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Social Studies Review

Total questions: 93

Worksheet time: 2hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the branch of government that makes up the laws?
a)
judicial
b)
executive
c)
legislative
d)
state
2.
The branch of government that carries out the laws
a)
judicial
b)
legislative
c)
executive
d)
state
3.
The President heads which branch of government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
State
4.
Where does the President live?
a)
The Governor's Mansion
b)
Your House
c)
The White House
d)
The House of Representatives
5.

group of people who work to help make laws for the city

a)

elect

b)

mayor

c)

city council

d)

laws

6.

The leader of a city

a)

principal

b)

mayor

c)

president

d)

lawyer

7.

To choose a leader by voting

a)

laws

b)

power

c)

mayor

d)

elect

8.

rules people must obey in a state or country

a)

laws

b)

power

c)

elect

d)

city council

9.
Which is a responsibility of the national government?
a)
city police protection
b)
the military
c)
county schools
d)
state highways
10.
What kind of tax is collected on the money people earn?
a)
property tax
b)
income tax
c)
sales tax
d)
shipping tax
11.
Which line is used as the starting point to measure latitude?
a)
equator
b)
prime meridian
c)
30 degrees North
d)
90 degrees West
12.
The leader of the executive branch of state government is 
a)
the governor.
b)
the president.
c)
the mayor.
d)
the manager.
13.
Which part of government makes laws?
a)
the president
b)
Congress
c)
the courts
d)
the executive branch
14.
Which branch of government is made up of courts?
a)
executive branch
b)
legislative branch
c)
judicial branch
d)
Congress
15.
When more people want to buy a product, that means
a)
the price goes down.
b)
there is lower demand.
c)
the price goes up.
d)
there is a surplus
16.
Which river flows into the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
Missouri River
b)
Ohio River
c)
Colorado River
d)
Hudson River
17.
The starting point to measure longitude is the
a)
equator.
b)
South Pole.
c)
North Pole.
d)
prime meridian.
18.

Which symbol on a mapshows the four cardinal directions?

a)

map key

b)

map title

c)

compass rose

d)

map scale

19.
a)
A. The president is a member of the Senate.
b)
B. The president is the head of the government.
c)
C. The president is elected for a set period of time.
d)
. The president has powers which are written down.
20.
a)
A. The United States imports more cars than anything else.
b)
B. Food is one of the largest trade items for the United States.
c)
C. Fuel is imported less by the United States than any other item.
d)
D. The United States exports more factory supplies than it imports.
21.
What is the name of the major river that separates the US from Mexico?
a)
Hudson River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Rio Grande River
22.
The equator is found at 
a)
zero degrees latitude
b)
zero degrees longitude
c)
one hundred degrees latitude
23.
What is the name of the major mountain region located in the Western United States?
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Smoky Mountains
c)
Rocky Mountains
24.
What is the system in which each branch has some power over another branch to ensure not one branch becomes too powerful?
a)
Balance of Power
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Checks and Separation
25.
Which of the following is not a service the government provides using tax money?
a)
Police Protection
b)
Military Service
c)
Mall Security
26.
What do you call someone who creates a business by coming up with a product or service?
a)
Economics
b)
Entrepreneur
c)
Resource
27.
A farmer uses land to grow crops.  He then sells his crops at the market.  The land he uses is what type of resource?
a)
Capital
b)
Human
c)
Natural
28.

Suzie decided not to get an ice cream at the store so she could continue to save for a new game. What is the opportunity cost of her deciding to save her money?

a)

The new game

b)

The ice cream

c)

