EOC Goal Review
Civics and Econ.
Goal 1
Goal One
What was the 1st
representative government in
the 13 colonies ?
 Answer: House of Burgesses
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What was the Mayflower
Compact?
 Answer: gov’t of the Pilgrims
and it provided a direct
democracy
Goal One
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This was a economic system used by
England where the British used the American
colonies for resources?
 Answer: Mercantilism
 To help pay huge war debts of the French
and Indian War, what did the English do to
the colonies?
 Answer: place high taxes on them
Goal One
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What was a major cause of
the American Revolution?
 Answer: taxation without
representation
 Why did the Puritans leave
England?
 Answer: they came to America
to worship as they saw fit
Goal One
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To protest a tea tax what did the
colonists do in Boston?
Answer: dumped the tea in the Boston
Harbor it became known as the Boston
Tea Party
After the Boston Tea Party, what did
the British pass, and what did it cause
the colonist to think about?
Answer: Intolerable Acts/ caused the
colonists to consider independence
Goal One
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did Thomas Paine write and
what did it call for?
 Answer: Common Sense/ called for
the Americans to declare
independence from England
Goal One
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What were each of the following colonies
known for?
 New England- shipbuilding and factories
 Middle Colonies- grain and wheat
 Southern colonies- huge plantations,
slavery, cotton, tobacco, and rice
 What is triangular trade?
 Answer: trade between the West Indies, the
Colonies, and England
Goal One
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Document written in 1215
limiting the King’s power?
 Answer: Magna Carta
 The Second Continental
Congress signed this on 07-041776?
 Answer: Declaration of
Independence
Goal One
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This describes the idea that the
British had not paid enough
attention to the colonies which
allowed them to become
politically independent?
Answer: Salatary Neglect
According to the Declaration of
Independence what was the
purpose of gov’t?
Answer: to protect people’s rights
Goal One
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Where was the 1st battle of the American
Revolution?
Answer: Lexington/Concord Ma.
What battle was the turning point of the
American Revolution?
Answer: Saratoga
Were did Cornwallis surrender to
Washington at?
Answer: Yorktown
Goal One
What was the 1st written plan to
govern the country?
 Answer: Articles of Confederation
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What were the weak points of the
AC?
 Answer: Est. a weak national gov’t,
states had more power, the national
gov’t could not tax, and no leader or
national courts
Goal One
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Why was the Treaty of Paris
important to America?
 Answer: provided France as an ally
 Under the AC what did the
Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do?
 Answer: provided a method for new
states to be admitted to the US
Goal One
The uprising known as Shay’s
Rebellion was in protest of?
 Answer: high state taxes that forced
farmers into debt
 As a result of Shay’s Rebellion
what did it demonstrate about the
national gov’t?
 Answer: weak national gov’t, and led
to another meeting of state reps. In
Philadelphia to revise the AC, and
the gov’t was to weak to protect the
people
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Goal One
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What was a major issue at the Constitution
Convention?
Answer: representation of states in the national gov’t
Large states favored the Virginia Plan why?
Answer: based on Population
Smaller populated states favored the New Jersey
Plan why?
Answer: equal representation to all states
Goal One
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What was the Great Compromise?
Answer: called for two houses House
of Reps. Based on population and the
Senate based on two reps. From each
state (equal)
What was the 3/5 Compromise?
Answer: decided how slaves would be
counted as population
Goal One
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What had to happen to make the Constitution
official?
Answer: passed or ratified by ¾ of the states
Who were the Federalist and what did they
support?
Answer: supported passing the Constitution, wrote a
series of articles called the Federalist Papers which
helped to explain the changes to the Constitution,
their leaders were Madison and Hamilton
Goal One
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Who were the Anti-federalists and what did
they believe?
 Answer: they believed that the Constitution had
sacrificed too many states rights in favor of
National Gov’t. They also said the Constitution
needed a Bill of Rights, leaders were Patrick
Henry and Samuel Adams
Goal One
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Thomas Jefferson
wrote the
Declaration of
Independence, who
inspired him?
 Answer: English
philosopher John
Locke
EOC Goal Review
Goal 2 (Constitution)
Goal 2
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What part of the Constitution
explains the goals of our gov’t?
