CE SOL Review #5

What is the purpose of the Preamble to the Constitution?

• to serve as a Table of Contents

• to establish the goals and reasons to have the government

• to guarantee rights

• to express thanks to the Founding Fathers

What must citizens do so that government can function at its best and run efficiently?

• vote

• graduate from college

• get a government job

• fulfill civic duties

The diagram to the left is a way to compare and visualize different political ideas by placing them on a line with left and right "wings". It is called a political _______.

• prism

• platform

• spectrum

• party

The amount (how much or how many) of a good or service that consumers are will and able to buy at a given price is know as -

• production

• supply

• demand

• incentive

Citizens who choose not to fulfill their civic duties receive -

• legal consequences

• longer vacations

• pay

• taxes

Which document is the BEST example of the distrust Americans had of a strong central government around the time of the Revolution?

• the U.S. Constitution

• The Virginia Declaration of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

What is meant by "the common good" or "general welfare?"

• an item people usually use daily, like bread or milk

• a way to settle differences

• giving to the Red Cross

• something that makes life better or is good for the people of the community as a whole

Mom describes herself as someone who favors greater government control and spending if it is for the common good. She says she is on the left of the political spectrum. I guess this makes her a -

• politician.

• conservative.

• liberal.

• citizen.

The amount (how much or how many) of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at a certain price is known as -

• demand.

• incentives.

• production.

• supply.

Which title belongs on this chart?

• Purposes of Government

• Fundamental Rights

• Unalienable

• Principles of Government