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SS - Ch 2 We the People

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are you describing when you talk about differenct ways of life such as language, religion, arts, food, or clothing?

a)

patriotism

b)

culture

c)

mottoes

d)

demands

2.

After the United States became a country, a large number of people immigrated here. What does immigrated mean?

a)

visited for a long time

b)

learned about new cultures

c)

moved to cities

d)

left one country to live in another

3.

People who live in the countryside live where?

a)

in deserts

b)

in urban areas

c)

in suburbs

d)

in rural areas

4.

Why was the creation of the United States Constitution important?

a)

It stated how taxes should be spent.

b)

It made the United States an official nation.

c)

It elected leaders of the federal government.

d)

It set up a plan for the nation's government.

5.

Under the Constitution, the right to chose leaders and make decisions by this system is an important right.

a)

checks and balances

b)

majority rule (voting)

c)

factors of production

d)

opportunity cost

6.

What is the MAIN reason that the United States government collects taxes?

a)

to pay for the military

b)

to pay the costs of running the government

c)

to pay for rebuilding after natural disasters

d)

to create more jobs

7.

People who live in the dowtown are of a city live where?

a)

in desert

b)

in urban areas

c)

in suburbs

d)

in rural areas

8.

What kind of economy does the United States have?

a)

a free market economy

b)

a factors of production company

c)

a manufacturing economy

d)

an agricultural economy

9.

What does it mean that the demand for a product is high?

a)

The product is expensive.

b)

Many businesses sell the product.

c)

The product is made in factories.

d)

Many people want to buy the product.

10.

What industries make up the largest part of the Untied States today?

a)

agriculture

b)

manufacturing

c)

mining

d)

service

11.

When you have to choose to buy one of two items, you have to think about the OPPORTUNITY COST of each choice.

What does OPPORTUNITY COST mean in the sentence above.

a)

to give up one thing to buy another

b)

what you do not buy in order to buy something else

c)

to make an economic choice

d)

the money you spend to buy an item

12.

Which branch of government makes laws?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

13.

Which branch of government decides if laws follow the Constitution?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

14.

Which branch of government sees that the laws are carried out?

a)

Legislatvie Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

15.

People who live in a neighborhood, outside of a city live where?

a)

in desert

b)

in rural areas

c)

in suburbs

d)

in urban areas

16.

What are you describing when you talk about a group's love for their country?

a)

culture

b)

demands

c)

patriotism

d)

mottoes

17.

Which of the following is an example of a manufacturing business?

a)

coal mine

b)

dairy farm

c)

shoe factory

d)

bookstore

18.

Which of the following is an example of a agricultural business

a)

coal mine

b)

dairy farm

c)

shoe factory

d)

bookstore

19.

The President of the United States belongs to which branch of government?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

20.

The Congress of the United States belongs to which branch of government?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

21.

The Supreme Court justice belongs to which branch of government?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

22.

True or False - as more people immigrate to the Unites States, the nation's population grows.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

I do not know

23.

TRUE or FALSE: Most farms are in URBAN areas, while most factories are in RURAL areas.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

I do not know

24.

When there is a drought and the vegetables do not have a good harvest, what happens?

a)

the supply is high for the vegetables

b)

the vegetable's price will be low

c)

the demand for the vegetables is high and the vegetables cost will be higher

d)

the vegetables will rot faster

25.

When the economy is good, what happens?

a)

There are a lot of people without jobs.

b)

People make money and spend the money they make.

c)

People stay at home. They do not go out to eat or go on vacation.