 Answer: The Preamble
 What divides the national gov’t
into 3 branches?
 Answer: Separation of powers
Goal 2
What are the three branches of
gov’t?
 Answer: Legislative, Executive,
and Judicial
 This is a system of gov’t where
the power is divided between
the national gov’t and the state
gov’t?
 Answer: Federalism
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Goal 2
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In the Federalist system the
nation gov’t law is supreme,
what is this called?
 Answer: The Supremacy Clause
 Who heads the Legislative
Branch, and what is it’s main
job?
 Answer: Congress/ makes the
laws
Goal 2
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Who heads the Executive
Branch and what is it’s main
job?
Answer: The President/ enforce or
carry out the laws
Who heads up the Judicial
Branch and what is it’s main
job?
Answer: The Supreme Court/
interprets the law
Goal 2
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What is the system that each
branch uses to check the power
of another branch?
 Answer: Checks and Balances
 What are the 1st 10
Amendments to the
Constitution called?
 Answer: The Bill of Rights
Goal 2
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What do our Bill of Rights
contain?
 Answer: Civil liberties
 Powers of Congress listed in the
Constitution are called?
 Answer: Enumerated Powers
(declare war, coin money, regulate
trade, and est. a military)
Goal 2
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What gives Congress wide use of
implied power (powers not found in
the Constitution)?
 Answer: Necessary and Proper
Clause
 Powers that all level of gov’t may
use are called?
 Answer: Concurrent Powers
Goal 2
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What powers belong to the
states?
 Answer: Reserved Powers
 What Constitutional
Amendment gives states
reserved powers?
 Answer: 10th Amendment
Goal 2
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Freedom of Religion, Speech,
Press, Assembly, and Petition are
rights granted by what
amendment?
 Answer: 1st Amendment
 What amendment protects you
from unlawful searches and
seizures?
 Answer: 4th Amendment
Goal 2
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This provides for no self incrimination or
testifying against oneself in a court of law
Answer: 5th Amendment
This provides a lawyer for people who can’t
afford one
Answer: 6th Amendment
This gives citizens equal protection and due
process
Answer: 14th Amendment
Goal 2
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What is a bill of attainder
Answer: Congress can make no law that takes
away citizens right to a trial
What are the Amendments that affect voting
Answer: 15th-former male slaves, 19th women’s
suffrage, 24th no poll tax to vote, and 26th gave
18 years olds the right to vote
Goal 2
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This Indian Nation gov’t is similar to the US
because it has a central gov’t
Answer: Iriquois Indian Nation
According to the Constitution no person can be
put on trial twice for the same offense. What is
this called
Answer: double jeopardy
A restaurant refusing to serve minorities is a
violation of what amendment
Answer: 14th Amendment
Goal 2
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What was the original purpose of the 14th
Amendment
Answer: gave former slaves citizenship and equality
within the law
What is the two step process needed to add an
amendment
Answer: 2/3 vote in Congress then being passed by
¾ of the states
What two Amendments deal with presidential
proceedings
Answer: 22nd Amendment limits the president to two
terms and the 25th est. presidential succession
Goal 2
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What is the only Amendment ever
repealed
 Answer: 18th Amendment (Prohibition of
Alcohol)
 What Amendment called for its appeal
 Answer: 21st Amendment
Goal 2
Branches of Government
Goal 2
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Members of Congress serve _____________ terms?
Answer: Unlimited terms
A term for a member of the House of Reps. Is
Answer: two years
A term for a Senator is
Answer: six years
The House of Reps. Is based on
Answer: Population for each state (or every 10 years by the
Census)
In the Senate it is based on
Answer: Equality (2 per each state)
Goal 2
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What is Reapportionment?
Answer: it the redrawing of the House
of Reps. Based on the Census to see
if states lose or gain reps.
What are special powers of the House
of Reps.?
Answer: If the electoral college can
support a winner for the House of
Reps. Pick, tax, appropriation, or bills
of revenue must start here, and the
HR starts impeachment charges
against federal officials
Goal 2
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What are the special powers of the Senate?
