Competency 005 of the Core Subjects EC–6: Social Studies (903). The competencies TEA lists, how they are tested and practice questions with explanations.
40 questions on the real 50-minute clock, with a score by competency group and an explanation for every answer.
Or start the free Government and Citizenship drillSummarized from the TExES Core Subjects EC–6 (391) preparation manual, Section 3: exam framework, Competency 005. The grouping of competencies into drill sets is ours.
Questions cover the three branches, checks and balances, federalism, the Bill of Rights, the Texas Constitution and local government, and landmark cases. TEA lists the competencies without weights, so our practice test spreads its questions evenly across them.
Answer each question, then open the explanation.
Question 1
Which landmark Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional?
Answer: A: Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ruled that segregated public schools violate the Equal Protection Clause, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson.
Question 2
Select all that apply.
Which THREE of the following are ways citizens can participate in a democracy?
Answer: A: Contacting elected officials about an issue; C: Volunteering for a community project; D: Voting in elections
Voting, communicating with officials and community service are forms of civic participation. Ignoring civic life or breaking laws are not.
Question 3
How can the U.S. Constitution be changed?
Answer: A: An amendment is proposed and then ratified by three-fourths of the states.
An amendment is usually proposed by a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress and must be ratified by three-fourths of the states.
Question 4
The division of power between the national government and the state governments is called
Answer: A: federalism.
Federalism divides power between the national and state governments. Separation of powers divides power among the three branches.
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40 questions on the real 50-minute clock, with a score by competency group and an explanation for every answer.
Or start the free Government and Citizenship drillTEA lists the competencies of the TExES 903 without weights or question counts. Our 40-question practice test spreads its questions evenly across the competencies, which gives Government and Citizenship 8 questions.
The origins of democracy and the founding documents; The structure of U.S., Texas and local government and how constitutions change; Rights and responsibilities of citizens, landmark Supreme Court cases and civic participation.
Questions cover the three branches, checks and balances, federalism, the Bill of Rights, the Texas Constitution and local government, and landmark cases. TEA lists the competencies without weights, so our practice test spreads its questions evenly across them.
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