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Praxis II Social Sciences Content Knowledge Exam Prep - Question List

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56. In which 1954 case did the Supreme Court overturn the finding in Plessy v. Ferguson for public schools?
  1. Dred Scott v. Sanford
  2. Plessy v. Ferguson
  3. Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
  4. Loving v. Virginia
  5. Sweatt v. Painter
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57. How are the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments similar?
  1. All protect the rights of property holders
  2. All extended voting rights to various groups who had been previously denied those rights.
  3. All expanded the rights of African Americans
  4. All were ratified during the Civil War period.
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58. In 1857, the Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott case. Which idea was part of its decision?
  1. States have no jurisdiction over Native American tribes, which are considered to be separate nations.
  2. Separate but equal facilities are constitutional.
  3. Separate but equal facilities are unconstitutional.
  4. African American men had no rights that white men were beholden to respect.
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59. What was the Boston Tea Party?
  1. A mob of colonists in Massachusetts who boarded ships emptied chests of tea into the harbor to complain about a tea tax.
  2. A gathering of political elite to discuss concepts of liberty and equality while under the rule of Great Britain.
  3. The celebration of the Boston football team’s victory over their arch-rival New York.
  4. The first meeting of the Continental Congress.
  5. The political convention that nominated George Washington to be the first President of the United States.
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60. In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
  1. 1772
  2. 1774
  3. 1776
  4. 1787
  5. 1788
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