The price

29.
Imaginary lines that travel north to south on a globe are called
a)
lines of latitude
b)
lines of longitude
c)
lines of attitude
30.
Imaginary lines that travel west to east on a globe are called
a)
lines of latitude
b)
lines of longitude
c)
lines of attitude
31.
Which is a natural resource?
a)
a. money
b)
b. a factory
c)
c. a teacher
d)
d. water
32.
The leader of the executive branch of state government is _________.
a)
a. the governor
b)
b. the mayor
c)
c. the president
d)
d. the manager
33.
How did the American Indians help the Europeans when they arrived to North America?
a)
a. They helped the Europeans build the railroads.
b)
b. They helped the Europeans find what they needed to survive.
c)
c. They helped the Europeans create the nation's first highway system.
d)
d. They helped the Europeans build communities.
34.
Which is an example of both a right and responsibility of a good citizen?
a)
a. taking a vacation in Washington D.C.
b)
b. reading a newspaper
c)
c. voting in a presidential election
d)
d. watching election results on television
35.
Which branch of government is made up of courts?
a)
a. judicial branch
b)
b. legislative branch
c)
c. executive branch
d)
d. congress
36.
The  _________ was a plan for government that would bring the country together.
a)
a. United States Constitution
b)
b. Declaration of Independence
c)
c. Texas Constitution
d)
d. Bill of Rights
37.
Tasks completed for you by other people or by machines are called _________.
a)
a. goods
b)
b. needs
c)
c. services
d)
d. wants
38.
A person who purchases and uses products or services is a _________.
a)
a. capital resource
b)
b. consumer
c)
c. distributor
d)
d. producer
39.
What is the most important reason people need to earn money?
a)
a. to buy the most expensive house
b)
b. to buy games, shoes, and clothes
c)
c. to buy what they must have to live
d)
d. to buy presents for family and friends
40.

There are 2 stores in Alvarado. One store closed. What will MOST LIKELY happen to the prices at the other store?

a)

They will decrease

b)

They will stay the same

c)

They will increase

41.

Monica's Earned:

Walking the dog-- $1.50

Washing the windows-- $4.00

Babysitting-- $5.00


Look at Monica's earnings above. How is she EARNING money?

a)

by providing services for others

b)

by earning interest on her savings

c)

by selling goods to people

42.

In which of these situations would the price probably GO UP?

a)

more people want peaches than there are peaches available

b)

more bikes are for sale than there are bikes sold

c)

many stores want to sell the same t-shirts

43.

Which of these best explains how a FREE MARKET works?

a)

people trade products without using money

b)

buying and selling is based on supply and demand

c)

the government companies sell products that are scarce.

44.

Which of these would cause scarcity?

a)

bad weather caused orange crops to freeze

b)

new kinds of cell phones are for sale

c)

oil has been found in the ocean

45.

If a store had to lower the price of a product, what would happen to his profits?

a)

they will stay the same

b)

they will increase

c)

they will decrease

46.

If water is scarce, one way people can conserve water is....

a)

take longer baths

b)

drink less water

c)

water the lawn less

47.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good citizen?

a)

honesty

b)

trustworthiness

c)

responsibility

d)

selfish

e)

patriotism

48.

Which branch of government enforces the law?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

49.

Which branch of government creates the laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

50.

Which branch of government evaluates and interprets the laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

51.

No one branch of government has power over any other branch. This separation of power is called ______________.

a)

override

b)

checks and balances

c)

equal opportunity

52.

These are the responsibilities of the_______________ government.

a)

local

b)

state

c)

national

d)

federal

53.

Which branch of government has the power to veto a bill?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

54.

The amount of a product that producers want to sell is called _______________.

a)

supply

b)

demand

c)

goods

d)

services

55.

The amount of goods or a service that people want and can pay for is called ____________.

a)

supply

b)

demand

c)

goods

d)

services

56.

A ___________ is the money a business has left over after all of its costs are paid.

a)

tax

b)

income

c)

profit

d)

wage

57.

When the demand increases, the price ________.

a)

goes down

b)

goes up

c)

stays the same

58.

___________is when there is not enough of an item for everyone who wants it.

a)

scarcity

b)

surplus

c)

supply

d)

demand

59.

When you choose one thing instead of another, the thing you give up is called ____________.

a)

opportunity cost

b)

economic choice

60.

When people depend on each other to get the goods and services they need and want it is called_______________.

a)

specialization

b)

interdependence

61.

Being an expert in one job, product, or service is called ____________.

a)

specialization

b)

interdependence

62.

What is true about the relationship between the 13 colonies and Britain throughout most of the 1700s?

a)

Britain was ruled by the 13 colonies

b)

The 13 colonies were ruled by Britain

c)

The 13 colonies shipped tea to Britain

d)

Britain wanted to give the 13 colonies their freedom

63.

