Elementary Education K–6

Subtest 2 – Social Science

Test Format and Sample Questions

The Social Science subtest contains approximately 45 multiple-choice items. You will have 65 minutes to complete the subtest.

Each of the questions will contain four response options. You will choose the best response out of the available options, and indicate A, B, C, or D.

The table below presents types of questions on the exam and directs you to examples of these formats among the sample items that follow.

Table of Question Formats

Type of Question	Sample Question
Sentence Completion Select the response option that best completes the sentence.	Question 1
Scenario Examine a classroom situation or a student composition. Then select the response option that best answers a question, recommends a course of action, or gives the appropriate evaluation or teacher comment.	Question 2
Direct Question Choose the response option that best answers the question.	Question 8

Sample Questions

The following questions represent both the form and content of questions on the examination. These questions will acquaint you with the general format of the examination; however, these sample questions do not cover all of the competencies and skills that are tested and will only approximate the degree of examination difficulty.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 1—Knowledge of effective instructional practice and assessment of the social sciences

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

To assess a student’s ability to analyze the draining of the Everglades and the development of South Florida, it would be most effective to ask the student to

Choose an answer

1. participate in a play about the state’s agriculture.
2. prepare a report on early exploration in the area.
3. label a blank political map of the state.
4. write a cause-and-effect essay about the region.

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 1—Knowledge of effective instructional practice and assessment of the social sciences

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

A 2^nd-second grade teacher is planning a lesson on the Constitution. Of the following, which would be the most appropriate primary source through which to present the lesson?

Choose an answer

1. watch a video clip of the Emancipation Proclamation
2. read a complex text about the Boston Tea Party
3. view a replica of the Constitution document
4. sing a song about legal documents

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 1—Knowledge of effective instructional practice and assessment of the social sciences

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which materials are best for helping kindergarten students learn how families are alike and how they differ?

Choose an answer

1. books, pictures, and video media
2. encyclopedia, pictures, and interviews
3. art prints, documentaries, and video media
4. songs, books, and slides

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: A.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 1—Knowledge of effective instructional practice and assessment of the social sciences

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

A 5^thfifth -grade teacher wants to deliver a lesson showing students how to compare cultural aspects of ancient American civilizations. Which of the following would be appropriate topics to plan lessons around?

Choose an answer

1. mound builders and cliff dwellings
2. slavery and civil rights
3. mythology and battles
4. hunters and gatherers

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Correct Response: A.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 1—Knowledge of effective instructional practice and assessment of the social sciences

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which of the following would be the most ideal desk arrangement for a cooperative learning activity?

Choose an answer

1. straight rows of desks
2. desks arranged in a large circle
3. group of four desks in a cluster, facing each other
4. no desks, all students sitting on the read-aloud rug

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 1—Knowledge of effective instructional practice and assessment of the social sciences

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which of the following would be the most appropriate social studies service learning project in an elementary classroom?

Choose an answer

1. hosting a city official as a guest speaker
2. organizing a "Get Out the Vote" campaign
3. taking a field trip to the local museum
4. volunteering at an animal shelter

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

In the summer of 1765, the Sons of Liberty organized to protest against the

Choose an answer

1. Quartering Act.
2. Stamp Act.
3. Townshend Act.
4. Tea Act.

Answer Enter to expand or collapse answer. Answer expanded

Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Between 1849 and 1852, nearly 250,000 people arrived in California, which ultimately led to the admission of California as a state in 1850. Which was the cause of the largest migration in American history to date?

Choose an answer

1. California Gold Rush
2. discovery of oil and gas
3. expansion of the fur trade
4. Transcontinental Railroad

Answer Enter to expand or collapse answer. Answer expanded

Correct Response: A.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which of the following revenue collection attempts has been seen as an immediate precipitating cause of the Revolutionary War?

Choose an answer

1. Tea Act
2. Sugar Act
3. Stamp Act
4. Currency Act

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Correct Response: A.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which of the following was a result of the Dred Scott case?

Choose an answer

1. Slavery in the Union and its territories was abolished.
2. The Missouri Compromise was ruled as unconstitutional.
3. States were given fewer rights to make their own laws.
4. The power of the U.S. Congress was legitimized.

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which of the following events contributed to the end of the medieval period in European history?

