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2016–2017

Public Schools of North Carolina State Board of Education Department of Public Instruction Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6314

1BritainlostsomeofitsoldestcoloniesaftertheAmericanRevolutionaryWar.After thisloss,Britishleaderswereinterestedinexpandingtheirempire.Theylookedto Asia,Africa,andthePacifictoexpandtheircolonies.Britainalsoincreasedits empireafterdefeatingNapoleonicFrance.

HowdidEngland’sdesiretoexpanditsempireaffecttheglobaleconomy?

AEnglandtransformedtheinternationalartsbysellingmanyplaysand dramasaboutitsdreamsforanempire.

BEnglandachieveditsglobalempirebybecomingtheleadingexporterof finishedgoodsworldwide.

CEnglandexploiteditsnaturalresourcestowintheglobalcompetitionforland onallcontinents.

D Englandcolonizedvariousterritoriesandregionsaroundtheworld.

2 HowdidtheopeningofthePanamaCanalchangeglobaltradeandinteraction?

A ItmadeshippingU.S.goodstonewmarketsmoreefficient. B Itincreasedthecostsoftradingbetweendistantnations.

C ItgavetheSpanishcontrolofLatinAmericantrade. D It ledtopeaceinCentralAmerica.

3Howdoesraisingthepriceofcrudeoilinglobalmarketsaffectnational economies?

A Nationaleconomiesmustincreasefundingforalternativefuels.

B Nationaleconomiesmustdecreasespendingonoil-basedproducts.

CNationaleconomiesmusteitherincreaseorstabilizepricesforoilproducts throughavailablemeans.

DNationaleconomiesmustdecreaseoreliminategovernmentexpenditureson essentialgoodsandservices.

4. . . reason,whichisthatlawteachesallmankind,whowouldbutconsultit,that beingallequalandindependent,nooneoughttoharmanotherin hislife,health, liberty,orpossessions.

SecondTreatiseonCivilGovernmentbyJohnLocke,1689

WhichconceptoftheEnlightenmentwouldtheabovepassagemostlikelysupport? A Truthcanbediscoveredthroughreasoningandlogic.

B Humankindcanandshouldimproveovertime.

C Peoplehavearighttoequalityandfreedom. D Whatisnaturalisalsoreasonable.

5UNDeclarationontheEliminationofDiscriminationagainstWomen,Article6, November7,1967

2.Allappropriatemeasuresshallbetakentoensuretheprincipleofequalityof statusofthehusbandandwife,andin particular:

(a)Womenshallhavethesamerightasmentofreechoiceofaspouseandto enterintomarriageonlywiththeirfreeandfullconsent;

(b)Womenshallhaveequalrightswithmenduringmarriageandatits dissolution.Inallcasestheinterestofthechildrenshallbeparamount;

(c)Parentsshallhaveequalrightsanddutiesinmattersrelatingtotheirchildren. Inallcasestheinterestofthechildrenshallbeparamount.

Whatdoesthedocumentpromoteforwomenconcerningmarriage? A Womenmustobeytheirhusbands.

B Womenwillfreelydecidewhotheyshallmarry.

C Womenhavenorightswhenitcomestomarriage.

D Womenwillhavesolecustodyofchildreninthecaseofdivorce.

6England,anislandnation,isgeographicallyseparatedfromothercountriesin Europe.ThisseparationledtotheconstructionoftheChunnel,anunderwater tunnelbetweenEnglandandFrance,openedin1994.Whichisalikelyresultofthe buildingoftheChunnel?

A conflictbetweenEnglandandotherEuropeancountriesovertraderights B greatertradeandtravelbetweenEnglandandotherEuropeancountries C EuropeanuseoftheBritishpoundasastandardfortrade

D decreasedvalueoftheEuropeanUnion′scurrency

7 FrenchRevolutionFactors

• unfairtaxation

• governmentfraudulence

• feudaloppression

• ChineseRevolutionFactors

• governmentcorruption

• unfairtreatmentofpoor

• desireforfreedom

• IranianRevolutionFactors

• inflation

• governmentmismanagement

• largegovernmentdebt

Whichhasbeenamajorfactorinrevolutions,suchasthatoftheFrenchin 1789, theChinesein1949,andtheIraniansin1979?

A agrowingpopulation

B anew,advancedtechnology

C apolicyofreligioustoleration

D aweakorcorruptgovernment

8Germany,aEuropeannation,hasalegalsystembasedonsecular(nonreligious) law.Iran,a MiddleEasterncountry,hasalegalsystemthatmixessecularand religiouslaws.WhichstatementcomparesthelegalsystemsofGermanyandIran?

