NORTH CAROLINA ECONOMICS, LEGAL, AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS REVIEW

1. NORTH CAROLINA ECONOMICS, LEGAL, AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS REVIEW Instructions for use: A) click mouse and a question will appear with possible answers. B) select your answer and click on it. C) you will be shown the correct answer. D) click again and the next question will appear There are approximately 200 prompts in the review, if you can not finish the review in one setting use the scroll bar to remember where you left off. Created by: J. Marshall Gasperson/ gaspersonm@watauga.k12.nc.us

2. Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”? A) Thomas Jefferson B) George Washington C) James Madison D) Ben Franklin

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4. Which court case established Judicial Review? A) Gideon v. Wainwright B) Miranda v. Arizona C) Marbury v. Madison D) Korematsu v. United States

5. From which source do local governments get most of their revenues? A) Fees and Fines B) Property Tax C) Sales Tax D) Income Tax

6. What is largest expenditure for the National government? A) Military B) National Parks C) Welfare programs D) Foreign Policy

7. Where are a political parties beliefs stated? A) Nomination B) Registration C) Convention D) Platform

8. Which is an example of an excise tax? A) Sales tax B) Gas tax C) Property tax D) Income tax

9. Which provides the most state revenue? A) Sales Tax B) Gas Tax C) Property Tax D) Income Tax

10. Which type of tax is a progressive Tax? A) Sales Tax B) Property Tax C) Income Tax D) Luxury Tax

11. What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention? A) Revise the Constitution B) Revise the Articles of Confederation C) Revise the Mayflower Compact D) Revise the Declaration of Independence

12. What statement is true of the 13 original state governments ? A) they had a bill of rights B) they had monarchs C) they did not have legislative branches D) they did not have executive branches

13. Which man first stated, “All men are created equal ?” A) George Washington B) Jean Jacque Rousseau C) Thomas Jefferson D) John Locke

14. What state did not send a delegate to the Constitutional Convention? A) North Carolina B) Delaware C) New York D) Rhode Island

15. Which branch of government creates the budget for the national government? A) Legislative Branch B) Executive Branch C) Judicial Branch D) State Legislatures

16. Which issue did the court case Tinker v Des Moines School District involve? A) separation of church and state B) freedom of the press C) freedom of speech D) right to bear arms

17. Who do interest groups often hire to help them influence legislation? A. Citizens B) Commissioners C) Lobbyists D) Politicians

18. Who elects the President? A) Citizens B) Electoral College C) State Legislators D) State Governors

19. Which statement is best defined as, “people equals power ?” A) Popular Sovereignty B) Natural Rights C) Citizenship D) Expressed Powers

20. Which term best describes the Congressional override power? A) Popular Sovereignty B) Representative Democracy C) Federalism D) Checks and Balances

21. Which court case dealt with freedom of expression through the burning of the US Flag? A) Gregg v Georgia B) Texas v. Johnson C) Gibbons v. Ogden D) Wallace v. Jaffee

22. Which Article of the Constitution establishes the legislative branch? A) Article I B) Article II C) Article III D) Article VII

23. Which has the power to tax? A) the Office of Management and Budget B) the Wayne County School Board C) the Wayne County Planning Board D) the Goldsboro City Council

24. Which states opposed the Virginia Plan? A) Large States B) All States C) Small States D) No States

25. What type of political system does the United States have? A) One-party system B) Two-party system C) Three-party system D) Multi-party system

26. Which would be most concerned with the issue of global warming? A) City Government B) State Government C) Local Government D) National Government

27. In terms of government, how is federalism best described? A) Representation B) Levels C) Sections D) Divisions

28. Which gives Congress it’s implied powers? A) Presidential Clause B) Federalism C) Supreme Court D) Necessary and Proper Clause

29. Which judicial principle did the landmark court decision of McCulloch v Maryland establish? A) separate but equal was constitutional B) congresses power to regulate interstate commerce C) struck down school prayer D) supremacy of the federal government

30. Which term best describes the national government’s power to coin money? A) Reserved power B) Concurrent Power C) Enumerated power D) None of the Above

31. In countries with a multiparty political system, what type of government is usually formed? A) an oligarchy B) an anarchy C) coalition D) a theocracy

32. Which level of the Federal Judicial system has “original jurisdiction”? A) Federal District Court B) US Appellate Court C) US Supreme Court D) The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

33. Which of the following is a requirement to be a member of the US Senate? A) 35 years old B) District Resident C) US Citizen for 9 years D) 25 years old

34. In which court case did the Supreme Court rule that the death penalty was not a violation of the 8th Amendment ? A) Miranda v Arizona B) Texas v Johnson C) Gregg v Georgia D) Furman v Georgia

35. What term best describes the National Organization of Women ? A) Political party B) Interest Group C) Convention D) Plank

36. Which best describe the purpose of the Judicial Branch ? A) Makes Laws B) Carry out Laws C) Interpret Laws D) Vetoes the Laws

37. What best describes the governments power to tax? A) Reserved power B) Enumerated power C) Concurrent power D) Implied power

38. Which of the following is a Reserved Power? A) power to regulate interstate commerce B) power to form treaties with foreign nations C) power to establish schools D) power to declare war

39. What did the Electoral College Compromise deal with ? A) representation in Congress B) Slave trade C) Counting population D) Choosing the President

40. What was the cause of “Shay’s Rebellion”? A) High taxes B) Unequal representation C) Freedom of Speech D) Right to bear arms

41. Which is the earliest known written legal code? A) Magna Carta B) Mayflower Compact C) Hammurabi’s Code D) US Constitution

42. Which is a law that punishes a person without a fair trial? A) Affirmative action law B) Due Process law C) Ex post Facto law D) Bill of Attainder law

43. What are eligible voters called ? A) Caucus B) Electorate C) Plurality D) Coalition

44. What are you doing if you cast all of your votes for candidates from the same party ? A) voting a split-ticket B) voting a consensus C) voting a straight-ticket D) voting a platform ticket

45. Which statement concerning the Constitutional Convention is true? A) It did not create a bicameral legislature. B) It did not create a bill of rights. C) It did not create a judicial branch. D) It did not create an executive branch.

46. If you are tried for murder, which court would have “original jurisdiction” over the trial? A) NC District Court B) NC Superior Court C) NC Court of Appeals D) NC Supreme Court

47. Which compromise dealt with representation in the national Congress? A) Electoral College B) Connecticut C) Slave trade D) 3/5

48. Which court case established the separate but equal principle ? A) Plessy v Ferguson B) Brown v Board of Education C) Korematsu v U.S. D) Marbury v Madison

49. The “Necessary and Proper Clause” gives Congress which power? A) Expressed power B) Concurrent power C) Implied power D) Reserved power

50. Which term refers to putting a person on trial for the same crime twice? A) Due process of law B) Eminent Domain C) Suffrage D) Double Jeopardy