Reviewing for the Final
EOC in Civics and
Economics
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The Test
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There will be 100 total questions on each
test but only 80 are actually scored.
60 Higher Order Thinking Skills
40 Lower order thinking skills
10 questions from each goal
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Civics and Economics
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Goal
% Value
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Things to Remember and Look
Out For
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Best Answer
This means that there are more than one
right answer in the answer set. You can
tell best answer questions because they
will have phrases that have the following
wording and appearance:
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most likely
best
most accurately
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Negative Answers
This means that you will not see these type
of answers on the test:
 Not
 No
 Except
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Court Cases
There are always a few court cases on the test. They will be
in italics with the date in parenthesis at the end. It is
important to know that typically the date will give away the
answer, e.g. all court cases from 1801-1834 are from the
Marshall court and John Marshall almost always made a
ruling that tried to strengthen the national/federal
government over the state government; court cases from
the 1950s to the present typically dealt with extending
individual rights. Court cases will always have the following
appearance:
 Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
 State v. Mann (1830)
 Swann v. Board of Education of Charlotte-Mecklenburg
(1971)
 Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
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Test Taking Strategies
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Students should look for key terms and phrases in the question and the
answers. These are capitalized, bold, italics, etc.
Take short breaks
Don’t skip around
Don’t be afraid to change your first answer
Never leave an answer blank
Frequently check to make sure that questions match numbers
Mark out incorrect answers.
Responses that use absolute words, such as "always" or "never" are
less likely to be correct than ones that use conditional words like
"usually" or "probably."
Look for grammatical clues
Formulate your own answer before reading the options.
Eliminate unlikely answers first.
Select answers that are longer and more descriptive.
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Sample DPI Questions
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1.
How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the
Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to
consider revolution against British rule?
A by ignoring American representatives in
Parliament on issues of taxes levied in the
American colonies
B by raising taxes in the American colonies without
granting the colonies any representation in
Parliament
C by representing an effort in Britain to end the
slave trade in the colonies
D by revealing the British plan to expand the
American colonies farther west on the continent
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1. TEACHER NOTES
Right Answer-B
Don’t get caught up in the details of
Stamp Act, Tea Act and Intolerable Act.
The “and” says that they are all in the
same ball park. A student may read the
question, “How did acts encourage
colonist to consider revolution?” This
simplifies the question. Legislation was
not liked because it was often “taxation
without representation.” This can be
found on the “Cheat Sheet.”
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2. Which reason best explains why
many Anti-Federalists finally agreed to
the ratification of the U.S. Constitution?
A the addition of the Bill of Rights
B arguments by George Washington
C a desire to create a better
relationship with the Federalists
D a fear that civil war would break out if
the dispute were not settled
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2. TEACHER NOTES
Right Answer-A
The “best” should tell the student that this is a
best answer format question. They definitely
should read through all answer choices since
there will be more than one right answer. By not
reading through all choices the student risks
not seeing a better answer. From the “Cheat
Sheet,” the Anti Federalists wanted a Bill of
Rights. Other answers that could be considered
correct would be that they wanted to have a
better relationship with the Federalist, but this
is not the best answer and they might have
been afraid that civil war would break out and
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either.
3. What is federalism?
A a form of government with elected
representatives
B a division of power between the
national and state governments
C a belief in the idea of national
sovereignty
D a form of government in which
elected officials make all economic
decisions
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3. TEACHER NOTES
Right Answer-B
From the “Cheat Sheet” you
know that federalism is a
division of power between
national and state
governments.
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4. Who can prevent the president of
the United States from controlling
the Supreme Court by blocking
appointments to the bench?
A state legislatures
B the Joint Chiefs of Staff
C governors
D the Senate
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4. TEACHER NOTES
Right Answer-D
From the “Cheat Sheet” you
are aware of the powers of
the president to appoint and
the powers of the senate to
approve.
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5. Which term describes the
approval or rejection of a proposed
constitutional amendment by the
popular vote?
A recall
B initiative
C referendum
D censure
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5. TEACHER NOTES
Right Answer-C
When an amendment is
referred to the public for vote,
it is called a referendum.
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6. Which court case helped to
establish the supremacy of the
North Carolina Constitution?
A Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
B State v. Mann (1830)
C Swann v. Board of Education of
Charlotte-Mecklenburg (1971)
D Hazelwood School District v.
Kuhlmeier (1988)
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6. TEACHER NOTES
Right Answer-C
There is only one answer that has a city
in NC mentioned. That is Charlotte. You
can rule out answers A and B because
from the “Cheat Sheet” you know that
court cases from 1801 to 1834 establish
the supremacy of the National/Federal
government over the state government.
Those two answers should be physically
marked out. At worst, it now a 50-50
guess for the right answer.
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7. Which propaganda technique
is represented by the quote, “My
opponent is soft on crime!”?
A name calling
B bandwagon
C glittering generality
D stacked cards
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7. TEACHER NOTES
Right Answer-C
There is no name calling in the quote so
answer A can be marked out. Bandwagon
refers to getting on a wagon that is moving in
a particular direction concerning public
opinion, e.g. “Everyone is on the bandwagon
for this candidate.” C is correct because even
if one does not know what a glittering
generality might be, glittering means that
something looks good (looks good when said
in this case-like crime) and generality refers to
soft. Soft is general. Thereby glittering
generality is the correct answer.
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8. Which is a civic duty required by
U.S. law for 18-year-old male
citizens?
A registering with Selective Service
B volunteering for a political
campaign
C serving as a legislative page
D voting in all elections
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8. TEACHER NOTES
Right Answer-A
Immediately, a student should think of
duty and responsibility together since
duty is mentioned in the question. It may
be helpful to circle duty in the question.
You know from the “Cheat Sheet” that a
duty is something that you must do
contrasted to responsibility which is
something that you should do. It may be
easier for the student to immediately
cross the responsibilities-the things that
they should do but are not required to do.
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9. “Representatives and direct Taxes
shall be apportioned among the several
States which may be included within
this Union, according to their respective
Numbers, which shall be determined by
adding to the whole Number of free
Persons, including those bound to
Service for a Term of Years, and
excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths
of all other Persons.” excerpt from U.S.
Constitution
Article I, Section 2, Clause 3
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9. Which statement most accurately
explains the significance of the excerpt?
A For the first time, direct taxes were
levied on citizens by the government.
B The U.S. government cannot force
American Indians to pay taxes.
C The framers of the Constitution
determined who could be free.
D After many debates, a compromise
was reached on the issues of taxation
and slavery.
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10. TEACHER NOTES
Right Answer-D
The “most accurately” should tell the student that this
is a best answer format question. They definitely
should read through all answer choices since there will
be more than one right answer. By not reading through
all choices the student risks not seeing a better
answer. The excerpt is in t “representatives …
apportioned… three fifths of all persons” and the title
address at the bottom tells you that it is in the
Constitution. Although the words compromise were
not used in the excerpt, students should associate the
three fifths phrase with the word compromise and that
can be found in the last answer-something that they
would have missed if they had not read all the choices.
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10. Which court correctly
completes the diagram above?
A United States Court of Records
B United States Civil Court
C United States Superior Court
D United States Court of Appeals
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10. TEACHER NOTES
Right Answer-D
Often, the testers will not ask for
obscure courts such as the US
Court of Records. They are trying
to reach the most important items.
Civil and Superior courts refer to
state courts. The only major court
that is left is the US Court of
Appeals.
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11. Which type of law is being
enforced when the Environmental
Protection
Agency (EPA) closes a business
due to environmental
contamination?
A criminal
B administrative
C civil
D constitutional
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11. TEACHER NOTES
Right Answer-B
The EPA is an agency in the
Executive Branch, therefore it
does not make criminal or
constitutional law. Agencies
make administrative laws.
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12. Who has the primary
responsibility to inform citizens of
national government regulations?
