NEW
Font size
WorksheetsCivics Final Exam Review II
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
How many citizens of Dedham are elected to be in the Town Meeting?
273
13
39
1000
How many Select Board members does Dedham have?
10
20
5
25
Who is the Dedham Town Manager?
Leon Goodwin
Jim Mc Donald
Marty Walsh
Nancy Baker
How many precincts does Dedham have?
10
351
20
7
What building is this?
Dedham Town Hall/Senior Center
Registry of Deeds
ECEC
Norfolk Dedham Insurance
Umbrella term for the level of local gov’t that includes cities and towns.
Municipality
State
County
Village
The Dedham Town Meeting acts as the _______ branch of government for Dedham?
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
The select board acts as the _______ branch of government for Dedham?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Who is the elected executive of a city?
President
Govenor
Mayor
City Manager
How many town meeting members are elected in total from each precinct in Dedham?
273
13
39
How many years is a term on the Dedham Select Board?
2
3
4
6
Norfolk county is made up of how many cities and towns?
28
351
12
____________ manages construction and maintenance within public ways and on Town owned property and oversees the trash and recycling program.
Town Clerk
Department of Public Works (DPW)
Planning and Zoning
Parks and Recreation
The ___________ manages Town election info, the annual Town Census and related vital statistics. Administers the oath of office to all elected and appointed members of Town boards and issues business certificates, dog licenses, and more.
Schools
Town Manager
Town Clerk
Treasurer-Collector
The _______ department Assesses the value of all real estate and personal property in Dedham.
Assessors
Library
Finance
Town Clerk
Top level of the federal court system
appeals courts
Supreme Court
district courts
exclusive jurisdiction
A trial in which the guilt or innocence of a person accused of a crime is decided is called a:
a civil trial
a criminal trial
a trial judge
a judicial decision
What is the dual court system?
state and federal courts
criminal and juvenile courts
trial and appellate courts
jury and judge courts
Which type of court is the first to hear a case?
trial court
appellate court
the Supreme Court
U.S. circuit courts
What is an appeal?
a request for a higher court to hear a case
a change of the verdict
when someone is charged with a crime
the jury's decision in a trial
What is the highest court in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts Court of Appeals
Norfolk Superior Court
Dedham District Court
Which is true about the U.S. Supreme Court?
They choose which cases they hear
They must take every appeal requested
They are elected by the people
Other courts can overrule their decisions
President Biden belongs to this political party:
Republicans
Democrats
Party created by Andrew Jackson after he lost the 1824 election
Democrats
Republicans
Whigs
Most likely to believe there should be less regulations on businesses
Most likely to believe that "...The less government involvement in the economy the better. Let businesses decide what is best for them and it will end up helping all Americans in the long run. There are too many regulations!"
More likely to want the government to step in and help protect those who have a history of being discriminated against.
Democrat
Republican
Sometimes referred to as "conservatives"
Democrat
Republican
Neither
Often called "The Left"
Democrat
Republican
Neither
Has RED as its representative color
Democrat
Republican
Neither
Has a DONKEY as a symbol
Democrat
Republican
Neither
Most likely to support increased military spending
Currently controls the Senate and the White House
Democrats
Republicans
This political party is often referred to as the G.O.P.
Republicans
Democrats
Socialists
Libertarians
Party created in 1854 to attempt to stop and/or abolish the practice of slavery in America
Democrats
Republicans
Whigs
The first major political party created in America was the...
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Democratic-Republican Party
Federalist Party
Taking a cue from anti-federalists, American _____________ believe that a large government poses a threat to individual liberty, and prefer the national government to be as small as possible.
conservatives
libertarians
liberals
constitutionalists
President Washington feared “_____________ (small dissenting groups)” would lead to “divisions that would weaken the new nation”
Electors
Political Parties
Factions
Delegates
President Joe Biden is a _______________
Democrat
Republican
President Donald Trump is a _______________
Democrat
Republican
Vice President Kamala Harris is a ____________.
Democrat
Republican
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is a _______________
Democrat
Republican
Former Vice President Mike Pence is a ____________.
Democrat
Republican
