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WorksheetsNCFE Civics & Economics
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
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1.
Why have only 27 amendments been added to the Constitution in the past 200 years?
a)
The process of adding amendments is very complex
b)
The courts strike down many amendments
c)
National laws limit the number of amendments
d)
Changes in society are too small to require amendments
2.
This phrase best refers to the
a)
failed policies made by foreign officials
b)
grievances in the Declaration of Independence
c)
national problems caused by outdated laws
d)
weaknesses within the Articles of Confederation
3.
A citizen can help ensure the rights of an accused person by
a)
serving in the military
b)
paying an income tax
c)
serving on a jury
d)
obeying the state law
4.
Which phrase completes this diagram?
a)
state population
b)
the number of political districts
c)
voter registration
d)
the number of state senators
5.
The local government in Virginia most likely created this law in order to
a)
promote public health
b)
support federal laws
c)
protect consumer rights
d)
regulate land use
6.
The principle of federalism gives governmental power to
a)
the county and local governments
b)
a strong confederate government
c)
the national and state governments
d)
a powerful state government
7.
How are implied powers most often used by the United States Congress?
a)
To help carry out expressed powers
b)
To force the executive branch to sign new legislation
c)
To encourage citizens to vote
d)
To give the government veto powers
8.
Which action is an example of political lobbying?
a)
The governor gives special advice to legislative members
b)
A mayoral candidate holds a campaign rally for registered voters
c)
The local newspaper exposes corrupt practices in election campaigns
d)
A health group asks legislators to pass tougher antipollution laws
9.
What is naturalization?
a)
When you eat only foods that are "all natural"
b)
When a person is born in the country they hold citizenship in
c)
The process of of gaining permanent resident status
d)
The process that allows immigrants to become citizens.
10.
Ordinances are-
a)
lobbying groups
b)
local laws
c)
two-house legislatures
d)
regular laws
11.
Who leads the state executive branch?
a)
The governor
b)
The president
c)
The House of Delegates
d)
The mayor
12.
What court has the power to declare laws unconstitutional?
a)
U.S. District Court
b)
VA Circuit Court
c)
U.S. Supreme Court
d)
VA District Court
13.
The elastic clause allows Congress to
a)
make temporary treaties with foreign countries.
b)
regulate trade between states.
c)
stretch its powers to meet new needs
d)
tax US citizens in times of economic crisis
14.
What is the "court of final appeal"?
a)
appellate court of Washington, D.C.
b)
Supreme Court
c)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 13th Circuit
d)
U.S. district court
15.
The job of an appeals court is to
a)
decide the defendant's guilt or innocence
b)
decide whether a law is allowed by the U.S. Constitution
c)
review decisions made in lower courts
d)
sentence people who are convicted in federal courts
16.
Judges base their decisions on ___________________ set in similar cases.
a)
Appellate Jurisdiction
b)
Brief
c)
District Court
d)
Precedents
17.
Practice of using earlier court decisions as precedents to decide current cases
a)
majority opinion
b)
remand
c)
stare decisis
d)
writ of certiorari
18.
Which amendment provides due process protections from the national government?
a)
first amendment
b)
tenth amendment
c)
fifth amendment
d)
14th amendment
19.
Thomas Jefferson said in the Declaration of Independence that everyone had the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." What are these rights called?
a)
Natural Rights
b)
Birth Rights
c)
Unalienable Rights
d)
Undeniable Rights
20.
Building support for the ratification of the United States Constitution was the purpose of the
a)
Farewell Address of George Washington
b)
Albany Plan of Union
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Federalist Papers
21.
What is the highest law in the United States government?
a)
The President
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
The Supreme Court
d)
State constitutions
22.
Federalism is best defined as a principle of government that
a)
Divides power between the central government and state governments
b)
Includes a system of checks and balances
c)
Allows the states to nullify national laws
d)
Places the most power in the hand of the legislative branch
23.
All Powers that the Constitution does not give to the Federal government
a)
Are reserved to the State Governments
b)
Are given to the President
c)
Are given to Congress
d)
Are interpreted by the Supreme Court
24.
Article I of the Constitution establishes what?
a)
executive branch
b)
legislative branch
c)
full faith and credit
d)
ratification of the Constitution
25.
Article II of the Constitution establishes what?
a)
the Supremacy clause
b)
legislative branch
c)
judicial branch
d)
executive branch
26.
Article III of the Constitution establishes
a)
Full Faith and Credit
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Legislative Branch
d)
Judicial Branch
27.
The __________ supported the Constitution and wanted a stronger national government.
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Constitutionalists
d)
Anti-Constitutionalists
28.
The __________ did not support the Constitution and believed the Constitution created a central government that was too strong.
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Constitutionalists
d)
Anti-Constitutionalists
29.
The first amendment states freedom of petition, religion, press, assembly, and
a)
freedom
b)
beliefs
c)
peace
d)
speech
30.
Protection from "unreasonable search and seizure."
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
31.
What is the Equilibrium Quantity?
a)
50
b)
60
c)
70
d)
80
32.
What is the Equilibrium Price?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
33.
The graph illustrates a ...
a)
Demand Curve
b)
Supply Curve
c)
Elasticity Curve
d)
Price Ceiling
34.
A written financial plan can also be called _____.
a)
Personal Finance
b)
Budget
c)
Envelope System
d)
reconcile
35.
What is the fundamental problem of every society?
a)
labor costs
b)
scarcity
c)
economic interdependence
d)
market fluctuation
36.
Reliance on others to produce goods and services is
a)
consumerism
b)
scarcity
c)
economic interdependence
d)
wealth
37.
