Mr. Thornsberry’s
Civics and Economics EOC Prep Guide
1. What is the study of how we make decisions in a world where resources are
scarce?
2. What is the type of cost to produce one more unit called?
3. Why would the Act’s make colonists so mad?
4. What term refers to the total value of all goods and services produced in a
nation in a year?
5. Which term refers to the fact that everyone relies on everyone else for the
production of goods and services?
6. Capitalists believe that which two laws should be allowed to determine
prices and wages?
7. The law that states our satisfaction goes down with each unit consumed is
called what?
8. What states that Supply and Price always move in the same direction?
9. The point on the graph where the supply line and the demand line meet is
called the?
10. What is the name of the document that gives a corporation the right to
exist?
11. Which type of union or shop lets the company higher whoever they want,
but the worker must then join the union after being hired?
12. List the 4 roles of government in monitoring the economy?
13. Which term refers to a sole provider of a good or service that is a positive
thing, that keeps costs down?
14. Which term refers to a measurement of inflation that looks at 400
products from month to month?
15. What program refers to recipients of welfare being forced to exchange
some of their labor for benefits?
16. Which document established limited government?
17. If the Government decreases spending the money supply will go ___ and
the economy will ___?
18. Which term refers to a financial year that may or may not match a 12month calendar year?
19. The right to Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of happiness established in the
Declaration of Independence establish our what?
20. What is the largest expenditure for local governments?
21. Why did Anti-federalists finally agree to ratify the Constitution?
23. Who owns the factors of production and makes decisions about production
in a command economy?
24. Which type of democracy involves a representative government where
rulers do not inherit their position?
25. Which term refers to the belief that nations should cooperate for the
common good?
26. Who can prevent the President from controlling the Supreme Court by
blocking his appointments?
27. Which principal of the American democracy refers to the protection of
people’s basic freedoms?
28. Which court case helped to established the Supremacy of the NC
Constitution?
29. What is the most likely result if you loose a civil case?
30. How did the crown respond to the Boston Tea party?
31. What 3 fundamental rights were outlined in the Declaration of
Independence?
32. Who was Daniel Shay?
33. Why do businesses invest in human capital?
34. Which propaganda technique is represented if you were to say that your
opponent was “weak on crime”?
35. Which underlying principal of our Constitution refers to the fact that we
have multiple levels of government?
36. What is a civic duty of all 18-year-old males?
37. Which term refers to a court order allowing the police to search a person
or their possessions?
38. Which term refers to things we should do?
39. What is representation in the US Senate based on?
40. Most work in the US Congress is done where?
41. What is meant by saying congress acts as a watchdog or has oversight
power?
42. Which term refers to an unrelated amendment to a bill that is allowed by
the Senate?
43. What is the magic number to clinch the Presidency?
44. The President meeting with a foreign leader is an example of which of the
roles of President?
45. Which term refers to an official representing another country?
46. Which independent body is created by the executive to handle a
specialized area?
47. Which term refers to a part of the executive branch that is not under the
cabinet?
48. What type of law is being enforced when the EPA closes a business
because of contamination?
49. Which Supreme Court case gave the Supreme Court the right of Judicial
Review?
50. Who has the responsibility of informing citizens about regulations?
51. Which type of attorney will you get if you are charged with a crime?
52. Which type of cost occurs when an individual takes piano lessons instead
of going to a movie?
53. Who was the founder of the party that favored stronger central
government?
54. Which term refers to meetings of party officials at various levels to
determine delegates?
55. Most states hold which type of primary?
56. The majority of people belong to which political party?
57. Who do PAC’s hire to influence government officials?
58. What are the 7 tools used by interest groups to influence public opinion?
59. What do we call a city court?
60. Which term refers to a local government system where the city council
dominates the Mayor?
61. Who owns the factors of production and sets prices in a Command
Economy?
62. How many year term does the Governor of NC serve?
63. What is the biggest source of revenue for county governments in NC?
64. Which term refers to a situation where anyone who wants a job can find a
job?
65. What are things required for survival such as food, shelter, and clothing?
66. If it cost 1500 dollars to produce 100 T-shirts, and 1501 dollars to produce
101 T-shirts, the one extra dollar would be considered what type of
cost?
67. The term that refers to making the economic choice that will deliver the
greatest value is called?
68. New technology makes computers faster without increasing the costs; what
will happen to the demand?
69. Which feature of our economy refers to a place where exchange takes
place and prices are determined by laws of supply and demand?
70. What consumer behavior is the FED trying to encourage when the
implement loose fiscal policy?
71. A DVD player and a DVD would be an example of what?
72. Which term refers to a government payment to a business in exchange for
a certain action?
73. Which term refers to the owner of a business being financially responsible
for the business; they can be sued?
74. Which term refers to a group of workers who band together to have a
better chance to obtain higher pay and benefits?
75. What is the term that refers to the company not letting workers come to
work, in an attempt to gain concessions from the workers?
76. Why are monopolies negative?
77. Which term refers to the government using taxing and spending to
influence the economy?
78. Which recent action by Congress acts to take power back from the
President and give it to the Congress?
79. What is the major policy making branch within the FED called?
80. If the Government increases spending the money supply will go ___ and
the economy will ___?
81. Who sends the proposed budget to congress?
82. Which type of income tax do we have in this country?
83. Which term refers to a contract to repay the borrowed money at a latter
date with interest?
84. Which term refers to a nations currency’s value in relation to other
currencies?
85. Why is our economy said to be mixed and not market?
86. If I started my own lawn care business, which factor of production would I
be?
87. What are economic punishments one-nation places on another in hopes of
gaining concessions called?
88. Which term refers to a system of government where people are the source
of authority, but they elect people to do their law making for them?
89. What kind of vote does it take to override a Presidential Veto?
90. Which term refers to a written document granting land and the authority
to set up a colonial government?
91. Tell me about the 3/5 compromise?
92. What did the Second Continental Congress due in response to the Battles
of Concord and Lexington?
93. Which event led to the Constitutional Convention?
94. The group that favored a strong central government and the Constitution
and argued for its ratification were called what?
95. What are the 2 ways to propose a Constitutional amendment?
96. Which type of powers are granted to both the federal and the state
governments?
97. What is the goal of NAFTA?
98. Which term refers to a person not having to testify against himself or
herself or a spouse?
99. Which term refers to offering your time or services without pay?
100. During an expansion what will businesses do?
101. Power to declare war would be an example of which type of power?
102. Which term refers to helping a person from your district deal with the
federal government?
103. What are the qualifications to be President?
104. Which person is in charge of executing our laws, making treaties and
judicial appointment?
105. What is our principal foreign policy goal?
106. What is the name of the group of Presidential advisors that includes the
heads of the 15 executive departments?
107. Which term refers to giving someone a job in return for his or her
support?
108. Each federal court district covers a geographical area called a what?
109. The right of judicial review represents which constitutional principal?
110. What are the 2 types of law?
111. In a criminal case, the states attorney are called what?
112. What was Salutary Neglect?
113. Which term refers to a party that rises up and challenges the 2 major
parties?
114. What is the largest political unit in a state called?
115. Declaring a law un-constitutional would be an example of which
Constitutional principal?
116. Which term refers to a citizen being able to decide on a proposed law?
117. Which term refers to a group of people who share and promote their
views about an issue?
118. How do state legislature function?
119. What are the 3 types of local government systems?
120. Which term refers to a local exercise in direct democracy?
121. Why is lifelong learning important?
122. What would be the result on the housing market if the FED lowered
interest rates?
