WorksheetsStudy Guide Unit 2 SS Test
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
In Georgia, elections are held to select government representatives. What civic responsibility is expected of all eligible citizens during these time periods?
Citizens are expected to vote.
Citizens are expected to run for office.
Citizens are expected to donate campaigns.
Citizens are expected to protest current leaders.
Civic responsibility includes voting, obeying laws, and _____
serving on a jury
being in the military
being a leader in your community
donate to campaigns
Which situation violates a person's right to due process?
A judge denying a dangerous individual bail.
A police offer searching a person's home without permission.
A defendant refusing a lawyer's help.
A judge issuing a court order to a witness to a crime that requires her to testify.
There are four major sectors in the US economy. Which sector is formed by profit seeking entrepreneurs who use resources to produce goods and services to sell.
banks
government
households
private businesses
Who can propose an amendment through a convention and ratify amendments?
Federal government
Congress
State and Federal governments
State governments
The purpose of due process of law is to make sure ______
citizens guilty of a crime are punished severely.
citizens guilty of a crime are punished before they are proven guilty.
citizens guilty of a crime are punished fairly.
citizens accused of a crime are given a long court trial.
What is one role of the household sector of an economy?
to collect taxes
to consume services
to pay interest
to consume services
Why did the Framers of the US Constitution include an amendment process in the document?
They knew changes would need to be made.
They did not agree with the ideas.
They feared that the document gave too much power to the people.
The document was written while the country was under British control.
How much of the state legislature must approve of an amendment for it to be ratified?
Three-fourths
Two-thirds
Amendments to the US Constitution may be proposed by either a national convention called for by two-thirds of the states, or by
a two-thirds vote in Congress
the president of the United States
a majority vote in the Supreme Court
the president of the Senate
Which three of the following are functions of the banking sector of the US economy?
loaning out money
collecting tax money
providing public services
providing savings accounts
providing checking accounts
