Praxis Social Studies Exam 2

Question 1

What is the greatest legacy of the Phoenician civilization?

Accepted Answer

Alphabet

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Pyramids

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Merchant Ships

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Monotheism

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Iron Tools

Question 2

"Communism is diffrent from any other ideological and social system and is the most complete, progressive, revolutionary and rational system in human history." This quote was most likely said by

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Mao Zedong

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Mohanda Gandhi

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David Lloyd George

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Adolf Hitler

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Woodrow Wilson

Question 3

What were the years of World War I?

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1914-1945

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1861-1865

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1885-1914

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1949-1953

Question 4

World War II ended in the Pacific theater when

Accepted Answer

The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and later on Nagasaki

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Mao Zedong became the Communist leader of China

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The U.S. began its "island-hopping" campaign.

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Japan surrendered to the U.S. Navy

Question 5

Which of the following was not a world or regional organization created after World War II?

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League of Nations

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

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United Nations (UN)

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World Bank

Question 6

A __________. often described as a centralized government, is one in which all the powers held by the government belong to a single, central agency.

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unitary government

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democratic government

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presidential government

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parliamentary government

Question 7

Why is the nominating stage important in the electoral process?

Accepted Answer

Nominations set real limits to the choices voters can make in general elections.

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In a democracy, the general election is little more than a formality.

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Major party candidates spend more money in an effort to win nominations than they do during general elections.

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Only Republicans and Democrats can take part in the nomination process.

Question 8

Which of the following have had an impact on increasing voting rights for African Americans?

Accepted Answer

Civil Rights movement

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Women's suffrage movement

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Voter disenfranchisement

Question 9

The power to levy and collect taxes is an example of what types of powers?

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Concurrent powers

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Reserved powers

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Expressed powers

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Delegated powers

Question 10

What is the name of the ancient city located in the Andes Mountains of Peru?

Accepted Answer

Machu Picchu

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Chichen Itza

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Tenochtitlan

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Teotihuacan