Choose an answer

1. the Spanish Inquisition
2. the invasion of England by William the Conqueror
3. the Crusades
4. the first transatlantic voyage by Christopher Columbus

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which primary source, when analyzed, discredits the practice of "separate but equal"?

Choose an answer

1. Civil Rights Act of 1965
2. I Have a Dream Speech
3. Autobiography of Malcolm X
4. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which primary source would best present the conditions under which the Rough Riders operated during the Spanish-American War?

Choose an answer

1. biography of a Rough Rider
2. interview with a widow of a Rough Rider
3. history textbook covering the origin of the Rough Riders
4. diary of Theodore Roosevelt about his experience as a Rough Rider

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Block printing originated in what country?

Choose an answer

1. Japan
2. Germany
3. England
4. China

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Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

The belief system founded in China by Lao-tzu is

Choose an answer

1. Buddhism.
2. Hinduism.
3. Taoism.
4. Shintoism.

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which ancient civilization invented gunpowder?

Choose an answer

1. China
2. Egypt
3. Mesoamerica
4. Sumer

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: A.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

The Code of Justinian was developed in which empire?

Choose an answer

1. British
2. Roman
3. Mongol
4. Byzantine

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Identify the statement below that represents a historical fact from the Reconstruction Period.

Choose an answer

1. Slavery was the foremost cause of the Civil War.
2. Northern leadership was superior to the South's during the Civil War.
3. Southerners were more willing to fight than Northerners.
4. A constitutional amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Select the combination of leader and reform that is historically correct.

Choose an answer

1. Sun Yat-sen - Chinese Cultural Revolution
2. Hammurabi - Code of Laws
3. Hadrian - Roman Code of Justice
4. Asoka - Indian Temple Court

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which system rewarded conquistadors with tracts of land and the right to tax and demand labor from Native Americans who lived on the land?

Choose an answer

1. ejido
2. mestizo
3. latifundio
4. encomienda

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

The theory of government found in the Declaration of Independence originated with the ideas of

Choose an answer

1. John Donne.
2. Thomas Paine.
3. John Locke.
4. James Madison.

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Who explored Florida, became governor, died of a fever, and was buried in the Mississippi River?

Choose an answer

1. Hernán Cortés
2. Francisco Pizarro
3. Ponce de León
4. Hernando de Soto

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

The document that helped establish the principle that the British king is subject to the law was the

Choose an answer

1. Fundamental Orders.
2. Toleration Act.
3. Magna Carta.
4. Declaration of the Rights of Man.

Answer Enter to expand or collapse answer. Answer expanded

Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which of the following came about as a result of the industrialization of America in the late 1800s18 hundreds?

Choose an answer

1. the Fair Deal
2. the New Deal
3. the Progressive Era
4. the Reconstruction Era

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Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which period of United States history would be associated with the following terms:

National Recovery Administration, New Deal, Civilian Conservation Groups?

Choose an answer

1. Progressive Era
2. World War I
3. Industrial Age
4. Great Depression

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Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which immigrant gained recognition as the king of the steel industry?

Choose an answer

1. J. Pierpont Morgan
2. John D. Rockefeller
3. Andrew Carnegie
4. King C. Gillette

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Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

During which decade of United States history would one encounter the following terms:

The McCarthy era, the Korean Conflict, and Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka?

Choose an answer

1. 1930s
2. 1940s
3. 1950s
4. 1960s

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Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

The policy initiated by President Nixon to relax tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union was

Choose an answer

1. containment.
2. isolationism.
3. détente.
4. nationalism.

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

The Treaty of Paris of 1763 gave which European nation control of most of the territory east of the Mississippi River, to include the 13 colonies?

Choose an answer

1. Spain
2. France
3. Norway
4. England

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

What development enabled Florida to be more rapidly integrated back into the country following the Civil War and Reconstruction?

Choose an answer

1. canal building
2. ship building
3. highways
4. railroads

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 2—Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

One of the ways that the issue concerning the education of the newly freed slaves was addressed in Florida was

Choose an answer

1. integration of schools.
2. year round education.
3. coeducational universities.
4. normal and training schools.

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Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 3—Knowledge of people, places, and environment (i.e., geography)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

The formal name the United States of America denotes which type of region?

Choose an answer

1. language
2. religious
3. political
4. climate

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Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 3—Knowledge of people, places, and environment (i.e., geography)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

In any particular location, the geographic theme of place should be affected LEAST by

Choose an answer

1. the passage of 10 years' time.
2. severe changes in climate patterns.
3. the introduction of a new industry.
4. people holding on to old traditions.

