Margaret Bruce

question Christopher Columbus answer A Spanish explorer who sailed West across the Atlantic in search of an alternate trade route to Asia. He first landed on San Salvador in the Caribbean Sea. question Colony answer A land controlled by a distant nation question Hernando Cortes answer A Spanish conquistador who wished to colonize the American […]

question Reasons for Immigration answer 1870-1920, 20 million Europeans came to the U.S. escape religious persecution improve economic situations (jobs) experience freedom in the U.S. escape difficult conditions (famine, no land, etc.) question Ellis Island answer inspection station for European immigrants arriving on the East Coast in New York Harbor. question Immigration Inspection answer check […]

question Themes of AP World History answer 1. Interaction Between Humans and the environment 2. Development and Interaction of Cultures 3. State-Building, Expansion, and Conflict 4. Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems 5. Development and Transformation of Social Structures question The Nile River answer Supported the Egyptians; regular flood pattern question The Tigris and […]

question Artists primarily used the camera obscura to: answer produce naturalistic drawings of the world. question In 1878, Eadweard Muybridge photographed a galloping horse and discovered that: answer galloping horses occasionally have all four hooves off the ground. question Dada collage artist Hannah Höch used “found” photographs to express: answer all of these question Andy […]

question How did the Federalists believe that the power of the government could be controlled? answer By creating an internal system of checks and balances between the different branches of the government. question A state govenment’s authority to regulate the safety, health, and morals of its citizens is called the _____ power? answer Police Power […]

question What are the eight essential functions of a substitute teacher? answer 1) follow basic procedures, 2) provide for health and safety of students, 3) comply with applicable laws, DOE polices, rules and procedures, 4) maintain effective and positive classroom control, 5) provide effective instruction, 6) exemplify professionalism of teaching, 7) exhibit adaptability and flexibility, […]

question Pavel is a new teacher in an inner-city school in Boston. To prepare for teaching, Pavel first had to promise his school that he would stay for at least five years. Then, he spent his first year on the job observing and working with Dava Anderson, a master teacher who had been working with […]

question The sensing versus intuition scale on the Myers-Briggs Types Indicator determines whether as person is oriented answer toward gathering data or the big picture question To reduce dissonance in the workplace, managers are advised to hold _____________ responsible for the causes of the dissonance answer external factors question The fundamental attribution error causes people […]

question instrucctional planning answer a systematic organized strategy for planning lessons question behavioral objectives answer statements that communicat eproposed changes in students behavior to reach a desired level of eprformance question task analysis answer breaking down a complex task that students are to lern into its components and parts question taxonomy answer a classification system […]

question ____ economic analysis concerns what is, whereas ____ economic analysis embodies subjective feelings about what ought to be. answer Positive Normative question ____ economics focuses on facts and cause-and-effect relationships. answer Positive question ____ is the discipline of economics concerned with individual units such as households, firms, and government. answer Microeconomics question ____ is […]

question In what way do elements of the “caste” part of Britain’s social structure remain the same today as in the past? a) The queen, a traditional monarch, is the nation’s head of state. b) The House of Lords controls the government. c) More than three-fourths of Britain’s population makes up the middle class. d) […]

question Titles Preceding a Name answer Capitalize ex. he said President Obama will meet Vice President Biden. Defense Secretary Gates. Auburn City Engineer William ALWAYS lowercase presidency question Titles Standing Alone answer Lowercase titles standing alone OR following a name ex. the president will meet with the vice president tom. the Auburn city engineer will… […]

question stratification answer a system by which a society ranks and categorizes people in a hierarchy such that structured inequalities exist between groups in access to material or symbolic rewards -correlates with conflict theory question ontological equality answer the notion that everyone is created equal in the eyes of god- used as justification for material […]

question culture answer the ways of thinking, acting, and material objects that together form a people’s way of life question non-material objects in culture answer ideas created by members of society question material objects in culture answer physical things created by members of society question culture is 3 things answer 1. a way of life […]

question Inflation is best understood as the rate at which answer Prices for goods and services increase question What do economists use gross domestic product to measure? answer The total value of goods and services produced in the economy. question In the nineteenth century, industrialization worsened the effects of natural __________. answer Business Cycles question […]

question Which statement about the definition of deviance is TRUE? answer Sociologists cannot agree on a precise definition of deviance. question To say that deviance is determined behavior implies that humans answer cannot choose between good and bad. question All of the following are part of the positivist perspective on deviance, EXCEPT that deviance is […]

question Social stratification is a concept that refers to answer ranking categories of people in a hierarchy question Using the sociology perspective, we see that social stratification answer gives some people more privileges and opportunities than others question Comparing societies in history around the world, we see that social stratification may be universal, but ________ […]

question traditionally, risk has been defined as _____ answer uncertainty concerning the occurrence of loss question objective risk is defined as ______ answer the relative variation of actual loss from expected loss question an insurance company estimates its objective risk for 100,000 exposures to be 10%. Assuming the probability of loss remains the same, what […]

question What Is Prejudice? answer Prejudice is a widespread phenomenon, present in all societies of the world. What varies across societies are the particular social groups that are the victims of prejudice and the degree to which societies enable or discourage discrimination. Social psychologists define prejudice as a hostile or negative attitude toward a distinguishable […]

question anyone over age 65 who receives social security benefits is automatically enrolled in answer Medicare. parts A and B question retired federal employees who are enrolled in the civil service retirement system are eligible for answer Medicare benefits and their spouses question Medicare part A is also called answer hospital insurance question care in […]

question A 6 mo old who cannot walk or talk would be described as having an answer age appropriate inability question to be legally considered exceptional, students… answer must require special education services to succeed question most resembles the typical student who receives special education services answer sam is an elementary school student with a […]

question Control theory answer a view of conformity and deviance that suggests that our connection to members of society leads us to systematically conform to society’s norms. question Crime answer a violation of criminal law for which some governmental authority applies formal penalties question Cultural transmission answer a school of criminology that argues that criminal […]