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Semester exam 7th

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the capital of the United States? 
a)
Washington
b)
Washington, D.C.
c)
District of Columbia
2.
The U.S. has 50 states and 5 major territories.
a)
True
b)
False
3.

The first immigrant going through Ellis Island was ....

a)

Anne Moore

b)

Annie Wood

c)

Annie Moore

d)

Anne Poor

4.
What national monument is located near Ellis Island?
a)
The White House
b)
The Statue of Liberty
c)
Mount Rushmore
d)
The Washington Monument
5.

What was Ellis Island?

a)

An amusement park

b)

A vacation spot

c)

An immigration center in New York

d)

The first capital of the United States

6.
War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......
a)
Pull Factors
b)
Push Factors
c)
Jump Factors
d)
Falling Factors
7.
Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...
a)
Push Factors
b)
Pull Factors
c)
Falling Factors
d)
Jump Factors
8.

a system by which men ages 18 through 25 register with the U.S. government for military service.

a)

Obeying Laws

b)

Selective Service

c)

Jury Duty

d)

Paying Taxes

9.
Which of these services is NOT provided by the local government?
a)
Health Care
b)
Public Transportation
c)
Waste Disposal
d)
Animal Control
10.
A formal order given by a higher authority.
a)
Mandate
b)
Extradite
c)
Federalism
d)
Preemption
11.

Does the Constitution say anything about a local government?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

To set aside

a)

Mandate

b)

Delegate

c)

Reserve

13.
Which of these is the Branch of Government that makes the laws?
a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive 
c)
Judicial
14.
What are the two parts of our Congress?
a)
The Station and the House of Representatives
b)
The Senate and the House of Representatives
c)
The Senate and the Justices
d)
The President and the Vice President
15.

DEFINE THE WORD COUNTY.

a)

IS A STATE.

b)

A FAIR.

c)

CHIPS

d)

IS PART OF A STATES.

16.

A Disaster that releases resources

a)

Veto of laws

b)

State of Emergency

c)

War

d)

Treaties

17.

County must get authority from the state legislative before it can provide services

a)

Home Rule

b)

Dillions Rule

18.

Counties have the power to make their own decisions

a)

Home Rule

b)

Dillion's Rule

19.

Name of Alabama's state capitol

a)

Birmingham

b)

Mobile

c)

Huntsville

d)

Montgomery

20.

Can the federal government influence states by attaching rules to federal money

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.
The US got the idea of Democracy from...
a)
The Russians
b)
The English
c)
The Spanish
d)
The Greeks and the Romans
22.

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

a)

voting

b)

Bill of rights

c)

Unalienable Rights

d)

holding a job

23.

Which of the following documents limited the power of the King of England?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Mayflower Compact

24.
What was the date that the Declaration of Independence was signed?
a)
July 4, 1776
b)
July 2, 1776
c)
July 4, 1787
d)
July 2, 1775
25.
Which of these is the Branch of Government that enforces the laws? 
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
26.
The __________________________ Branch of our government makes the laws.
a)
Senate
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Judicial
27.
The _________________________ Branch of our government makes sure our laws are fair.
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
28.
There are ____________ senators.
a)
100
b)
0
c)
20
d)
10,000
29.

What are the two parts of our Congress?

a)

The Station and the House of Representatives

b)

The House and the Senate

c)

The Senate and the Justices

d)

The President and the Vice President

30.
This is a tax on a very specific item, such as gasoline or tires.
a)
progressive
b)
excise
c)
sin
d)
estate
31.
This is a tax on property inherited after a person's death.
a)
excise
b)
proportional
c)
gift
d)
estate
32.
This is the top source of revenue for the federal government.
a)
individual income taxes
b)
corporate income taxes
c)
customs duties
d)
FICA
33.

On which of the following does the federal government spend the largest portion of its mandatory budget?

a)

Medicare

b)

Defense

c)

Social Security

d)

Education

34.

When a government it spending more money than it is making, it is operating in a...

a)

deficit

b)

surplus

c)

IOU

d)

interest

35.

Spending required by law

a)

discretionary spending

b)

mandatory spending

c)

federal spending

d)

surplus spending

36.

discretionary spending is

a)

congress's choice

b)

required by law

c)

requested by the president

d)

All of the above

37.

Which of the following NOT considered mandatory spending?

a)

medicare

b)

national parks

c)

Assistance for low-income families

d)

social security

38.

A plan for how much will be spent on various things.

a)

surplus

b)

budget

c)

deficit

d)

securities

39.

IOUs are like

a)

expenses

b)

taxes

c)

loans

d)

interest

40.
The money that people pay to the government.
a)
Goods 
b)
Taxes
c)
Services
d)
Profit
41.

What is the difference between a Continent, State, and Country?

a)

A state is inside a country that is inside a continent

b)

A country and continent are the same thing

c)

A state and country are the same thing

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