C&E Spin the Wheel
Course Review
Goal 1
1. Provide at least 2 reasons why most people came to America
2. This document was inspired by the ideas of John Locke and stated, “all men are
created equal”
3. Why is the French and Indian considered a major cause of the American
Revolution?
4. Which political party wanted to ratify the Constitution as it was after the
Constitutional convention?
5. What type of government did the Constitution create?
6. Explain the concept of federalism
Goal 2
7. What is Judicial Review?
8. What Constitutional clause is being described? “States must recognize the
legislative and judicial acts of other states.”
9. Explain the Necessary and Proper Clause
10. The final authority on whether a law is constitutional lies with who?
11. Amendments 4, 5 and 6 regard what type of rights?
12. This amendment established that all citizens must have equal protection under
the law.
13. What is the difference between Plessey v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of
Education?
14. How are reserved, expressed and concurrent powers different from one
another?
15. Which branch of government runs the Federal Bureaucracy?
16. What is a pocket veto?
17. What tool do we use to determine representation in the house of
Representatives?
Goal 3
18. How do we determine the number of Electoral Votes each state gets?
19. How many electoral votes are there total and how many do you need to win the
presidency?
20. Describe the 5 components of the Political Spectrum from Left to Right
21. Explain the difference between the Melting Pot and Mixed Salad Theory
22. How are a Direct, Representative Democracy and Constitutional Monarchy
different?
23. What is a Theocracy? What is an Oligarchy?
Goal 4
24. Explain the difference between a felony and misdemeanor
25. What are the 6 steps in a criminal case?
26. Give an example of a state crime and a federal crime
27. How would a Criminal Case be titled?
28. What is tort law?
Goal 5
29. What are the four factors of production?
30. Provide an example of consumer sovereignty.
31. This is the process of giving up one desire in order to satisfy another desire.
32. Provide a pro and con of a debit card.
33. Why would a responsible consumer want to establish credit?
Goal 6
34. What is the role of firms in the circular flow of income?
35. Explain the law of Demand
36. What is a surplus and what does it typically indicate about price?
37. Give and example of complements and substitutes
38. What does STONER stand for?
39. What does BITER stand for?
Goal 7
40. What are the 3 key economic questions?
41. Who wrote the Wealth of Nations and who wrote the Communist Manifesto?
42. What is a progressive tax?
43. Provide an example of Discretionary and Mandatory spending.
44. What are Right-to-Work laws?
45. Explain the difference between GDP and GNP
46. What does CPI measure?
47. Who uses Fiscal Policy and who uses Monetary Policy?
48. What are two kinds of trade barriers?
Goal 8
49. Our states legislative body is…
50. Who is the chief executive of a city or town?
51. How many counties are in NC?
52. How are ordinances different from statutes?
53. What does the State of NC spend most of its money on?
54. The President has a Cabinet to assist him/her and the Governor has his/her…
C&E Spin the Wheel
Course Review
Goal 1
1. Provide at least 2 reasons why most people came to America
Wealth, Religion, Glory
2. This document was inspired by the ideas of John Locke and stated, “all men are created
equal”
Declaration
3. Why is the French and Indian considered a major cause of the American Revolution?
Created serious Wartime Debt which leads to taxes on colonist creating colonial
resentment
4. Which political party wanted to ratify the Constitution as it was after the Constitutional
convention?
Federalists
5. What type of government did the Constitution create?
Republic/Representative Democracy
6. Explain the concept of federalism
Federal and State governments sharing and dividing power
Goal 2
7. What is Judicial Review?
Most important power of the US Supreme Court. Allows them to declare executive and
legislative actions unconstitutional
8. What Constitutional clause is being described? “States must recognize the legislative and
judicial acts of other states.” Full Faith and Credit
9. Explain the Necessary and Proper Clause
Also known as the Elastic Clause, it gives Congress its implied powers. Allows
Congress to stretch its existing powers
10. The final authority on whether a law is constitutional lies with who?
US Supreme Court
11. Amendments 4, 5 and 6 regard what type of rights? Rights of the Accused
12. This amendment established that all citizens must have equal protection under the law.
14th
13. What is the difference between Plessey v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education?
Plessy = Separate But Equal Constitutional and Brown = Separate but Equal
Unconstitutional
14. How are reserved, expressed and concurrent powers different from one another?
Reserved = State Powers, Expressed = National Powers, Concurrent = shared powers
15. Which branch of government runs the Federal Bureaucracy? Executive
16. What is a pocket veto? The President neither signing or outwardly rejecting a bill
proposed by Congress
17. What tool do we use to determine representation in the House of Representatives?
National Census
Goal 3
18. How do we determine the number of Electoral Votes each state gets?
Congressional Representation. 2 for each state based on senators and at least 1 for
number of Reps in the House. An additional 3 for D.C.
