History Section Assessment
1. Which of the following would be considered a "cause" of the Civil War?
a. The invention
of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney.
b. The
Emancipation Proclamation.
c. South
Carolina seceding from the Union.
d. The election
of Abraham Lincoln.
2. Which is not a factor for determining a
cause-and-effect relationship?
a. Identifying
the primary event or condition to be studied.
b. Determine
which events or conditions occurred because of the primary event or condition.
c. Determine
which events or conditions caused the primary event or condition.
d. Identifying
the exact date in which the primary event or condition occurred.
3. Which of the following are examples of primary sources?
a. Textbooks
b. Letters
c. Photographs
d. Oral recounts
e. A, B and C
f. B, C, and D
4. Understanding cause and effect requires a good grasp of:
a. equivalence
b. complexity
c. chronology
d. numeracy
5. Select the below steps to understanding the relationship of events in the
correct order.
6. Timelines are an effective way for students to:
a. to learn about chronological time
b. to connect specific information to historical eras
c. to develop skills in thinking analytically
d. to gain experience in sorting and evaluating information
e. all of the above
7. A secondary source can function as a primary source.
a. True
b. False
8. Information from a secondary source is based on first-hand information.
a. True
b. False
9. Artifacts such as jewelry and needlework are examples of:
a. primary sources
b. secondary sources
10. History texts, biographies, textbooks, and encyclopedias are all examples of:
a. primary sources
b. secondary sources
11. St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest continuous city in the United States, was founded by:
a. the Dutch
b. the French
c. the Spanish
d. the English
e. the Minorcans
12. English pilgrims founded Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts primarily because they were
seeking:
a. to expand English territory
b. economic opportunity
c. religious freedom
13. English settlers founded Jamestown in the coastal area of what is now Virginia primarily because
they were seeking:
a. to expand English territory
b. economic opportunity
c. religious freedom
14. The French did not settle:
a. the Mississippi Delta region
b. the Ohio Valley region
c. the future state of Georgia
d. the Great Lakes region
15. Factors influencing early European settlement patterns in continental North America included:
a. conflicts with Native Americans
b. geographic barriers
c. tariffs
d. both a and b
e. all of the above
16. Which war was a turning point in expansion east of the Mississippi River?
a. The French and Indian War
b. The American Revolution
c. The War of 1812
d. The Mexican-American War
17. Between 1865 and the end of the 1890s, the pace of westward expansion accelerated due to:
a. railroad development
b. new technologies such as barbed wire and improved pumps
c. the discovery of minerals and ores
d. none of the above
e. all of the above
18. The �Great Migration� refers to:
a. African-Americans emigrating to Europe
b. African-Americans moving from the northern states to the southern states
c. African-Americans moving from the southern states to the northern states
d. African-Americans moving to Canada
19. Florida became a territory just after:
a. the Revolutionary War
b. the first Seminole War
c. the War of 1812
d. the second Seminole War
20. Florida was admitted to the Union in:
a. 1845
b. 1860
c. 1865
d. 1877
21. Development in Florida after 1865 was made possible primarily due to:
a. dredging
b. muck farming
c. draining the Everglades
d. railroad expansion
22. Henry Flagler built railroads:
a. along the east coast of Florida
b. along the west coast of Florida
c. along the Panhandle
d. across the peninsula
23. Henry Plant built railroads:
a. along the east coast of Florida
b. along the west coast of Florida
c. along the Panhandle
d. across the peninsula
24. William Chipley built railroads:
a. along the east coast of Florida
b. along the west coast of Florida
c. along the Panhandle
d. across the peninsula
25. During the Great Depression, Florida was impacted by all of the below except:
a. a severe drought
b. a fruit fly infestation
c. severe hurricanes
d. a bursting real estate bubble
26. After World War II, Florida�s population rose by almost 50 percent.
a. True
b. False
27. Florida�s NASA space program sent men to the moon with:
a. the Gemini program
b. the Apollo program
c. the Space Shuttle program
Geography Section Assessment
1. Almost any human or physical feature that can be visualized can be ____________.
a. drawn
b. illustrated
c. mapped
d. explained
2. Select the correct map descriptions.
a.
Two-dimensional map --shows landscape features such as mountains and deserts
Topographic map --includes contour lines and elevation information
Political map --indicates location of economic activities
Resources map --indicates location of natural resources
Economics map --shows state and national boundaries
b.
Two-dimensional map --shows landscape features such as mountains and deserts
Topographic map --indicates location of economic activities
Political map --shows state and national boundaries
Resources map --indicates location of natural resources
Economics map --includes contour lines and elevation information
c.
Two-dimensional map --shows state and national boundaries
Topographic map --includes contour lines and elevation information
Political map --shows landscape features such as mountains and deserts
Resources map --indicates location of natural resources
Economics map --indicates location of economic activities
d. Two-dimensional map --shows landscape features such as mountains and
deserts
Topographic map --includes contour lines and elevation information
Political map --shows state and national boundaries
Resources map --indicates location of natural resources
Economics map --indicates location of economic activities
3. Places and regions are known for their human and physical characteristics. Below is
a list of characteristics. Please note whether they are an example of a human or a physical
characteristic.