Scarcity can best be defined as
a)
A Shortage of a product
b)
Where demand is greater than supply
c)
Unlimited wants vs Limited resources
d)
Limited wants vs unlimited resources
38.
The law of demand states that
a)
consumers demand a larger quantity of a good when price is low.
b)
consumer demand increases when price is low.
c)
sellers supply a larger quantity of a good when price is high.
d)
sellers increase supply when price is high.
39.
____________ is what you give up to get something else.
a)
interest
b)
services
c)
opportunity cost
d)
income
40.
Government controls all aspects of economy
Example: The government owns most of the property, sets the prices of goods, determines the wages of workers, plans what will be made…everything
Example: The government owns most of the property, sets the prices of goods, determines the wages of workers, plans what will be made…everything
a)
command
b)
market
c)
traditional
41.
A country with complete economic freedom and no government control would be:
a)
command
b)
market
c)
traditional
42.
Which region is the MOST developed?
a)
Latin America & Caribbean
b)
Sub-Saharan Africa
c)
Western Europe
d)
Asia
43.
What is the main force that drives a free market economy?
a)
The government controls products and prices
b)
Supply and Demand- the producers and consumers determine what is produced
c)
Traditional methods control the economy
44.
"Fiscal policy" refers to the power of the federal government to
a)
A. tax and spend
b)
B. print money
c)
C. control credit
d)
D. all of the above
45.
Businesses generally reduce their spending during the period of the business cycle known as
a)
A. Peak
b)
B. recession
c)
C. trough
d)
D. expansion
46.
True or False
If the Federal Reserve rapidly increases the money supply, one likely result would be an increase in inflation.
If the Federal Reserve rapidly increases the money supply, one likely result would be an increase in inflation.
a)
A. True
b)
B. False
47.
“Monetary policy” differs from “fiscal policy” in that monetary policy is
a)
A. more sensitive to political considerations.
b)
B. under the control of the Federal Reserve System.
c)
C. more time-consuming to implement.
d)
D. related to tax increases and decreases.
48.
The US is a
a)
command economy
b)
traditional economy
c)
free market economy
d)
mixed economy
49.
A tax placed on imported goods.
a)
Tariff
b)
Embargo
c)
Quota
d)
Free Trade Zone
50.
When supply goes down and demand goes up, prices go _____
a)
Higher
b)
Lower
c)
Stay the Same
d)
None of the above
51.
When supply goes up and demand is low, prices go ______
a)
Higher
b)
Lower
c)
Stay the Same
d)
None of the above
52.
This term refers to the number of goods a country produces in a year. In general, the higher this number, the higher the standard of living.
a)
Per Capita GDP
b)
GDP
c)
Exchange Rate
d)
Currency
53.
A fee paid to use someone else's money
a)
Interest
b)
Income
c)
Credit
d)
loan
54.
Buy something now and pay later, at a higher total cost.
a)
Credit
b)
Debit
c)
Savings Account
d)
All of the above
55.
What is ANOTHER name for a market economy?
a)
capitalism
b)
laissez-faire
c)
free enterprise
d)
ALL of the Above
56.
Every person born or naturalized in the US is a citizen. Which amendment is this?
a)
12th
b)
22nd
c)
15th
d)
14th
57.
Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. Which amendment is this?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
58.
Amendment 14 guarantees what?
a)
That states will not deny anyone equal protection of the laws.
b)
that everyone except criminals will be counted when figuring a state's number of representatives in Congress
c)
The right to vote to all former slaves.
d)
the same rights as those named in the Fifth Amendment.
59.
Which clause of the U.S. Constitution declares the Constitution as the highest law of the land?
a)
Necessary and Proper
b)
Equal Protection
c)
Highest Law
d)
Supremacy
60.
a)
1st Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
4th Amendment
d)
5th Amendment
61.
This Civil War Amendment grants equal protection of the law to all citizens.
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
19th
62.
This plan for government was favored by large states because representation in congress was based on population.
a)
the New Jersey Plan
b)
the Virginia Plan
c)
Shays' Plan
d)
The Compromise Plan
63.
This plan for government was favored by smaller states because each state received equal representation in congress.
a)
the New Jersey Plan
b)
the Virginia Plan
c)
Shays' Plan
d)
the Compromise Plan
64.
One issue that was hotly debated at the Constitutional Convention, was the question of representation. Another issue was-
a)
the U.S.-Canadian border
b)
Slavery
c)
the Treaty of Paris
d)
Women's Rights
65.
Under the Three-Fifths compromise, which individuals counted as 3/5 of a free person when a census was taken?
a)
women
b)
Native Americans
c)
slaves
d)
children
66.
Southern States benefited from the Three-Fifths Compromise because-
a)
they had very small populations
b)
they had very large populations
c)
they had a warm climate
d)
they had large populations of slaves
67.
Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced?
a)
it created an executive branch
b)
government was too weak to manage state relations
c)
it created a powerful army
d)
it created a judicial branch
68.
The Great Compromise called for a house of representatives and a Senate which is called-
a)
bicameral
b)
unicameral
c)
one camel
d)
Three camels
69.
What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Constitution
c)
The Magna Carta
d)
The English Bill of Rights
70.
In what house of our national legislature, called Congress, does each state have equal representation?
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
General Assembly
d)
House of Commons
71.
Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.
a)
strong state government
b)
weak government
c)
strong central government
d)
legislature
72.
The Anti-Federalists wanted to see the _____________ ____ ____________________ added to the Constitution.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Common Sense
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Magna Carta
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