Failed Praxis Practice Flashcards
(52 cards)
Truman Doctrine
gave support to countries fighting against communism
Which of the following best describes a major effect of plantation agriculture in the Americas during the period 1500 to 1700? C
Africans involuntarily migrated to South America.
Which of the following philosophers argued that the protection of private property is a central function of governments?
John Locke - private property
Which of the following terms describes the process by which bureaucrats interpret the meaning of laws and decide how they should be implemented?
A. Lawmaking
Rule making process
The framers of the Constitution argued that judicial independence would be best protected by
LIfe tenure with good behavior
Media coverage of elections that primarily focuses on which candidates are ahead and behind in the polls is referred to as
Horse race reporting
Articles of Confederation vs. The Constitution
Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States had a unicameral national legislature and acquired additional territory through the Northwest Ordinance.
Under the Constitution, the United States has a bicameral national legislature which is empowered to regulate interstate trade.
Which of the following is a difference between the Senate and the House of Representatives?
The senate is governed by fewer rules
Interest groups regularly engage in which of the following activities?
File amiricus curie briefs and donate to electoral campaigns
Selective incorporation is the process by which
certain protections of the Bill of Rights have been applied at the state level.
Which of the following best characterizes the Supreme Court’s ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut?
Married couples have privacy rights against legislature
Which of the following is an example of pork-barrel politics?
Directing federal funds to a representative’s district via legislation
What is agglomeration?
Agglomeration occurs when similar firms or businesses within the same industry locate in close proximity to each other (subway and Walmart)
What is an example of a nation-state?
Japan!
Which map commonly found on classroom maps of the world and in the image above, accurately depicts the size of the continents but is not true to direction?
Robinson projection maps is designed to minimize distortion of the continents on world maps in terms of their relative size, especially near the polar regions.
Which of the following most likely led to the shift in human societies from hunting and gathering to agriculture beginning circa 8,000 B.C.E. ?
Climate change
Which of the following best describes the political organization of Maya civilization circa 300–700 C.E.?
a collection of independent city-states
Which of the following statements best describes the environmental consequences of the Columbian Exchange?
The Columbian Exchange references animals (also plants, etc.)
Which of the following is a similarity between Christianity in western Europe and Islam in the Middle East before 1000 C.E.?
BOTH were influenced by Judeasm
Which of the following did Louis XIV of France and Peter the Great of Russia have in common as monarchs?
Both distrusted the noble class
Which of the following best describes a major effect of plantation agriculture in the Americas during the period 1500 to 1700?
forced migration of enslaved Africans
Which of the following was an important effect of the Protestant Reformation in Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
Increased literacy
Which of the following statements regarding the circumstances of Canada, Australia, and South Africa within the British Empire during the nineteenth century is most true?
All had considerable autonomy with a large population of European settlers
Why did the European revolutions of 1848 fail in the years immediately following the uprisings?
crushed by existing governments and military supported by middle class
