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WorksheetsEcon/Civ Final Review
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 29mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is not true of a two party system?
a)
it is easy to identify completely with one group
b)
they are more stable than multi party systems
c)
party platforms must be broad (wide) in scope, and address many issues
d)
we have always had a two party system
2.
Plessy v. Ferguson /Brown v. Board of Ed represents what dynamic feature
a)
judicial review
b)
amendments
c)
elastic clause
d)
traditions
3.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a government tradition?
a)
political parties
b)
federal structure of government
c)
the President's Cabinet
d)
serving two terms of office
4.
The main goal of political parties is to
a)
satisfy a constitutional requirement
b)
appoint people to the President's Cabinet
c)
push their agenda into public policy
d)
make sure the President doesn't abuse power
5.
Which branch of government has the most power?
a)
executive
b)
judicial
c)
legislative
d)
none
6.
Passage of the Patriot Act reflects what dynamic function of the Constitution?
a)
elastic clause
b)
traditions
c)
amendments
d)
judicial review
7.
Formal changes to the Constitution are called
a)
judicial review
b)
traditions
c)
elastic clause
d)
amendments
8.
What will a quota on foreign goods to to the price of American goods?
a)
Increase them
b)
Decrease them
c)
No effect will be seen
9.
What will an increase in a fad do to the demand and price of that good?
a)
Increase supply and price
b)
Increase demand and price
c)
Decrease supply and increase price
d)
Increase demand and decrease price
10.
An increase in input costs will do what to the supply of a product?
a)
Increase it
b)
Decrease it
c)
No effect
d)
This is a demand question
11.
Price ceilings result in...
a)
Increase in price of a good
b)
Surplus of a good
c)
shortage of a good
d)
a tax placed on a good
12.
Minimum wage increases affects input costs by...
a)
Causing a business to hire more workers
b)
lowers a businesses input costs
c)
lowing the price of a good
d)
making the product more expensive to produce
13.
6. When will the government most likely NOT intervene in a market economy
a)
When market externalities (glitches in the system) occur
b)
when a monopoly exists
c)
when a company produces a poorly made product
d)
when a company is harming the environment
14.
When the price of hot dogs drops, what will happen to the demand for buns?
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
No effect
15.
What is equilibrium?
a)
When demand is higher than supply
b)
when demand and supply are equal
c)
when shortages exist
d)
When surpluses exist
16.
Which would cause a decrease in supply?
a)
Fire destroys trees used for making pencils
b)
American incomes increase
c)
A new cell phone company enters the market
d)
Apples are shown to decrease cancer
17.
Which would cause an increase in demand for strawberries?
a)
10 area markets close down
b)
Study shows they prevent heart disease
c)
Bugs kill 30% of the strawberry crops
d)
Blueberries are very cheap
18.
What can cause inflation?
a)
reduced prices of products
b)
increase in production costs of most products
c)
high unemployment
d)
a price ceiling
19.
We are entering high point on the business cycle. What might the government do to fix this?
a)
Buy government bonds
b)
sell government bonds
c)
increase taxes
d)
lower taxes
20.
Unemployment is at 20%. What should the Federal Reserve do?
a)
buy bonds
b)
sell bonds
c)
increase taxes
d)
lower taxes
21.
Alex just lost his auto job b/c the demand for cars has dropped. Unemployment type?
a)
cyclical
b)
frictional
c)
structural
d)
seasonal
22.
Ella just graduated and has been looking for a job as a lawyer. Unemployment type?
a)
frictional
b)
cyclical
c)
structural
d)
seasonal
23.
Chris lost his job as a lifeguard because it is September. Unemployment type?
a)
Frictional
b)
seasonal
c)
cyclical
d)
structural
24.
Sue lost her job as a checkout person b/c the store now uses self checkout. Unemployment type?
a)
frictional
b)
seasonal
c)
structural
d)
cyclical
25.
Who might not be as hurt by inflation, compared to the others
a)
retired people
b)
people with a lot money in savings accounts
c)
Someone who just got a raise
d)
banks
26.
GDP is the lowest it's been in history. ID business cycle spot
a)
peak
b)
contraction
c)
trough
d)
expansion
27.
Unemployment has been on the rise. ID business cycle spot.
a)
peak
b)
contractionary
c)
trough
d)
expansionary
28.
Building bridges is an example of what type of government policy?
a)
expansionary
b)
contractionary
c)
easy
d)
tight
29.
What goals are most important in a market economy?
a)
Stability and equity
b)
Growth and security
c)
growth and efficiency
d)
freedom and equity
30.
What goals do you lose when you transition to a market economy from command?
a)
security
b)
freedom
c)
growth
d)
stability
31.
