Social Studies 1St 9 Weeks Common Assessment for 6Th Grade

Social Studies 1st 9 Weeks Test Review

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1. Which foreign policy issue listed below has generated the greatest current debate between the U.S. and Mexico?

2. What has been the long term significance of French settlers in Canada?

3. A famine in Ireland is an example of a ______factor that drove people to consider ______in search of a new life in America. Which words complete the sentence above?

4. In the Western Hemisphere, there are several different examples of economic systems, including free enterprise in the United States and a communist system in Cuba. If you visited Cuba, what would you find to be different from our economy in the United States? 5. What has been the result of the short supply in factors of production in Mexico?

6. Which factor of production is MOST lacking in Mexico and has kept its economy as that of a developing nation?

7. How has migration from Mexico and Central America affected the economy in the United States?

8. Canada is considered a more economically developed country than Mexico. Which of the following sources can provide evidence of this?

9. In a democracy when issues arise with which citizens disagree, protesters publicize their message to the people through all of the following EXCEPT— 10. Which Mexican artist is well known for using folklore and heritage in his artwork?

11. How have the Mexican people brought their past to life in order to inform and educate their citizens?

12. What are cultural traits that bind the United States, Mexico, and Canada together

13. All of the following are institutions basic to all societies EXCEPT—

14 Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

"People in the same business seldom meet together, even for merriment (fun), but the conversation ends in a conspiracy, or plot, against the public, or in some scheme to raise prices on their goods and services, so that they may make more money." —Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations

What was Adam Smith afraid was missing in businesses left to set their own standards? 15.

Which terms best complete the web, providing defining details to the idea of culture?

16. Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. In pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, many cultures matured into advanced civilizations such as the Olmec, the Toltec, the Teotihuacán, the Zapotec, the Maya, and the Aztec. In 1521, Spain conquered and colonized much of Mesoamerica from its base in México Tenochtitlan, which was administered as the Viceroyalty of New Spain. This territory would eventually become the nation of Mexico when the colony's independence was recognized in 1821. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico

From the reading above and your knowledge of social studies, which of the following is a true statement? 17. In the United States, government under the Constitution includes all of the following

18. Which of the following is likely to be found in an unlimited government?

19. Which of the following are reasons for limiting the power of a government

20. Speaker 1: I think the Constitution would be fine without a Bill of Rights. Speaker 2: A Bill of Rights is the only way to ensure individual freedoms. Speaker 3: Through electing a president, human rights are assured. Speaker 4: No president can be completely trusted to honor human rights.

Which of the speakers above might reflect a Founding Father who did NOT trust big government?

Which of the speakers above might reflect a Founding Father who DID trust big government?

21. Although there are small democratic changes occurring in the Cuban government, some repression of the people's rights is still found throughout the country. This is an example of the power of —