123. What is the primary source of US laws?
124. What are the things called that we would like to have, such as a new
hoodie from AE?
125. What is the additional or extra benefit associated with an action called?
126. What are the four factors of production?
127. Which term refers to a person, a business, a region, a state, or even a
country; producing what they do best?
128. Which term refers to the money left over after all costs of production
have been paid?
129. Which term refers to the satisfaction you receive from a product?
130. If price goes up; supply goes?
131. A pure capitalists views price controls as negative or positive and why?
132. Which term refers to the fact that only the corporation, not its owners
can be sued?
133. Which term refers to bringing in a third party to actually settle a dispute
between the other two parties?
134. Why is battery a crime?
135. If prices are going up and income stays the same, we are experiencing a
period of what?
136. Election results are called what?
137. Which term refers to an officially recognized locality that provides
services to its peoples?
138. Which type of local government structure is the most efficient?
139. What are the 3 functions of money?
140. If Monetary or Fiscal Policy is used to increase the supply of money; the
economy will go?
141. Why would plea bargaining be a bad thing?
142. List the 5 major sources of federal government revenue with
percentages?
143. Which type of economy involves decisions being made by a central
authority?
144. Which term refers to the freedoms allowed in a market economy?
145. What is the largest expenditure for state governments?
146. Which term refers to a trade barrier that limits the number of a product
that can be imported?
147. Which term describes the belief that the means of production should be
owned by society as a whole?
148. A healthcare worker would be an example of which type of worker?
149. Why were most Anti-federalists against the Constitution?
150. Which principal of the American democracy refers to the fact that all
people, even the rulers, are governed by the law?
151. A country whose population is made of all different groups of people is
said to be what?
152. The Mayflower Compact set up which type of democracy that can still be
seen on a small scale in New England today?
153. What does the SC usually deal with?
154. What was our first Constitution called?
155. Which term refers to local government deciding what land use
156. The Constitution is said to be what?
157. Which branch is in charge of enforcing the laws?
158. The direct election of Senators came from which movement?
159. Which term refers to a group of citizens that review evidence against a
person?
160. Which term refers to a group of people who share the same interests?
161. What gives the police power to arrest?
162. Why do we call it the Elastic Clause?
163. The “D” in demand means it slopes which way?
164. In the Electoral College, who decides who becomes president?
165. The President commanding the Army is an example of which of the roles
of President?
168. Who appoints and approves federal judges, including Supreme Court
judges?
169. Which term refers to a business owned by the government?
170. Which type of jurisdiction refers to cases than can be heard by either
state or federal courts?
171. For the most part the US Supreme Court is which type of court?
172. What do we call the compromise between the Virginia and NJ plans?
173. Which term refers to admitting guilt without a trial in exchange for a
lesser charge?
174. Which term refers to trying to correct a person’s inappropriate
behavior?
175. Which SC case established your arrest rights?
176. Which term refers to a strong local political party organization that can
dominate politics in a certain area?
177. How does one vote if they cannot get to the polling place on Election Day?
178. Most decisions about laws are made where?
179. Which term refers to the issues that are leaders focus on?
180. Which type of power is granted to individual branches of government?
181. How many counties make up North Carolina?
182. What is only amendment to be repealed; and which one repealed it?
183. Tell me about the McCulloch v Maryland SC case?
184. What do we call people whose political ideology falls in the middle
between liberal and conservative?
185. What is the fundamental economic problem that occurs when we do not
have enough resources to produce all of the things we want?
186. Rational though tells us that we want the cost to be____and the benefit to
be ____?
187. A construction worker would be an example of which of the 4 factors of
production?
188. An employer investing in giving workers health insurance would be an
example of what?
189. Which term refers to products that are used together?
190. A product whose supply doesn’t change a great deal when the price
changes is said to be?
191. Which type of business has unlimited liability and complex legal
structure as its disadvantages?
192. Which document guarantees your right to an education?
193. Which term refers to no one being excluded from a good whether or not
they pay or not?
194. Which term refers to all people over the age of 16 that are working or
looking for a job?
195. A sewing machine would be an example of which factor of production?
196. What 3 ways does the FED act as the government’s bank?
197. Which term refers to a deposit you make with a bank for a set period of
time at a set interest rate?
198. Which type of tax refers to money taken from our paychecks to fund
Medicare and Social Security?
199. What is the second largest expenditure for state governments?
200. The right to fair and speedy trial is associated with which term?
201. How do corporations raise money?
202. Which term refers to a governments attempt to protect its own economic
interests?
203. Which term refers to a ruling authority over a community?
204. What are the 2 ways to become a citizen of the USA?
205. Which term refers to a law making body?
206. Which term refers to recalling or canceling a tax or law?
207. Who is Thomas Pain?
208. What was the meeting called to address the problems with the Articles of
Confederation?
209. Which 2 groups wrote a series of essays in newspapers arguing for and
against the ratification of the Constitution?
210. Which underlying principal of our Constitution refers to the belief that
power lies with the people is called?
211. The Whiskey tax would an example of which type of tax?
212. Voting is a good example of a civic what?
213. Which term refers to the drawing of congressional districts oddly shaped
to the advantage of one group?
214. What is another name for the Necessary and Proper clause?
215. Why do parties hold conventions?
216. How many members make up the Electoral College?
217. The President throwing out the first pitch of the World Series is an
example of which of the roles of President?
218. Which foreign policy tool refers to a group of nations not trading with
another nation?
219. Which type of federal employee is not appointed, but has a permanent
job?
220. Are there juries in federal circuit courts or the US Supreme Court?
221. Congress checking Presidential appointments represents which
constitutional principal?
222. Which term refers to the person brining the case to court?
223. Why would one want to form a partnership?
224. Why were Anti-federalists opposed to the constitution?
225. Which term refers a party watching what they other party is doing?
226. What is the main purpose for taking the census?
227. Which term refers to an election that is held after the general election if
neither candidate receives a 50% majority?
228. Which term refers to voters gathering enough signatures to put an issue
on the ballot?
229. Why should you volunteer?
230. Which term refers to a power Governors have that Presidents do not
have, where they can veto certain parts of a bill without vetoing the
whole bill?
231. Which term refers to city laws?
232. Which term refers to pollution from state that affects another state?
233. Who governors counties in NC?
234. Who would handle a murder case?
235. What are the three questions we are forced to ask ourselves because of
scarcity?
236. Labor and materials would be examples of which type of cost?
237. What is the term for an economic system in which private citizens owns
the means of production?
238. What do we call the tangible objects, that we can touch, that fulfill our
needs and wants?
239. What does GDP stand for?
240. North Carolina growing Tobacco instead of Oranges is an example of
what?
241. Which feature of our economy refers to consumers being able to choose
to spend their money as they see fit?
242. What is Laissez-Faire economics mean?
243. If price goes up; demand goes?
244. The extent to which a change in price effects demand is called what?
245. What motivates suppliers to offer more supply at a higher price?
246. Which term refers to the quantity supplied being higher than the
quantity demanded?
247. Which type of business has the simplest structure and is the easiest to set
up?
248. What is the name of the board that is elected by the stockholder to run a
corporation?
249. Which type of union or shop requires a worker to already belong to the
union to be hired?
250. Which committee irons out the differences in bills passed by the House
and Senate?
251. What does the county assessor do?
252. Which term refers to a company pulling a product off of the market to fix
a safety problem?
