Civics_SemB_Final Exam Review (Part 2)

How did the U.S. government change its citizens’ rights to privacy in response to the terrorist acts of 2001?

• The Patriot Act government provided the government authority to monitor the previously private communications of all citizens.

• State governments are now required to report electronic communications between citizens and foreign nationals.

• Local governments must monitor all citizens’ private cell phones.

• Citizens’ encrypted communications are reclassified as criminal violations of national security policy.

Which is NOT an example of U.S. social policy?

• Great Society programs such as Medicaid and Medicare

• Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI), commonly called Social Security

• Raising tariffs on Chinese imports

• Affordable housing initiatives

Where is the North Carolina General Assembly, or state legislature, located?

• Wilmington, North Carolina

• Charlotte, North Carolina

• Raleigh, North Carolina

• Greensboro, North Carolina

Which of the following is NOT a form of political participation?

• Sending an e-mail to your representative.

• Sharing your political opinions with others on social media.

• Joining a political party.

• Staying home on election day.

An individual has been accused of taking the property of another person. Why would a judge require substantial evidence before issuing a search warrant?

• To prevent law enforcement officials from having to testify in court.

• To guarantee an arrest by law enforcement officials.

• To avoid self-incrimination by the suspect who took the property.

• To ensure there was probable cause for conducting the investigation.

Which is a likely effect of increasing tariffs on imported cars?

• The price consumers pay for imported cars will rise.

• Unemployment rates will decrease.

• Car production will decline.

• More cars will be exported.

Which of the following was the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade?

• Suspects must have their rights read when arrested.

• Women have a limited right to have abortions.

• There is no right to privacy in the U.S. Constitution

• The death penalty constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

The Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) was an important step in which of the following?

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The Women’s Rights Movement

• The Gay Rights Movement

• The Labor Movement

Which agency is primarily responsible for ensuring that Americans have clean air and water?

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Department of Education (DEA)

• Department of Defense (DOD)

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The term judicial review refers to which of the following?

• The Supreme Court’s ability to strike down laws it considers unconstitutional.

• Executive privilege.

• The legislative branch’s ability to remove corrupt judges.

• Presidential appointments to the bench.