Which of the following is not true when transition occurs from a command to market economy?
a)
there will be less unemployment
b)
more variety in products will be seen
c)
new businesses will develop
d)
there might be some inflation
32.
Why is specialization important?
a)
leads to more goods and services
b)
helps increase trade barriers
c)
it forces unemployment to go up
d)
it causes countries to change their form of government
33.
When you have comparative advantage in production, you...
a)
are the absolute best at making it
b)
you make it at the cheapest price
c)
You are most efficient with your scare resources in making the product
d)
You have a monopoly in that industry
34.
A tariff on imported coffee beans would lead to..
a)
increased prices at Starbucks
b)
no decaf coffee will be available for purchase
c)
overproduction of coffee
d)
poorer quality of coffee will be available
35.
If a tariff is removed from imported shrimp who gets hurt
a)
US producing shrimp companies
b)
foreign shrimp producers
c)
American consumers
d)
everyone wins
36.
Increased trade barriers does what....
a)
decrease in imports
b)
increase in standard of living for some
c)
increase in exports
d)
no effect
37.
Trade agreements attempt to do what...
a)
Make trade more difficult
b)
make trade barrier free
c)
decrease the standard of living for richer nations
d)
make the world democracies
38.
Term used to describe the broad beliefs held by groups of people
a)
history
b)
culture
c)
ideology
d)
values
39.
The USA PATRIOT Act is an example of
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Executive Order
c)
Necessary & Proper Clause
d)
Amendments
40.
The Necessary & Proper Clause is sometimes referred to as
a)
Rubberband Clause
b)
Executive Orders
c)
Elastic Clause
d)
Judicial Review
41.
Supreme Court is part of which branch
a)
Supreme Court
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Legislative Branch
d)
State Government
42.
The decision in Brown v. Board of Ed is an example of what DYNAMIC FUNCTION
a)
Executive Order
b)
Judicial review
c)
Elastic Clause
d)
Amendments
43.
Plessy v. Ferguson has what impact on America?
a)
Made segregation constitutional
b)
banned separate but equal doctrine
c)
Gave the President executive order powers
d)
strengthened Congress's powers using the elastic clause
44.
The Necessary and Proper Clause is a DYNAMIC FUNCTION of which branch of government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
Supreme Court
45.
Which statement NOT true of the Necessary and Proper Clause
a)
It is rarely used
b)
it is also known as the Elastic Clause
c)
Laws created with it must relate to an expressed power
d)
The PATRIOT Act is an example
46.
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to safeguard which constitutional principle?
a)
Separation of power
b)
Individual Rights
c)
Pop Sov
d)
Indep. Judiciary
47.
Which of the following DYNAMIC FUNCTIONS formally changes the Constitution?
a)
Executive Order
b)
Judicial Review
c)
Necessary and Proper Clause
d)
Amendments
48.
Where in the Constitution can you find the Amendments?
a)
Beginning
b)
Middle
c)
End
d)
A separate document
49.
How many amendments do we have?
a)
10
b)
12
c)
27
d)
75
50.
Executive orders help strengthen and define which branch of government's power?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
d)
Supreme Court
51.
Filibusters are a tradition of which government body?
a)
Senate
b)
President
c)
Supreme Court
d)
State Governments
52.
In the Plessy case, the Supreme Court ultimately sided with which amendment?
a)
1st
b)
14th
c)
4th
d)
10th
53.
In the Brown case, the Supreme Court ultimately ruled in favor of which amendment?
a)
10th
b)
4th
c)
14th
d)
1st
54.
Desegregating the military was Constitutional as an executive order because
a)
The president is responsible for passing laws
b)
Brown vs. Board of Ed ruling gave the Supreme Court power to enforce it
c)
The president is Commander in Chief
d)
The Constitution says the president can make any executive orders he wishes
55.
Without amendments, which of the following would not be true today.
a)
We would not be safe from terrorism
b)
The military would still be segregated
c)
Women would not be voting
d)
Schools would still be segregated
56.
The Patriot Act was seen as constitutional because
a)
The 4th Amendment does not apply to terroristic acts
b)
Executive orders are allowed if they help the president run the military.
c)
Article 1 Section 8 Clause 1 gives Congress the power to make laws in the name of common defense,
d)
Judicial review has deemed it ok because laws similar have been constitutional.
57.
A woman's right to an abortion was held constitutional under Roe vs. Wade in the 1970's. This means it will be constitutional forever because the Supreme Court said so.
a)
True. Judicial review means once the case is decided it is done for ever.
b)
True. Not that it is legal an amendment has gone into the Constitution making it final.
c)
False. Judicial review gives the Supreme Court the ability to change its mind if society changes.
d)
False. Congress has the power to pass laws that reverse or cancel Supreme Court rulings
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