Answer: approve all treaties, confirm presidential appointees, and
impeachment trial are held in the senate
A bill is a proposed law. Who can propose one?
Answer: any member of Congress
Goal 2
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What happens when a bill differs in the HR
and Senate?
Answer: a conference committee must
work out a compromise in the bill
What is a filibuster?
Answer: a long speech in the senate to
delay action on a bill
How do you end a filibuster?
Answer: calling for a cloture vote (3/5 of
the senators must vote to end the
filibuster)
Goal 2
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How are members of Congress punished for
violations?
Answer: Censure- warning in front of other
members and expulsion- kicked out by 2/3 vote
What are the qualifications for Senator
Answer: 30 years of age, live in the US for 9 years,
and live in the state where elected
Congress has the power to est. what kind of courts?
Answer: special courts called inferior courts
Goal 2
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What is the Franking Privilege?
Answer: it is the free mail service for members
of Congress
Who is the commander in chief of the military?
Answer: the president
The president serves a _________ and may
serve only ___________
Answer: four year term/ two terms
Goal 2
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What are the qualification for president?
Answer: 35 years of age, a citizen at birth,
and lived in the US for 14 years.
Who assists the president in his executive
duties?
Answer: his cabinet which are a group of
advisors of each executive department.
What is the only duty listed for the vicepresident in the Constitution?
Answer: leader of the senate (can only
vote if there is a tie.)
Goal 2
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Who appoints federal judges?
Answer: President appoints and the
Senate confirms
What are other roles of the president?
Answer: chief diplomat, chief of state, chief
executive, and party leader.
What is an example of a executive agency
that helps the president carry out the law?
Answer: FBI
Goal 2
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What are the three levels of federal courts?
Answer: District, US Court of Appeals, and
US Supreme Court
How many justices sit on the US Supreme
Court, and who heads it?
Answer: nine/ Chief Justice
What is the rule of four?
Answer: only 4 justices are needed to
decide whether or not to hear a case
Goal 2
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What is a dissenting opinion by the
Supreme Court?
 Answer: Judges that disagree with court
ruling and it could provide fuel for future
arguments on other cases.
 What type of cases do federal courts have
jurisdiction?
 Answer: bank robbery and espionage
(spying)
 What are the qualifications to be a senator?
 Answer: must be 30yoa, live in the US for 9
yrs., live in the state where he is elected.
Review
Goals 3&4
Goals 3&4
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The NC Constitution is organized like what
other constitution?
Answer: The US Constitution
In NC the Legislature is called the _________,
and is made up of the ___________ and the
_________.
Answer: General Assembly, House of Reps., &
Senate
In NC who is the head of the executive
branch?
Answer: The Governor
Goals 3&4
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In NC there are four levels of court what are
they and what do they do?
Answer: District-handles misdemeanors,
Superior- handles felonies, NC Courts of
Appeals, & NC Supreme Court
What was NC Supreme Court Case (Leandro
v. NC) about?
Answer: all children must be given an equal
access to education in every county in NC.
What is the largest expenditure at the state and
local levels?
Answer: Education
Goals 3&4
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What is the main source of revenue at the state
level?
Answer: income tax & sales tax
What is the main source of revenue at the local
level?
Answer: Property Tax
Where are zoning laws enforced & what do
they do?
Answer: They are enforced at the local level
They protect property owners, tell how land is
to be used, & control growth in a community.
Goals 3&4
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What is Annexation?
Answer: when a city wants to grow they can
annex or take in land from the county
What is Eminent Domain?
Answer: The right of local and state gov’ts to
condemn private property for public use.
In NC what did giving the power of veto to the
governor do?
Answer: strengthen the power of the executive
branch.
Goals 3&4
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What are local ordinances and who passes
them?
Answer: they cover laws on the local levels, and
are passed by city councils, and boards of
county commissioners.
Who is in-charge of the county law enforcement,
courthouse, & jail?
Answer: Sheriff
The NC Constitution contains a declaration of
rights which can be compared to?
Answer: The Bill of Rights
Goals 3&4
 A proof
of ownership to a car in NC is?