253. Which term refers to a general increase in the level of prices?
254. Why do companies invest in human capital?
255. Which term refers to paper money?
256. What is our central bank called?
257. If the FED increases the Discount Rate; the money supply will go___ and
the economy will ____?
258. Which term refers to a bank account that a customer then can write
checks from?
259. Which type of tax is a paid on inheritance?
260. Which term refers to a congressional document showing revenues and
expenditures as well as how much money will be spent in each
category?
261. List the 4 major categories of state revenues with percentages?
262. How does our government borrow money when we are facing a deficit?
263. A true capitalist wants a world with no trade barriers, called?
264. Which type of economy allows supply and demand to guide decisions
with no government involvement?
265. Which term refers to the evolution of socialism or Marxism into a
classless society?
266. Which type of democratic government involves a hereditary ruler who
has limited power?
267. What is the social contract theory?
268. What is one big similarity between mixed and market economies?
269. The Army would be an example of which function of government?
270. Which principal of the American democracy refers to the fact that
government is not all-powerful, and should be as less intrusive as
possible?
271. Which government organization deals with naturalization?
272. Which important document in history changed the British crown from an
absolute monarch to a limited monarch by asserting the rights and
authority of the people?
273. What is the written document setting up government signed by the
Pilgrims on their ship before they got here called?
274. Which term refers to refusing to buy a good in protest?
275. Why was the First Continental Congress so important?
276. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
277. What were the major weaknesses of the Articles?
278. Which committee irons out the differences between bills?
279. Which term refers to a group of people chosen by state legislatures to
elect the President and Vice President?
280. What is meant by saying that the Constitution is a living document?
281. Which type of banking account allows you to make deposits and written
orders withdrawing money?
282. What are the powers that states governments hold called?
283. Which term refers to the banning of printed materials?
284. What does a representative democracy allow people to do?
285. Which term refers to accepting and respecting people’s differences?
286. How many people serve in the US House?
287. What do we call the party leaders in the US House and Senate?
288. Is it okay for special interest groups to pay congressmen’s living
expenses?
289. Which powers are exclusive to the Senate?
290. What are the 3 major duties of Congressmen?
291. Which house committee acts as the traffic cop?
292. What is our indirect method of electing the President called?
293. If the President, VP, and Speaker dies; who’s next in line?
294. According to the Declaration of Independence what is the purpose of
government?
295. Which tool of foreign policy refers to an agreement between the President
and a foreign leader that does not need Senate approval?
296. Which executive office deals with budget issues?
297. The US Post Office is an example of what?
298. Explain the 3-tier federal court system?
299. Which federal court reviews the decisions made by district courts?
300. The President being able to veto a bill represents which constitutional
principal?
301. In a criminal case who is always the plaintiff?
302. Which term refers to a court hearing where a defendant hears the
charges against them and enters a plea?
303. Which term refers to a system of government that is dominated by two
competing political parties?
304. What do we call a party official that is in charge of a Ward?
305. Which term refers to a list of candidates on which you vote?
306. Why do nations like trading in US currency?
307. Which term refers to TV, radio, or newspapers that communicate to
masses of people?
308. Which term refers to voting for people from different political parties?
309. High demand and scarcity will do what to prices?
310. In which type of local government system does the city council appoint a
manager to run the city?
311. Which term refers to a governments roads, bridges, sewers, etc?
312. Why do we have separation of powers?
313. How many people do voters elect to the Council of State in NC?
314. What does the Bill of Rights list?
315. If you bought more apples and less pear, this would be an example of
what?
316. What is the term for rewards that are intended to persuade consumers to
make certain decisions?
317. What are the four major sectors of US economy?
318. The person running a booth at the fair would be an example of which
factor of production?
319. A shift to the right is an increase or a decrease?
320. In order for public policy to be effect what must it do?
321. Which term refers to people who own a little piece of a corporation?
323. What is the term that refers to the workers not going to work, in an
attempt to gain concessions from the company?
324. Which term refers to the GDP once you have taken into consideration
price distortions?
325. What is Income Inequality?
326. Who is the most powerful person in the FED?
327. Which type of tax takes a higher percentage from those who earn less?
328. What motive drives banks?
329. Goods sold in another country are called?
330. Which type of economy is associated with little individual say and
government control?
331. Which term refers to the fact that people and nations are dependent upon
each other?
332. Which amendment gave 18-year-olds the right to vote?
333. What is called when you have citizenship in 2 places?
334. Who determines price?
335. What were the first 2 battles of the Revolutionary war called?
336. Which term refers to congressmen being allowed to send free mail?
337. If you ran a business and you had a surplus what would you be forced to
do?
338. Which branch is in charge of interpreting the laws?
339. Which term refers to a formal request?
340. Which term refers to the right to vote?
341. Which law enforcement agency would deal with counterfeiting?
342. What do we call a committee with members from both houses that is
designed to iron-out differences on bills passed in both houses?
343. Who controls the National Guard?
345. Which are the only 2 states that are not winner-take-all in electing the
President?
346. Which term refers to a pardon granted to whole group of people?
347. What is an example of an Executive Agency?
348. Which type of jurisdiction refers to cases that can only be heard by the
federal courts?
349. All judges start out as what?
350. Which term refers to a more serious crime like murder?
351. Which term refers to early release from prison?
352. What are the 2 political parties in our society called?
353. What do we call the party person that is in charge of a county?
354. Which term refers to a survey taken as voters leave the polling place that
helps predict who the winner will be?
355. What do we call a jury that can not reach a consensus?
356. What is the age requirement in most states to run for a State Rep
position?
357. What are the 2 types of mayor council systems?
358. What principal is the SC practicing when it rules laws unconstitutional?
359. What is the biggest source of revenue for state and local governments?
360. Tell me about the Swann v Mecklenburg BOE NCSC case?
361. What makes choices necessary in all societies?
362. To be an economically wise citizen you must do or understand which 3
things?
363. What term refers to using our resources efficiently, or the amount of
goods produced in relation to the amount of inputs?
364. Define and give an example of consumer rights?
365. A product whose demand will change very little with a change in price is
said to be what?
366. Minimum wage is an example of a government what?
367. Which term refers to a union of workers who work in the same industry?
368. What is the name of the union or shop in which you are not forced to join
the union, but you can if you chose to do so?
369. Which term refers to the unintended side effects of an action that affects
someone not involved in the action?
370. Which term refers to a share of corporate profits that are divided and
shared with stock holders?
371. What is the term for the federal insurance company that insures are
bank deposits?
372. Why would the FED or the Government want to slow the economy
down?
373. Which type of tax is a usage tax on things like Tobacco, Alcohol,
Telephone, and Gasoline?
374. What is called when revenues equal expenditures?
375. Name 1 pure market economy in the world?
376. The Mapp SC involved which constitutional amendment?
377. What are the 4 functions of government?
378. What do we call people living in the USA illegally?
379. Who took the British thrown in 1760 and tightened control over the
colonies?
380. What was the colonial response to the battles of Lexington and Concord?
381. Delegates originally went to the Constitutional Convention to do what?
382. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are known as what?
383. What would happen to a companies stock if it discovered a new
product?
384. Which term refers to printed lies about a person?
385. What gives the federal SC the right to declare state laws unconstitutional?
386. Which term refers to the party not in power?
387. What does congress not have the power to do, according to the
Constitution?
388. How is a Presidential Veto overridden?
389. What happens after an amendment has been proposed by 2/3 of both
houses?
