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CSA 3RD 9 WEEK CIVIC/ECON REVIEW

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"People are the source of all governmental power"

Which basic principle of government does this represent?

a)

Representative Government

b)

Rule of Law

c)

Consent of the Governed

d)

Limited Government

2.

What is the form of government where the citizens rule?

a)

Democracy

b)

Rule of Law

c)

Consent of the Governed

d)

Representative Government

3.

Which term best fits the box labeled with number 5?

a)

Democracy

b)

Representative Government

c)

Limited Government

d)

Rule of Law

4.
a)

Rights of Englishmen guaranteed to colonist.

b)

Established the first form of national government for independent states.

c)

Affirmed certain "unalienable rights".

d)

Served as a model for the Bill of Rights.

5.

Which statement would best fit into the Declaration of Independence?

a)

We will take ownership of this native land.

b)

We will support the decisions made by the King of England.

c)

We should be allowed to travel freely between states.

d)

We believe it is our right to end an unfair government.

6.

The Rights of Englishmen were established in the-

a)

U.S. Constitution

b)

Charters of the Virginia Company of London

c)

Virginia Constitution

d)

Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

7.

What does the image above demonstrate?

a)

Freedom of Religion

b)

Freedom of Press

c)

Freedom of Speech

d)

Freedom of Petition

8.

Which 1st Amendment Freedom is shown?

a)

Religion

b)

Press

c)

Petition

d)

Assembly

9.

What is NOT a similarity between political parties?

a)

They organize to win elections.

b)

Their party platform.

c)

Both liberal and conservative views are reflected.

d)

They try to appeal to the political center.

10.

In 1872, the Prohibitionist Party formed to ban the sale of alcohol in the United States. How did the third party differ from the other two political parties?

a)

It focused on one particular issue.

b)

It revolved around a famous person.

c)

It won control of the White House.

d)

It appealed to only liberal voters.

11.

A candidate for a national office often appeals to the most citizens by-

a)

Leading an activist group.

b)

Belonging to a third party.

c)

Meeting with foreign leaders.

d)

Holding moderate views.

12.

How does the winner-take-all system affect campaigning?

a)

Candidates target southern states.

b)

Candidates target small states.

c)

Candidates target large states.

d)

Candidates target northern states.

13.

The President and Vice President are elected by-

a)

a majority vote in the U.S. Senate

b)

a popular vote of the people

c)

a majority vote in the Electoral College

d)

a Presidential primary election in the United States

14.

What happens once a bill is sent out of committee?

a)

Debated on the full house floor

b)

Signed into law

c)

Sent to a committee

d)

Introduced into Congress

15.
a)

Judicial Opinion

b)

Floor Debate

c)

Veto

d)

Referendum

16.

What is a bill?

a)

a proposed amendment

b)

a veto

c)

a proposed law

d)

a proposed decree

17.

What is a criminal case?

a)

Disagreement between two political parties.

b)

Where someone is accused of breaking a contract.

c)

Where someone is released from jail.

d)

Where someone is accused of breaking the law.

18.

When police have good reason to believe a suspect has been involved with a crime, they have...

a)

Criminal Cause

b)

Warrant For Arrest

c)

Probable Cause

d)

Criminal Cases

19.
a)

Participates in a court case.

b)

People that enter a plea of guilty/not guilty.

c)

Individuals that determine the verdict.

d)

Individuals that determine probable cause.

20.

What would be the best title?

a)

Procedure for Criminal Cases

b)

Procedure for Civil Cases

c)

Procedures for Felonies

d)

Procedure for Changing Laws

21.

In which type of court case does a court determine whether or not a person accused of breaking the law is guilty or not guilty of a misdemeanor?

a)

Child Custody Case

b)

Family Case

c)

Criminal Case

d)

Civil Case

22.

Which amendments are associated with Due Process?

a)

1st and 6th

b)

5th and 14th

c)

5th and 9th

d)

4th and 15th

23.

The term double jeopardy is associated with which amendment?

a)

1st

b)

2st

c)

5th

d)

14th

24.

In America, who makes law?

a)

People elected to serve as governors

b)

U.S. President

c)

People elected to serve in legislature

d)

Cabinet Members

25.
a)

Congress

b)

General Assembly

c)

City Council

d)

Board of Supervisors

26.

What principle means the division of governmental power into three branches each with its own job?

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Federalism

c)

Democracy

d)

Separation of Powers

27.

The headline illustrates a power of which branch of government?

a)

Federal Legislative

b)

State Executive

c)

State Legislative

d)

Federal Judicial

28.