 Answer: Possessing a title to the car
 As a result of longer sessions in NC
General Assembly, what has this done for
the average citizen?
 Answer: made it harder for them to serve
on the legislator because they are only
paid a part-time wage.
Civics & Econ. EOC
Review
Goal 4
Goal 4
 What
are the two main parties in the US
two party system?
 Answer: Democrats and Republicans
 The main purpose of a political party is?
 Answer: get their candidate elected to
office
 What is a grassroots movement?
 Answer: a political movement that starts
at the local level.
Goal 4
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What is mudslinging?
Answer: political term used to describe harmful
insults that are directed at a candidate running
for office.
What is a party’s platform?
Answer: it tells what the party stand for on the
issues or plank.
What term is used to describe letting the
people rule?
Answer: Popular Sovereignty (we do this by
voting)
Goal 4
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What is the purpose of the primary election?
Answer: to pick a candidate to run in the final
election.
What type of votes elect the president?
Answer: electoral votes
How do we determine how many each states
gets?
Answer: # of senators + # of Reps. in congress.
Goal 4
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What is the winner take all system in elections
for president?
Answer: each citizen cast a popular vote which
ever candidate wins the popular vote wins all
the electoral votes for that state.
There are 538 electoral votes, how many does
a candidate need to be elected president?
Answer: 270 votes
What happens if neither candidate receives
270 electoral votes?
Answer: the HR selects the president.
Goal 4
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is meant by a split ticket?
 Answer: the voter has voted for
candidates from both parties.
 What is a referendum?
 Answer: voters can vote to approve laws
at election time.
 What is a recall election?
 Answer: voters can vote to remove a
elected official from office.
Goal 4
 What
is a watch dog group?
 Answer: they expose wrong or unethical
doing of elected officials in office.
 What is canvassing?
 Answer: candidates and helpers can go
door to door searching for votes.
 What is one way the private sector can
have an effect on public safety?
 Answer: neighborhood watch programs.
Goal 4
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What is a way a citizen can express concerns on
government’s handling of public issues is
__________________
Answer: contact a member of Congress
What is an advantage that interest groups and
PAC’s have over individual citizens
Answer; politicians will listen to them more
because there is strength in number.
_________ is unfairly drawing up of an election
district with a preconceived result in mind.
Answer: Gerrymandering
Goal 4
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A ________ can be described as a strong party
organization that helps to use its influence to get
party members elected.
Answer: Political Machine
________ can not pay for a representative’s
living expenses.
Answer: lobbyists
_______ may attend a hearing at the local level
to either contest or support a zoning request.
Answer: citizens
Goal 4
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advantage of living in a democracy is
that ______________________________
 Answer: a citizen has the right to express
their concerns and opinions without fear of
retaliation from the government.
EOC Review
Civics and Econ.
Goal 5
Goal 5
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The act of ________ is needed in gov’t to make
it work successfully.
Answer: compromising, many bills would not
have passed without this process.
What are the four types of negotiation methods
that can peacefully settle a conflict?
Answer: debate, consensus, arbitration, and
mediation
A public hearing is an example of a ______
Answer: debate
Goal 5
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A ______ is an agreement that may come as a
result of the debate at a public hearing.
Answer: Consensus ( this is a resolution that
would end the conflict).
________ is the method of a third party listening
to both sides and then hands down a decision to
settle the dispute.
Answer: Arbitration
_______ is the method of both sides together
coming to a agreement that will solve the issue.
Answer: Mediation
Goal 5
 A _______
would be an example of a
person charged with a crime opts to plead
guilty for a lesser punishment.
 Answer: Plea Bargain
 When a resolution can not be reached this
leads to a ______.
 Answer: Conflict (war between nations, a
domestic dispute, or a prison sentence).
EOC Review
Civics & Econ.
Goal 6
Goal 6
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What are the two types of law?
Answer: Criminal law and Civil Law
Our system of criminal law is modeled after
_________.
Answer: English system of common law
In Common Law, the judges tries to make the
punishment fit the crime by using a _______ or
a decision in an earlier court case.
Answer: precedent
Goal 6
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In a civil case the ______ brings the charges
against the other party, and must prove
damages in order to receive a settlement.
