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WorksheetsCSA 3RD 9 WEEK CIVIC/ECON REVIEW
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins
"People are the source of all governmental power"
Which basic principle of government does this represent?
Representative Government
Rule of Law
Consent of the Governed
Limited Government
What is the form of government where the citizens rule?
Democracy
Rule of Law
Consent of the Governed
Representative Government
Which term best fits the box labeled with number 5?
Democracy
Representative Government
Limited Government
Rule of Law
Rights of Englishmen guaranteed to colonist.
Established the first form of national government for independent states.
Affirmed certain "unalienable rights".
Served as a model for the Bill of Rights.
Which statement would best fit into the Declaration of Independence?
We will take ownership of this native land.
We will support the decisions made by the King of England.
We should be allowed to travel freely between states.
We believe it is our right to end an unfair government.
The Rights of Englishmen were established in the-
U.S. Constitution
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
Virginia Constitution
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
What does the image above demonstrate?
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Press
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Petition
Which 1st Amendment Freedom is shown?
Religion
Press
Petition
Assembly
What is NOT a similarity between political parties?
They organize to win elections.
Their party platform.
Both liberal and conservative views are reflected.
They try to appeal to the political center.
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?
It focused on one particular issue.
It revolved around a famous person.
It won control of the White House.
It appealed to only liberal voters.
A candidate for a national office often appeals to the most citizens by-
Leading an activist group.
Belonging to a third party.
Meeting with foreign leaders.
Holding moderate views.
How does the winner-take-all system affect campaigning?
Candidates target southern states.
Candidates target small states.
Candidates target large states.
Candidates target northern states.
The President and Vice President are elected by-
a majority vote in the U.S. Senate
a popular vote of the people
a majority vote in the Electoral College
a Presidential primary election in the United States
What happens once a bill is sent out of committee?
Debated on the full house floor
Signed into law
Sent to a committee
Introduced into Congress
Judicial Opinion
Floor Debate
Veto
Referendum
What is a bill?
a proposed amendment
a veto
a proposed law
a proposed decree
What is a criminal case?
Disagreement between two political parties.
Where someone is accused of breaking a contract.
Where someone is released from jail.
Where someone is accused of breaking the law.
When police have good reason to believe a suspect has been involved with a crime, they have...
Criminal Cause
Warrant For Arrest
Probable Cause
Criminal Cases
Participates in a court case.
People that enter a plea of guilty/not guilty.
Individuals that determine the verdict.
Individuals that determine probable cause.
What would be the best title?
Procedure for Criminal Cases
Procedure for Civil Cases
Procedures for Felonies
Procedure for Changing Laws
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?
Child Custody Case
Family Case
Criminal Case
Civil Case
Which amendments are associated with Due Process?
1st and 6th
5th and 14th
5th and 9th
4th and 15th
The term double jeopardy is associated with which amendment?
1st
2st
5th
14th
In America, who makes law?
People elected to serve as governors
U.S. President
People elected to serve in legislature
Cabinet Members
Congress
General Assembly
City Council
Board of Supervisors
What principle means the division of governmental power into three branches each with its own job?
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Democracy
Separation of Powers
The headline illustrates a power of which branch of government?
Federal Legislative
State Executive
State Legislative
Federal Judicial
What is the President's annual speech to Congress in which he proposes new laws?
State of the Union Address
State of the Commonwealth
State of the State Address
Annual Press Conference
Which of the following are ways the executive branch influences policymaking. (3)
Delivering an annual speech to Congress
Approving or vetoing legislation
Appointing officials to carry out laws
Ruling on court cases that involve federal law
What is the name of Virginia's legislative branch?
General Congress
General Assembly
Virginia Senate
Virginia House of Delegates
What are the two parts of the Virginia District Court?
Civil Courts, Small Claims Courts, and Domestic Relations
Small Claims Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations
Small Claims Court and Criminal Court
Civil Court and Criminal Court
Which document gives local government in Virginia their power to govern?
U.S. Constitution
Virginia Constitution
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
Declaration of Independence
Protects public safety
Establish courts
Issues licenses
Ratify constitutional amendments
District Attorney
Cities
States
Police Departments
Regulate interstate commerce
Amend the state constitution
Establish a militia
Levy and collect taxes
What is the court of final appeal in Virginia?
Virginia Appeals Court
Virginia Supreme Court
Circuit Court
General District Court
Who decides cases in the United States District Court?
Judge and jury
Judges only
Jury only
Justices and jury
Which Virginia court has only appellate jurisdiction?
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
General District Court of Virginia
Circuit Court of Virginia
Organization of the Magistrates Court
Organization of the Local Court System
Organization of the State Court System
Organization of the U.S. Court System
Which court tries cases involving federal law and questions about United States constitutionality?
U.S. Supreme Court
Virginia Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
None of the above
What court has judicial review of all lower courts?
State Supreme Court
US Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
Which legal process does the headline describe?
Federalism
Separation of Powers
Judicial Review
Due Process
What is consumption?
That which determines price.
Making of goods and services.
That which is given up when a choice is made.
The using of goods and services.
Trees are an example of what type of resource?
Capital
Human
Entrepreneurship
Natural
A bulldozer is an example of what type of resource?
Natural
Capital
Human
Entrepreneurship
To lower the price to sell all the drinks.
To manufacture more drinks at this price.
A shortage of drinks at this price.
A larger profit at this price than any other price.
Which is the strongest motivating factor in a free market economy?
Government regulations
Ability to earn a profit
Fewer consumer choices
Equal distribution of wealth
Supply and demand determines the price of the products.
Profits made by companies determine economic behavior.
Consumer choice determines what is produced.
The government decides what will be produced.
In the United States economic system, who makes decisions?
Governement
Business Owners
Individuals
Individuals, Business Owners, and Government
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?
Competition
Consumers
Supply and Demand
Consumer Sovereignty
In a proprietorship, profits are kept by-
one person
two people
a group of people
the government
Jean is opening up a pizza shop. She will take the risk in order to keep all the profits. Jean is-
a corporation
a partner
an entrepreneur
a government worker
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?
Partnership
Proprietorship
Cooperation
Government
Economic Flow (Circular Flow)
Supply and Demand
Capital Resource
Law Firms
The government uses tax revenues from individuals and businesses to-
buy products
donate to charities
make profits
provide public goods and services
In which of the following ways can entrepreneurs establish a business?
Partnership
Corporation
Merger
Proprietorship
Proprietorship
Merger
Partnership
Corporation
