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Q3 CSA Review

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
3.
 What are TWO problems found in the Articles of Confederation?
a)
1) Created a weak central government
2) Could not enforce laws
b)
1) No power to tax
2) Gave power to the king
c)
1) States had their own currency
2) Abolished the unalienable rights
d)
1) Gave power to the king
2) A weak National Government
4.
This document will establish the structure of the United States government-
a)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
US Constitution
d)
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
5.
This document stated grievances against the king and affirmed the idea that all people are created equal-
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Constitution
d)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
6.
You could find the purposes of government such as, " to form a more perfect union, establish justice,  and to ensure domestic tranquility," where?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Preamble of the Constitution
c)
VA Declaration of Rights
d)
 Articles of the Constitution
7.
This document protects the fundamental freedoms of religion, press, petition, speech, and assembly-
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Declaration of Indpendence
c)
Preamble
d)
US Constitution
8.
People gathering in groups protesting peacefully with the Black Lives Matter group is an example of what 1st Amendment freedom?
a)
Speech
b)
Assembly
c)
Petition
d)
Press
9.
What freedom gives you the right to write or publish information, including that which criticizes the government?
a)
Petition
b)
Religion
c)
Speech
d)
Press
10.
Which of the following individuals campaigned for President as a third party (the Bull Moose party)?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Donald Trump
11.
Which is not a way that voters evaluate campaign information for accuracy?
a)
maintain a position of apathy
b)
separate facts from opinion
c)
detect bias
d)
evaluate sources & identify propaganda
12.
what is the name for the process used to select the president and vice president of the United States?
a)
winner take all
b)
electoral college
c)
popular vote
d)
majority vote
13.
How is the number of electoral votes decided for each state?
a)
population of the state
b)
by the number of senators in each state
c)
by the number of representatives in the House of Representatives
d)
by the state's Congressional representation
14.
Identify candidates, emphasize the issues, write editorials, political cartoons, op-ed pieces, broadcast different points of view... these are all....
a)
functions of political parties
b)
stated in a party's platform
c)
mass media roles in elections
d)
similarities in political parties
15.
What role is President Obama illustrating in this picture?
a)
Chief of State
b)
Chief Citizen
c)
Chief of Party
d)
Chief Legislator
16.
What role is President Obama illustrating in this picture?
a)
Chief of State
b)
Chief Citizen
c)
Chief of Party
d)
Chief Legislator
17.
Which statement would be the best title for this chart?
a)
Steps in the Amendment Process
b)
How the Executive Branch Influences Policymaking
c)
Steps in the Lawmaking Process
d)
How the Judicial Branch Uses Judicial Review
18.
The first THREE Articles of the Constitution establish the -
a)
Preamble
b)
Amendment Process
c)
Structure of the Three Branches 
d)
All of the Above
19.
How are implied powers most often used by the U.S. Congress?
a)
To help carry out expressed powers
b)
To force the executive branch to sign legislation
c)
To encourage citizens to vote
d)
To give the government veto powers
20.
A system in which the powers of one branch of government are balanced by the powers of another is ____________?
a)
popular soverignty
b)
judicial review
c)
checks and balances
d)
limited government
21.
The legislative branch of government in Virginia is known as-
a)
Congress
b)
General Assembly
c)
Supreme Court
d)
House of Delegates
22.
The bicameral legislature in Virginia includes what 2 houses?
a)
House of Senate and House of Representatives
b)
Senate and Governor
c)
Congress and House of Representatives
d)
House of Delegates and VA Senate
23.
Who is the head of the executive branch in the state of Virginia?
a)
Governor
b)
Justice
c)
President
d)
Senator
24.
The division of power between a central government and state governments is called
a)
Reserved Powers
b)
Separation of Powers
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Federalism
25.
which is not an international issue that would require local government to make policy decisions?
a)
issues concerning a pandemics or act of terrorism
b)
economic development in response to the emerging global economy
c)
issues regarding k-12 education
d)
policies to protect the environment (wildlife protection)
26.
Civil trials are trials that do not involve a ___________________ but a disagreement between two people.
a)
Crime
b)
Punishment
c)
Cost 
d)
Misdemeanor 
27.
What court hears cases involving minors and family disputes?
a)
Circuit Court
b)
General District Court
c)
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
d)
Child and Family Relations Court
28.
What is the highest court in the Virginia court system that has justices and is rarely the original jurisdiction of the case?
a)
Virginia Supreme Court
b)
Virginia Appellate Court
c)
General District Court
d)
U.S. Supreme Court
29.
Who makes the case's decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals?
a)
Judge
b)
Judges
c)
Jury
d)
Justices
30.
In which federal court are all of the cases tried in their original jurisdiction?
a)
U.S. District Court
b)
U.S. Supreme Court
c)
State Supreme Court
d)
U.S. Court of Appeals
31.
What case established Judicial Review?
a)
Marbury vs. Madison
b)
Brown vs. Board of Ed.
32.
What type of law settles disagreements between two parties?
a)
Criminal Law
b)
Common Law
c)
Compensatory Law
d)
Civil Law
33.
The Constitutional protection against unfair government laws and actions is called:
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Due Process
d)
Probable Cause
34.
What federal court has a judge, no jury, and appellate jurisdiction?
a)
US District Court
b)
US Supreme Court
c)
US Circuit Court
d)
US Court of Appeals
35.
Virginia Court with/without a jury, has a judge, and appellate jurisdiction from district courts.
a)
Court of Appeals of VA
b)
Circuit court
c)
District Court
d)
Supreme Court
36.
What floor would a person go to if they wanted to appeal their case from the Court of Appeals of Virginia?
a)
1st floor
b)
2nd floor
c)
3rd floor
d)
4th floor
37.
The US has a dual court system, which consists of state and federal courts.
a)
False
b)
True
38.
According to this table, what will happen if the price of a slice of pizza decreases from $2.50 to $1.00?
a)
Customers will not buy as much pizza.
b)
Profits of pizza makers will increase.
c)
There will not be enough pizza produced.
d)
The cost of producing pizzas will rise.
39.
The government of the Soviet Union provided food for its citizens.  However, the food was often in short supply, had little variety, and was of poor quality.  What type of economy was the Soviet Union?
a)
Mixed
b)
Market
c)
Command
d)
Traditional
40.
Most countries today have which type of economic system?
a)
Mixed
b)
Market
c)
Traditional
d)
Command
41.