390. Why do companies seek to create a division of labor?
391. Which federal court is where all cases begin; the lowest level?
392. Which 2 instances does the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction?
393. Which type of law involves breaking the law?
394. Which term refers to an act that breaks a federal or state law?
395. Which term refers to an association of voters with broad common
interests?
396. During a period of high unemployment what would happen to
spending?
397. Which term refers to elections held that do not include the President?
398. What is the major advantage that an incumbent has in running for reelection?
399. The Governor serves many of the same roles as whom?
400. Who handles tax laws in NC?
401. Which market is where good and services are sold?
402. Why are local governments so concerned with zoning issues?
403. What is the alternative you face when you choose one thing over the
other?
404. What is business flow?
405. What do we call work that is performed for someone else?
406. Which term refers to where productive resources are bought and sold, or
where you earn your money?
407. Which feature of our economy refers to people being able to do what they
want with their property?
408. Which term refers to demand and price always moving in opposite
directions?
409. A product whose demand is very sensitive to a change in price is said to
be what?
410. Supply curve usually slopes which way?
411. What are the four advantages of prices?
412. Which term refers to ownership of a piece of a company?
413. Who is opposed to the Defense in a criminal case, or the person who
presents the states case?
414. The government dealing with pollution or trying to prevent it would be
an example of which role of the government in the economy?
415. Which term refers to the up and down motion of the economy, that
usually grows slowly over time?
416. Which term refers to the prediction of inflation or prices in the future?
417. A market that is going down is said to be which animal?
418. Which type of financial service works not for profit, and offers many
banking features to its members?
419. What is it called when the FED increases or decreases the supply of
money to stimulate or retract the economy?
420. Why do banks pay interest?
421. Which term refers to a government program that provides money to
people that are retired or disabled?
422. Which term refers to programs that offer assistance to people, such as
food or healthcare?
423. What are the 3 reasons why people and nations trade?
424. Why would the FED cut interest rates?
425. Which type of economy combines some features of a market and a
command economy?
426. What would happen if we placed a tax on Japanese cars?
427. Which term refers to nations and people working together to solve world
problems or the fact that all people are more connect than before?
428. Which body within the UN is in charge of fostering foreign trade?
429. Which term refers to the fact that majority cannot suppress the freedoms
of the minority?
430. Which nation do we trace many of our political and legal institutions
back to?
431. Which term refers to a policy to export more goods than one imports?
432. Which term refers to power divided up to different branches of
government, thus safeguarding abuse of power?
433. What did the Articles of Confederation set up?
434. What would happen to a law that refused to offer service to minorities?
435. The group that was against a strong central government and the
Constitution were called what?
436. Which underlying principal of our Constitution refers to power being
separated into the 3 branches of government?
437. The power to tax would be an example of which type of power?
438. Which term refers to the fact that someone may not be tried for the same
crime twice?
439. Attending a speech would be an example of which first amendment
freedom?
440. What are the 2 bodies of the US congress called?
441. Powers that are directly stated and given to the US Congress are called
what?
442. Which term refers to making a law and punishing someone for breaking
the law before it was a law?
443. What do we call a vote to end a filibuster?
444. Why do entrepreneurs take risks?
445. Which term refers to the ability to keep our country safe?
446. The President enforcing a law passed by congress is an example of which
of the roles of President?
447. Who is in charge of the White House office and acts as the President’s
right hand man?
448. Which term refers to a courts authority to hear a case?
449. Presidents usually appoint judges with what similar to the President?
450. What are the 2 degrees of criminal acts?
451. Which term refers to the fact that a witness is asked questions by the
opposing side?
452. Littering would be which type of crime?
453. What are the 2 elections called?
454. Workers on an assembly line would be an example of which factor of
production?
455. Which term refers to the committee within a special interest group that is
in charge of attempting to influence government decision?
456. Why does the government allow some monopolies?
457. Who makes laws?
458. Which document must cities apply for to the state that grants them their
power to operate?
459. The “UP” is supply means it slopes which way?
460. Which term refers to using old material to create new ones?
461. When is demand high in relation to prices?
462. Which term refers to a city government?
463. What is the biggest expense for county governments in NC?
464. Which act stripped colonists of their right to a jury trial?
465. What is the cost of the next best use of your time or money called?
466. What is called when you add variable and fixed costs together?
467. What is the term that describes the 4 resources necessary to produce
goods and services?
468. What do we call the total value of all goods and services produced in a
nation in a year, minus imports and exports?
469. Economic Interdependence is caused by what?
470. What leads to better products, cheaper prices, and a strong economy?
471. If price goes down; demand goes?
472. Who serves for 6 years?
473. A product whose supply changes a great deal when the prices changes is
said to be?
474. Which term refers to the money needed to start a business or make a
business grow?
475. Why was the 14th amendment passed?
476. Which term refers to treating people differently based on sex, religion or
nationality?
477. If we placed a protective tariff on foreign goods, how will domestic goods
be affected?
478. Is a 15 year old, who is out of work, included in the Unemployment rate?
479. What do Prosecutors do to save money and shorten the court docket?
480. Where do banks borrow money from?
481. Which type of economic system involves bartering?
482. What is called when people think a bank is going under and pull their
money out?
483. Which type of tax takes a higher percentage from those who make more?
484. What are the two major sources of local governments revenues?
485. Goods bought from another country are called?
486. What type of economy is associated with capitalism?
487. Which type of authoritarian government involves a ruler having absolute
control over a nation?
488. Which term refers to a type of pollution that involves sulfuric acid from
factories mixing with rain?
489. Which term refers to members of a community that have certain rights
and duties?
490. Which type of Democracy does the USA have?
491. Which court would here a counterfeiting case?
492. Which type of economic system involves government command?
493. Which term refers to voting for people from the same party?
494. Tax would be an example of which type of power?
495. Which term refers to a written plan for government?
496. What were the 2 major plans for government called?
497. What were the 2 major reasons why people were scared of the
Constitution?
498. What are the 2 ways to ratify a Constitutional amendment?
499. The power to conduct elections would be an example of which type of
power?
500. Which term refers to spoken lies about a person?
501. A tax on voting is called a what?
502. Which term refers to only one house?
503. Which term refers to a party’s position on the issues?
504. What do we call a committee that includes members from both houses?
505. Which term refers to the fact that a prisoner being held must be brought
to court and told of the charges?
506. How many votes does it take for cloture?
507. How are Electors in the Electoral College determined?
508. The Vice President is an important political pick mainly because they can
do this to the ticket?
509. What are our 4 most important foreign policy goals?
510. What is the Presidents last resort when it comes to enforcing our foreign
policy?
511. What is an example of a regulatory board?
512. How many tiers is our federal court system?
513. If you are a judge and you voted against a prevailing opinion what might
you write?
514. What is the leader of the Supreme Court called?
515. Which type of opinion would you write if voted with the majority of the
court, but for a different reason?
516. Which type of law involves disputes between people?
517. Which rule concerning search and seizure states that evidence collected
illegally cannot be admitted in court?
518. Which term refers to a period of time allotted to each side to gather
evidence?
519. If an 11 year old steals something, which court will hear the case?
520. If someone had foreign parents, but was born in the USA would they
qualify to run for President?
521. What is the name for the person in charge of a political party at the
national level?
522. Why did the Puritans or Pilgrims leave England?
523. Candidates not associated with any party are called what?
524. Which term refers to people not voting because of a lack of interests?
525. What was the one of the causes of the revolution?
526. Incumbents are very successful at what?
527. Which term refers to our system of divided power between the state and
national government?
