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WorksheetsCivics Final (Study for 9th grade)
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 35mins
The Powers of congress that are clearly listed in the constitution are called.....
Implied powers
Expressed Powers
The elastic cause
Checks and Balances
How did the 24th Amendment strengthen the power of the 15th Amendment
It gave naturalized citizens naturalized citizens the right to vote
It gave all citizens 18 years and older the right to vote
It gave all citizens the right to vote without paying taxes
It gave African American women the right to vote
How does the 10th Amendment limit the power of the national government
It clearly and obviously lists every power of the natural government
It forbids the "cruel and unusual" of a convicted criminal
It limits the national governments power to seize private property for public property
It grants reserved powers for the states
Which of the following is NOT included in your 1st amendment rights
The right to debate political issues in face to face discussions
The right to broadcast live news on television about a public official
The right to spread awareness of political issues via the internet
The right to start a riot in protest of the election of a crooked politician
In what way does the bill of rights protect civil liberties of the American people
It limits the extent of the government power over citizens
It encourages the press to limit criticism of the government
It prevents people from interfering with governmental affairs
It discourages people from organizing rallies and demonstrations
A man yells "fire" in a crowded movie theater when there is no fire. He is arrested for causing a riot. He claims that he has the right of freedom of speech. Which of the following bests states the question raised in the case?
Should freedom be allowed in public places?
Should freedom be allowed during times of war?
Should freedom of speech be limited if it dangers others?
Should people in the United States have freedom of speech?
"In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury.." is a brief description of the...
1st Amendment
4th Amendment
6th Amendment
8th Amendment
The fact that a citizen may be required to pay federal income tax, a state income tax, and a city income tax is an example of how different levels of government exercise:
Concurrent powers
Reserved powers
Enumerated powers
Implied powers
The system of checks an balances in the U.S constitution was designed to
Reduce the power of state government
Reduce the importance of political parties
Prevent one branch of government from becoming too strong
Equalizes the powers of the state and national government
Mr. Raymond has been accused of a crime. The Bill of rights guarantees him the right to:
Have a fair jury listen to his case
Have a lawyer defend him
Know why he is being tried
All of the above
The final authority of constitutionality is:
The President
Congress
The Supreme Court
The People
A person guilty of slander has gone beyond the legal limits of his or her constitutional rights of:
Assembly
Speech
Petition
Worship
The first ten Amendments of the constitution are known as the:
Bill of rights
Great Compromise
Article 1
Necessary and Proper amendments
Which of the following phrases identifies as one of the fundamental purposes of government described in the preamble to the constitution?
To enact a federalist system of government
To separate the powers
To establish justice
To create checks and balances
What is another name for Clause 18, the "necessary and proper" clause?
Bill of attainder
Commerce Clause
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Elastic Clause
In which case did the Supreme Court uphold segregation (say that its constitutional) and establish the doctrine of "separate but equal"?
Plessy v. Furgeson
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Brown v. Board of education
Women are now allowed to vote like men are, this was not always the case. In fact, it took a constitutional amendment to win women the right to vote. The provision allowing women to vote was made by which amendment?
5th
24th
19th
26th
This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years old.
4th
26th
15th
2nd
Any African American, or for that matter, a member of any minority group in the U.S who qualifies to vote, must be allowed to vote because of this amendment:
3rd
13th
14th
15th
If Mike sues his neighbor for 600$ because his neighbor's negligence resulted in a tree falling on Mike's house, he is entitled to a jury trial, thanks to this amendment:
7th
5th
8th
19th
Which of the following upholds the students' 1st amendment rights while in school?
N.J.O v. T.L.O
Tinker v. Des Moines
Miranda v. Arizona
Plessy v. Ferguson
Following the ratification of the 15th amendment, many southern states practiced *blank*, or the separation of races
Segregation
Discrimination
Integration
Racial Profiling
The right to *blank* means the right to exercise one's ideas to the government, or even to request a change to be made.
petition
slander
eminent domain
libel
What is the overall purpose of the preamble to the constitution?
To grant powers to the legislative branch
To give natural rights to citizens
To state the main purposes of government
To establish judicial review
Which of the following is described in article 3 of the constitution?
Executive Branch
Judicial branch
Legislative branch
The Bill of rights
Chick-fil-a is a privately-owned business who isn't open on Sundays in order to honor the Christian Sabbath. If congress demanded they open on Sundays because they can't stand being without Chick-fil-a for one day, it would violate the:
The establishment clause of the first amendment
The privacy clause of the 9th amendment
The free exercise clause of the 1st amendment
the 16th amendment
Which amendment strengthens the 5th amendment and helps secure civil rights for all Americans, and holds the states responsible?
13th
14th
15th
8th
What famous Supreme Court case protects your fifth amendment right to not incriminate yourself?
Gideon v. wainwright
Miranda v. Arizona
Bown v. Board of education
N.J v. T.L.O
Which political idea would John and Beth Tinker (Tinker v. Des Moines) most likely support?
Segregation in public schools is constitutional
Citizens should not speak ill of their government in times of war
Protesting war by wearing an armband is a 1st amendment right
writing an article against a government official, as long as the facts are true, is lawful under freedom of press
Which of the following Supreme Court cases does NOT deal with the 14th amendment in some way?
Korematsu v. U.S
Regents of the University of California v. Blake
N.J v. T.L.O
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which of the following supreme course cases does NOT deal with the 1st amendment in some way?