An _________ comes to live in a country from somewhere else in the world.

a)

settlement

b)

history

c)

immigrant

d)

civil war

64.
Look at the picture.
Which of these is a natural resource shown in the picture?
a)
the saw
b)
the tree
c)
the truck
d)
the worker
65.
Anthony Kennedy is an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Which of these is one of his responsibilities?
a)
making laws
b)
raising taxes
c)
declaring war
d)
reviewing laws
66.
Look at the map.
Which letter on the map shows the location of the equator?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
67.
What is a responsibility of the legislative branch of government?
a)
passing laws
b)
vetoing laws
c)
enforcing laws
d)
explaining laws
68.
Ancient Athens had a direct democracy. How is this different from the representative democracy of the United States?
a)
In the United States, the president makes the laws.
b)
In the United States, people vote directly on each law.
c)
In the United States, the judicial branch makes the laws.
d)
In the United States, people vote for leaders to write laws.
69.
Which statement is TRUE about currency?
a)
Most countries create their own currency.
b)
Most countries use the dollar as their currency.
c)
Countries are not allowed to change their currency.
d)
Countries with different currency cannot trade with each other.
70.
Which is a service provided by the government?
a)
car repair
b)
gardening
c)
mail delivery
d)
housecleaning
71.
Which of these is part of the legislative branch of government?
a)
a judge
b)
a governor
c)
the Congress
d)
the Supreme Court
72.
Look at the map.
The prime meridian runs through which of these continents?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
South America
73.
Look at the picture.
Why does the store owner MOST LIKELY have dog collars and dog treats in her store?
a)
to give away to her favorite customers
b)
to use while she washes dogs
c)
to teach dogs how to sit still 
d)
to sell to her customers
74.
Which of these is the job of state government?
a)
running a grocery store
b)
opening a local bank
c)
providing education
d)
building hospitals
75.

What do we call the height of land above sea level?

a)

ecosystem

b)

land height

c)

elevation

d)

climate

76.

What do we call resources that can't be replaced after use or take a long time to be replaced?

a)

renewable resources

b)

replaceable resources

c)

human resources

d)

nonrenewable resources

77.

What do we call resources that can be replaced in a short time?

a)

human resources

b)

nonrenewable resources

c)

renewable resources

d)

replaceable resources

78.

What is it called when the president rejects a bill?

a)

a failure

b)

a veto

c)

a dismissal

d)

a rejection

79.

What is a tax?

a)

something people use to cut down a tree

b)

money used to pay people that work

c)

money collected by the government to pay for services a community needs

80.

What branch of the national government is the president in charge of?

a)

Judicial

b)

Executive

c)

Legislative

81.
What does the red line in the picture show?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
continents
d)
countries
82.
What  are these lines known as ?
a)
latitude
b)
relative location
c)
longitude
d)
absolute location
83.
What are these lines known as?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
relative location
d)
absolute location
84.
Zero degree line of latitude 
a)
Equator
b)
Hwmisphere
c)
Prime Mer
d)
Intermediate Directions
85.
A person who uses or buys a good or a service
a)
Good
b)
Consumer
c)
Service 
d)
Currency 
86.
A Producer is- 
a)
things we use to satisfy our wants and needs
b)
a certain job
c)
A person who makes a good or provides a service
87.
The amount of products or services a business provides is called 
a)
Supply 
b)
Demand 
c)
Goods 
d)
Services 
88.

Bringing in goods from other places is called...

a)

Trade

b)

Demand

c)

Import

d)

Supply

89.

Export is...

a)

to ship or send out goods to other places

b)

how much of something people want

c)

the amount of something available

d)

none of the above

90.

____________ is goods that are used to make other goods or to provide services.

a)

Scarcity

b)

Need

c)

Want

d)

Capital Resource

91.

The longest river in the US

a)

Hudson River

b)

Colorado River

c)

Ohio River

d)

Mississippi River

92.

The river that boards five states beginning in Pennsylvania

a)

Ohio

b)

Colorado

c)

Mississippi

d)

Rio Grande

93.

The river that forms a boarder between Nevada , Arizona and California .

a)

Hudson

b)

Colorado

c)

Mississippi

d)

Rio Grande

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