North Carolina Civics Economics Review

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2. Goal 1

3. The uprising known as Shay’s Rebellion was in protest of • The Intolerable Acts • The lack of representation in Parliament • High tea prices • High state taxes that forced farmers into debt

4. The meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia in September 1774 to discuss concerns about Britain’s Intolerable Acts was known as the • First Continental Congress • Mayflower Compact • Boston Tea Party • Declaratory Act

5. American colonists resented British taxes because • American members of Parliament voted against the taxes • Americans grew their own tea • The Mayflower Compact did not allow for taxes • They had no representatives in the British Parliament

6. One of the major Anti-Federalist objections to the Constitution was that it • Allowed for freedom of religion • Gave too much power to state governments • Did not contain a bill of rights • Did away with the Electoral College

7. All of the following are protected by the 1st Amendment in the Bill of Rights except • Freedom of assembly • Freedom of religion • Freedom of speech • Freedom from self-incrimination

8. The first representative assembly, or legislature, in the English colonies was called the • Virginia Company • House of Burgesses • Mayflower Compact • Parliament

9. In colonial America, tobacco and rice were crops grown mainly in • New England • The Northern Colonies • The Southern Colonies • New York and Pennsylvania

10. In a totalitarian state, • The government’s control extends to almost all aspects of people’s lives • Political opposition to the ruler is openly accepted • There are few restrictions on individual freedoms • Industries and farms produce whatever they wish for maximum profit

11. The Mayflower Compact established a tradition of direct democracy, as evidenced by • The creation of the House of Burgesses • The rejection of common law • Town meetings in which citizens discuss and vote on important issues • A governor appointed by the English king

12. In a parliamentary system of government, the prime minister is not only the chief executive, but also • A member of the judicial branch • A member of the parliament • A hereditary ruler, such as a king or queen • The president, or head of state

13. The Federalists believed that the United States • Did not need to replace the Articles of Confederation • Needed a strong central government • Needed to keep all government power within the individual states • Should not adopt the Constitution

14. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress • Had no power to tax • Had full power to enforce the laws it created • Was made up of a legislature in which each state had two or more votes • Had nearly unlimited central powers

15. In the pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine argued • Against the Declaration of Independence • Against the Articles of Confederation • For repairing relations with Britain and continuing as a colony • For complete independence from Britain

16. After 1763, Great Britain began to place steep taxes on the American colonies because • Tea had become much more expensive • Britain needed the money to pay off heavy war debts following the French and Indian War • The Americans had fought in the battles of Lexington and Concord • For complete independence from Britain

17. The American colonists’ acceptance of common law and belief that a ruler was not above the law were based on • The Mayflower Compact • French political traditions • Town meetings • English political traditions

18. Goal 2

19. The notion that power lies with the people is called • Expressed power • Popular sovereignty • Concurrent power • Checks and balances

20. For a bill to become a law • It must be approved by the Supreme Court • Only the president needs to approve it • It must be approved by a general vote of the population • A majority of both senators and representatives must vote for it

21. In the system of checks and balances, to check the power of the Supreme Court, Congress can • Veto laws proposed by the Supreme Court • Block treaties approved by the Supreme Court • Remove judges through the impeachment process • Overturn executive policies it finds contrary to the U.S. Constitution

22. The first step in the process for amending the U.S. Constitution is • Proposal • Ratification • Interpretation • Presidential action

23. The ruling in the 1819 McCulloch v. Maryland Supreme Court case demonstrated that • Local powers take precedence over state powers • Local powers take precedence over federal powers • Federal powers take precedence over state powers • Concurrent powers are unconstitutional

24. The Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas found that • Racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional • Armbands worn to school to protest the war were a form of speech and protected by the First Amendment • Protections in the Bill of Rights did not apply to the states • Students 18 years and older could vote in all elections

25. Americans who favor states’ rights over federal powers believe that the national government’s powers should be limited because • people, not the states, created the national government • State governments are closer to the people • Congress has the right to adopt any means it needs to carry out its delegated powers. • Most citizens identify more closely with the national government.

