History and Social Sciences Flashcards
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Which document, signed in 1215, is considered a foundational text for limiting the power of the English monarchy and protecting individual rights?
Answer: Magna Carta
The Magna Carta, signed by King John in 1215, established that even the king was subject to the rule of law.
The concept of 'manifest destiny' in 19th-century America primarily justified which of the following?
Answer: Westward territorial expansion across North America
Manifest Destiny was the belief that American settlers were destined to expand across the entire North American continent.
Which sociologist coined the term 'sociological imagination' to describe the ability to connect personal troubles to broader social issues?
Answer: C. Wright Mills
C. Wright Mills introduced 'the sociological imagination' in his 1959 book of the same name, emphasizing the link between biography and history.
The Reconstruction Era in the United States (1865–1877) primarily aimed to address which post-Civil War challenge?
Answer: Reintegrating Confederate states and defining rights of freed enslaved people
Reconstruction focused on readmitting Southern states to the Union and establishing legal protections for formerly enslaved African Americans.
In anthropology, the term 'ethnocentrism' refers to which of the following?
Answer: Judging other cultures by the standards of one's own culture
Ethnocentrism is the tendency to view one's own culture as superior and to use it as a benchmark for evaluating others.
Which theory in political science argues that states act primarily out of self-interest and the pursuit of power in an anarchic international system?
Answer: Realism
Realism holds that the international system is anarchic and that states prioritize national security and power above all else.