22-23 Civics Final

The U.S. government is____________________while the Vatican and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are considered______________________.

• an oligarchy; direct democracies

• a theocracy; oligarchies

• a representative democracy (republic); theocracies.

• a direct democracy; direct democracies.

The system of government in which powers and functions of the government are shared between a centralized authority and one or more lower government levels is a 

• Confederal System

• Federal System

• Unitary System

• Free Enterprise System

Which of the following statements best explains the influence of the English Bill of Rights on the United States Bill of Rights?

• Certain rights of the English Bill of Rights were included in the United States Bill of Rights.

• The English Bill of Rights was written after the United States Bill of Rights so the English Bill of Rights did not influence the United States Bill of Rights.

• The rights granted by the English Bill of Rights were very different from the rights granted by the United States Bill of Rights.

• All of the amendments in the United States Bill of Rights were taken word for word from the English Bill of Rights.

Which statement below best summarizes these statements?

• Hoover thought that natural economic activity of society would fix the economy,  while Roosevelt wanted quick government action to provide economic aid to society.

• Hoover believed business leaders should be encouraged to help society, but Roosevelt believed society should help improve business.

• Roosevelt wanted to experiment with economic practices, but Hoover wanted to rely only on proven solutions and European economic models.

• Roosevelt and Hoover both knew the executive branch could not solve the nation's economic problems so they wanted the legislature to take immediate action

If the economy is in a recession, what will the Federal Reserve Board most likely do to initiate a recovery?

• lower taxes rates

• lower interest rates

• reduce federal spending

• reduce the minimum wage

Which principle of the United States government is most related to the statement below?

• Representative democracy

• popular sovereignty

• Federalism

• Due process of law

Supreme Court Justice, Felix Frankfurter said, "Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to a 'free society.'"  Why is freedom of the press important to a free society?

• Newspapers and television advertisements keep the economy strong.

• Representative government requires access to media outlets.

• The success of a democracy depends on informed citizens.

• Newspapers employ the most educated citizens.

Use the information in the boxes to answer the question below.

A $15,000 car will cost far more than the sticker price if you do not pay for it outright at the dealership. The lower payment amount sounds better, but the shorter payment period will result in more than $1,000 less in overall payments from you. What causes the higher overall cost in the longer period?

• You make more payments total, creating higher overall cost.

• Longer loans tend to have higher interest rates (Annual Percentage Rate), creating higher overall cost.

• Your FICO (credit) score will go down the longer you pay for an item, causing the item to cost more.

• Shorter loans have higher interest rates (Annual Percentage Rate), but you pay them in less time, creating lower overall cost.

When the "Little Rock Nine" began attending the formerly all-white Little Rock, Ark. Central High School, they were exercising their rights granted by

• Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka (1954)

• Engel v. Vitale (1962)

• Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

• Plessey v. Ferguson (1896)

What freedom is Thomas Jefferson MOST focused upon in the quote below?

Paris Jan. 16. 1787.

the basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. but I should mean that every man should receive those papers & be capable of reading them.-Thomas Jefferson

• Freedom of religion

• Freedom of assembly

• Freedom of the press

• Freedom of association