is the executive branch that enforces Iowa's laws

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It is a federal body that oversees Iowa's elections

Question 6

On the ISASP, what is the significance of the Homestead Act of 1862 for Iowa's history?

Accepted Answer

It encouraged settlement of the Midwest by granting land to settlers who improved it

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It established Iowa as the first free state in the Union

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It created the transcontinental railroad through Iowa

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It gave Iowa the right to regulate its own trade with neighboring states