Social Studies Test Over Economics, Government, and History
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1)  Mrs. Bee was really upset. She wanted all of her students to read a particular book but she only had 20 copies. Mrs. Bee currently has 25 students in her classroom.  What is scarce in this situation? *
2) Anna has been reading a great book all night but she also needs to finish her homework.  If she continues to read, without any interruptions, she thinks that she could finish the book in about an hour.  But, Anna only has an hour before she must go to bed.  What is scarce in this situation? *
3) Which of these items would be a natural resource? *
4) Faith wants to go bowling this Friday.  Each game costs $2.25 and the shoes she'll need to rent costs $2.00.  Faith wants to bowl at least two games but she only has $5.00.  What is scarce in this situation? *
5) Dylan's mom told him that he could have two friends spend the night at his house. He wanted to invite Dade, Easton, and Henry but his mom insisted that he could only choose two people.  So, Dylan decided to invite Dade and Henry.  What was the opportunity cost of his decision? *
6) Which of these items would a capital resource? *
7) Jaxon and Aiden really enjoy eating at Pizza Hut.  The waiters or waitresses are always nice, the salad bar is always full of yummy fruits and vegetables, the restaurant is never dirty, and the pizza that the chefs make tastes so good! What would Pizza Hut be considered? *
8) McKenna and Naomi also enjoy eating at Pizza Hut.  The waiters or waitresses are always nice, the salad bar is always full of yummy fruits and vegetables, the restaurant is never dirty, and the pizza that the chefs make tastes so good! What would McKenna and Naomi be considered in this economic situation? *
9) Using the example from question 8, identify a human resource. *
10) Using the example from question 8, identify a capital resource. *
11) Which of these items would be a human resource? *
12) Frank's father brought home three tickets for a Friday night basketball game.  His mom came home from work with three movie passes for a preview that will be shown on Friday night only.  Each event starts at 7:00 p.m. The family decided to use the basketball tickets. What was the opportunity cost of his decision? *
13) Choose a CLEAR example interdependence *
14) Isaac often goes grocery shopping with his grandmother.  During their most recent trip to the grocery store, Isaac's grandmother mentions that the price of apples is much higher this year than it was one year ago. Isaac remembers hearing on the news that several large apple orchards had a ton of spoiled apples. Choose the BEST reason for why the price of apples might have increased in the past year? *
15) Choose a CLEAR example interdependence *
16) Bob was amazed by the interdependence of McDonalds. The cooks were preparing fries, the cashier was taking a customer's order, an employee was cleaning the floor, and the manager was trying to resolve a customer's complaint. Bob wished that his business could work more like this.  Choose an example of interdependence below (Hint: You're looking for TWO ways the RESTAURANT is working together). *
17) Ariel's mother asked her to baby-sit her baby cousin on Friday night.  She had offered to pay her $5.00 an hour for her sitting services.  Ariel was also invited to attend a concert that same night.  She decided to go to the concert.  What was the opportunity cost of her decision? *
18) Each year, Jadon and his buddies would attend a Call of Duty tournament together.  Each member of the team has a specific role.  Lorenzo and Dalton run around the map side by side, Lilly uses rockets to take out enemy helicopters, and Jadon is the sniper of the team.  Choose an example of specializing below. *
19) The Iroquois Indians were a very productive group of people.  The men would focus on clearing the land, make tools out of animal bones, and hunt animals in the forest.  The women and children would plant and harvest crops, make clothing out of animal skins, and prepare food daily. One chief was even know for being very skilled at taking down wild bears. Choose an example of specializing below. *
20) Choose an example of interdependence below based on the information from question 19. *
21) Sears adopted the Kardashian line of clothing back in 2012.  The clothes were marked at high prices to at first.  Two years later, Sears still has a lot of the collection but now the clothing is marked down by 50% or more.  Why did this happen? *
22) Over ten years ago, Vince McMahan decided to started a new football league called the XFL.  His company made all kinds of products for people to buy hoping that the season would turn out to be a success.  After several months of poor ratings, Vince decided to cancel all future seasons.  The stores that bought his products all decided to mark down their products by 50% or more.  Why did this occur? *
23) Identify a good. *
24) Identify a service *
25) Identify a service *
26) Identify a good *
27) How does the government pay for goods and services they supply like the post office? *
28) What does the term "income" mean? *
29) The legislative branch has the power to... *
30) The judicial branch has the power to... *
31) The executive branch has the power to... *
32) How can the EXECUTIVE branch "check" the legislative branch? *
33) How can the JUDICIAL branch "check" the legislative branch? *
34) The president is unsure about the situation in Iran.  He's tried talking with their leaders, he's enforced different penalties on their economy, but the situation is just getting worse.  He's beginning to think that he'll need to send in our military.  Which branch of the government has this power?
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35) Bob wants to make a new law that requires every school to allow students thirty extra minutes of play time.  After writing out the plan in a bill, both houses of Congress debated and vote on it.  It's now heading to the president's desk to be signed.  Which branch of the government has the power to do this? *
36) What group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years before Columbus? *
37) What was Columbus trying to prove when he went on his expedition? *
38) What did Columbus promise the King and Queen of Spain if they funded his expedition? *
39) Why did many other countries decide to start colonies in the Americas? *
40) Which person figured out that Columbus had found a brand new continent unknown to Europeans? *
41) Why did many explorers often need help from kings and queens in order to go on an expedition? *
42) What killed the majority of Native Americans that were living in the Americas? *
43) Choose a responsible way a citizen could participate in their government. *
44) Choose a responsible way a citizen could participate in their government. *
45) Choose a responsible way a citizen could participate in their government. *
46) The Kentland council have decided to build a highway over an old cemetery.  This has made Jane along with many other members of the community VERY upset.  What could Jane do to voice her opinion?  Remember, choose the BEST answer(s)! *
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