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SOL Review Snapshot #1

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a principle?

a)

A leader in a school

b)

A document that limits the power of the government

c)

a guiding rule of behavior

d)

a contract, or agreement

2.

The word allegiance refers to a person's...

a)

allergies to certain foods

b)

political rights

c)

political beliefs

d)

loyalty or service to a country

3.

Citizens have a way, or means, to grant power to government and to show what the expect form government's performance through this means, which is known as...

a)

The political process

b)

Naturalization

c)

Federalism

d)

Political Principles

4.

The words ECONOMICS and ECONOMY refer to...

a)

The environment and global warming

b)

How people and governments earn, spend, and use money and resources

c)

Education

d)

Science, exploration, and developing new technology

5.

Our founding fathers used fundamental ________ __________ to define and shape American constitutional government.

a)

religious principles

b)

economic principles

c)

education principles

d)

political principles

6.
A person with certain rights and duties under a government and who owes allegiance to that government is called-
a)
an immigrant
b)
an alien
c)
a citizen
d)
a diplomat
7.

The people who have the right to vote are referred to as the...

a)

Congress

b)

Candidates

c)

Immigrants

d)

Electorate

8.

Why must people make economic choices?

a)

Resources, goods, and services are limited

b)

There is too much junk being made today

c)

There are laws to make companies produce goods within different price ranges

d)

Difficult decisions make people smarter

9.

The process of someone leaving from where they were born, moving to another country, and then becoming a citizen of that country is called...

a)

Globalization

b)

Importation and Exportation

c)

Interdependency

d)

Immigration and Naturalization

10.

Which is the best title for this chart?

a)

Rules for Patriotism

b)

Fundamental Principles of American Government

c)

Influential Documents

d)

Rules for Congress

11.

A group of people organized to help bring about similar ideas for government is called a...

a)

Political Party

b)

Company Party

c)

Platform

d)

Principle

12.

What are the three basic questions of economics? (Select 3.)

a)

How will it be produced?

b)

When will it be produced?

c)

Why will it be produced?

d)

For whom will it be produced?

e)

What will be produced?

13.

American constitutional government was influenced and founded on ideas clearly expressed in all of the following EXCEPT the...

a)

Charters of the Virginia Company of London

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

d)

Articles of Confederation

14.

What are the two ways someone becomes a citizen of the United States of America?

a)

Birth and Naturalization

b)

Immigration and Legalization

c)

Immigration and Naturalization

d)

Birth and Registration

15.

One way ordinary citizens can participate in the political process is by joining a...

a)

Sports or Hunting Club

b)

Political Party

c)

Local Volunteer Service

d)

Church

16.

Riddle: When people cannot get all they want or need at the same time, they blame me for the limited resources, goods, and services. I am called?

a)

Debt

b)

Production

c)

Supply and Demand

d)

Scarcity