Newman Civics: Final Exam

In a true free market economy, which of the following would occur?

• Access to natural resources would be uncontrolled.
• Safety regulations would offer consumer protections.
• Successful producers would be given tax breaks.
• Workers would obtain fair wages by law.

The president of the United States can veto a bill passed by the Congress, preventing it from becoming a law. This is an example of which principle of democracy?

• accountability
• checks and balances
• rule of law
• transparency

An inalienable right that is stated in the Declaration of Independence and contributes to our current national identity is the right to

• a representative government.
• be able to vote in elections.
• be economically secure.
• pursue happiness.

These types of policies generally emphasize the need for the government to solve soceity's problems.

• Liberal
• Conserative
• Right-Wing
• Right Center Wing

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could do what?

• declare war, but it could not make treaties.
• establish post offices, but it could not levy taxes.
• force everyone to abide by the law, but it could not establish a court system.
• levy taxes, but it could not establish an executive branch.

In The Federalist Papers, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay supported

• absolute control of states by state government.
• division of power into three branches of government.
• presidential power over Congress and the judiciary.
• unlimited power of the federal government.

The Articles of the Constitution include the Supremacy Clause, which states that

• the Constitution is the supreme law of the United States.
• laws passed by the states shall be considered supreme law.
• people shall be free from unlawful searches and seizures.
• Supreme Court justices can pass amendments to the Constitution.

Conservative policies generally…

• focuse on large government.
• pay little attention to society.
• focus only on the judical branch of government.
• focus on small government and individual empowerment

What is a concurrent power?

• reserved for the federal government only.
• reserved for the state governments only.
• shared by both federal and state governments.
• voted on by the Congress before enactment.

Which political ideology favors a government regulated economy?

• Equitorial
• Conserative
• Egalitarian
• Liberal