HSA Practice

Read the excerpt:

“A member of the General Assembly shall be elected by the registered voters of the legislative or delegate district from which he seeks election . . .”

—Maryland Constitution, Article 3

Which principle of government is supported by this excerpt?

• federalism

• representative democracy

• judicial review

• separation of powers

Which type of government is most likely the focus of this political cartoon?

• dicatorship

• parliamentary democracy

• constitutional democracy

• presidential democracy

Read the excerpt

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that, to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.” —Declaration of Independence, 1776

Which two phrases best exemplify the principle of popular sovereignty?

• “that all men are created equal . . .”

• “that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness . . .”

• “governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed . . .”

• “it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government . . .”

• “governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes . . .”

Scientists predict an increase in the number of poor air quality days in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area.

What action can Maryland’s state government take to address this situation?

• increase funding for road construction

• increase funding for public transportation

• decrease funding for social welfare programs

• decrease funding for environmental clean-up programs

Select the three characteristics of a command economy.

• The government controls the means of production, including factories.

• The government owns the land and natural resources of the country

• The government provides small business loans to promote entrepreneurship.

• Independent individuals or groups lease the rights to state-owned land and resources for commercial use.

• The laws of supply and demand are typically ignored.

Author of Source C, Mike Lane, worked as a political cartoonist from 1972–2009. Lane’s cartoons usually attacked political greed and corruption.

Mike Lane most likely believed that NAFTA was

• promoting improvements in U.S. technology

• financially beneficial to working-class Americans.

• responsible for the decline of U.S. manufacturing

• causing a decline in the education levels of Americans.

Which situation is a violation of the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• denying a bank loan to a couple on the basis of race

• blocking publication of a student-run newspaper

• holding a suspect in jail without charges

• issuing a subpoena for records in a criminal case

Which of these situations describes a tort involving negligence?

• The roofer never finished the work on Mr. Jones’s house.

• Mr. Jones failed to pay the roofer after the work was completed.

• Mr. Jones did not sign a written agreement to have his roof repaired.

• The roofer was bitten by Mr. Jones’s dog while working at the house.

Why is the United States a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

• to reduce barriers to international trade

• to participate in a mutual defense alliance

• to share medical technology with friendly countries

• to strengthen international environmental protection laws

The state of Maryland is a leader in environmental preservation and restoration. For example, Maryland aims to protect the state’s farmland and other natural resources while enhancing existing communities.

Select the two government actions or strategies that would help meet these aims.

• improve public transportation

• encourage cities to expand into suburbs

• create bicycle lanes along highways

• build tourist attractions in the Chesapeake Bay region

• discourage ridesharing to work programs.