M-STEP Social Studies Knowledge & Civic Understanding 5

Question 1

What is the term for the exclusive right given to a creator to reproduce, publish, or sell their creative work?

Accepted Answer

Copyright

Answer

A copyright grants the creator of an original work the exclusive legal right to determine how it may be used and distributed.

Question 2

Which principle of the U.S. government ensures that no single branch becomes too powerful by giving each branch ways to limit the others?

Accepted Answer

Checks and balances

Answer

Checks and balances is the system by which each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the other two branches.

Question 3

What was the significance of the Underground Railroad in U.S. history?

Accepted Answer

It was a secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom

Answer

The Underground Railroad was a secret network of routes and safe houses that helped enslaved African Americans escape to free states and Canada before the Civil War.

Question 4

In economics, what term describes the additional cost of producing one more unit of a good or service?

Accepted Answer

Marginal cost

Answer

Marginal cost is the change in total cost that comes from producing one additional unit of output.

Question 5

What type of government does the United States have, in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf?

Accepted Answer

Representative democracy (republic)

Answer

The United States is a representative democracy, or republic, where citizens vote for elected officials who govern and make laws on their behalf.

(M-STEP) Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress Practice Test

(M-STEP) Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress Practice Test

M-STEP Social Studies Knowledge & Civic Understanding 5