Interstate road system
a. human
b. physical
Mountain range
a. human
b. physical
Dam
a. human
b. physical
City limits
a. human
b. physical
River
a. human
b. physical
Railroad
a. human
b. physical
Canal
a. human
b. physical
Port
a. human
b. physical
Wildlife management area
a. human
b. physical
Peninsula
a. human
b. physical
4. Geography cannot be used to interpret the past. T/F
a. True
b. False
5. A region in geography refers to:
a. a location
determined by imaginary lines.
b. the result of
interaction between man and environment.
c. a place
distinguished by physical and human characteristics.
d. an area on
the earth's surface with certain unifying physical, human, or cultural characteristics.
6. Migration, evacuation, and trekking are all examples of:
a. movement.
b. adaptation.
c. influence.
d. location.
7. Hydroponic food growing is an example of:
a. people being
influenced by the environment.
b. people
influencing their environment.
c. people
adapting to their environment.
d. none of these
8. Religion represents what kind of movement?
a. physical
b. political
c. economic
d. cultural
9. When hurricanes approach Florida they often appear larger and more dangerous than
they are because:
a. weathermen
exaggerate such storms.
b. weather maps
are "flat projections" of the earth.
c. weather maps
are political maps.
d. weather maps
are simplistic projections.
10. Mountains, rivers, and canyons are examples of:
a. natural
geographic boundaries.
b. political
geographic boundaries.
c. artificial
geographic boundaries.
d. None of the
above.
11. Which of the following is an example of technological influence in geography
today?
a. Satellites
b. Strobe
lights
c. Global
Positioning Systems
d. Prime
Meridians
12. The imaginary grid of lines used to locate places on the earth is called:
a. Prime
Meridians
b. equators
c. poles
d. latitude and
longitude
13. In geography, a "region" is:
a. a central
location.
b. a unit with
certain physical, human, or cultural characteristics.
c. the same
thing as topography.
d. a place that
changes over time.
14. North, South, East, and West are:
a. descriptions
of regions in the United States.
b. cardinal
directions.
c.
geo-political reference terms.
d. None of the
above.
15. ______ are the six essential elements of geography.
a. The world in
spatial terms, places and regions, human systems, environment and society, uses of geography, and
physical systems
b. Location,
place, human/environment interaction, movement, regions and uses of geography
c. The world in
spatial terms, use of maps, use of directions, human systems, climate investigation and environment
d. None of the
above
Government/Civics Section Assessment
1. Certain powers are shared by federal and state governments. These are called
_________ powers.
a. executive
b. aligned
c. concurrent
d. random
2. Which of the following powers are not shared by federal and state government?
a. taxation
b. coining money
c. building
highways
d. making and
enforcing laws
3. The basic rights of a U.S. citizen are outlined in ___________.
a. the
Constitution
b. the
Declaration of Independence
c. the Articles
of Confederation
d. the Bill of
Rights
4. Since the Bill of Rights, ___ more amendments have been added to the Constitution.
a. 19
b. 17
c. 24
d. 26
5. The Bill of Rights specifically protects all of the following except:
a. freedom of
speech.
b. right to due
process of law.
c. freedom from
cruel and unusual punishment.
d. the right to
education.
6. Which three of the documents and writings listed below have influenced the United
States Constitution?
a. The Politics,
the Instrument of Government, and the Magna Carta
b. The Politics,
the Magna Carta, and the English Bill of Rights
c. The
Instrument of Government, the English Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence
d. The Magna
Carta, Virginia�s Declaration of Rights, and the Articles of Confederation
7. Which of the following was an operating plan of government that was directly
antecedent to our Constitution?
a. The Bill of
Rights
b. The
Declaration of Independence
c. The Articles
of Confederation
d. The Virginia
Plan
e. The New
Jersey Plan
8. The three primary principles in the U.S. Constitution are:
a. separation of
powers, inherent rights, and popular sovereignty.
b. due process,
civil rights, and equality.
c. eminent
domain, riparian rights, and self-governance.
d. the pledge of
allegiance, Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution.
9. The U.S. Constitution is the �law of the land� because:
a. this is the
name given to it by the founders.
b. no other laws
can contradict it.
c. states and
territories are not allowed to have their own constitutions.
d. it is both
universal and indivisible.
10. The framers of the Constitution primarily wanted:
a. a strong
national government with supremacy for the legislative branch.
b. a unitary
government with a powerful executive (president).
c. equal
distribution of power between the federal and state governments.
d. a system of
government that could not be easily revised.
11. The Constitution gives Congress, which is:
a. the
legislative branch, the power to propose and pass legislation.
b. the
executive branch, the power to declare war and to issue pardons for federal offenses.
c. the judicial
branch, the power to interpret federal law and determine its constitutionality.
12. Each state has ___ senator(s).
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
13. The number of representatives each state gets is determined by its ______.
a. seniority.
b. size.
c. population.
d. geographic
location.
