Social Studies GED READY QUICK QUIZ #12 (Added 9/24/24) Question Title * 1. The Eighth Amendment to the United States' Constitution protects __________ American citizens from cruel and unusual punishment. the right to a speedy trial by jury. the right to carry guns. the right to freedom of assembly. Question Title * 2. How many electoral college votes is needed in order to win the Presidency? 100 270 435 528 Question Title * 3. When prices rise, supply increases. When prices fall, supply decreases. When prices increase,demand falls. When prices fall, demand increases.Which of the following is true? Farmers will produce additional beans when the price per ton goes down by $10. Manufacturers will produce more tires when the price per tire goes up by $8. Consumers will buy more apples when the price per dozen goes up by $1.50. Consumers will buy less ice cream when the price per carton goes down by $1. Question Title * 4. What is the name of any group that serves as a liaison between employees and employers to guaranteefair working conditions? Employee Act Corporations Trade Union Labor Union Question Title * 5. How many total members are there in the Senate? 10 50 100 125 Question Title * 6. Three of the following statements about the Korean War are based on facts and evidence.Which one is based on speculation or opinion? More than 34,000 American soldiers died during the Korean War. The Korean War was the first time jet fighters faced each other in combat. The United States may have won the Korean War if General Douglas MacArthurhad been permitted to use nuclear weapons against Communist forces. The Korean War began in 1950 and ended with an armistice in 1953. Question Title * 7. What were the major causes of the Civil War? (List all that apply) Expanded Fugitive Slave Laws Slavery Lincoln winning the election of 1860 Westward Expansion All of the above Question Title * 8. Current scientific evidence suggests that people arrived in America between _____________ years ago. 5,000 and 10,000 15,000 and 30,000 30,000 and 40,000 80,000 and 100,000 Question Title * 9. The following is an excerpt from the The Declaration of Independence:...whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of thePeople to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on suchprinciples and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effecttheir Safety and Happiness.In the excerpt, what does the term abolish mean? validate change eliminate ignore Question Title * 10. This excerpt is from President Woodrow Wilson’s April 2, 1917, Address to Congress:The present German submarine warfare against commerce is a warfare against mankind. It is awar against all nations. American ships have been sunk, American lives taken in ways which ithas stirred us very deeply to learn of; but the ships and people of other neutral and friendlynations have been sunk and overwhelmed in the waters in the same way. There has been nodiscrimination. The challenge is to all mankind.Each nation must decide for itself how it will meet it. The choice we make for ourselves must bemade with a moderation of counsel and a temperateness of judgment befitting our characterand our motives as a nation. We must put excited feeling away. Our motive will not be revengeor the victorious assertion of the physical might of the nation, but only the vindication of right, ofhuman right, of which we are only a single champion.Which of the following statements is a logical inference based upon evidence from thepassage? President Wilson does not want the US to retaliate against the Germans. President Wilson believes that the US should retaliate against the Germansregardless of what other countries decide. President Wilson believes fear and anger should stir American support for waragainst Germany. President Wilson wants to wait and see how other nations respond to the Germanattacks before declaring war. Done