What is the President's annual speech to Congress in which he proposes new laws?

a)

State of the Union Address

b)

State of the Commonwealth

c)

State of the State Address

d)

Annual Press Conference

29.

Which of the following are ways the executive branch influences policymaking. (3)

a)

Delivering an annual speech to Congress

b)

Approving or vetoing legislation

c)

Appointing officials to carry out laws

d)

Ruling on court cases that involve federal law

30.

What is the name of Virginia's legislative branch?

a)

General Congress

b)

General Assembly

c)

Virginia Senate

d)

Virginia House of Delegates

31.

What are the two parts of the Virginia District Court?

a)

Civil Courts, Small Claims Courts, and Domestic Relations

b)

Small Claims Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations

c)

Small Claims Court and Criminal Court

d)

Civil Court and Criminal Court

32.

Which document gives local government in Virginia their power to govern?

a)

U.S. Constitution

b)

Virginia Constitution

c)

Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

d)

Declaration of Independence

33.
a)

Protects public safety

b)

Establish courts

c)

Issues licenses

d)

Ratify constitutional amendments

34.
a)

District Attorney

b)

Cities

c)

States

d)

Police Departments

35.
a)

Regulate interstate commerce

b)

Amend the state constitution

c)

Establish a militia

d)

Levy and collect taxes

36.

What is the court of final appeal in Virginia?

a)

Virginia Appeals Court

b)

Virginia Supreme Court

c)

Circuit Court

d)

General District Court

37.

Who decides cases in the United States District Court?

a)

Judge and jury

b)

Judges only

c)

Jury only

d)

Justices and jury

38.

Which Virginia court has only appellate jurisdiction?

a)

Court of Appeals of Virginia

b)

Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

c)

General District Court of Virginia

d)

Circuit Court of Virginia

39.
a)

Organization of the Magistrates Court

b)

Organization of the Local Court System

c)

Organization of the State Court System

d)

Organization of the U.S. Court System

40.

Which court tries cases involving federal law and questions about United States constitutionality?

a)

U.S. Supreme Court

b)

Virginia Supreme Court

c)

U.S. District Court

d)

None of the above

41.

What court has judicial review of all lower courts?

a)

State Supreme Court

b)

US Supreme Court

c)

U.S. District Court

d)

U.S. Court of Appeals

42.

Which legal process does the headline describe?

a)

Federalism

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Judicial Review

d)

Due Process

43.

What is consumption?

a)

That which determines price.

b)

Making of goods and services.

c)

That which is given up when a choice is made.

d)

The using of goods and services.

44.

Trees are an example of what type of resource?

a)

Capital

b)

Human

c)

Entrepreneurship

d)

Natural

45.

A bulldozer is an example of what type of resource?

a)

Natural

b)

Capital

c)

Human

d)

Entrepreneurship

46.
a)

To lower the price to sell all the drinks.

b)

To manufacture more drinks at this price.

c)

A shortage of drinks at this price.

d)

A larger profit at this price than any other price.

47.

Which is the strongest motivating factor in a free market economy?

a)

Government regulations

b)

Ability to earn a profit

c)

Fewer consumer choices

d)

Equal distribution of wealth

48.
a)

Supply and demand determines the price of the products.

b)

Profits made by companies determine economic behavior.

c)

Consumer choice determines what is produced.

d)

The government decides what will be produced.

49.

In the United States economic system, who makes decisions?

a)

Governement

b)

Business Owners

c)

Individuals

d)

Individuals, Business Owners, and Government

50.

The people who buy goods and services determine, through their purchases, what and how much will be produced. This is what characteristic in U.S. Economy?

a)

Competition

b)

Consumers

c)

Supply and Demand

d)

Consumer Sovereignty

51.

In a proprietorship, profits are kept by-

a)

one person

b)

two people

c)

a group of people

d)

the government

52.

Jean is opening up a pizza shop. She will take the risk in order to keep all the profits. Jean is-

a)

a corporation

b)

a partner

c)

an entrepreneur

d)

a government worker

53.

Helen has $20,000 to invest in a business in which she can control the decisions and keep all the profit. In what type of business type should she invest in?

a)

Partnership

b)

Proprietorship

c)

Cooperation

d)

Government

54.
a)

Economic Flow (Circular Flow)

b)

Supply and Demand

c)

Capital Resource

d)

Law Firms

55.

The government uses tax revenues from individuals and businesses to-

a)

buy products

b)

donate to charities

c)

make profits

d)

provide public goods and services

56.

In which of the following ways can entrepreneurs establish a business?

a)

Partnership

b)

Corporation

c)

Merger

d)

Proprietorship

57.
a)

Proprietorship

b)

Merger

c)

Partnership

d)

Corporation