- Which of the following actions contained a controversial fugitive slave provision?Answer the question by selecting the correct response.A.The Compromise of 1850B.The Missouri CompromiseC.The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854D.The Three-Fifths Compromise
- The Ring of Fire region is best known for which of the following characteristics?Answer the question by selecting the correct response.A.Slash-and-burn agricultureB.High levels of seismic activityC.Severe drought conditionsD.High number of wildfires
- Which of the following was a reaction by the American public to tensions created by the Cold War?Answer the question by selecting the correct response.A.A decline in entrepreneurshipB.The mass migration of minorities to rural areasC.The construction of private bomb sheltersD.A reduction in consumer spending
- Which of the following individuals helped end the system of apartheid in South Africa?Answer the question by selecting the correct response.A.Mohandas GandhiB.Mother TeresaC.Nelson MandelaD.The Dalai Lama
- Which of the following statements describes a characteristic of Turkey's largest city?Answer the question by selecting the correct response.A.It has a very high altitude.B.It has a tropical climate.C.It is the country's largest manufacturing center.D.It is considered part of Europe and Asia.
- Which of the following was a major effect of the New Deal in the United States?A. Increased federal government spendingB. Decreased involvement in foreign affairsC. Decreased wages for government workersD. Increased privatization of industries
- the British tried to discourage settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains by issuing the
- What did the United States Supreme Court conclude in its 1857 ruling on the Dred Scott case?A. The importation of slaves from Africa was illegal.B. Slaves were free once their owners took them to free states.C. Slaves had no legal right to sue for their freedom.D. Slaves could be freed once their owners died.
- is a historical region of Western Asia situated within the Tigris-Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent.
- Which of the following actions led to United States involvement in the First World War?A. The bombing of naval bases in the PacificB. The surrender of military forces from RussiaC. The invasion of neutral territories by GermanyD. The use of submarine warfare in the Atlantic
- Which of the following best describes why the Amazon Basin is considered a region?A.The tributaries of the Amazon River drain into the Atlantic Ocean.B.The indigenous people living in the Amazon rain forest speak the same language.C.Seasonal rainfall in the Amazon rain forest is consistent throughout the year.D.Physical characteristics are influenced by the tributaries of the Amazon River.
- Which of the following statements is consistent with the ideas of Thomas Hobbes and helped to influence the writing of the United States Constitution?A. The power to govern was a divine right granted to kings by God, which people were obliged to accept.B. The power to govern was endowed in individuals who organized a government and decreed communal ownership of the means of production.C. No order exists in a state of nature, and therefore people need to surrender some of their power and form a government to create order.D. Government is an evil and corrupting influence and should be replaced by a utopian society based on free will.
- The Russian people's interest in acquiring and wearing American blue jeans is an example ofA. cultural diversityB. cultural diffusionC. cultural adaptationD. acculturation
- the division of power between the national and state governments The U.S. Constitution establishes this federalist structure through the Tenth Amendment.
- Which of the following is best described as the study of individual economic behavior?A.MicroeconomicsB.MacroeconomicsC.Social economicsD.Institutional economics
- Which of the following best describes the prime meridian?A.Longitude line that divides Earth into Eastern and Western HemispheresB.Line of latitude that divides Earth into Northern and Southern HemispheresC.Longitude line that demarcates the change of the calendar dayD.Line of latitude that marks the most northerly point on a map
- Which of the following architectural innovations is attributed to classical Greece?A.AqueductB.MinaretC.Ionic columnD.Flying buttress
- Which of the following is true of the effect of high tariffs on an economy in the long run?A. They increase the market for exports.B. They decrease employment in the industries protected by the tariff.C. They benefit some groups at the expense of others.D. They encourage industries protected by the tariff to be more efficient and competitive.
- Which of the following objectives is expressly stated in the preamble to the Constitution?A.Providing for the common defense and establishing political partiesB.Providing for the common defense and establishing justiceC.Insuring domestic tranquility and establishing voting proceduresD.Promoting the general welfare and establishing political parties
- Which of the following would most contribute to an entrepreneur's success?A.Tariffs and exportsB.Labor and exportsC.Capital and tariffsD.Labor and capital