TASC Social Studies 2

Question 1

Which document begins with the phrase 'We the People of the United States'?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. Constitution

Answer

The Declaration of Independence

Answer

The Articles of Confederation

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The Bill of Rights

Question 2

What economic concept describes the cost of the next-best alternative given up when making a choice?

Accepted Answer

Opportunity cost

Answer

Inflation

Answer

Supply

Answer

Marginal benefit

Question 3

The Mississippi River flows generally in which direction toward the Gulf of Mexico?

Accepted Answer

South

Answer

North

Answer

East

Answer

West

Question 4

Which branch of the U.S. government interprets laws and the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Judicial

Answer

Legislative

Answer

Executive

Answer

Bureaucratic

Question 5

The Industrial Revolution primarily involved a shift from what to what?

Accepted Answer

Hand production to machine manufacturing

Answer

Farming to hunting

Answer

Trade to subsistence

Answer

Cities to villages

Question 6

Which right is protected by the First Amendment?

Accepted Answer

Freedom of speech

Answer

Right to bear arms

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Right to a speedy trial

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Protection from unreasonable searches

Question 7

A pie chart showing a country's budget would best be used to display what?

Accepted Answer

Parts of a whole

Answer

Change over time

Answer

Geographic location

Answer

Cause and effect