Elementary Education Subtest 1 - social studies || very
Flawless.
social studies correct answers the study of political, economic, cultural, and environmental
aspects of societies in the past, present, and future
why is social studies helpful? correct answers helps students assess issues and make effective
value judgments in entities of the family, classroom, community, nation, and world
primary functions of government (3) correct answers maintain order, settle conflicts, and protect
the community by making/enforcing society's rules, laws, and regulations
public policy correct answers all things a government does
what does public policy include (10) correct answers taxation, defense, education, crime, health
care, transportation, economy, environment, civil rights, working conditions
3 kinds of power in a government correct answers legislative, executive, judicial
legislative branch correct answers the power to create laws
executive branch correct answers the power to administer the law
judicial branch correct answers the power to interpret laws and settle disputes
authoritarian government (2 types) correct answers the ultimate responsibility for exercising
governmental powers is held by a single person or small group (autocracy, oligarchy)
autocracy correct answers authoritarian government where one individual holds unlimited
political power
oligarchy correct answers authoritarian government where a small/elite group of people hold
supreme authority
democratic government (2 types) correct answers the responsibility for exercising governmental
powers is assigned to the people (direct, indirect/representative)
direct democracy correct answers public policy is established by the people themselves (only
effective in very small communities)
indirect/representative democracy correct answers the people choose a small group to act as their
representatives to carry out the policies of the government
america's first national government was based on the ___ ___ ___. correct answers Articles of
Confederation
, system of checks and balances correct answers used to keep the government from getting too
powerful in one branch
Article 1 correct answers defines the legislative branch and vests power to legislate in the
Congress
Congress (2 parts) correct answers senate, house of representatives
Article 2 correct answers defines the executive powers of the president, executive branch
enforces the laws of the land
Article 3 correct answers defines the judicial branch as the Supreme Court and inferior courts
that Congress sees necessary to establish
Constitution establishes a government based on the principles of ___. correct answers Federalism
federalism correct answers the sharing of power among the national, state, and local
governments
each state has its own ___, but all provisions of the state ___ must comply with the US ___.
correct answers constitution
powers reserved to the national government (7) correct answers print money, regulate
interstate/international trade, make treaties and conduct foreign policy, declare war, provide an
army/navy, establish post offices, make laws necessary to carry out these powers
powers reserved to the state governments (7) correct answers issue licenses, regulate intrastate
businesses, conduct elections, establish local governments, ratify amendments to the constitution,
take measures for public health/safety, exercise powers the constitution doesn't delegate to the
national government
powers shared by national and state governments (8) correct answers collect taxes, build roads,
borrow money, establish courts, make/enforce laws, charter banks and corporations, spend
money for the general welfare, take private property for public purposes with just compensation
just compensation correct answers a fair and reasonable amount of money to be paid for work
performed or to make one "whole" after loss due to damages
constitution was ratified in correct answers 1787
why was the bill of rights added to constitution? correct answers people expressed concern that
the constitution didn't protect certain freedoms
Bill of Rights correct answers 10 amendments
