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Grade 5 · Stretch challenge · 10 questions · Version PG-1RUZDY9-KDWT

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1.What is specialization in economics?
2.What does supply and demand help determine?
3.What is a tariff?
4.What is judicial review?
5.What is the rule of law?
6.What is historical context?
7.How do checks and balances limit power?
8.What is a pull factor in migration?
9.Why do historians corroborate sources?
10.What is federalism?

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  1. What is specialization in economics?Focusing on particular goods, services, or tasks
  2. What does supply and demand help determine?Prices and quantities in markets
  3. What is a tariff?A tax on imported goods
  4. What is judicial review?Courts examine whether laws follow the Constitution
  5. What is the rule of law?Everyone, including leaders, is subject to law
  6. What is historical context?Conditions and ideas surrounding an event
  7. How do checks and balances limit power?Each branch can restrain the others
  8. What is a pull factor in migration?A condition that attracts people
  9. Why do historians corroborate sources?To compare evidence and improve reliability
  10. What is federalism?Power shared between national and state governments

Worked example

Identify the time, place, people, and evidence in the question.

Common mistake

Treating an opinion as a historical fact.

Helpful hint

Look for context and source evidence.