528. What is the three-tiered system of state courts?
529. Which term refers to a local government system where the mayor
dominates the council?
530. Which term refers to a document stating community goals and how they
will be achieved?
531. What is North Carolina’s bill of rights called?
532. What do the Sheriff, Governor, and President all have in common?
533. What is a local government’s biggest expense?
534. What does supply and demand shifts mean?
535. If you decide to go to college instead of the army….College represents
the?
536. What do we call the tools used to aid labor in turning raw materials into
finished products, or invest money for a business?
537. Voting is an example of a civic what?
538. A table illustrating the amount producers are willing to supply at
different prices is called a what?
539. What does a corporate charter specify the sale of?
540. Which term refers to a person’s ability to exclude someone from using his
or her property?
541. Which term refers to a specific location where stock is bought and sold?
542. Who did Jefferson steal ideas from, the person who wrote about social
contract?
543. Which type of bill gives congress the right to spend money?
544. Which term refers to a reason why nations trade because another nation
can produce the good at a lower cost?
545. Which type of authoritarian government involves the governments
control extending to almost all aspects of a persons life?
546. Which philosopher wrote about how bad life would be without
government?
547. Which term refers to the use of violence against citizens to achieve
political gains?
548. What did the colonists call the Coercive Acts?
549. What happened after the war?
550. What do appropriations bills do?
551. What are some limits to the first amendment?
552. How many year term to do US House members serve?
553. If supply were up and demand were down, what would happen to price?
554. The United States is an example of what?
555. What is the main job of the media in politics?
556. Which court is the highest court of the land?
557. Which term refers to the Supreme Courts right to decide is a law is
Constitutional or not?
558. Exercising your write to non-self-incrimination is sometimes referred to
as?
559. What is important about the Engle vs. Vitale SC CASE?
560. Which term refers to the method by which political parties select their
candidates?
561. Which term refers to a special election where citizens can remove a
public official from office?
562. An arson case would be heard in which court?
563. How can citizens directly influence government?
564. Which term refers to judges being elected in races without political
affiliation?
565. Why are dissenting opinions good?
566. If you decide to go to college instead of the army….Army represents the?
567. What is the term for an economic system in which supply, demand, and
prices are used to help people make decision?
568. Trees would be an example of which of the 4 factors of production?
569. Which term refers to the fact all nations are connected and dependent on
each other?
570. Which feature of our economy refers to the struggle between buyers and
sellers to get the best products at the lowest prices?
571. The military would be an example o which type of power?
572. What protects your money if the bank was robbed?
573. Which term refers to FED buying and selling government bonds?
574. What are banks #1 way of making money?
575. Which term refers to an annual report that helps the government
calculate what each person is supposed to pay in taxes?
576. Which term refers to a general tax levied on almost all goods that are
purchased?
577. Which SC case reaffirmed implied powers?
578. Which term refers to the difference between the value of a nations
imports and exports?
579. Which type of economy is decentralized?
580. Which type of government involves power being held by an individual or
group that is not accountable to the people?
581. Which type of economic system is based on custom?
582. Which type of law involves the application of legal precedents to
determine the case?
583. Which term refers to a government’s plan of action to achieve
community goals?
584. Which principal of the American democracy refers to the fact that power
of the government comes form the people?
585. Which term refers to mass movement of people from area to another?
586. The phrase all men are created equal is contained in which document?
587. Explain America’s role in British Mercantilism?
588. Which act basically stripped colonists of their liberty?
589. What is the Declaration of Independence?
590. As a result of the experience with the crown, the Articles of confederation
were purposely drawn up what?
591. Which plan was favored by large states?
592. If a new factory is built what will happen to local residents?
593. How is the Constitution changed on a daily basis without amending it?
594. Which type of powers are those that are granted to the federal
government called?
595. Which term refers to a formal charge brought by a grand jury?
596. Which term refers to things we legally must do?
597. Why volunteer?
598. Which term refers to the fact that only 1/3 of US Senators are up for
election at one time?
599. Which term refers to years of service?
600. Which term refers to the fact that Congressmen receive free mail?
601. Which amendment contains our freedom of religion?
602. Who are you actually voting for when you vote for President?
603. What are the only 3 official roles of the Vice President?
604. What is the name of the agreement between Canada, Mexico, and the
USA to not tax each other?
605. Who establishes our foreign policy?
606. Which foreign policy tool refers to giving money to a country to assist
them?
607. What is the goal of Juvenile detention centers?
608. Which type of jurisdiction refers to a courts authority to hear a case
first?
609. How long are federal judges appointed for?
610. Which term refers to the courts calendar?
611. What happens to price when you have scarcity?
612. Which term refers to the individual being sued or charged with a crime?
613. Why do Prosecutors plea bargain?
614. Which term refers to sworn statements given in court?
615. Which plan for government called for equal representation in congress?
616. Why would a multi –party system be negative?
617. Why do we have copyright and piracy laws?
618. Which term refers to the smallest geographic area on the political map?
619. What do political parties use to nominate candidates?
620. How old must you be to vote?
621. What is the current trend in voter turnout?
622. Campaigning door to doors is called what?
623. What does PAC stand for?
624. What do we call an opinion poll that attempts to influence public
opinion?
625. Why would you rather put your money in a CD over a savings account?
626. How are Governors elected different than Presidents?
627. What is the most common system of local government?
628. States are divided into what?
629. In which way do third parties often influence politics?
630. When you appeal a court case what are you doing?
631. What do local initiatives do?
632. Which term refers to refusing to trade with a nation?
633. City council meetings must be open meetings; what does this mean?
634. What are the costs that are the same no matter how many units are
produced called?
635. Which term refers to breaking a job down into smaller separate smaller
jobs in an attempt to increase productivity?
636. The fact that your 6th piece of pizza will be less satisfying than your first
is an example of what?
637. Which type of business has the advantages of easier to raise capital, no
corporate taxes, and owner specialization?
638. Which term refers to laws meant to control monopolies?
639. What is the Establishment Clause?
640. Who proposes amendments to the NC Constitution?
641. What is it called when the government spends less than it takes in?
642. Which system is more common around the world; presidential or
parliamentary?
643. Which term refers to a government where people debate government
issues and vote first hand?
644. During which economic period would stock prices be improving?
645. Which term refers to a legislature with 2 houses?
646. What are the 3 branches of government called?
647. Which term refers to following proper legal procedure?
648. Which local law enforcement officer works on the county level?
649. In the US Congress leadership positions are usually based on which rule?
650. Which term refers to the President not signing a bill into law?
651. Which tool of foreign policy refers to an agreement between 2 nations?
652. Which law enforcement agency would handle a bank robbery?
653. Is any judge impartial?
654. How many members of a jury must agree to find a person guilty?
655. How do banks create money?
656. Which term refers to a way in which citizens can propose new laws?
657. In which way do state judges get their job that differs from federal
judges?
658. Which SC case overturned the Plessey case?
659. Why should you vote?
660. Which term is Latin for asking for review?
661. What happens after a bill is introduced?
662. Why are jobs moving from the rust belt to the Sun Belt?
663. What term refers to a product that can be replaced with another one?
664. Which type of business has complex, expensive, little freedom,
regulations, and a double tax as its disadvantages?
665. Which term refers to the highest point of economic expansion?
666. Who governs the FED?
667. Which amendment to the Constitution grants us equal protection?
668. The United States letting China make television because they can do it
cheaper, is an example of?