Answer: plaintiff
All citizens have the right to a trial by jury
according to the ________
Answer: 6th and 7th Amendments.
________ is when the government must follow
certain procedures in the process of arrest and
trial.
Answer: Due Process
Goal 6
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Process is guaranteed in the ______.
 Answer: 14th Amendment
 ______ means that a person must be told
of the charges of the arrest, and must be
charges within 48 hours of their custody.
 Answer: Habeas Corpus
 _______ means that everyone has the
right to a trail by jury.
 Answer: Bill of Attainder.
Goal 6
 ______
means that no law can be
retroactive or made after the fact that
someone did something wrong.
 Answer: Ex Post Facto
 The _______ allows no self incrimination.
 Answer: 5th Amendment
 The ________ allows no cruel or unusual
punishment.
 Answer: 8th Amendment.
Goal 6
 _______
is the death penalty.
 Answer: Capital Punishment
 At the ______ a plea is entered, a trial
date is set, and the amount of the bail is
decided.
 Answer: arraignment
 ______ is money posted to assure
appearance in court.
 Answer: Bail
Goal 6
 ______
is an early release from prison.
 Answer: Parole.
 _______ provides protection from
unreasonable searches and seizures.
 Answer: 4th Amendment
 A _______ is a pre-trial jury that examines
the evidence to see whether an indictment
is needed.
 Answer: Grand Jury.
Goal 6
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Examples of enforcement agencies are?
Answer: FBI & State Police
When a jury can not reach a verdict it is called?
Answer: A Hung Jury and a mistrial is declared.
What is the rule of justice is American
Courtrooms?
Answer: guilty must be proven beyond a
reasonable doubt and the defendant is innocent
until proven guilty.
Goal 6
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A disturbance at a urban night club would be
handled by?
Answer: Local Police.
Divorce is an example of?
Answer: Civil Case another ex. would be a
customer slips on a wet floor in a business and
no wet floor warning signs posted.
Who has the burden of proof in a criminal case?
Answer: The prosecution or the government’s
lawyer.
Goal 6
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__________ proposed a system of
civil law for the city of Rome.
 Answer: Emperor Justinian (Justin tine
Code)
 _______ is needed to secure a search
warrant.
 Answer: Probable Cause.
 _______ is the right to a speedy trial.
 Answer: Due Process
Goal 6
 ______
when lawyers cross examine
witnesses to test their reliability.
 Answer: Adversarial System.
 To ______ means to arrange laws
systematically.
 Answer: Codify Laws.
Civics & Econ. EOC Review
Goal 7
Goal 7
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What are the four factors of production?
Answer: Land, Labor, Capital,&
Entrepreneurship.
An _____ takes risk in money, time, and
planning to start a business.
Answer: Entrepreneur.
___ is the natural resource or materials that
products are made from.
Answer: Land (most natural resources are
scarce in supply)
Goal 7
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_____ is the tools and machines used in making
products.
Answer: Capital ( Automation and Technology
helps this factor).
____ is the worker.
Answer: Labor (workers need specialized
training to increase productivity).
____ is the basic economic problem.
Answer: Scarcity ( the more scarce resources
are the higher the cost).
Goal 7
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______ is what you give up when you make an
economic choice.
 Answer: Opportunity Cost
 To increase productivity entrepreneurs use______.
 Answer: Division of Labor and Specialization (workers
trained at specific tasks make them experts and speed
up productivity).
 What are the four economic system in the world today?
 Answer: Traditional- economic decisions are based on
customs and is used in less primitive societies.
Command System- the gov’t makes all the decisions.
Free Market System- decisions are made by the
interaction between buyer and seller. Mixed Economic
System- the gov’t owns major industries (nationalization)
for the good of the people and producers.
Goal 7
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Example of a ____ would be the state increasing
spending on more prisons and not increasing
money for health care.
Answer: Trade off
A direct positive influence on productivity would
be the use of _______.
Answer: New Technology.
Sewing Machines owned by business is an
example of a _______.
Answer: Capital Good.
Goal 7
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If a product become scare in supply what
happens to the price?
