Social Studies Quiz 12

Which of these is a unit of currency in the United States?

• yen

• barter

• election

• dollar

Name two ways that people can get goods and services.

• barter

• interest

• assembly line

• buying and selling

How do presidents, governors, and mayors get their jobs?

• Someone appoints them

• Citizens elect them

• Both A and C

• None of these

Match the following

• money people earn by working

• wants

• things not necessary for living

• income

• the things people must have to live

• needs

Match the following

• important building, statue, or object

• constitution

• a written plan for government

• interest

• money a person earns for keeping money in a bank

• landmark

Match the following

• highest court in the land

• Supreme Court

• interprets laws

• Executive Branch

• makes laws

• Judicial Branch

• enforces laws

• Legislative Branch

How many branches of government are there?

• four

• five

• three

• two

Who is the person that is elected for the NATIONAL executive branch?

• Judge

• President

• Lawyer

How many senators does each state have?

• one

• two

• three

• four

How many Supreme Court Judices are there?

• 4

• 7

• 9

• 5