669. A tax on gas would be an example of which type of tax?
670. Which term refers to sending someone back to his or her own country?
671. Which term refers to self-reliance and freedom from outside control?
672. What was the 3/5 compromise?
673. Which clause states that federal laws are the supreme law of the land?
674. Which term refers to the government taking property from people?
675. Who is the leader of the US House?
676. Any bill involving money must start where?
677. Which term refers to an order from the President delaying someone’s
punishment?
678. Which type of jurisdiction gives a court authority to hear a case appealed
from a lower court?
679. Who approves the President’s appointments?
680. According to Locke, how can people redefine government?
681. Which term refers to local small level political campaigning?
682. Who funds most campaigns?
683. Which recent trend in local government refers to cities being allowed to
have a government, but not allowed to write laws?
684. How can a community practice private security?
685. What is one of the biggest problems facing the Social Security system?
686. Which person is associated with the founding of the Federalist Party than
argued for a stronger central government?
687. Which SC case extended the 14th amendment to African American
males?
688. What can a Senator do to prevent a vote?
689. Who is sometimes referred to as father of Capitalism?
690. What does the Constitution say about being tried twice for the same
crime?
691. Which term refers to all the individual supplies added together?
692. Which term refers to a business recognized by law, that has many of the
same rights and responsibilities of a person?
693. Which term refers to workers appointing union officials to meet with the
company on behalf of the workers, to negotiate a contract?
694. What term refers to an economy that has gone down for 6 straight
months?
695. What 3 things lead to income inequality?
696. What political branch controls the FED?
697. Why do banks want deposits?
698. Which type of tax takes the same percentage from everyone regardless of
what they make?
699. Which term refers to a program that automatically begins to stabilize the
economy?
700. Which type of economy is highly centralized?
701. Which international body deals with the world’s problems?
702. Which type of government do we have?
703. What are the steps in the naturalization process?
704. How did the colonists respond to the taxes?
705. Which type of economic system involves government control?
706. Brazil sending coffee to Canada would be an example of what?
707. Which branch is in charge of writing the laws?
708. Which term refers to a sum of money used as a deposit to get someone
out of jail?
709. Who must meet the burden of proof?
710. Who is the President of the US Senate?
711. Which type of bill creates a project?
712. A filibuster can only take place in which house?
713. Why do cops need probable cause to get a warrant?
714. Which term refers to a declaration of forgiveness and freedom from
punishment issued by the President?
715. The agencies and employees of the federal branch are called what?
716. Which term refers to someone chosen for a job by the President?
717. Which term refers to an appellate court sending a case back to a lower
court?
718. Which term refers to a written document submitted to court explaining
your side’s argument?
719. What simplified the Roman law code?
720. What is it called when the jury is split?
721. After a bill has been approved in committee, where does it go?
722. Which term refers to an election where voters decide which candidates
will face off in the general election?
723. What is the current status of political party membership?
724. Which term refers to a survey about political candidates or issues?
725. Which term refers to a Governor being able to reduce a criminal’s
sentence?
726. The writing of Common Sense by Thomas Paine helped lead to what?
727. Which case established freedom of speech in schools?
728. What is the largest source of revenue for county governments in NC?
729. Going door to door campaigning would be an example of what?
730. Which term refers to stalling a bill?
731. Which feature of our economy refers to consumers as being kings, or the
ones who determine what will be produced?
732. If a product is hard to make or requires a large invest to produce, it’s
supply is probably?
733. Which term refers to a good that can be consumed by anyone?
734. Which banking service offers many of the same services as commercial
banks, but traditionally dealt with home loans?
735. What is the largest source of federal government revenue?
736. What type of economy do we have?
737. Where is the birthplace of Democracy?
738. Which Act asserted that the Crown had ultimate power over the
colonies?
739. Which Compromise ended the debate between the Virginia and New
Jersey plans?
740. The Constitution states that all powers not given to the national
government or denied to the states rests with?
741. Which term refers to unfair treatment of a group of people based on
prejudice?
742. Where can the bulk of congressional powers be found?
743. Which term refers to a state giving all electors to the person who wins the
state?
744. Which term refers to a system of hiring people for federal jobs?
745. Which term is Latin for let the decision stand; which emphasizes the US
Supreme Courts reliance on precedent?
746. What are some of the advantages of working in the service industry?
747. Which term refers to a primary where anyone can vote to determine who
will face off in the general election?
748. What would result if a company increased its wages?
749. Which market is where productive resources are sold?
750. If the FED wanted to stop inflation what could it do?
751. Tell me about the Roe v Wade SC case?
752. The change in revenue from selling one more unit is called the?
753. Who wrote “Wealth of Nations?”
754. Which term refers to the point on a graph where there will be neither a
surplus or a shortage?
755. The thing you decide to do is called what?
756. Which term refers to the amount of money that banks must keep in the
vault in relation to how much they loan out?
757. Which term refers to paying for part of the expense for college
education?
758. What is the main advantage to a Parliamentary system of government?
759. Which type of government is ruled by a king or a queen?
760. When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
761. What is caused by limited resources and unlimited demand?
762. Which term refers to social separation of the races?
763. Which term refers to people being represented?
764. What are examples of enforcement agencies?
765. Which executive office deals with security?
766. In the past Civil Service jobs were given out to loyal supports under this
type of system?
767. Which term refers to a law being okay according to the Constitution?
768. Who protects the President?
769. Which term refers to winning a political office without getting a 50%
majority?
770. Which term refers to money given to the state government by the federal
government to help it pay for its programs?
771. What must be established for a guilty verdict?
772. If you slip at the store; what court will you go to?
773. During a town hall meeting; what is something that can be decided?
774. Describe the government using the carrot and the stick to regulate the
economy?
775. A saw would be an example of which of the 4 factors of production?
776. Which term refers to where producers offer goods and services for sale?
777. What term refers to a system in which citizens own the means of
production and use the factors of production to seek a profit?
778. The enjoyment you receive from a piece of pizza would be an example of?
779. What happens after a Hung Jury?
780. Which term refers to the various quantities of a product a supplier is
willing to supply at all possible prices?
781. Which term refers to how sensitive supply is to a change in price?
782. What is the most common form of business in the United States?
783. What is the Governors main job?
784. Which type of government allows one to express their views?
785. Which term refers to goods that are owned by a person that can do what
they see fit with them?
786. Why are mergers negative?
787. Which term refers to the percentage of people who are in the labor force,
not working, but looking for a job?
788. What is it called when you sell your stock for more than what you bought
it for?
789. Which term refers to the fact that power comes form the people?
790. Which aide program gives a tax break to qualified workers?
791. What does FDIC stand for?
792. Which term refers to the interest rate that the FED changes banks for
loans?
793. The Boston Tea Party represents what?
794. Which term refers to a blueprint of how the government or a person will
raise and spend money?
795. Money for NASA is an example of which type of spending?
796. Which term refers to money that one level of government receives from
another level?
797. List the 6 major expenditures of local government?
798. What does NAFTA stand for?
799. Who owns the factors of production in a Market economy?
800. Why have command economies failed?
801. In a Parliamentary system of government who acts as the head or the
President?
802. Which term refers to corporations that do business or have factories in
many nations?
803. Which term refers to the study of the rights and duties of citizens?
804. What are the 5 major principals of the American democracy?
805. Which term refers to legal process by which a non-citizen becomes a
citizen?