19. How many electoral votes are there total and how many do you need to win the
presidency? 538 ; 270
20. Describe the 5 components of the Political Spectrum from Left to Right
Radical, Liberal, Moderate, Conservative, Reactionary
21. Explain the difference between the Melting Pot and Mixed Salad Theory
MP= All cultures come together to eventually create one American ID
MS= Different cultures form the sum of many parts, we are all American but with our
own unique cultural, racial and ethnic IDs
22. How are a Direct, Representative Democracy and Constitutional Monarchy different?
Direct = people vote for all government positions and proposed laws, Rep. Dem =
people elect representatives to make many decisions on their behalf. Const.
Monarchy = legislative body, royal and a Constitution
23. What is a Theocracy? What is an Oligarchy? Theocracy = Government based on a
religion. Oligarchy = Government controlled by a few powerful elites
Goal 4
24. Explain the difference between a felony and misdemeanor
Felony = serious crime Misdemeanor = lesser crime
25. What are the 6 steps in a criminal case? Arrest, Indictment, Arraignment, Trial
,Verdict, Sentencing
26. Give an example of a state crime and a federal crime
SC= Murder, Arson, Robbery or Rape
FC= Counterfeiting, Tax Evasion, Terrorism, Organized Crime, Kidnapping, Mass
Murder
27. How would a Criminal Case be titled?
NC v. Smith (Prosecution = always the government. Defendant = last name of the
accused)
28. What is tort law? Civil Case that deals with negligence that has caused injury or
damage to property
Goal 5
29. What are the four factors of production? Land, Labor Capital and Entrepreneurship
30. Provide an example of consumer sovereignty. Lays Potato Chips allowing customers
to submit flavor ideas
31. This is the process of giving up one desire in order to satisfy another desire.
Trade-Off
32. Provide a pro and con of a debit card.
Pro = Easy to use, Can’t go into debt, good for budgeting
Con = can’t use money that’s not there, PIN could be stolen, overdraft fees
33. Why would a responsible consumer want to establish credit?
In order to make large purchases in the future and get good rates on loans
Goal 6
34. What is the role of firms in the circular flow of income?
Buy Factors of Production from households, sell goods and services to household and
pay taxes to the government
35. Explain the law of Demand The lower the Price the more demand there will be
36. What is a surplus and what does it typically indicate about price?
When supply exceeds demand. Usually indicates the price is too high
37. Give an example of complements and substitutes
C= peanut butter and jelly
S= coke and pepsi
38. What does STONER stand for? Subsidies/Taxes, Technology, Other Goods, Number
of Sellers, Expectations of the Producer, Resource costs
39. What does BITER stand for? Buyers (number of), Income, Tastes/Trends,
Expectations of the Consumer, Related Goods
Goal 7
40. What are the 3 key economic questions? What to Produce, How to Produce and For
Whom to Produce
41. Who wrote the Wealth of Nations and who wrote the Communist Manifesto?
WofN= Adam Smith CM= Karl Marx
42. What is a progressive tax? Percentage paid goes up the more money you make
43. Provide an example of Discretionary and Mandatory spending.
D = Education, Military, Highway construction
M = Interest Payments on Debt and Social Security
44. What are Right-to-Work laws?
Ban mandatory Union Membership
45. Explain the difference between GDP and GNP
GDP = Value of all final goods created within a country’s borders
GNP = Value of all final goods created by a country (outsourcing included)
46. What does CPI measure? Inflation
47. Who uses Fiscal Policy and who uses Monetary Policy?
FP = Federal Government – Congress and the President
MP = Federal Reserve
48. What are two kinds of trade barriers?
Quota, subsidy, tariff
Goal 8
49. Our states legislative body is…
NC General Assembly
50. Who is the chief executive of a city or town?
Mayor
51. How many counties are in NC? 100
52. How are ordinances different from statutes?
O = local laws that apply only to city or town
S = Laws that apply to an entire state or country
53. What does the State of NC spend most of its money on? Education
54. The President has a Cabinet to assist him/her and the Governor has his/her…
Council of State