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Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 3—Knowledge of people, places, and environment (i.e., geography)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which of the following is essential when describing absolute location in geography?

Choose an answer

1. tracking areas using technology tools such as GPS
2. describing the place using cardinal directions on a map
3. giving coordinates of latitude and longitude on a grid system
4. using easy directions with words such as nearby or close by

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Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 3—Knowledge of people, places, and environment (i.e., geography)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

According to the following graph of the world's production of petroleum, which statement is most correct?

The graph is a bar graph with two sets of data bars. The title is World Crude Oil Production, 1975 and 1985. The vertical axis is labeled Thousand Barrels per Day, with values marked from 0 to 20,000 in increments of 2500. The horizontal axis is labeled with the names of the following 7 world regions: North America, Central and South America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe and USSR, Middle East, Africa, and Far East and Oceania. A key indicates that the bars with a dot pattern represent the year 1975 and the bars with a line pattern represent the year 1985. The data values that I read are approximate. They are as follows. North America. 1975, 10,400. 1985, 14,000. Central and South America 1975, 3,600. 1985, 3,600. Western Europe 1975, 600. 1985, 3,800. Eastern Europe and USSR 1975, 9,900. 1985, 11,400. Middle East 1975, 19,200. 1985, 10,100. Africa 1975, 4,900. 1985, 4,800. Far East and Oceania 1975, 3,600. 1985, 5,600.

Choose an answer

1. In 1975, Middle East production was greater than all other countries in the Western Hemisphere.
2. Western Europe has increased production by 5,000 barrels a day since 1985.
3. Eastern European and U.S.S.R. production of oil was greater than the Free World's in 1985.
4. The Middle East doubled its oil production in the period shown on the graph.

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Correct Response: A.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 3—Knowledge of people, places, and environment (i.e., geography)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Many of China's first inhabitants had to produce their own goods rather than obtaining them through trade because

Choose an answer

1. China was subject to natural disasters that wiped out roads.
2. most villages were sealed off behind large walls to keep out invaders.
3. China was isolated by geographical barriers.
4. most villages were isolated by language differences.

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Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 3—Knowledge of people, places, and environment (i.e., geography)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

One current effect of fencing free range in the western United States is

Choose an answer

1. higher cattle prices.
2. the raising of fewer cattle.
3. fewer accidents caused by cattle roaming onto highways.
4. the division of larger ranches into many smaller ranches.

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Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 3—Knowledge of people, places, and environment (i.e., geography)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Between 196019 60 and 2000, over 11,000,000 Latin Americans migrated to the United States. The majority of these Latin Americans left their homelands to

Choose an answer

1. escape oppressive dictatorships.
2. pursue employment opportunities.
3. get a better education.
4. gain access to improved health care.

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Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 4—Knowledge of government and the citizen (i.e., government and civics)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which of the following U.S. documents states that the purposes of government include establishing justice and securing the blessings of liberty?

Choose an answer

1. the Articles of Confederation
2. the Constitution of the United States
3. the Declaration of Independence
4. the Bill of Rights

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Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 4—Knowledge of government and the citizen (i.e., government and civics)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Over the course of U.S. history, six constitutional amendments have expanded voting rights to more citizens to include African Americans, women, and young citizens.

Which amendment specifically gave women the right to vote?

Choose an answer

1. Fifteenth amendment
2. Nineteenth amendment
3. Twenty-fourth amendment
4. Twenty-sixth amendment

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Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 4—Knowledge of government and the citizen (i.e., government and civics)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

The powers of government are distributed at the national, state, and local levels. Which power listed is reserved exclusively for the state governments?

Choose an answer

1. power to regulate educational policies
2. power to regulate the coinage of money
3. power to regulate treaties with foreign nations
4. power to regulate trade among the states

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Correct Response: A.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 4—Knowledge of government and the citizen (i.e., government and civics)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

What executive power is unique to Florida's governor when compared to the executive power of the president of the United States?

Choose an answer

1. final override of decisions made by their respective cabinets
2. use of the line-item veto
3. appointments of U.S. Supreme Court justices
4. pardoning of convicted criminals

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Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 4—Knowledge of government and the citizen (i.e., government and civics)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

In Florida, property taxes are primarily used to raise revenue at which of the following levels of government?

