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Gov't/Econ PreQuiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of government allows religious beliefs to have a direct impact on the rule of the land? 
a)
Anarchy 
b)
Theocracy 
c)
Democracy 
d)
Socialism 
2.
What type of government completely controls it members from political matters to values and beliefs? 
a)
Totalitarianism 
b)
Communism 
c)
Anarchy 
d)
Socialism 
3.
What type of government allows the people to elect the officials to make the decisions for them? 
a)
Direct Democracy 
b)
Socialism 
c)
Communism 
d)
Representative Democracy 
4.
Who is next in line after the vice president to take over the president position if there is an emergency?  
a)
Secretary of state 
b)
Vice President 
c)
Speaker of the house 
d)
Secretary of defense 
5.
Where are the rights of U.S. Citizens outline within the U.S. Constitution? 
a)
Article 1 
b)
Article 2 
c)
Article 3 
d)
Bill of Rights 
6.
How many members are there in the senate? 
a)
50
b)
100
c)
435
d)
500
7.
What fraction does it take for congress to overturn a veto? 
a)
1/3
b)
2/3
c)
1/2
d)
3/4
8.
What branch of government can appoint ambassadors to various countries? 
a)
Executive 
b)
Legislative 
c)
Judicial 
9.
What branch of government can overturn laws based on constitutional rights? 
a)
Executive 
b)
Legislative 
c)
Judicial 
10.
How many members sit on the Supreme court? 
a)
6
b)
7
c)
9
d)
12
11.
What document was the original government of the US based off of? 
a)
Constitution 
b)
Articles of Confederation 
c)
Declaration of independence 
d)
Magna Carta 
12.
What court case allowed for internment camps inside the US? 
a)
Roe v. Wade 
b)
Mapp v. Ohio 
c)
Korematsu v. US 
d)
TLO v New Jersey 
13.
What court case allowed for abortion to be legal within the US?
a)
Roe v Wade 
b)
Mapp v Ohio 
c)
TLO v New Jersey 
d)
Plessy v Ferguson 
14.
How many members are there in the House of Representatives? 
a)
435
b)
400
c)
450 
d)
500
15.
What was the first governing document within the U.S.?
a)
Magna Carta 
b)
Constitution 
c)
Articles of Confederation 
d)
Declaration of Independence 
16.
What is the total value, in dollars, of all final goods and services produced within a country during a single year? 
a)
Revenue 
b)
Gross Domestic Product 
c)
Market Equilibrium 
d)
Elasticity 
17.
Stock that is issued in portions is known as what? 
a)
Market 
b)
Dividends 
c)
Shares
d)
Bonds 
18.
A steady rise in stock prices is referred to as what? 
a)
Bull Market 
b)
Bear Market 
c)
Rising Star Market 
d)
Pay Day 
19.
The DOW Jones encompasses all stocks within the NYEX
a)
True 
b)
False 
20.
When there is only one producer within a market, what is it called? 
a)
Oligopoly 
b)
Perfect Competition 
c)
Greedy 
d)
Monopoly 
21.
When supply decreases, what happens to the price of those goods? 
a)
Increase 
b)
Decrease
c)
Remain the same
22.
What type of economy  does the U.S. have? 
a)
Traditional
b)
Command 
c)
Market 
d)
Mixed 
23.
What do we call it when the demand for a good is effected by price changes? 
a)
Common Sense 
b)
Elasticity 
c)
Supply and Demand 
d)
Price Curves