True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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All parts of South Carolina are experiencing economic growth.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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2.
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What was the purpose of the immigration law passed in 1965?
a. | remove the stain of racism from previous immigration laws | b. | allow more people
from Western Europe into the United States | c. | reduce the number of immigrants that could come
to the United States | d. | keep people from Southern Europe from coming
into the United States |
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Most of South Carolina’s population growth in the last fifty years came
from
a. | Mexico. | b. | New England. | c. | the
Rustbelt. | d. | Western Europe. |
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4.
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What manufacturing job has had the greatest multiplier effect in South
Carolina?
a. | automobiles | b. | furniture | c. | military
vehicles | d. | textiles |
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What major problem has been created by South Carolina’s economic
growth?
a. | South Carolina needs more workers. | b. | South Carolina’s natural environment is
being damaged. | c. | South Carolina must give tax breaks to attract business. | d. | South Carolina is in
danger of developing two economies. |
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What federal agency works to reduce pollution?
a. | CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) | b. | WPA (Works Progress
Administration) | c. | EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) | d. | SSA (Social Security
Administration) |
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How did Hurricane Hugo impact South Carolina’s economy?
a. | It caused economic growth. | b. | It put the state in a
depression. | c. | It brought tourist dollars into the state. | d. | It brought a number
of new industries into the state. |
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Which denomination has a woman as the bishop of its South Carolina
Conference?
a. | Southern Baptist | b. | Church of God | c. | United
Methodist | d. | Presbyterian |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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_________________ are the fastest growing cultural group in the United States
today.
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10.
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Because of its increase in population in the 2010 Census, South Carolina will
elect _________ delegates to the United States House of Representatives in 2012.
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11.
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The term that describes how an increase in spending produces an increase in
income and consumption greater than the initial amount spent is
_______________________________.
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12.
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South Carolina’s first woman governor was elected in
____________________.
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Matching
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Match the terms with the definitions. a. | affluent | f. | globalization | b. | censured | g. | partisan | c. | conflict of
interest | h. | per
capita | d. | culture | i. | quota | e. | extortion | j. | voucher |
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wealthy, prosperous
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14.
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free flow of business, capital, goods, labor and information across national
lines
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reprimanded
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16.
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a limit on the number of people or things that are allowed
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per person
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18.
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getting something from a person by threat or force
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a coupon issued to help fund a private education
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loyalty to two competing goals or interests
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