Choose an answer

1. city
2. county
3. regional
4. state

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Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 4—Knowledge of government and the citizen (i.e., government and civics)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

A man is walking down a public street window-shopping. A robbery is reported in that same area. Police officers stop and search the man. He could contest this search on the grounds that it was a violation of his rights under the

Choose an answer

1. Second Amendment.
2. Third Amendment.
3. Fourth Amendment.
4. Eighth Amendment.

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Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 4—Knowledge of government and the citizen (i.e., government and civics)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

An individual's right to security is protected by

Choose an answer

1. affirmative action.
2. limited government.
3. freedom of assembly.
4. due process of law.

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Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 4—Knowledge of government and the citizen (i.e., government and civics)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which of the following statements is true concerning the Constitution of the United States?

Choose an answer

1. The Constitution is a framework of how our government operates; it is composed of ideals drawn from the Colonial Charters, the Articles of Confederation, and the Declaration of Independence.
2. The Constitution is composed of five articles, including a Bill of Rights that deals with the allocation of power among the branches of government.
3. The Constitution was written by a small body of men headed by Thomas Jefferson. The introduction to this document is called the Preamble.
4. The Constitution was readily adopted by each state following the meeting in Philadelphia. Those pushing for its adoption were called Federalists.

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Correct Response: A.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 4—Knowledge of government and the citizen (i.e., government and civics)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures?

Choose an answer

1. Fourth Amendment
2. Fifth Amendment
3. Sixth Amendment
4. Eighth Amendment

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Correct Response: A.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 4—Knowledge of government and the citizen (i.e., government and civics)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

The type of primary in which voters may choose to participate in either political party's primary regardless of their own affiliation is known as a(an)

Choose an answer

1. closed primary.
2. nonpartisan primary.
3. winner-take-all primary.
4. open primary.

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Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 4—Knowledge of government and the citizen (i.e., government and civics)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

According to the U.S. Constitution, the electoral college elects the president and is comprised of a group of individuals equal to each state's number of

Choose an answer

1. counties.
2. justices and mayors.
3. individuals above the age of 18.
4. U.S. senators and representatives.

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Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 5—Knowledge of production, distribution, and consumption (i.e., economics)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

The Latin phrase caveat emptor encourages consumers to

Choose an answer

1. use comparison shopping to get the best prices.
2. avoid using credit to buy products.
3. refuse to buy items on impulse or hunches.
4. examine products carefully before purchasing.

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Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 5—Knowledge of production, distribution, and consumption (i.e., economics)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

The Arab oil embargo, begun in 197319 73 after the U.S. decision to aid Israel, was most significant because

Choose an answer

1. it marked the resentment that caused the beginning of the Persian Gulf War.
2. U.S. farmers stopped selling their food products in the Middle East.
3. the United States realized it did not have unlimited resources and needed fuel.
4. the United States was forced to drop ties with Israel and withdraw its support.

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Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 5—Knowledge of production, distribution, and consumption (i.e., economics)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

In 2001, California solved its electricity shortage by

Choose an answer

1. securing federal funding.
2. purchasing electricity from other states.
3. deregulating public utilities.
4. building hydroelectric power plants.

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Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 5—Knowledge of production, distribution, and consumption (i.e., economics)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which of the following is a benefit to a market economy?

Choose an answer

1. the federal government makes decisions regarding production and prices
2. consumer decisions cause the prices of goods and services to fluctuate
3. consumer decisions set price ceilings and price floors for products
4. the federal government rations items that are in short supply

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Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 5—Knowledge of production, distribution, and consumption (i.e., economics)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

The business most likely to be a corporation is a(an)

Choose an answer

1. individual caterer.
2. electronics manufacturer.
3. dog-walking service.
4. neighborhood dry cleaner.

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Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 5—Knowledge of production, distribution, and consumption (i.e., economics)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

The primary benefit from international trade is

Choose an answer

1. increased world output of goods and services.
2. decreased consumption of the world's resources.
3. increased standards of living for developing nations.
4. decreased political tensions between nations.

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Correct Response: A.

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Subtest 2 - Social Science

Competency 5—Knowledge of production, distribution, and consumption (i.e., economics)

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

The economic expansion after World War II resulted primarily from

Choose an answer

1. larger labor pools.
2. greater access to natural resources.
3. smaller trade deficits.
4. significant advances in technology.

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Correct Response: D.

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