26. Nearly half of the federal government’s revenue is supplied by • Estate taxes • The income tax • Fees from national parks • Taxes on tobacco and alcohol

27. A federal welfare program that provides help with nutrition and health care to low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 is • Workfare • EITC • WIC • Social security

28. The idea that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern, is called • Due process • Rule of law • Popular sovereignty • Checks and Balances

29. According to the U.S. Constitution, Congress has the power to do all of the following except • Regulate foreign and interstate trade • Coin money • Declare war • Favor one state over another

30. The powers that the U.S. Constitution does not give to the national government, but which are kept by the states, are called • Implied powers • Limited powers • Reserved powers • State powers

31. The Twenty-fourth Amendment made illegal a tax that some southern states collected before allowing a person to vote, called a • Poll tax • Discrimination tax • Suffrage tax • Popular vote tax

32. The Social Security and Medicare programs are funded by • The entry fees for national parks • Taxes on tobacco and alcohol • Estate taxes • Payroll taxes

33. The principles underlying the Constitution include all of the following except • Federalism • Popular sovereignty • Limited voting rights • Separation of powers

34. Goal 3

35. To support the principle of personal achievement, the North Carolina constitution of 1776 called for • The creation of a state militia • Voting rights for all women and enslaved people • A literacy test requirement for voting • The establishment of public schools and a university

36. According to the North Carolina constitution of 1776, the governor was • Elected by the general public, including women and enslaved people • Appointed by the General Assembly • Appointed by the state’s judges • Appointed by officials in Great Britain

37. Besides the governor and lieutenant governor, North Carolina’s executive branch consists of • The members of the Senate • The General Assembly • The Council of States • 39 district attorneys

38. A 1996 amendment to the North Carolina constitution gave the governor the power to • Choose key county officials • Appoint the Council of State • Veto legislation • Dismiss the Council of State

39. In the court case, Leandro v. State of North Carolina, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that the state constitution • Requires low-wealth counties to have free universities • Allows for all public schools to charge tuition • Allows the “grandfather clause” to be in effect for education issues • Does not require equal funding of education for every student

40. The Fourteenth Amendment did all of the following except • Outlawed slavery • Defined a U.S. citizen as any one “born or naturalized in the United States” • Required states to grant citizens “equal protection of the laws” • Forbade states from taking an individual’s “life, liberty, or property, with out due process of law”

41. A large portion of North Carolina county revenues comes from • Property taxes • County park entrance fees • Utility user fees • Individual income taxes

42. The second largest category of municipal expenditures in North Carolina is for public safety, which includes • Parks and recreation • Police and fire services • Utilities • Water and suffrage

43. As evidence by its creation of a states militia, the North Carolina constitution of 1776 also upheld the political value of • Prosperity • Individual rights • War • Safety

44. According to the original North Carolina constitution of 1776, members of both the senate and the house of representatives were • Chosen by the governor • Chosen by the king • Elected for one-year terms • Elected to serve lifelong terms

45. The North Carolina constitution of 1776 did not give the governor much power because • The governor was to be appointed for life • They believed more power should be placed with the judicial branch • They did not want the governor competing with the president • Under British rule, the king-appointed governor and the legislature had competed for power

46. The revision of the North Carolina constitution in 1868 • Completely changed the basic structure of government from the first constitution • Greatly opened up participation in government • Granted North Carolina women the right to vote • Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18

47. Much of the intergovernmental revenue-money from the federal government-received by North Carolina is used to pay for • Military expenses • The governor’s salary • Debts owed by the state • Education, health, and social service programs

48. In most municipalities, the municipal or city manager is responsible for all of the following tasks except • Keeping official records • Hiring and firing municipal employees • Proposing a municipal budget to the municipal governing board • Advising the municipal governing board of municipal policy

49. Goal 4

50. The main political parties in America’s two-party system are the • Progressives and Republicans • Populists and Labor • Democrats and Libertarians • Republicans and Democrats