14. In each house of Congress, laws begin with a proposal called a bill, which
requires a majority of votes to pass. If there is a presidential veto, this veto can be overridden
with a _______ majority.
a. three-fifths
b. two-thirds
c.
three-fourths
d. 80 percent
15. An executive order has:
a. the force of
law.
b. the power of
suggestion.
c. equivalence
with a proclamation.
d. no binding
power.
16. The United States legal system is based on English common law, which is a(n) _____
system.
a. collegial
b. bicameral
c. unicameral
d. adversarial
17. On January 7, 1789, the first U.S. presidential election was held. Voters at the
time were:
a. all adult
white males.
b. adult white
males who had sufficient wealth for taxation.
c. all
residents with the status of American citizens.
d. all legal
residents of the United States.
18. In a presidential election, it is possible to have the most popular votes
throughout the nation and not win the electoral vote of the Electoral College.
a. True
b. False
19. Select the steps to becoming the American president in the correct order.
20. The Supremacy Clause in Article VI of the United States Constitution refers to:
a. the principle
that might makes right.
b. the principle
of concurrent powers.
c. the principle
that all state laws must mirror federal laws.
d. the principle
that no state law may contradict the Constitution.
21. What is true of the systems of common law and civil law?
a. Common law is
codified; civil law is not.
b. Civil law is
codified; common law is not.
c. Both common
law and civil law are codified.
d. Neither
common law nor civil law is codified.
Economics Section Assessment
1. The idea of scarcity consists of:
a. not
enough goods to fulfill people�s needs.
b. people
wanting more than they can consume.
c. unlimited
wants and limited resources.
d. not
enough people to consume goods being produced.
2. The main way to minimize scarcity is through:
a.
objectivity.
b.
productivity.
c.
adaptivity.
3. A business cycle is made up of the following:
a.
recession, expansion, contraction, and rest.
b. boom,
slump, recession, and recovery.
c.
inflation, stagnation, expansion, and contraction.
d.
productivity, consumption, recession, and deflation.
4. Economic systems can be divided into three types:
a.
socialist, communist, and democratic.
b.
subsistence, market, and mixed.
c. global,
national, and local.
d.
traditional, market, and command.
5. In planned (or command) economies, economic decisions�what is produced and how
resources are allocated�are made by the government or the state, with input from buyers or
sellers.
a. True
b. False
6. The budget is the central tool of policy making.
a. True
b. False
7. Select the five stages of making consumer decisions in the correct order.
8. The term �currency� has always referred to coins and paper notes.
a. True
b. False
9. The voyage of the Mayflower ____ financed with credit.
a. was
b. was not
10. What is true of personal loans?
a. A
personal loan is a type of secured loan.
b. A
personal loan is a type of unsecured loan.
c. A
personal loan can be either secured or unsecured.
11. Interest rates on personal loans are generally _____.
a. high
b. low
c. neither
high nor low
12. If checks are accepted as a form of payment, they may be used to pay for
anything that may be purchased with cash or credit.
a. True
b. False
13. The role of the market is defined by two laws:
a. the law
of supply and the law of demand.
b. the law
of financial equilibrium and the law of financial stagnation.
c. the law
of scarcity and the law of productivity.
d. the law
of allocation and the law of distribution.
14. In a classical market economy, prices are determined by:
a.
producers.
b.
consumers.
c.
producers and consumers.
d.
producers, consumers, and government.
15. The term �distribution� refers to:
a. the
transportation and marketing of goods.
b. the ways
products, income, or wealth are distributed.
16. What are the three factors of production?
a.
property, productivity, distribution
b. land,
labor, capital
c. capital,
labor, property
d. land,
labor, consumption
17. Cooperation ___ a form of interdependence.
a. is
b. is not
18. Globalization has altered traditional economic systems by:
a.
promoting democratic principles.
b.
promoting industrialization.
c.
de-emphasizing nationalism and traditional models.
d.
encouraging trade agreements.
19. Financial interdependence includes all the benefits shown below except for:
a.
encouraging capital flight.
b.
minimizing and diversifying risk.
c.
providing more investment opportunities.
d.
providing better investment opportunities.
20. In some parts of the world, globalization has increased inequality and driven
wages down.
a. True
b. False
21. Globalization has _______ the factors that drive people to leave their home
countries in search of better labor conditions.
a.
increased
b.
decreased
22. Capital resources are used to generate profits or income. In a business or
production setting, even filing cabinets and staplers are considered to be capital resources.
a. True
b. False
Additional Resource for Further Exploration
Competencies and Skills Required for Teacher Certification in Florida,
Twenty-fifth Edition, includes sections on General Knowledge (p. 1); Professional Education (p.
9); and Elementary Education (p. 63).
See the Table of Contents for more area-specific K-6 competencies (enfolded in K-12
competencies), such as Art, Computer Science, ESE, and more.
http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/5627/urlt/FTCE25thEdition19.pdf
Additional Testing Information
FTCE/FELE Tests
Find registration information for the Elementary K-6 Certification exam here:
http://www.fl.nesinc.com/testPage.asp?test=060
Find additional certification subject listings here:
http://www.fldoe.org/edcert/subjlist.asp
