21st Century Social Studies Quiz

Which of the following would be the BEST title for this bulleted list?

• Reasons to Purchase Apple Products

• Positive Impacts of the Internet on Society

• Competition Between Technology Companies

• Effects of Information on the Economy

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5.1

5.22

5.22.B

Patriot Day honors those who lost their lives to terrorism on -

• D-Day

• Independence Day

• September 11th

• Labor Day

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5.16.A

What are TWO things that happened as a result of the 2008 presidential election?

• A new healthcare bill was passed, called Obamacare.

• The U.S. invaded two countries and a new currency was introduced.

• A new president was elected and climate change policies were implemented.

• The first Hispanic female was appointed as a Supreme Court Justice.

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5.18.A

5.5.B

What was the effect from the cause that Al-Queda attacked the World Trade Center (Twin Towers) and the Pentagon?

• A. The U.S. invaded Afghanistan

• B. The U.S. created better computers

• C. The U.S. elected a new president

• D. The U.S. prevented future disasters

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5.5.B

Which of the following are benefits of free enterprise? Select TWO correct answers.

• Companies develop competing products to attract more customers.

• One company often controls the entire industry.

• Advancements in technology increased production.

• Prices of goods increased for consumers.

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5.1

After the September 11th attacks, the Transportation Security Agency increased security by -

• enforcing traffic laws

• screening people and luggage at airports

• protecting America’s borders

• searching people’s electronic devices

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5.5.B

Apple and Samsung have become leading cell phone industries because they -

• are taxed higher, and cost more, than other electronics

• have used the same parts since the 1990s

• are the only cell phone providers in the U.S.

• frequently improve and create new products.

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5.22

5.22.B

5.22.C

Hurricane Katrina was -

• Reasons for Better Weather Technology

• One of America’s Worst Natural Disasters

• Honoring Louisiana’s First Responders

• Advances in Weather Forecasting

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5.24.B

Which of the following events are connected to the Iraq War? Circle TWO correct answers.

• The United Nations arrested Saddam Hussein in Iraq

• Other foreign countries protected Saddam Hussein

• Saddam Hussein was captured and given to the Iraqi people who executed him

• President Bush believed Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction

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5.5.B

Which act gave law enforcement more power to search through private information?

• Stamp Act

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Hurricane Act

• Patriot Act

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5.5.B