Category: Social studies

What type of government best describes the United States? The United States is a representative democracy. This means that our government is elected by citizens. Here, citizens vote for their government officials. These officials represent the citizens’ ideas and concerns in government. Which best describes the evolution of government in America? Terms in this set […]

What church council taught that the Son of God is equal to the Father? First Council of Nicaea What did the council decide is the essential teachings of Jesus? The Council of Nicaea determined that Christ was “begotten, not made,” that he was therefore not creature but creator. What council taught the divinity of the […]

How did the ancient Hebrews receive the Ten Commandments? According to Jewish teaching, how did the ancient Hebrews receive the Ten Commandments? They were given to the Hebrews by Jesus. God gave them to the Hebrews through a prophet named Moses. They were found in a cave near the Dead Sea. Do unto others as […]

What is not a reason given for disproportionate representation among racial ethnic groups in certain sports? What is NOT a reason given for disproportionate representation among racial-ethnic groups in certain sports? U.S. social structure probably accounts for high participation rates of African Americans in many professional sports. Expensive equipment leads to success in all sports. […]

Which of the following are considered romantic ballets? Romantic ballet The Ballet of the Nuns (1831) La Sylphide (1832) Giselle (1841) Napoli (1842) Pas de Quatre (1845) Paquita (1846) Coppélia (1870) Which of the following are characteristics which are typical of classical ballet? Turnout, alignment, and port de bras are fundamental characteristics of ballet. It […]

When judges make new policy it is called judge made law? This system of stare decisis is sometimes referred to as “judge-made law,” as the law (the precedent) is created by the judge, not by a legislature. In civil-law countries, all judicial decisions are, in theory, based upon legislative enactments, and the doctrine of judicial […]

How are single-celled and multi celled organisms similar? However, generally speaking, we can say that unicellular and multicellular organisms are alike in that they exhibit all the functions of life, such as a metabolism and reproduction, they contain DNA and RNA, they can exhibit a wide range of lifestyles, and they are essential to almost […]

What is psychotropic medication used for? Psychotropic drugs are prescribed to treat a variety of mental health issues when those issues cause significant impairment to healthy functioning. Psychotropic drugs typically work by changing or balancing the amount of important chemicals in the brain called neurotransmitters. What are examples of psychotropic drugs? There are five main […]

What is national interest and how is it determined? These are determined by a host of factors—the decision-makers, public opinion, party politics, sectional or group interests and political and moral folkways. “These variable interests are those desires of individual states which they would, no doubt, like to see fulfilled but for which they will not […]

What percentage of the workforce is teenagers? The labor force participation rate for all youth was 57.3 percent in July 2020, a decrease of 4.5 percentage points from a year earlier. (The labor force participation rate is the proportion of the civilian noninstitutional population that is employed or unemployed. Which of the following demographic groups […]