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WorksheetsLet's Review Civics
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is allowed by the U.S. Constitution?
eminent domain
passing bill of attainders
suspend writ of habeas corpus
passing ex post facto laws
In which phase of the business cycle would GDP go down?
expansion
recession
What is the job of the executive branch?
make laws
enforce laws
interpret laws
The Supremacy Clause states...
state law supersedes federal law
federal supersedes state law
the laws made by the Supreme Court supersede all laws
How can a bill vetoed by the president, still be passed by Congress?
with 2/3 vote of the states
with 2/3 vote from Congress
with 3/4 vote of the states
with 3/4 vote of Congress
What would end a filibuster?
the president
conference committee
veto
cloture
Tension over what was the main reason for the American Revolution?
slavery
salutary neglect
taxes
tariffs
In North Carolina there was a case that went before the Supreme Court that involved redrawing district lines based on race. What is it called when district lines are drawn to favor a racial group?
apportionment
redistricting
annexation
gerrymandering
What are the three levels of federal courts?
district, appeals, supreme
district, territorial, supreme
legislative, appeals, judicial
legislative, appeals, supreme
Which court would decide if the law was applied correctly in a case?
district
appeals
legislative
judicial
Supreme court case that outlawed segregation in public schools?
Plessy v Ferguson
Korematsu v US
Bakke v UCAL
Brown v Board of Education
What Supreme Court case that gives you the right to remain silent, you do not have to incriminate yourself?
Bakke v UCAL
Korematsu v US
Miranda v Arizona
Mapp v Ohio
What type of insurance protects you if you damage someone's property and from lawsuits?
liability
health
renters
lawsuit
Philosopher: government should be divided into 3 separate branches
Locke
Montesquieu
Hobbes
Rousseau
At the Constitutional Convention, what solved the problem between the large states and small states on what our new government should look like?
3/5ths Compromise
Slave Trade & Commerce Compromise
Electoral College
Great Compromise
In which phase of the business cycle would the government lower discount (interest) rates?
expansion
recession
they never would
Using the Circular Flow Model, what is exchanged in the Factor Market?
goods and services
factors of production (CELL)
money
nothing
Which power of Congress might be called the “elastic clause”?
coin money
raise taxes
draft an army
make laws necessary to carry out its powers
Parliament, Congress, and the General Assembly are all....
equal
bicameral
unicameral
responsible for carrying out the law
In which economy would the government make all economic decisions thus limiting consumer choices?
traditional
command
free market
mixed market
