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WorksheetsCivics Exam
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 45mins
More and more Americans now earn a living by___________________________________________.
Providing services
Farming
Working in production of goods
herding unicorns
The Government of the United States of America is a?
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Dictatorship
Group of baboons
What is the study of the Rights and Duties of citizens?
Civics
Geography
Government
Sociology
What is a Government completely controlled by one person?
dictatorship
democracy
republic
monarchy
What is the process by which an alien can become a citizen?
Naturalization
Patriotism
Democracy
immagration
What is a ruling authority for a community?
government
literature
immigration
republic
What is a plan for collecting and spending money?
Budget
Congress
Agenda
Referendum
What is the term for a person that permanently moves to a new country?
Immigrants
Aliens
Diplomats
Citizen
What does E Pluribus Unum mean?
Out of many One
All for One
In God We Trust
And Justice for All
What is the use of violence by groups against civilians to achieve a political goal?
Terrorism
Referendum
Communism
Jingoism
What is love for one's country?
Patriotism
Communism
Extremism
Monotheism
What are things from nature that are used to make goods and services?
Natural Resources
Natural Wonders
Material gifts
Environmental Subsidies
One way to measure an economy's size is with ______________.
GDP
RDH
VBP
GWA
What is it called when a job is broken down into several, smaller task performed by different workers?
Division of Labor
Breaking the Burden
Splitting of Service
Sharing of Work
What is the struggle between buyers and sellers to get the best products at the lowest prices?
Competition
Specialization
Capitalism
Productivity
What is payment people receive whey they lend money?
rent
interest
capital
labor
What are the resources needed to produce goods and services?
Factors of Production
Pieces of Production
Keys to Industry
Parts of Assembly
What are the physical and mental efforts that people contribute to the production of goods and services?
Labor
Capital
Natural Resources
Rent
What is it called when business focuses on goods and services it can produce better than anyone?
Capitalism
Productivity
Free Enterprise
Specialization
What would English Judges look for when they tried a case?
precedent
constitution
bicameral
copyright
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
Alice Cooper
Edward Brubaker
Ben Franklin
What are the three inalienable truths listed in the Declaration of Independence?
"Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness"
"Truth, Justice and the American Way"
"Freedom, Equality and Lack of Suffering"
"Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion and Freedom of the Press"
What document stated that no one was above the, not even the King?
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Mayflower Compact
What is a system of law based on precedents and customs?
Common Law
Precedent Law
Fair Law
State Law
What is a detailed written plan for Government?
Constitution
Confederation
Legislature
Federalism
What was the first constitution of the United States of America?
Article of Confederation
United States Constitution
Three Branches of Government
Declaration of Independence
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Franklin
Richard Henry Lee
John Adams
Who was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
John Adams
Donald Trump
Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C.
New York, New York
Slapout, Alabama
What do we call the people that opposed the Constitution?
Anti-federalist
Federalist
Republicans
Democrats
How many Amendments have been made to the US Constitution?
27
10
34
18
Who the delegates unanimously agree should preside over the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
James Madison
Benjamin Franklin
Alice Cooper
What called for Congress to be made of a Senate and a House of Representatives?
Great Compromise
Glorious Revolution
Virginia Plan
Legislative Compromise
What was the plan that said every 5 enslaved person would count as 3 towards representation?
Three-Fifths Compromise
Five-Thirds Compromise
Fractional Slavery Plan
Partial Representation Plan
What is the form of government that divides power between the state and national levels
Federalism
Socialism
Nationalism
Statism
Who headed the committee that wrote the Great Compromise?
Roger Sherman
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
Steve Rogers
What is the group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president?
Electoral College
Executive Selection Committee
Federalist Foundation
People's Presidential Caucus
What are the first 10 Amendment to the Constitution called?
Bill of Right
10 Commandments
List of Freedoms
American Manifesto
What is the social separation of the races?
Segregation
integration
Censorship
Sufferage
Which Amendment protects Americans "against unreasonable searches and seizures"?
1st
4th
6th
9th
What term means that a person judged not guilty cannot be put on trial again for the same crime?
Double Jeopardy
Twice Boiled
Retrial Clause
Due Process
What is the term for banning material merely because it contains an alarming or offensive ideas?
Censorship
Jeopardy
Eminent Domain
Slander
What are the freedoms we have to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair treatment?
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
Due Process
Civic Duties
What is the right of the government to take away private property for public use?
Eminent Domain
Affirmative Action
Manifest Destiny
Censorship
What is the right to express one's ideas to the government?
petition
suffrage
libel
assembly
Which Amendment gives you the right to remain silent?