Schenk v. U.S
Texas v. Johnson
Tinker v. Des Moines
Miranda v. Arizona
Which of the following Supreme Court cases deals with the 8th amendment?
Miranda v. Arizona
Gregg v. Georgia
Korematsu v. U.S
Gideon v. Wainwright
Which of the following amendments prevents you from being forced to house soldiers during a time of war?
2nd
3rd
9th
8th
*blank* is the study of the rights and duties of citizens
Economics
Citizenship
Patriotism
civics
Which of the following is a civic duty?
Respecting ones parents
Cleaning up litter in a park
Serving on a jury
Volunteering for a political campaign
Which of the following is an example of a civic responsibility?
Tolerate others
to serve on a jury
to pay taxes
to register for selective services
Which of the following is NOT a legal duty that is required of American women between the ages of 18 and 25?
Pay federal and state taxes
Sitting on a jury in court
Registering for the military draft
serving as a witness in trial
Why is voting one of a citizens most important responsibilities?
Its an individuals way of giving their consent to the government
It proves that the individual is knowledgeable about current events
It prevents corrupt government officials from gaining power
It gives citizens a higher priority status in the government's agenda
What is the term for the process by which aliens can become citizens?
Immigration
Dual Citizenship
Naturalization
Probation
Of the following, who would most likely be allowed to immigrate to the U.S today?
People with money or particular skills and talents
Illegal Aliens
Danish Immigrants
poor, unskilled immigrants
Which of the following is a step in the naturalization process?
Signing a declaration of intention
Registering to vote
Applying for a drivers license
Getting a job
Which of the following may illegal aliens do?
Vote in elections
Serve in juries
Receive government services
Hold political office
Unlike citizens aliens may not:
Hold Jobs
Own Property
Attend Public schools
Vote in elections
A *blank* is the ruling authority for a community.
Government
Public Policy
Majority rule
Democracy
Under which function of government do public schools fall?
providing services
Guiding the community
Keep order and promote security
All of the above
In a parliamentary democracy, who chooses the prime minister?
The Country's single party
an assembly of eligible voters
electors appointed by the monarch
the political party within parliament with a legislative majority
The principal "consent of the governed" is put into practice when citizens:
Pay their taxes
Serve in court
Stay informed and vote
respect the rights of minorities
Which term refers to a form of government in which power is divided between national government and state governments?
Republic
Bicameral
Federalism
Anti-Fedralism
A government controlled by one person or a small group of people is called:
Representative democracy
An Anarchy
A dictatorship
A direct democracy
Which of the following is a form of democracy?
Totalitarianism
Dictatorship
Absolute monarchy
Constitutional Monarchy
Which of these is a common feature of market economies?
Low living standards for everyone
Economic stability
public ownership of farms and factories
Production of high quality goods and services
In a command economy, who decides what to produce?
Government planners
individual consumers
individual labor unions
corporate share holders
Which of the following best describes the social contract theory?
legislative bodies should have more power than kings
If chuck Norris is mad at you, he is allowed to deliver a roundhouse kick to your face
People may revolt against a government that does not protect their rights
The government should ensure equal economic conditions for all people
The English bill of rights:
Increased the power of Parliament and extended rights to the people of Britain
Decreased power of parliament
caused America to include bill of rights
increased power of congress
The *blank* guaranteed that not even the king or queen was above the law:
Constitution
Manga Carta
House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
When English judges were asked to try a case, they would look for a:
Common law
Charter
Precedent
Compact
The system of laws based on precedent and customs is known as:
common law
legislature
Tort law
Statutory law
What type of government did the mayflower compact establish?
Representative democracy
constitutional law
direct democracy
charter government
The proclamation of 1776 forbade:
smuggling
westward expansion beyond the Appalachian mountains
trade with sugar islands or any Caribbean islands
importation of molasses from France
Which practice best reflects the principal of representative government?
Serving on a jury
voting for a city council member
writing the editor of a newspaper
polling public opinion
One of the reasons for the constitutional convention was that the articles confederation were weak and ineffective. Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
No executive branch at a national level
no legislative branch at a national level
Took 9/13 states to pass a law
No power to control money flow
Their were numerous compromises reached at the constitutional convention. What was the name of the plan that was a compromise between the Virginia and New Jersey plan?
Great Compromise
3/5 compromise
the electoral collage
The trade and commerce compromise
A compromise at the constitutional convention was determining how the president and Vice President would be elected. The group of people named by each state to select the president and Vice President are known as:
Legislators
Electors
Judges
Voters
If Texas has 43 electoral votes, how many representatives does her state have in the U.S House of Representatives?
2
32
34
36
Which of the following was the eventual goal of the constitutional convention?
To elect a president and vice president
To offer the British government a peace treaty
to create an acceptable framework of government for a new constitution
To determine if women should be granted the right to vote
According to the Virginia plan, which of the following determined the number of legislative representatives to which a state would be entitled?
Population
Size
Influence
Location
Why did anti-federalists object to the constitution?
They felt it gave too much power to the national government
They felt it gave too much power to citizens
They felt it gave too much power to larger states
They felt is gave too much power to state governments
Which of the following terms can be defined as an agreement between the government and the people where the government agrees to protect its citizens, and the citizens agree to follow the laws of the government, as long as the government does not become abusive.
Federalism
Social contract
Minority rights
Rule of law
The women in the picture is:
exercising a right and fulfilling a responsibility
obeying a law
violating a responsibility
contributing to public welfare