Target acts a legal entity and has many owners. What type of business structure is Target?

a)

Proprietorship

b)

Partnership

c)

Entrepreneur

d)

Corporation

42.
The point where the supply and demand curves intersect determines what?
a)
Consumption
b)
Supply
c)
Price
d)
Production
43.
Which of the following terms fills in the blank?
a)
Taxes
b)
Income
c)
Savings
d)
Investment
44.
The amount of money exchanged for a good or service is called the -
a)
choice
b)
resource
c)
price
d)
incentive
45.
Central ownership (usually by government) of property/resource. Centrally-planned economy. Lack of consumer choice
a)
Free market economy
b)
Traditional economy
c)
Command economy
d)
Mixed economy
46.

The factors of production used to make goods and services- natural, human, capital, and entrepreneurship.

a)

Scarcity

b)

choice

c)

resources

47.

What is given up when a choice is made- the value of the "next best alternative" choice that was given up.

a)

Scarcity

b)

choice

c)

opportunity cost

48.

Anything that incites or motivates an individual or business to do something.

a)

price

b)

incentive

c)

consumption

49.

Buying and using goods and services.

a)

price

b)

incentive

c)

consumption

50.

Combining resources to make a good or provide a service.

a)

price

b)

incentive

c)

production

51.

Basic economic systems in the US; individuals own businesses and have freedom to choose how to spend, buy, sell, or invest without undue interference from the government.

a)

Capitalist Economy

b)

Free Market Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

52.

Select all of the characteristics of a CORPORATION.

a)

2 or more owners

b)

Owner takes all of the risks

c)

Acts as a legal entity

d)

Profits are shared

53.

Entrepreneurs are in search of-

a)

A business structure

b)

Stock

c)

Profits

d)

Creating a new business

54.

What is the best title for this diagram

a)

Circular flow model

b)

Business flow model

c)

Money flow model

d)

Mixed economy flow model

55.

Which part of the flow diagram uses income to purchase products?

a)

Government

b)

Households/ Individuals

c)

Businesses

56.

Select the 3 types of financial institutions based on the pictures bleow.

a)
b)
c)
d)
57.

How do financial institutions make deposits available to borrowers?

a)

Make loans

b)

Encourage saving and investing by paying interest on deposits

c)

Receive deposits

d)

Maintaining the value of currency

58.

The worldwide markets in which the buying and selling of goods and services by all nations takes place-

a)

International flow

b)

Command Economy

c)

Global Economy

d)

Reasons why nations trade

59.

What reason why nations and states trade best supports the statement in the box?

a)

Get goods they cannot produce

b)

Sell goods to other countries

c)

Obtain goods at lower costs

d)

To create jobs

60.

Technology _______________ the cost of production.

a)

raises

b)

lowers

61.

The UK is a major exporter of gas and oil and supply a lot of the world with becuase they make it really well. What ideas best support this?

a)

Create new technology

b)

Specialize in products

c)

Make a larger profit

d)

Promote efficiency and growth