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Civics Final Exam Review II

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many citizens of Dedham are elected to be in the Town Meeting?

a)

273

b)

13

c)

39

d)

1000

2.

How many Select Board members does Dedham have?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

5

d)

25

3.

Who is the Dedham Town Manager?

a)

Leon Goodwin

b)

Jim Mc Donald

c)

Marty Walsh

d)

Nancy Baker

4.

How many precincts does Dedham have?

a)

10

b)

351

c)

20

d)

7

5.

What building is this?

a)

Dedham Town Hall/Senior Center

b)

Registry of Deeds

c)

ECEC

d)

Norfolk Dedham Insurance

6.

Umbrella term for the level of local gov’t that includes cities and towns.

a)

Municipality

b)

State

c)

County

d)

Village

7.

The Dedham Town Meeting acts as the _______ branch of government for Dedham?

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

8.

The select board acts as the _______ branch of government for Dedham?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

9.

Who is the elected executive of a city?

a)

President

b)

Govenor

c)

Mayor

d)

City Manager

10.

How many town meeting members are elected in total from each precinct in Dedham?

a)

273

b)

13

c)

39

11.

How many years is a term on the Dedham Select Board?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

12.

Norfolk county is made up of how many cities and towns?

a)

28

b)

351

c)

12

13.

____________ manages construction and maintenance within public ways and on Town owned property and oversees the trash and recycling program.

a)

Town Clerk

b)

Department of Public Works (DPW)

c)

Planning and Zoning

d)

Parks and Recreation

14.

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.

a)

Schools

b)

Town Manager

c)

Town Clerk

d)

Treasurer-Collector

15.

The _______ department Assesses the value of all real estate and personal property in Dedham.

a)

Assessors

b)

Library

c)

Finance

d)

Town Clerk

16.
The authority  of a court to hear and decide cases
a)
Jurisdiction
b)
Hearing
c)
Judges
d)
Clause
17.
The lowest level court branch on the Federal Court system is...
a)
Supreme
b)
District
c)
Appellate
d)
Town
18.

Top level of the federal court system

a)

appeals courts

b)

Supreme Court

c)

district courts

d)

exclusive jurisdiction

19.

A trial in which the guilt or innocence of a person accused of a crime is decided is called a:

a)

a civil trial

b)

a criminal trial

c)

a trial judge

d)

a judicial decision

20.
The Jury's decision in a criminal case is known as the...
a)
prosecution
b)
arraignment
c)
sentence
d)
verdict
21.

What is the dual court system?

a)

state and federal courts

b)

criminal and juvenile courts

c)

trial and appellate courts

d)

jury and judge courts

22.

Which type of court is the first to hear a case?

a)

trial court

b)

appellate court

c)

the Supreme Court

d)

U.S. circuit courts

23.

What is an appeal?

a)

a request for a higher court to hear a case

b)

a change of the verdict

c)

when someone is charged with a crime

d)

the jury's decision in a trial

24.

What is the highest court in Massachusetts?

a)

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

b)

Massachusetts Court of Appeals

c)

Norfolk Superior Court

d)

Dedham District Court

25.

Which is true about the U.S. Supreme Court?

a)

They choose which cases they hear

b)

They must take every appeal requested

c)

They are elected by the people

d)

Other courts can overrule their decisions

26.

President Biden belongs to this political party:

a)

Republicans

b)

Democrats

27.
When a Supreme Court nomination is needed, who is more likely to nominate a conservative justice?
a)
Republicans
b)
Democrats
28.

Party created by Andrew Jackson after he lost the 1824 election

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

c)

Whigs

29.

Most likely to believe there should be less regulations on businesses

a)
Democrat
b)
Republican
30.

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!"

a)
Republican
b)
Democrat
31.

More likely to want the government to step in and help protect those who have a history of being discriminated against.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

32.
We consider the United States to have a ___ party system.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
Multi
33.

Sometimes referred to as "conservatives"

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

c)

Neither

34.

Often called "The Left"

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

c)

Neither

35.

Has RED as its representative color

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

c)

Neither

36.

Has a DONKEY as a symbol

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

c)

Neither

37.

Most likely to support increased military spending

a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
38.

Currently controls the Senate and the White House

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

39.

This political party is often referred to as the G.O.P.

a)

Republicans

b)

Democrats

c)

Socialists

d)

Libertarians

40.

Party created in 1854 to attempt to stop and/or abolish the practice of slavery in America

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

c)

Whigs

41.

The first major political party created in America was the...

a)

Democratic Party

b)

Republican Party

c)

Democratic-Republican Party

d)

Federalist Party

42.

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.

a)

conservatives

b)

libertarians

c)

liberals

d)

constitutionalists

43.

President Washington feared “_____________ (small dissenting groups)” would lead to “divisions that would weaken the new nation”

a)

Electors

b)

Political Parties

c)

Factions

d)

Delegates

44.

President Joe Biden is a _______________

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

45.

President Donald Trump is a _______________

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

46.

Vice President Kamala Harris is a ____________.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

47.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is a _______________

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

48.

Former Vice President Mike Pence is a ____________.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican