Transcript Question of the Day Louisiana Social Studies 8th Grade LEAP Assessment Guide.

Question of the Day
Louisiana Social Studies
8th Grade LEAP Assessment Guide
Which feature must be added to the Louisiana
map to best understand the information it
presents?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A legend
A distance scale
A compass rose
A date
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Grade 8 Social Studies
Which country is included in the group that had
the greatest number of immigrants to the United
States in the 1980’s?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
Italy
Venezuela
Russia
Thailand
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According to the graph, which of these cities will
approximately double its population between
1992 and 2010.
A. Karachi, Pakistan
B. New York City,
United States
C. Sao Paulo, Brazil
D. Shanghai, China
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According to the map, approximately how many
people does Louisiana have per square mile?
A.
B.
C.
D.
26-50
51-100
101-200
201-500
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Which type of climate is found in Central America?
A.
B.
C.
D.
High Latitudes
Middle Latitudes
Tropical Climate
Temperate Climate
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All of the descriptions above refer
to different…
A.
B.
C.
D.
neighborhoods
urban areas
regions
states
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The United States has a federal form of
government. Which of the following best
supports this concept?
A.
B.
C.
D.
There are two parts to the national legislature.
There are ten items in the Bill of Rights.
There are amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
There are fifty state governments and one national government
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How can a judge ensure the rights of a
person to a fair trial?
A.
B.
C.
D.
By selecting the first jurors who arrive at court
By selecting jurors who are not biased about the case.
By selecting jurors who already have information about the case
by selecting jurors who have enough time to hear the case
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It is said that the citizens of the United States
elect the president. In reality, what body casts
the official vote?
A. The Supreme Court
B. The Congress
C. The Electoral College
D. The Republican and Democratic Parties
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In 1998, California had 45 representative in the
U.S. House of Representatives while Louisiana
only had seven. What accounts for the
difference in numbers?
A. Area of the state
B. Population of the state
C. Numbers of the counties or parishes in the state
D. Wealth of the state
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A naturalized citizen of the United States is a
person who
A.
B.
C.
D.
was born in the United States or on United States soil.
has legally become a United State citizen.
was born abroad to parents who are United States citizens.
has come to the United States to work permanently.
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Thomas Jefferson said, “If a nation expects to be
ignorant and free…it expects what never was and
never will be.” What does this statement say
about being a citizen?
A.
It is important to maintain secrecy about
some government affairs.
B. Citizens need to be informed about what
their government is doing.
C. Citizens do not need to participate in
government.
D. Government can exist without citizens
taking part.
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Historically, the oil industry has provided great economic
benefits to individuals, businesses, and the state of Louisiana.
What has been a major economic cost of this industry to
the citizens of Louisiana?
A. Increased population
B. Air and water pollution
C. Better standards of living
D. Higher taxes
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If Congress raised the tariff on athletic shoes imported
to the United States, which of the following statements
would most likely be true?
A.
B.
C.
D.
American shoe manufacturers would go out of business.
American workers would suffer a loss of income.
Foreign workers would benefit directly from the tariff.
People who purchase foreign athletic shoes would pay more for them.
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The people in the cartoon asking about
inflation are concerned about an increase in
A.
B.
C.
D.
taxes
prices
economic output
unemployment rates
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When a news report says the consumer
price index (CPI) has risen, it means that the
A.
B.
C.
D.
stock market has experienced a profitable period
cost of many goods and services have increased
gross domestic products has decreased
Economy has experienced deflation
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What conclusion can
be made about the
average Louisiana
citizen’s yearly income
compared with the
national average
income?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Louisiana has a higher percentage of retired people.
Louisiana has fewer businesses per capita than the rest of the nation.
Louisiana’s average income is lower than the U.S. average.
Louisiana has fewer unemployed people than the rest of the nation.
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Newspapers have recently
reported that some fastfood restaurants and other
businesses have offered
bonuses to new employees
and are paying more than
minimum wage for entrylevel work. What is the
most likely cause for this
situation?
A. The businesses want to improve their reputation as a good place to work.
B. The businesses are making a large profit and want to share them with employees.
C. The businesses are trying to cut their profit margin and pay lower taxes.
D. The businesses cannot find workers because unemployment is low.
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Early explorations of the New World have often
been described as “the meeting of three
civilizations.” To what does this description refer?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Spanish, Portuguese, and French explorers all met in the New World.
Three major European nations agreed to jointly explore the New World.
The European, Native Americans, and African cultures came together in the
New World
Three Central American cultures – Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans – joined
together to defend their lands.
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Which answer below lists the four events in
the correct chronological order?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
2, 3, 1, 4
2, 4, 1, 3
2, 1, 4, 3
2, 1, 3, 4
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The Civil War caused many changes in America. As
the conflict was ending, many people had ideas about
who to help carious people who were affected by the
war. The slogan below refers to helping which group?
A. Politicians
B. former slaves
C. carpetbaggers
D. former slave owners
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The drawing shows some goods given as tribute payment to an Aztec
king by a conquer state. Other tributes included blankets, gold, jade, and
large reserves of food. Many of these items were provided to the Aztec
army, while others were distributed to Aztec priests and nobles.
The information suggests that the Aztecs gained control of the people
who provided the goods by
A.
B.
C.
D.
attacking them militarily.
restricting their trade routes.
bribing their leaders.
influencing their religious beliefs.
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What was the purpose of the “Jim Crow
laws” referred to in the poem?
A.
To guarantee suffrage to
African Americans
B. To enforce segregation and
discrimination
C. To regulate the policies of
Reconstruction
D. To provide land for freed slaves
after the Civil War
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The Native Americans of the Poverty Point
culture are know for having built earthen mounds.
Archaeologists believe these mounds were used
for
A.
B.
C.
D.
homes for all of the tribe’s families.
protection from enemies.
farming purposes
trading centers and religious gatherings.
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