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SOL Review Snapshot #16

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the Virginia Constitution establish?

a)

The first English colony

b)

The model for the U.S. Consitution

c)

The Commonwealth's form of government

d)

The Virginia Declaration of Rights

2.

When the President formally welcomes and entertains the foreign heads of state (leaders), he exercises presidential power in his role as...

a)

Chief Executive

b)

Chief of State

c)

Chief of Party

d)

Chief Diplomat

3.

The candidate that wins the most votes in the state wins the support of all of that state's electors

Which word describes this process best?

a)

General Election

b)

Primary Election

c)

Winner-take-all

d)

Party Platform

4.

A firm or person that acts as a link between two parties, or customers, is referred to as the...

a)

borrower

b)

invester

c)

intermediary

d)

competition

5.

The executive in charge of the Commonwealth of Virginia is called the...

a)

Governor

b)

Mayor

c)

Lieutenant Governor

d)

Attorney General

6.

Which BEST illustrates how the President's power has grown since the first years of American Government?

a)

Expensive White House dinner parties

b)

Broad authority given for homeland security after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

c)

Allowing pets in the White House

d)

Wide Media Coverage

7.

The Governor of Virginia is elected by popular vote, but the President and Vice President are elected by...

a)

A Bicameral Legislature

b)

The Governors of the states

c)

The Electoral College

d)

Direct vote of the people

8.

Where do businesses get the financial capital (money) they need to expand or increase consumption?

a)

Tax revenue and interest

b)

Thin air, Santa, Money Trees

c)

Foreclosures, fines, and penalties

d)

Individual and business savings and investments

9.

Which of the following is a bicameral legislature?

a)

The American Red Cross

b)

The Virginia General Assembly

c)

The United Nations

d)

The League of Women Voters

10.

Which of the following is a basic responsibility of all citizens?

a)

To get a good educaton

b)

to work hard at a good job

c)

To contribute to the common good

d)

To contribute regularly to a political party

11.

Why is campaigning necessary in small states?

a)

Campaign rules require it

b)

Small states make a difference in close elections

c)

Party Platforms require it

d)

The governors invite them

12.

Which of the following are intermediaries between people who save money and people who borrow money?

a)

Political Candidates

b)

Government Officials

c)

Banks and Financial Institutions

d)

Schools and Colleges

13.

Virginia's Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General are elected to serve a term of office for __ year/s.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

The principal did not think it was funny when the students gave her a list of demands with all their names on it, but then she laughed and said she liked how they were practicing their 1st Amendment right of....

a)

Assembly

b)

Speech

c)

Press

d)

Petition

15.

Cause: The requirement that a candidate receives a majority vote in order to win in the electoral college.

Effect: The Electoral College favors a _____________ system.

a)

One Party

b)

Two Party

c)

Three Party

d)

Four Party

16.

Which of the following is NOT a public good or service?

a)
b)
c)
d)