AReligionhasagreaterinfluenceonIran’slegalsystemthanonGermany’s legalsystem.

BReligionhasagreaterinfluenceonGermany’slegalsystemthanonIran’s legalsystem.

CBothGermany’sandIran’slegalsystemsarefoundedonreligiousprinciples. D BothGermany’sandIran’slegalsystemsarefoundedonnonreligious

principles.

9Canwedoubt(rememberingthatmanymoreindividualsarebornthancan possiblysurvive)thatindividualshavinganyadvantage,howeverslight,over others,wouldhavethebestchanceofsurvivingandof[reproducing]theirkind?

. . . Thispreservationoffavorablevariationsandtherejectionofinjurious variations,I callNaturalSelection.

CharlesDarwin,TheOriginofSpecies,1859

Basedontheexcerpt,howmightasocialDarwinistexplainsocietaldivisions?

A Theupperclasswillinglysacrificesitsownwell-beingtohelpthelowerclass. B Theupperandlowerclassesworktogethertoensurethesuccessofboth

groups.

CThesocialclassesaredividedequallytoensureequalaccesstoexisting economicopportunities.

DTheupperclassbetteradaptsandthriveswithinmodernsocietiesthanthe middleandlowerclasses.

10DuringtheItalianRenaissance,artistsandthinkersrediscoveredclassical knowledgeandart.Aspartofthatprocesssomeartists,particularly LeonardodaVinci,begantochallengetheexplanationsforthenaturalworld offeredbytheChurch.HowdidRenaissanceartinfluencemodernsociety?

A Artistslostimportanceoncetheybegantochallengesocialnorms. B Intellectualsbegantoexplorescientificexplanationsfortheworld. C Artbecametheonlywaythroughwhichtoquestionsociety.

D Monarchsbecametheonlypeoplewhocouldgainaccesstoknowledge.

11 CommandEconomy:Thestateownscollectivefarmsandalltypesofindustry.

Governmentofficialsmakeallmajoreconomicdecisions.

MarketEconomy:Farmsandindustryareprivatelyownedandoperated. Producersandconsumersmakemosteconomicdecisions.

TraditionalEconomy:Subsistenceagricultureispracticedonsmallfamilyfarms. Economicdecisionsarebasedoncustomandhabit.

Whatcanbeconcludedfromtheinformation?

A Globalcompetitionisimportantinallthreeeconomies.

B Centralgovernmentisweakestincommandeconomies.

CMakingaprofitisveryimportantintraditionaleconomies. DEconomicfreedomismostpracticedin marketeconomies.

12Payingbillswhentheybecomeduehelpstoimproveaperson’screditscore.How doeshavingagoodcreditscoreaffectthequalityoflifeforconsumers?

AMaintaininggoodcreditallowspeopletoborrowmoneyfrombanksata muchhigherinterestrate.

BPeoplewhodonotmaintaingoodcreditscoresareunabletogetanytypeof loan.

CGoodcreditscoreswillallowpeopletoinvestmoneyandopensavings accounts.

DBanksaremorelikelytoloanmoneytopeoplewithgoodcreditscoresat lowerinterestrates.

13 HowImportantIsClimateChangetoVoters?

VotersforCandidateX UndecidedVoters

VotersforCandidateY

0 20 40 60 80 100

Percent(%)

Climatechangeisthesinglemostimportantissue. Climatechangeisanimportantissue.

Climatechangeisnotanimportantissue.

Basedonthechartabove,howwouldvotersmostlikelyrespondtoaclimate crisis?

A Amajorityofallvoterswouldsupportcandidateswhoproposesolutions.

BMostvoterswoulddenyandignorethecrisis,preferringtowaitforanatural remedy.

CUndecidedvoterswouldprovidetheleastsupportfortheuseofpublicfunds tosolvethecrisis.

DVotersforCandidateYwouldprovidethemostsupportforpublicandprivate effortstosolvetheproblem.

14Theexportationoflaborersandcapitalfromoldtonewcountries. . . addstothe jointwealthoftheoldandthenewcountry. . . Thereneedsbenohesitationin affirmingthatColonization,inthepresentstateoftheworld,isthebestaffairof business,inwhichthe[wealth]ofanoldandwealthycountrycanengage.

PrinciplesofPoliticalEconomybyJohnStuartMill,1848

Basedontheexcerpt,whatwasMill’sperceptionofcolonialism? A ColonizationexpandsthepowerofEuropeanchurches.

B Colonizationbenefitsboththecolonizerandthecolonized.

CColonizationintroducesdiseasestoEuropethatsickenentirepopulations. DColonizationencouragesEuropeancountriestocreatedemocratic

governments.