Answer: the price will increase on that product.
Investment in human capital (workers) will
______
Answer: improve Productivity (job training).
_______ will cause a decrease in demand for
human capital.
Answer: Robotics.
Civics and Econ.
EOC Goal 8 Review
EOC Goal 8 Review
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____ is type of economic system used in the US.
Answer: Capitalism or Free Market System.
Capitalism was developed by _____.
Answer: Adam Smith.
According to Smith what are the key factors to
capitalism?
 Answer; Laissez faire (no government control of
business), Self interest (search for profit), Free
enterprise (right to start your own business), &
Competition (controls prices and private
ownership of property).
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Why does the US government regulates
business, why?
Answer: for the safety of the workers and
consumers.
Capitalism is controlled by the free market forces
of ______.
Answer: Supply and Demand (surpluses lead to
lower prices and shortages lead to higher
prices).
The _____ states that added more of any one of
the factors of production will not always lead to
more productivity.
Answer: Law of Diminishing Return.
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 ____
happens when prices rise faster than
your income.
 Answer: Inflation
 A ___ is a business owned by one person.
 Answer: Sole Proprietorship
 ___ is a business that is owned by two or
more people.
 Answer: Partnership.
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stockholders.
Answer: Corporation.
___ is when workers and management work out
agreements on working conditions and pay.
(workers can strike if the company does not met
their demands).
Answer: Collective Bargaining.
If a country can produce goods that no other
country can produce it is said that country has a
___.
Answer: Comparative advantage.
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 ___
are allowed to operate under strict
government guidelines.
 Answer: Public Monopolies.
 The major advantage of a corporation is
that ____ have limited liability.
 Answer: Stockholders.
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 In
a capitalistic economic system prices
are set by the interaction between ___ in a
market place.
 Answer: buyers and sellers.
 A decrease in demand or consumer
spending will cause what to fall for
businesses?
 Answer: profits.
Civics and Econ.
EOC Review Goal 9
EOC Review Goal 9
 The
cost of buying on credit is called?
 Answer: interest.
 The ___ protects bank investments up to
100 thousand dollars.
 Answer: FDIC
 ___ occurs when the gov’t opens up an
industry to competition to all businesses.
 Answer: deregulation.
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Who regulates interest rates that banks charge?
 Answer: Federal Reserve (if the Fed. Raises rates then
less money is available for consumers. If the Fed.
Lowers rates consumers will borrow more moneycheaper rate).
 ____ refers to the paper and coin money our country
uses.
 Answer: Legal Tender
 What are ways individuals can invest their money to
make a profit?
 Answer: Stocks, Mutual Funds, IRA’s (individual
retirement accounts, & CD’s (Certificate of Deposits).
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The ___ is the total amount of all goods and
services produced in the US in a year.
Answer: GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
What are other ways we measure our economy?
Answer: Unempolyment Rate, CPI (consumer
price index), & Stock Market (Dow-Jones).
The Business Cycle helps to explain how our
economy is performing. What are the four
phases of the Business Cycle?
Answer: expansion, peak, contraction, &
Recession (trough).
EOC Review Goal 9
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___ is used by some US Companies where they send
jobs to be done in other countries. (causes loss of
American jobs because jobs can be done for cheaper
labor).
 Answer: Out-sourcing
 ___ was a trade agreement signed by the US, Latin
American Countries, & Canada
 Answer: NAFTA (sent many jobs and factories to these
countries in exchange for cheaper products).
 The US has a unfavorable balance of trade with China
and Japan. What does this mean?
 Answer: Import more than we export.
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The President is responsible for submitting a
budget to Congress. Who writes the budget?
Answer: OMB (Office of Management and
Budget) then it is submitted to Congress.
What are the largest expenditures for our
national gov’t?
Answer: Defense and Social Welfare Programs.
What is a major source of revenue for our
national gov’t ?
Answer: Federal Income Taxes.
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A ___ hurts low income earners the most
because it taxes people at the same rate of tax.
Answer: regressive tax (ex. Sales tax)
A ___ tax is based on the ability to pay. The rate
is based on what you earn.
