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Civics Final Practice Part 2

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a way the government creates revenue?

a)

by collecting individual income tax

b)

by collecting corporate income tax

c)

by selling stocks from corporations

d)

by collecting user fees on specific goods

2.

STEPS from bill to law:

1. An idea for a law is introduced in the House of Representatives

2. the HR votes to accept the bill

3.

4. The U.S. Senate votes to accept the bill

5. Bill goes to the President for approval6. Bill becomes a law.

a)

The bill is voted on by the general public

b)

The bill goes to the House of Representatives for debate

c)

The bill goes to the President to be signed

d)

The bill goes to the U.S. Senate for debate.

3.

The three-fifths compromise was included in the Constitution to resolve a conflict over

a)

Counting the number of people to run for President

b)

Counting the number of Senators

c)

counting of enslaved persons in relation to taxation and representation.

4.

Why would some people be hesitant to abandon a Command system and establish a mixed freeenterprise system?

a)

Communism guarantees full employment

b)

Communism offers more freedom

c)

Communism is more profitable

5.

You call the Dell Computer consumer help line and talk to a customer service representative located at an overseas call center. This is an example of global interdependence and what else?

a)

outsourcing

b)

copy pasta

c)

travel adversity

6.

No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities ofcitizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty,or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction theequal protection of the laws.— Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. ConstitutionBased on the excerpt above, the Fourteenth Amendment —

a)

prohibits states from giving people the right to vote

b)

prohibits states from interfering with a person's constitutional rights without dueprocess of law.

c)

prohibits states from introducing new laws

7.

Owning a business is an example of what type of right?

a)

economic right

b)

religious right

c)

political right

8.

Building support for the ratification of the Constitution was the purpose of the

a)

Federalist papers

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Declaration of Independence

9.

Agency whose actions change the supply of money and availability of credit in the U.S.

a)

the Federal Reserve System

b)

the FDA

c)

the EPA

10.

What is the role of the household in the circular flow of goods and services model?

a)

to provide labor for production and consume goods and services

b)

to provide goods and services and consume labor

11.

"in the presence of God, and one of another,covenant and combine our selves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid;" In the Mayflower Compact, the expression "a civil body Politik" MOST nearly means

a)

government controls the people

b)

a government of the people

12.

According to the Elastic Clause, Congress can make decisions that are "necessary andproper", even if not listed directly in the Constitution. When can the Congress do something(pass a law, make a decision) that is not directly listed in the Constitution?

a)

Only when the law/decision is directly related to something that is in the Constitution

b)

Only when the law/decision is NOT directly related to the Constitution

13.

The Declaration of Independence sought to sever the political ties the colonies had with King George III because:

a)

The King was trying to divorce his wife

b)

He had overstepped his limits as a monarch regarding the rights the colonists had ascitizens of his government

c)

The King wanted everything to be stamped

14.

French Enlightenment philosopher Baron DeMontesquieu praised the British political systembecause it divided the power of government between the monarch and the two houses ofParliament. Which principle in the United States Constitution shows that the founders agreedwith Montesquieu?

a)

The Principal of Freedom of Speech in the Constitution

b)

The Principle of Separation of Powers within the Constitution

c)

The Principle of Binders within the Constitution