Unit 1 Social Studies Bootcamp Review

Why are historians interested in studying historical events?

• To find better ways to control the climate around the world

• To improve educational systems around the world

• To increase crop production in order to feed more people

• To understand how people solved problems that they faced

How does contextualization help historians determine what happened in the past?

• By examining the time and place of documents, historians make connections between other events

• By examining who wrote the documents, historians will learn about the biases of the author.

• By examining multiple documents, historians can compare and contrast the two documents.

• By examining documents closely, historians will be able to learn more about events.

The city of Charlotte has decided to build a new high school. All of Charlotte’s population is involved in elections to vote on different designs and timelines. It takes twice as long to build the school and costs twice as much to make all the designs, run the elections, and make proposals of the final choice to the people.

What type of government is described here?

• A theocracy because the Catholic Church of Charlotte determines the design of the school.

• A dictatorship because the mayor of Charlotte determines the design of the school.

• An oligarchy because the high school leadership determines the design of the school.

• A democracy because citizens vote to determine the design of the school.

“It must be acknowledged that the term ‘republic’ is of very vague application in every language . . . I would say purely and simply it means a government by its citizens, acting directly and personally according to rules established by the majority.”-Thomas Jefferson, 1816

From the quote, what type of government would he most likely support?

• Government should be a dictatorship, with strict laws to rule the citizens.

• Government should be a monarchy, with a monarch making all of the decisions.

• Government should be a democracy, with a government led by the citizens.

• Government should be an oligarchy, with a few people making the decisions.

How does the rule of a dictatorship impact the citizens of a country?

• Citizens have more freedom because the government protects their rights.

• Citizens have more freedom because they are able to speak and vote freely.

• Citizens have less freedom because the government restricts their rights.

• Citizens have less freedom because they don’t ask the government for them.

Cuba has a dictator who makes all economic decisions for planning, production, and prices. What type of economic system does it have?

• Command Economy

• Mixed Economy

• Market Economy

• Traditional Economy

What role does the government play in a mixed economy?

• It regulates business by creating laws to protect workers and consumers.

• It doesn't play a role in mixed economies.

• It makes all of the decisions for the economy.

• It relies on customs and traditions to oversee the economy.

Which is an example of economic activity that comes from a traditional economic system?

• A group of students decide to steal school supplies from their other classmates.

• A teacher decides that every student in their class will receive a C.

• A group of students trade their snacks with each other in the school cafeteria.

• A teacher decides to allow students to create their own businesses.

Which of the following is a clear example of an element of a person’s culture?

• A person has numerous pet animals.

• A person’s family moves across the country.

• A person votes in every presidential election.

• A person speaks their native language Spanish at home.

How does an isolated culture contrast to a diverse culture?

• Cultural diffusion occurs quickly in an isolated culture.

• There is an abundance of technology available in an isolated culture.

• Changes in lifestyle occur slowly in an isolated culture.

• A large foreign born population typically lives in an isolated culture.