MCA Social Studies & Civic Education 3

Question 1

What was the main goal of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s in the United States?

Accepted Answer

To achieve equal rights and end racial segregation and discrimination

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To expand U.S. territory overseas

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To increase immigration from European countries

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To reform the U.S. economic system

Question 2

What does the term 'globalization' refer to in social studies?

Accepted Answer

The increasing interconnection of economies, cultures, and governments worldwide

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The process by which nations become more isolated from one another

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The effort to standardize all world currencies

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A policy of one nation controlling many others politically

Question 3

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

19th Amendment

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13th Amendment

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15th Amendment

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24th Amendment

Question 4

How do citizens in a representative democracy participate in government?

Accepted Answer

By electing officials who make decisions on their behalf

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By voting directly on every law and policy

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By letting judges decide all matters of public policy

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By petitioning the military to enforce public will

Question 5

What is the primary function of a map's legend (or key)?

Accepted Answer

To explain the symbols and colors used on the map

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To show the direction of north on the map

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To indicate the scale of distance on the map

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To list the names of all geographic features shown

Question 6

Which economic concept describes the cost of choosing one option over another, including the value of what is given up?

Accepted Answer

Opportunity cost

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Inflation

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Supply and demand

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Gross domestic product

Question 7

What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad in the 19th century United States?

Accepted Answer

To secretly help enslaved people escape to freedom in the North or Canada

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To transport goods between Northern and Southern states by rail

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To provide transportation for freed African Americans to Africa

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To move Union troops quickly during the Civil War