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100
Taxes, fees, and fines are examples of revenue. Social security, Medicare, Medicaid, and defense are expenditures.
Describe the major revenue and expenditure categories and their respective proportions of local, state, and federal budgets. (C.4.4)
100
The Nile is generally regarded as the world's longest river, it flows north through ten African nations. It is used to transport good to these nations.
Explain how human and physical characteristics faciliate or hinder regional interactions. (WG.3.3)
100
The 25 million immigrants between 1865 and 1915 to the U.S. were welcomed as part of this country because they helped build America. Some became goverment leaders, teachers, and doctors. Many worked in factories or built our railroads.
Defend a specific point of view on the historical issue of immigration and provide supporting evidence to justify that position. (US 1.3)
100
According to John Locke, happiness was not a fundamental right; however, Thomas Jefferson stated in the Declaration of Independence that people had "unalienable rights" and one of these is the "right to happiness." This is one of the basic foundations of U.S. democracy.
Identify the key phiolosophers and ideologies of the Age of Enlightenment and explain their influence on world governments.
100
Incentives, benefits, costs, trade-offs, and consequences are factors that drive economic decisions.
Identify factors that drive economic decisions. (E-1A-H1)
200
The right to vote is a political right of citizenship. Owning private property is a personal right of citizenship.. Having a job of choice is an economic right of citizenship.
Distinguish between personl, political, and economic rights of citizenship. (C.5.1)
200
Latitude is the term meaning the measure of distance north or south of the equator.
Explain Earth's grid system, using latitude and longitude to locate key places and answer geograhic questions about that place. (WG.1.2)
200
The types of propaganda are name-calling, emotional words, transfer, bandwagon, and testimonial. The most negative is name-calling. Put-downs should be unacceptable. Bandwagon and testimonial encourage one to conform.
Discriminate between types of propaganda and draw conclusions concerning their intent. (US 1.4)
200
Martin Luther translated the Bible into German. Previously, the Bible was in Latin and Greek and was unavailable for the masses to read or understand unless they attended Catholic mass. This helped lead to the Reformation.
Analyze the causes and effects of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. (WH.2.2)
200
Teamwork, self-initiative, attitude, skills, knowledge, cooperation, accuracy, and efficiency enhance prospects of success in finding a job in a particular field.
Explain the skills, knowledge, talents, personal characteristics, and efforts likely to enhance prospects of success in finding a job in a particular field. (E-1A-H3)
300
Television, radio, the Internet, and newspapers are the media that influence public opinion throught propaganda.
Evaluate the role fo the media and public opinion in American politics, including the use and effects of propaganda techniques. (C.5.4)
300
The Robinson Projection is a map projection which readily shows the entire globe as a flat image. The globe is a sphere of 360 degrees--not 180 degrees as projected on this map.
Compare and contrast various types of maps and map projections and evaluate distortions associated with each map projection. (WG.1.3)
300
With the building of the railroad came transcontinental trade. It was the end of the open range, and there was a boom of mining towns in the West. The Homestead Act encouraged many to travel West--no longer by conestoga wagons but by rail.
Describe the economic changes that came about on the western frontier as a result of the expansion of the railroad. (US 2.2)
300
New factories and mines in England during the Industrial Revolution allowed many women and children to work outside of the home.
Evaluate the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution in England, Western Europe,a nd its spread throughout the world. (WH.4.1)
300
Number of buyers and sellers, profit motive, collusion among buyers or sellers, and presence of cartels are factors that affect levels of competition in a market.
Explain factors affecting levels of competition in a market. (E-1A-H5)
400
Competition affects quality and pricing of consumer goods.
Explain how competition affects both producers and consumers. (C.7.2)
400
The confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at Pittsburgh creates the Ohio River.
Use geographic representations to locate the world's continents, major landforms, major bodies of water, and major countries to solve geographic problems. (WG.1.4)
400
With more AIDS, cancer, and stem cell research and with better preventive medicine, baby boomers are living longer. Many diseases are being prevented with vaccinations worldwide, thanks to medical researchers like Dr. Salk.Premature birth babies are also being saved, which increases population.
Describe advances in medicine during the modern era and explain how these advances have altered society. (US 6.2)
400
Gas attacks with chemical weapons, tanks, airplanes, and machine guns were all used on the Western Front in World War In in Trench Warfare.
Identify the key personalities and evaluate the origins, major events, technological advances, and peace settlements of World War I. (WH.6.1)
400
Increasing the money supply by making loans is one of the roles of a bank in an economic system.
Analyze the role of banks in economic systems. (E-1A-H7)
500
Obtaining a credit card can lower your credit rating and so can frequent credit checks by retail companies. Also, the loan rates make an increase in your total payment. It is better to pay cash.
Analyze the benefits and risks of using credit and examine the various uses of credit scores. (C.8.5)
500
The Subduction Zone is the place where two tectonic plates come together, one riding over the other. This happens when pressure on the rocks at these plate boundaries in the earth's crust builds up. The rocks are pushed from two different locations.
Explain and give examples of natural and human processes that shape Earth's surface and identify specific locations where these processes occur. (WG.2.4)
500
With Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s march on Washington in 1963, the Civil Right Act of 1964 was passed. This act erased the line between Blacks and Whites. Blacks were then able to enjoy all the rights of other Americans, such as going to restaurants and movie theaters. This erased job discrimination. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 restored Black's rights, also.
Describe the role and importance of the Civil Rights movement in the expansion of opportunities for African Americans in the U.S. (US 5.4)
500
The Marshall Plan provided financial aid to war-torn Western Europe after World War II.
Summarize the origins of the cold War, including the major differences in the political ideologies and values of the Western democracies versus the Soviet Bloc. (WH.7.1)
500
Federal, state, parish, property, and sales taxes are forms of taxation. With a deficit in governmental funds, taxes increase, but must be approved and passed by Congress.
Identify various forms of taxation. (E-1B-H3)