Eleventh Grade (Grade 11) Social Sciences Questions

Which of the following best defines sociology?

1. The study of individual behavior
2. The study of cultures
3. The study of society and social interaction
4. The study of economics

A sociologist would refer to the laws of a society as                   .

1. Norms
2. Mores
3. Folkways
4. Informal Sanctions

the punishment to be imposed on an offender after a guilty verdict

1. sentence
2. indictment
3. discovery
4. law

a minor crime that is usually punished by a fine or a jail sentence of less than one year

1. tort
2. equity
3. petty offenses
4. misdemeanor

principle in the Fifth Amendment stating that the government must follow proper constitutional procedures in trials and in other actions it takes against individuals

1. petty offenses
2. double jeopardy
3. due process
4. discovery

the process in which a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser crime than the one with which the defendant was originally charged

1. due process
2. plea bargaining
3. complaint
4. discovery

group that hears charges against a suspect and decides whether there is sufficient evidence to bring the person to trial

1. hung jury
2. counsel
3. grand jury
4. double jeopardy

Which psychologist created the Classical Conditioning theory by having a dog associate food with a ringing bell?

1. Jean Piaget
2. Alfred Hitchcock
3. Ivan Pavlov
4. Mary Ainsworth

A society that developed permanent settlements, using hand tools, such as hoes & digging sticks to cultivate their lans

1. Hunter/gatherer Society
2. Horticultural Society
3. Industrial Society
4. Postindustrial Society

retrial of a person who was acquitted in a previous trial for the same crime

1. sentence
2. answer
3. plea bargaining
4. double jeopardy

a formal charge by a grand jury

1. verdict
2. summons
3. answer
4. indictment

a jury that is unable to reach a decision

1. grand jury
2. hung jury
3. petit jury
4. criminal law

a legal document filed with the court that has jurisdiction over the problem

1. felonies
2. complaint
3. voir dire
4. verdict

a law that is written down so that everyone might know and understand it

1. sentence
2. tort
3. summons
4. statutory law

A viral epidemic has spread across the globe, killing millions of people. You work for the Bureau of Health, a government agency that has developed two substances. Your organization knows that one of them will be a useful vaccine, but you don't know which one. You also know that the other one is likely to be deadly to most people.

Once you figure out which substance is the vaccine you can use it to save millions of lives. The only way to identify the vaccine is for you yourself to secretly test the substances on a minimum of 200 patients in the Bureau of Health facilities, against their will. It is expected that approximately half of the patients will slowly and painfully die from this testing.

You will need to sneak in and personally inject the patients with the substances one by one, killing 100 of them. Once testing is complete the effects of the substances will be identified, and you will be able to start saving lives with your vaccine.

Is it morally appropriate for you to personally kill 100 patients with a deadly injection in order to identify a vaccine that will save millions of lives?

1. Yes
2. No

Consists of people who think themselves as belonging together & who think of themselves as belonging together & who, by interacting with one another, influence & are influenced by each other

1. Aggregate
2. Category
3. Group
4. Social Network

a minor crime, usually punished by a ticket rather than being arrested

1. misdemeanors
2. petty offenses
3. felonies
4. voir dire

law made by judges in the process of resolving individual cases

1. double jeopardy
2. common law
3. statutory law
4. constitutional law

Essential to people's emotional well being; they generate feeling of self-esteem & provide values & attitudes that are incorporated into people's identity

1. Electronic Community
2. Secondary Group
3. Primary Group
4. Peer Pressure

process in which both sides prepare for a trial by gathering evidence to support their case

1. discovery
2. equity
3. sentence
4. presumed innocence