806. Which term refers to using a previous court ruling to decide a current
case?
807. What led the Crown to place heavy taxes on the colonists?
808. Which event saw the Sons of Revolution dress as Indians and 342 chests
of tea into the Boston Harbor?
809. How did the First Continental Congress end?
810. What is a plea bargain?
811. Which plan was favored by small states?
812. What did the great compromise establish?
813. Which term refers to the introduction to the Constitution?
814. Which term refers to a system where different levels of government share
power?
815. Which term refers to full rights of citizens and equal protection under the
law?
816. Which term refers to the happiness and well being of all people?
817. How many people serve in the US Senate?
818. Which party do the Senate President Pro-tempore and the Speaker of the
House come from?
819. Setting up the Federal Reserve System would be an example of which
type of congressional power?
820. Which term refers to government projects or grants that help out a
congressmen’s home state or district?
821. Which term refers to talking a bill to death?
822. What happens in someone wins the popular vote for president?
823. Which term refers to an executive command that has the force of law?
824. Which foreign policy tool refers to placing a economic punishment on a
nation in the form of a trade barrier?
825. Which term refers to giving someone a job because they are qualified for
it?
826. Adding the veto power to the Ohio Governor would do what?
827. How many justices serve on the US Supreme Court?
828. Tax is an example of which type of power?
829. Who helps the President enforce laws, and reports to the President?
830. Which term refers a document telling the defendant of the suit against
him or her and ordering him or her to appear in court?
831. Which term refers to the spreading of ideas that may be misleading or try
to manipulate people’s opinions?
832. What are the characteristics of a corporation?
833. What are the levels of party organization; smallest to biggest?
834. Which term refers to a primary where only declared party members can
vote to determine their candidate in the general election?
835. What is due process?
836. The sheriff is what?
837. What do we call people who conduct public opinion polls?
838. Who is executive head of the state government?
839. Which type of local government system involves a group of people all in
charge of a different department within the city?
840. Which term refers to the money, people, and materials a community has
to accomplish its goals?
841. Why was the House of Burgess important?
842. Who is second in command in the State of NC?
843. During a recession what can the government do?
844. An immigrant can not become what?
845. What do we call the people who work to turn a raw good into a finished
product?
846. What term refers to the desire, willingness, and ability to buy a good or
service?
847. What three things make a products demand inelastic?
848. When you invest what are you hoping to do?
849. Which business is owned and operated a single person?
850. Which type of business is a voluntary organization of businesses working
together toward a common goal?
851. What is the result of more robots?
852. What do local governments use as an incentive to attract business?
853. Which banking services offers full financial services to individuals and
businesses?
854. What 3 tools does the FED use to conduct Monetary Policy?
855. Which is more effective Monetary or Fiscal policy in regulating the
economy and why?
856. Which term refers to government spending that does not require annual
approval?
857. What is the largest source of state government revenue?
858. What is it called when the government uses taxes and spending to
influence the economy?
859. Which term refers to exporting more than one imports?
860. Which type of government involves the people ruling?
861. Which court process represents the adversarial nature of a court case?
862. Which term refers to non-citizens living in the USA?
863. Which term refers to a group of people who live in one place but are
ruled by someone living in another place?
864. Why did the Pilgrims come here?
865. A society with no laws or government would be in a state of what?
866. What did John Locke believe in his “Second Treatise of Government”?
867. The Anti-federalists would advocate for a government with what?
868. Who authored the Great Compromise?
869. Which term refers to our freedoms to think and act without government
interference?
870. Paying taxes is a good example of a civic what?
871. Which case deals with free speech?
872. Who is the actual day-to-day presiding officer of the US Senate?
873. Which term refers to accusing an official of misconduct or removing
from office?
874. Which term refers to a group of people with a common goal that try to
influence government?
875. How many terms can a president serve?
876. US Marshall’s report to which branch of government?
877. Which term refers to law based on precedents not court decisions?
878. Which term refers to suing someone for a civil wrong?
879. Which term refers to a vote of not guilty by a jury?
880. Which term refers to money collected by the government or a business?
881. Which term refers to a series of statements the outline a parties major
ideas?
882. Which term refers to a place where you vote?
883. Which term refers to the opinions held by most people about candidates
or issues?
884. Which term refers to largest political division of a state?
885. What do we call the gifts of nature that make production possible?
886. The assembly line would be an example of what?
887. What does the FDA do?
888. Who handles the investigation of a house robbery?
889. Which cost changes with production?
890. What helps keep prices down and quality up?
891. Would it be good or bad to increase money supply during inflation?
892. Serving on a jury is an example of what?
893. The Mayflower Compact set up what?
894. Which term refers to the total demand of all consumers?
895. A Ford truck and Chevy truck would be an example of what?
896. A graph showing the amount producers are willing to supply at different
prices is called a what?
897. A shortage will be above or below the Equilibrium point?
898. What is a business owned by 2 or more people called?
899. Which type of business has limited liability, easy to raise capital, and
professional management as its advantages?
900. What are the laws that outlaw Union Shops or forced membership in a
Unions called?
901. Which term refers to a company seeking goals that will not only benefit
it, but also benefit society as a whole?
902. Which term refers to a combination of 2 or more companies into a single
company?
903. Why would your state gain an extra seat in Congress?
904. Why is the Supreme Court called the Constitution?
905. When talking about stock you should buy ___ and sell ____?
906. Which term refers to living at or below a certain level of income?
907. Why does are money have value?
908. If the Government raises taxes the money supply will go ___ and the
economy will ___?
909. What did the Federalist papers support?
910. Why were the articles drawn up weak?
911. List the 6 major expenditures of the federal government and there
percentages?
912. Which term refers to a tax you pay on the land and houses you own?
913. What is it called when the government spends more than it takes in?
914. Which economy is opposite of the Market Economy?
915. What would happen if the federal government deregulated banking?
916. Where and why is the NE (rust belt) loosing jobs?
917. If GDP was going down, what would happen to unemployment?
918. What are our 3 levels of government?
919. Which term refers to the fact that when we have a difference of opinion,
we go with the opinion of the majority?
920. Which act placed a tax on newspapers and legal documents?
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921. What were our grievances that led to independence?
922. If someone broke your lawnmower what court will you take them to?
923. An adoption case would go to which court?
924. Which agency would deal with a chemical spill in a river?
925. Which term refers to changing a document?
926. Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?
927. What did the Virginia plan call for?
928. How was ratification achieved?
929. Why has the Constitution lasted so long with only 27 minor changes?
930. African Americans struggle for equality was called what?
931. Which term refers to large government departments that have a chain of
command and are often very slow and inefficient?
932. Which term refers to a population count taken every 10 years?
933. Which term refers to the party in power?
934. Which type of committee refers to a committee that continues their work
from session to session; always present?
935. Which amendment prohibited discrimination by guaranteeing equal
protection?
936. For a bill to become a law it must what?
937. Which term refers to a President not doing anything with a bill near the
end of the session, thus killing it?
938. How long is a presidential term?
939. What do we call a jury that reaches a consensus?
940. Which term refers to our plan for dealing with other nations?
941. What are the 2 biggest advantages of Incumbents?
942. Currently Civil Service jobs are given out to those who are qualified
under this type of system?
943. What is called when a President ask the two Senators from the
candidates home state what they think of a potential judge before he or
she is appointed?
944. Why are judicial nominations so heated?
945. Which term refers to voting for people who all come from the same
party?