Answer: progressive tax (income tax)
A special tax on alcohol and gasoline is called
___.
Answer: excise tax
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 In
a ___ economy, the gov’t often est.
price controls.
 Answer: command
 The effect of ____ would cause a
decrease in consumer spending.
 Answer: high unemployment
 Personal checks, debit cards, and
currency are all equal to ___
 Answer: money (credit cards are not)
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___ can give incentives such as tax breaks to
lure new businesses into our community.
Answer: Local governments
A ___ may cause the government to reduce
taxes to encourage more consumer spending.
Answer: Recession
A business owner would consider the following
elements before he would ___ his business:
increase in population, increase in income
levels, and how many similar businesses are in
the area.
Answer: expand
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___ on foreign products help to make US
products more competitive in price.
Answer: Protective Tariff
A ___ means that two businesses have join
together to operate as one.
Answer: merger
During times of ___, the most negative action
the gov’t can take is to increase interest rates.
Answer: Inflation
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The US dollar is often used around the world
because it is a ___.
Answer: Stable Currency
The ___ describes the interdependence
between factories, workers earning an income,
and then workers spending that income on
goods produced by factories.
Answer: Circular flow of goods
The federal Reserve can help fight inflation by
___.
Answer: lowering interest rates
Civics & Econ.
EOC Review Goal 10
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___ is a phrase printed on our money. It means
out of many one. A violation of this concept
would be laws that favored segregation.
Answer: E Pluribus Unum
Most Americans are ___ at birth because their
parents already are.
Answer: Citizens
Aliens may gain citizenship thru a process called
___
Answer: Naturalization
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What duties are required by all citizens?
Answer: obey the law, pay taxes, defend the
nation, serve on a jury, and attend school
The most important civic responsibility is ___.
Answer: voting
___ is a government program that is designed to
help give minorities and women equal
opportunities in the job market.
Answer: Affirmative Action
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The key to the Civil Rights Movement in the US
was the use of ___.
Answer: non-violent protest
Volunteering to help in the community helps to
___.
Answer: Save Money (ex. Adopt a highway)
An ___ is a court order to stop an action from
taking place.
Answer: Injunction
Civics & Econ.
EOC Review
Important Supreme Court Cases
Important Supreme Court Cases
 ______
est. judicial review
 Answer: Marbury v. Madison
 ______ est. the national supremacy of
federal law over state law.
 Answer: McCullough v. Maryland
 ______ juveniles have due process rights
under Juvenile Law.
 Answer: In Re Gault
Important Supreme Court Cases
 _____
Legalized segregation (separate
but equal).
 Answer: Plessy v. Ferguson
 _____ students can wear black arm bands
as symbolic expression of speech.
 Answer: Tinker v. Des Moines
 ____ limited free speech in time of war.
 Answer: Schenck v. US
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_____ religious groups have the right to home
school children.
Answer: Wisconsin v. Yoder
_____ relocated Japanese- American citizens to
interment camps during WWII.
Answer: Korematsu v. US
____ school officials have the right to censor the
school newspaper.
Answer: Hazelwood School District v. Kulhmeier
Important Supreme Court Cases
 ____
ended gov’t sponsored segregation.
Started intergration.
 Answer: Brown v. Board of Ed.
 ____ moment of silence for prayer was
ruled unconstitutional in schools.
 Answer: Wallace v. Jaffree
 ____ school officials may search without a
search warrant.
 Answer: New Jersey v. TLO
Important Supreme Court Cases
 _____
police must have a search warrant
to search.
 Answer: Mapp v. Ohio
 ____ limited affirmative action programs.
 Answer: University of Calif. V. Bakke
 _____ ruled that mandatory Bible reading
is unconstitutional.
 Answer: Abbington School District v.
Schempp
Important Supreme Court Cases
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_____ President must turn over White House
tapes to Watergate investigators.
Answer: US v. Nixon
_____ provided a court appointed lawyer for
poor people.
Answer: Gideon v. Wainwright
_____ made abortion legal in the US
Answer: Roe v. Wade
_____ suspect must be informed of rights at time
of arrest (questioning).
Answer: Miranda v. Arizona