Deck 7: CLEP: Social Sciences

Question 1

Strategy
-Who became the president of the United States immediately following the assassination of William McKinley?

A)William Howard Taft
B)Grover Cleveland
C)Theodore Roosevelt
D)James A. Garfield

Answer 1

C
Theodore Roosevelt became the president of the United States immediately following the assassination of William McKinley.
Key Takeaway: William McKinley was shot while attending the Pan-American Exposition on September 6, 1901, in Buffalo, New York. At first, it seemed that McKinley would recover from his wounds, but he took a turn for the worse and died on September 14. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt succeeded McKinley as President. It is interesting to note that it was not until after President McKinley's murder that the Secret Service was tasked with protecting U.S. presidents.

Question 2

Who was Francis Perkins?

A)The person in charge of Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps
B)The influential writer who coined the phrase "Great Depression"
C)The secretary of labor and the first woman ever elected to the U.S. cabinet
D)An economist who worked with the government in an effort to end the depression

Answer 2

C
Francis Perkins was the secretary of labor and the first woman ever elected to the U.S. cabinet.
Key Takeaway: Frances Perkins, a 1902 graduate of Mount Holyoke College, was the first woman to be appointed to the president's cabinet in the United States and was the Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945. A loyal supporter and friend of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Perkins helped to pull the labor movement into the New Deal. She and the Secretary of the Interior, Harold Ickes, were the only two members of the Roosevelt cabinet who remained in office for his entire presidency.

Question 3

John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath chronicled the lives of which of the following groups, as they were affected by the Great Depression?

A)Pennsylvania Coal Miners
B)Migrant farm workers from Mexico
C)Women and children who had worked in Massachusetts silk mills
D)Dust Bowl farmers who were forced to leave their homes, farms, and, therefore, livelihoods.

Answer 3

D
John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath chronicled the lives of Dust Bowl farmers who were forced to leave their homes, farms and, therefore, livelihoods.
Key Takeaway: Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath focuses on a poor family of sharecroppers who set out for California in search of a better life during the Great Depression. Steinbeck poignantly and passionately wrote about the lives of the poor and also became a great advocate for farm and migrant workers. Franklin D. Roosevelt became a quick advocate for aiding the lives of people who were similar to those in Steinbeck's work.

Question 4

What led to the dramatic increase in membership in CORE and the NAACP during World War II?

A)During WWII, the army preferred to recruit Native Americans over African Americans.
B)The post World War I-Black Power movement
C)Discriminatory employment practices toward African Americans
D)During WWII, the army preferred to recruit Mexicans over African Americans.

Question 5

For which of the following was Gloria Steinem most noted for in the 1970s?

A)Feminism
B)Environmentalism
C)Veganism
D)Racism

Question 6

Among different regions of the United States, which of the following issues can be assumed to be the least controversial?

A)Gay marriage rules and rights
B)Prayer in public schools
C)Abortion rights
D)Increases in payment to Social Security

Question 7

Which of the following means is used when programs for assistance require recipients to show the government proof of need based on low-income levels?

A)Earned income tax credits
B)Cost-benefits analysis
C)Means testing
D)Workfare policies

Question 8

What does due process protect a United States citizen from?

A)Being imprisoned without a proper trial
B)Having private property seized without reimbursement
C)Being forced to house soldier in his or her home
D)Being required to register for military service

Question 9

Why was President Bill Clinton impeached by the House of Representatives?

A)Clinton demeaned the office of the presidency in the Lewinsky affair.
B)Clinton was accused of committing perjury when testifying about the Lewinsky affair.
C)Clinton falsely used his influence to arrive a high-power job for Paula Jones.
D)It was found that Clinton abused his presidential power to raise money for his 1996 re-election campaign.

Question 10

What sociological approach focuses upon sociology as a means to advance the welfare of humans and improved the general human condition?

A)Scientific perspective
B)Sociological imagination
C)Humanist approach
D)Positive approach

Question 11

In the theoretical approach, which theory is based upon concrete observations, leading to general conclusions which are inferred due to reason?

A)Deductive theory
B)Interpretative theory
C)Conflict theory
D)Inductive theory

Question 12

What views society as being inherently characterized by inequality and conflict?

A)Conflict paradigm
B)Inductive phase
C)Structural functionalism
D)The metaphysical stage

Question 13

Marcus recently finished medical school to become a primary physician. Marcus comes from a poor white family in Appalachia. For Marcus, being a primary physician is ­­­­­­------ .

A)An ascribed status
B)A master status
C)An achieved status
D)A status set

Question 14

What theory argues that crowds of people do not always begin with singular individuals who hold the same motives and/or interests?

A)Contagion Theory
B)Convergence Theory
C)Emergent-Norm Theory
D)Turner/Killian Theory

Question 15

Michael is an "A" student at Catembung High School. He is a Filipino-American male. Based upon this information, what is Michael's achieved status?

A)Michael is an "A" student.
B)Michael is male.
C)Michael is a Filipino-American.
D)Michael has no achieved status.

Question 16

Some members of a given population are best suited for their environmental conditions and survive, reproduce, and thrive. What is the name for this?

A)Adaptation
B)Failure to thrive
C)Natural selection
D)Evolution