5th
9th
3rd
14th
Which Amendment protects you from being tortured?
8th
23rd
2nd
16th
Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?
1st
19th
20th
7th
What is a court order allowing the police to search your home and take items into evidence?
search warrant
investigation discovery
evidence prowl
indictment
What is unfair treatment based on prejudice against a group?
discrimination
bullying
integration
tirziuman
When no candidate gains a required majority, the party holds a _________________ primary between the top two vote getters.
mandate
secret
closed
runoff
In _________________ primaries, only declared members of a party are allowed to vote for that party's nominees.
open
public
closed
limited
___________ parties rarely win major elections, and have never won the presidential election.
third
fourth
radical
theological
The United States is said to have a ____________________________ system.
two-party
one-party
three-party
no-party
Who has the power to declare war?
Congress
President
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Any 5 Star General
What are powers of congress that are not listed in the Constitution called?
Implied Powers
Reserved Powers
Concurrent Powers
Expressed Powers
What are powers given to the states?
Reserved Powers
Implied Powers
Expressed Powers
Concurrent Powers
It is against the law for employers to hire?
illegal aliens
all aliens
men
woman
We show our patriotism by?
following our nations laws
participating in civic life
respecting the flag
all of these
Which level of government is closest to most Americans?
Local Government
State Government
National Government
Native Government
What can Citizens do that Aliens may not?
vote in election
own property
hold jobs
attend public schools
If discovered by the government what could happen to illegal aliens?
Deported
Arrested
Naturalized
Consolidated
Which Legislative body wrote the English Bill of Rights of 1689?
The Senate
The Virginia House of Burgesses
Parliament
Federal Assembly
What marked the beginning of self government in Colonial America?
Virginia House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
Emancipation Proclamation
What is the Economic theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys?
mercantilism
communism
capitalism
federalism
Who lead an armed uprising of 1,200 Massachusetts famers on a federal arsenal?
Daniel Shay
Tom Englund
Terry Brooks
Patrick Henry
What did the Colonist do to make Parliament repeal the Stamp Act?
Boycott
Negotiate
Purge
Blockade
The Mayflower compact was an example of
direct democracy
representative democracy
absolute monarchy
tribal matriarchy
Which of the following is not one of the sources of American Law?
Common Law
Constitutional Law
Equity Law
Nordic Combat Law
What is the term for police officers singling out people as suspects because of the way they look?
racial profiling
integration
affirmative action
segregation
What encouraged the hiring and promoting of minorities and women?
Affirmative Action
Racial Profiling
Due Process
Civil Liberties
What are the tools, machinery and buildings used to make goods and services?
Capital
Natural Resources
Entrepreneurs
Labor
What is a system that helps people deicide what goods and services to produce and how to exchange them?
Economic System
Political System
Cultural System
Climate System
Limited resources and what people will consume helps to determine?
What to produce?
What to teach?
How to produce?
How to sell?
Which economic system is based on free trade, supply and demand and private ownership?
Market Economy
Command Economy
Traditional Economy
Civics Economy
Which Economic system does the government own and control resources and production?
Command Economy
Market Economy
Traditional Economy
Geographic Economy
The law of demand means?
When prices decrease, quantity demanded increases
Price is not related to demand
Supply is not related to Price
those who complain the most get the most
As supply goes down (Decrease) what normally happens to price?
Goes down (Decreases)
Goes up (Increases)
Stays the Same (Sames)
Countries with more wealth normally have what type of economy?
Market
Command
Traditional
Sub Tropical
What is the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen?
Opportunity cost
Trade-off
Stock Exchange
Welfare
What is the income that a person has left after taxes and living expenses have been paid?
disposable income
personal income
net income
gross income
What characterized the American Civil Rights movement?
non-violent civil disobedience
riots and crime
political bribery
economic success
Which Supreme Court case declared segregation to be unconstitutional?
Brown vs the Board of Education of Topeka Kansas
Marbury vs Madison
McCulloch vs Maryland
Marvel vs DC
Which Act prohibits discrimination based of race, color, religion, sex or national origin?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
the Stamp Act
the Declaratory Act
Tesser Act of 1661
Which Act prohibits discrimination based of race, color, religion, sex or national origin?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
the Stamp Act
the Declaratory Act
Tesser Act of 1661
Which Act was intended to improve the abilities of US law enforcement to detect and deter terrorism?
Patriot Act
9/11 Act
Anti-terrorism Act
Bush-Norris Act
What event caused the creation of the Department of Homeland Security?
9/11 attacks
the attack on Pearl Harbor
explosion of the USS Maine
Assassination of William McKinley
