NORTH CAROLINA CIVICS & ECONOMICS

1. NORTH CAROLINA CIVICS & ECONOMICS 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 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

3. Which of the following court cases established Judicial Review? A) Gideon v. Wainwright B) Miranda v. Arizona C) Marbury v. Madison D) Korematsu v. United States

4. Local governments get most of their revenues from which of the following: A) Fees and Fines B) Property Tax C) Sales Tax D) Income Tax

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

6. A political party’s beliefs are stated in the party___________ . A) Nomination B) Registration C) Convention D) Platform

7. Which of the following is an example of an Excise tax? A) Sales tax B) Gas tax C) Property tax D) Income tax

8. Which of the following provides the most State revenue? A) Sales Tax B) Gas Tax C) Property Tax D) Income Tax

9. Which of the following is a Progressive Tax? A) Sales Tax B) Property Tax C) Income Tax D) Luxury Tax

10. 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

11. The 13 original state governments had all of the following, except: A) Monarchs B) Bill of Rights C) Legislative Branches D) Executive Branches

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

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

14. Which of the following creates the budget for the National Government? A) Legislative Branch B) Executive Branch C) Judicial Branch D) State Legislatures

15. The court case Tinker vs. Des Moines School District dealt with which of the following? A) separation of church and state B) freedom of the press C) freedom of speech D) right to bear arms

16. Interest Groups often hire ________, to help them influence legislation. A. Citizens B) Commissioners C) Lobbyists D) Politicians

17. Which of the following elects the President? A) Citizens B) Electoral College C) State Legislators D) State Governors

18. Which of the following statements is best defined as, “people equals power?” A) Popular Sovereignty B) Natural Rights C) Citizenship D) Expressed Powers

19. Congressional power of 2/3 Override is an example of which of the following: A) Popular Sovereignty B) Representative Democracy C) Federalism D) Checks and Balances

20. Which of the following court cases 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

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

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

23. The United States has which of the following political systems: A) One-party system B) Two-party system C) Three-party system D) Multi-party system

24. Which of the following would be most concerned with the issue of global warming? A) National Government B) State Government C) Local Government D) All of the Above

25. Federalism is best described as________ of government. A) Representation B) Levels C) Sections D) Divisions

26. Which of the following gives Congress it’s Implied powers? A) Presidential Clause B) Federalism C) Supreme Court D) None of the above

27. The power to coin money is an example of an: A) Reserved power B) Concurrent Power C) Expressed or Enumerated power D) None of the Above

28. Which level of the Federal Judicial system has “original jurisdiction?” A) Federal District Court B) US Appellate Court C) US Supreme Court D) All of the above

29. Which of the following is not a requirement to be a member of Congress? A) 30 years old B) State Resident C) Native-born citizen D) District Resident

30. In which of the following court cases 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) Cruzan v Missouri

31. The National Organization of Women is an example of an: A) Political party B) Interest Group C) Convention D) Plank

32. Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Judicial Branch? A) Makes Laws B) Carry out Laws C) Interpret Laws D) All of the above

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

34. Which of the following is not a Reserved Power? A) power to establish schools B) power to issue license C) power to regulate interstate commerce D) none of the above

35. The Electoral College Compromise dealt with which of the following: A) representation in Congress B) Slave trade C) Counting population D) Choosing the President

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

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

38. Which of the following 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

39. People who are eligible to vote are called: A) Caucus B) Electorate C) Plurality D) Coalition

40. If you cast all of your votes for candidates from the same party, you are: A) voting a split-ticket B) voting a consensus C) voting a straight-ticket D) none of the above

41. Which of the following did the Constitutional Convention NOT come up with? A) Bicameral legislature B) Bill of rights C) Judicial Branch D) Executive Branch

42. Which of the following compromises dealt with representation in the national Congress? A) Electoral College B) Connecticut C) Slave trade D) 3/5

43. Which of the following court cases established governments practice of separate but equal A) Plessy v Ferguson B) Rust v Sullivan C) Korematsu v. U.S. D) Marbury v. Madison

44. The “Necessary and Proper Clause” gives Congress which of the following powers? A) Expressed powers B) Concurrent powers C) Implied powers D) Reserved powers

45. Which of the following 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

46. All of the following are duties EXCEPT A) attending school B) paying taxes C) voting in elections D) serving on a jury

47. The first political parties in the United States formed during the: A) early colonial period B) debate over the Constitution C) Revolutionary War D) Civil War Era

48. Which of the following is used to predict election outcomes? A) poll watchers B) delegates C) recall votes D) exit polls

49. In a “closed primary”, which of the following may vote: A) only party members B) all registered voters C) all citizens D) only delegates

50. Votes cast directly by the people are referred to as the: A) electoral vote B) popular vote C) referendum D) none of the above