Social Studies Flashcards
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Which document begins with the phrase 'We the People of the United States'?
Answer: The U.S. Constitution
The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution opens with 'We the People.'
What economic concept describes the cost of the next-best alternative given up when making a choice?
Answer: Opportunity cost
Opportunity cost is the value of the best alternative forgone.
The Mississippi River flows generally in which direction toward the Gulf of Mexico?
Answer: South
The Mississippi flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico.
Which branch of the U.S. government interprets laws and the Constitution?
Answer: Judicial
The judicial branch, led by the Supreme Court, interprets laws.
The Industrial Revolution primarily involved a shift from what to what?
Answer: Hand production to machine manufacturing
It marked the move from manual labor to mechanized factory production.
Which right is protected by the First Amendment?
Answer: Freedom of speech
The First Amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
A pie chart showing a country's budget would best be used to display what?
Answer: Parts of a whole
Pie charts illustrate proportions of a total.