A executive departments and
agencies
B senators and representatives
C special interest groups
D the federal courts
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12. TEACHER NOTES
Right Answer-B
Since senators and
representatives have the primary
responsibility of making the
laws, another branch will have
the responsibility of carrying or
enforcing the laws-which means
informing citizens. This is the
duty of the executive branch.
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13. Which type of cost occurs
when an individual pays for a piano
lesson instead of going to a movie?
A opportunity cost
B marginal cost
C fixed cost
D residual cost
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13. TEACHER NOTES
Right Answer-A
Once again, the test takers are
most likely going to test the most
highly covered items from the
curriculum. Opportunity cost
falls into that category. It is also
on the “Cheat Sheet.”
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14. Under which economic
system would factors of
production most likely be
owned by the government?
A market economy
B command economy
C traditional economy
D mixed economy
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14. TEACHER NOTES
Right Answer-B
The “most likely” should tell the student that
this is a best answer format question. They
definitely should read through all answer
choices since there will be more than one
right answer. By not reading through all
choices the student risks not seeing a better
answer. The “Cheat Sheet” has each of those
mentioned. Tradition is based on tradition,
mixed is based on several different types of
systems. Governments typically command or
own.
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15. In a command economy, how are
the prices of goods and services
determined?
A market forces of supply and demand
B the central government
C independent agencies and
independent regulators
D business owners
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15. TEACHER NOTES
Right Answer-B
Command, control,
government make the
decisions for prices, whereas
in a market economy it is
controlled by supply and
demand.
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16. Which term is used to
describe a situation where most
people who are looking for work
are able to find a job?
A full employment
B structural unemployment
C underemployment
D seasonal employment
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16. TEACHER NOTES
Right Answer-C
Full means that the economy is full of job
seekers but not job availability. It is also
the opposite of the underemployment
answer. This is often a good giveaway,
when see two answers that are opposites,
then one of those must be the right
answer. A student should look for
another answer that matches one of the
two choices. If one is found then it
eliminates the similar answer as the right
answer.
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17. A new technology increases the speed
of computers without increasing production
costs. What is the likely effect of this
technology?
A The price of new computers will decline.
B The price of new computers will increase.
C The demand for new computers will
decline.
D The demand for new computers will
increase.
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17. TEACHER NOTES
Right Answer-D
What are unlikely answers? They
should be crossed out. A makes
computers better but they cost (cost
of production) the same. It is unlikely
that the price of computers will go
down. Since the computers are
better because of speed, consumers
will probably will want the new
computers more. A and C can be
marked out.
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18. What consumer behavior is the
Federal Reserve Board trying to
encourage when it implements a
loose monetary policy?
A increased saving and reduced
spending
B decreased saving and increased
spending
C increased saving and spending
D decreased saving and spending
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18. TEACHER NOTES
Right Answer-D
Loose monetary policy means that
they are trying to make money easy
to get to. It is said to be loose. If the
FED wants people to have more
money in their pocket, then they are
wanting people to spend more
money. There are only two answers
that say increase spending, B and C.
The FED is not trying to encourage
saving.
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19. Which action is a civic
responsibility of U.S. citizens?
A voting during local elections
B paying taxes
C attending school
D maintaining security
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19. TEACHER NOTES
Right Answer-A
Once again, students should place
the word responsibility with the
word duty. Contrast that which is
required with that which is
recommended. B, C and D are all
required. Students should mark out
one by one those things that are
required and if unsure then they are
left with a guess.
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20. How is a civic action such as voting
different from serving on a jury?
A Voting is more important to democracy
than jury duty.
B All citizens can vote, but only some are
qualified for jury duty.
C Jury service is considered a civic duty
while voting is a responsibility.
D U.S. democracy cannot function without
voters, but can exist without juries.
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20. TEACHER NOTES
Right Answer-C
Students should guess an answer before
looking at the answer choices. “Voting is
not required and jury service is
required.” Now look at the answer
choices. This makes answer C correct
because it most closely represents the
thought that “Voting is not required and
jury service is required.”
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