946. What was the oldest known written law code called?
947. Which term refers to the complaint and the answer together?
948. Who is in charge of the Jury?
949. Which term refers to someone who disagrees with the established
political or religious system?
950. Which body elects the President?
951. What are the 2 types of primaries?
952. Which term refers to the method by which you collect signatures to get
placed on the ballot for an election?
953. Which political party is conservative?
954. What is causing campaigns to be more expensive?
955. Which term refers to setting a bill aside in committee and not ever getting
to it?
956. What do we call the point on the business cycle were GDP is at its
highest?
957. Who do city governments get their power from?
958. Which term refers to the public policy goals a community considers most
important?
959. Which term refers to the preservation and protection of our natural
resources?
960. Explain the law of diminishing returns?
961. What determines price?
962. Which term refers to revenue one level of government receives from
another level of government?
963. If no one gets a majority in the Presidential election, who picks the
winner?
964. The manager of a business would be an example of which of the 4 factors
of production?
965. If Ohio gave the Governor the power of Line-item-veto, how would the
Governors role change?
966. The United Auto Workers would be an example of which type of union?
967. Which type of goods are subject to the exclusion principal?
968. Which SC case dealt with freedom of speech in school and involved the
wearing of armbands?
969. What is our current trade balance?
970. Which system of government is used by Great Britain and has a prime
minister?
971. Which term refers to a policy to protect and preserve our natural
resources and reduce pollution?
972. What is the British legislature called?
973. Why are Entrepreneurs important to the economy?
974. Which term refers to discriminating against women?
975. What is very important to staying informed?
976. According to Locke and the Declaration of Independence when do we
have a right to revolution?
977. Which case overturned Plessy, outlawed segregation, and granted
African American males equal protection under the law?
978. What are powers that are exclusive to the House?
979. If the President and VP dies; who’s next in line?
980. What is a recent trend because of prison overcrowding?
981. If there was a shortage of oil, what would happen to the price?
982. Which term refers to a court order telling someone to do something?
983. If you wanted to change a city ordinance who would you need to talk to?
984. Today, how do we select the Presidential candidates?
985. The final election that decides the winner is called what?
986. Which term refers to government censorship before something is
published?
987. Which type of local government structure involves the Mayor as the
executive head and a council as the legislative body?
988. Which term refers to voters not caring?
989. Tell me about the Dred Scott v Sandford SC case?
990. What do we call individuals who start new businesses or come up with
innovated ideas?
991. Which feature of capitalism refers to competition being allowed to
flourish with little government interference?
992. What feature of our economy is the driving force behind it?
993. Demand curve usually slopes which way?
994. What is one of the drawbacks to using credit?
995. Minimum wage is an example of what?
996. What is the government’s key role in the economy?
997. If one nation produces a good at a lower opportunity cost than another,
what does it have?
998. What cabinet department was recently created to fight terrorism?
999. Which term refers to a sole provider of a good or service?
1000. A market that is going up is said to be which animal?
1001. What does the FED stand for?
1002. If Monetary or Fiscal Policy is used to decrease the supply of money; the
economy will go?
1003. If the Government cuts taxes the money supply will go ___ and the
economy will ___?
1004. Which house of congress is the place where budget bills must originate?
1005. What is the largest expenditure of the federal government?
1006. What is Gerrymandering?
1007. Which term refers to importing more than one exports?
1008. What type of economy has a great deal of choice and freedom?
1009. Which type of Authoritarian government involves a king ruling with no
rules to limit him?
1010. Which term refers to the fundamental right held by all people?
1011. Why would the FED raise interest rates?
1012. What are the 4 major ways to be considered a citizen by birth?
1013. Which term refers to love for ones country?
1014. Which term refers to a system of laws based on precedents and custom?
1015. Which event in history forced the British to start taxing us?
1016. Which term refers to a political party dominating politics in an area?
1017. Which term refers to a group of individual who band together?
1018. What is the Great Compromise also know as?
1019. If the 2 biggest car companies were to merge, what is the likely result?
1020. What is representation in the House based on?
1021. What do we call the people who aid the party leaders in the US House
and Senate?
1022. Which type of bill actually funds a project?
1023. Which term refers to people hired by special interest groups to try to
influence government?
1024. What were the major causes leading the Revolution?
1025. Who is the Executive head of the country?
1026. Who is first in the line of succession?
1027. Which term refers to a detailed explanation of the courts thinking about
a case?
1028. Which term refers to the study of law?
1029. Which term refers to a less serious crime like vandalism?
1030. Which term refers to a formal statement naming the plaintiff and the
defendant and explaining the lawsuit?
1031. Which term refers to an owners exclusive write to copy or sell what they
own?
1032. Which term refers to a single statement in a party’s platform?
1033. Which clause establishes the federal government as supreme?
1034. What do you have to do before you are able to vote?
1035. Which political party is liberal?
1036. The bulk of campaigns are funded which way?
1037. Which term refers to someone who already holds the office for which
they are running for?
1038. What did the NW Ordinance do?
1039. Which term refers to being elected by the whole city, not just a ward?
1040. The town in a county where the county courthouse is located is called
what?
1041. What is a state government’s biggest expense?
1042. In a recession what will happen to demand?
1043. What does E Pluribus Unum mean?
1044. What was the bitter struggle between Russia and USA called?
1045. What was the legislature in Jamestown called?
1046. Which term refers to a person bringing legal action to sue for some
wrong?
1047. What is called when you are arrested and the police read you your
rights?
1048. What historical debate led to the formation of our original two parties?
1049. Most non-democratic countries have which type of party system?
1050. Which type of business has less liability to its owners as an advantage?
1051. Which term refers to money you earn when you let someone borrow
your money?
1052. A shift to the left is an increase or a decrease?
1053. If price goes down; supply goes?
1054. Which term refers to the quantity demanded being higher than the
quantity supplied?
1055. What legally sets up a partnership?
1056. Which term refers to a union of workers who all do the same job?
1057. Which term refers to bringing in a third party to help the other two
parties reach an agreement in a dispute?
1058. Which type of goods are subject to the Non-exclusion principal?
1059. Which term refers to an economy that is growing?
1060. What are 2 ways to make money on stock?
1061. Which term refers to a program to help previously oppressed people
rise up?
1062. Which Supreme Court case allowed the government to detain possible
dissidents during war time?
1063. Who is the leader of the Senate?
1064. Which amendment in the Bill of Rights prevents cruel and unusual
punishment?
1065. What is important about the Gideon vs. Wainwright case?
1066. Which type of Jurisdiction does the Supreme Court have in most of its
cases?
1067. Unemployment compensation represents what?
1068. Tell me what’s important about the NY Times vs. US case?
1069. Local Initiatives must begin how?
1070. What are the phases in the business cycle?
1071. New England Colonies were dependent on what?
1072. What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
1073. Tell me the 2 ways to propose and the 2 ways to ratify a Constitutional
Amendment?
1074. What were the goals of the Federalists?
1075. What is the FBI and when does it have jurisdiction?
1076. Anti-trust laws are designed to do what?
1077. According to the preamble of the Constitution, what are the 6 purposes
of government?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
1330. What did the 7 articles of the Constitution establish or deal with?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
1331. What are the 6 underlying principals of our Constitution?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
1332. What is set up or protected by all 27 amendments to the Constitution?
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
2.
3.
4.
5. a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
1333. What are the 7 roles of the President?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
1334. Cases involving which 7 things can be heard by federal courts?***
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.