CIVICS AND ECONOMICS FINAL EXAM
Study Guide
GOAL 1
1.
Constitutional Convention and the Great Compromise
2.
3.
4.
Differences in the beliefs of the Federalists and Anti Federalists.
Why did Britain crack down on the Colonies after 1763?
The contribution of the Mayflower Compact and House of Burgesses to the
5.
development of democracy in America.
The political, economics and cultural differences between the New England, middle and southern colonies.
6.
The Northwest Ordinance and its effect on the development of the western territories.
7.
8.
Characteristics of democracy.
1 st
Amendment freedoms
9.
5 th
10.
6 th
Amendment and due process
Amendment and the right to an attorney
GOAL 2
1.
US Supreme Court a.
Appointed by __________, confirmed/approved by ________. b.
Jurisdiction
2.
Examples of federalism, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances and their purpose in the US Constitution.
3.
4.
Census
Electoral College a.
b.
Purpose
How is the number of votes a state gets determined? c.
What happens if no candidate gets 270 electoral votes?
Internal Revenue Service 5.
6.
Judicial Review
7.
8.
Due Process
13 th
, 15 th
19 th
, 23 and 26 th
Amendments
9.
Miranda vs. Arizona
10.
Marbury vs. Madison
11.
Gideon vs. Wainwright
12.
Plessy vs. Ferguson
13.
Mapp vs. Ohio
14.
Brown vs. Topeka BOE
15.
Korematsu vs. US
16.
Tinker vs. Des Moines
17.
NJ vs. TLO
18.
Which branch of government makes the laws?

GOAL 3
1.
State vs. Mann
2.
3.
Leandro vs. NC
Annexation
4.
5.
How do you become a judge on the NC Court?
Referendum
6.
7.
8.
Referendum and the NC Constitution
Convicted felons lose some of their citizenship rights including the right to vote.
Taxes a.
b.
c.
Local governments collect property taxes
State governments collect Income and sales taxes.
The Federal government collects income taxes.
GOAL 4
1.
Political Action Committees
2.
3.
4.
Primary Election
General Election
Voter apathy
GOAL 5 AND 6
1.
2.
Examples of state and federal crimes
Adversary system of justice
3.
4.
NC Courts and their jurisdiction
The State troopers’ primary responsibility is the Interstate highways. a.
b.
The Sheriff’s primary responsibility is the area outside of the city limits.
The jurisdiction of the city police is within the city limits.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Steps in a criminal case
Purpose of lobbyists
Rehabilitation and the prison system
Who is the plaintiff in a civil case?
Examples of administrative, constitutional, statutory and common law.
GOAL 7
1.
Characteristics of a.
Market Economy
2.
3.
4.
5.
b.
c.
d.
Command Economy
Traditional Economy
Mixed Economies
Human Capital
Entrepreneurship and the factors of production
Opportunity costs
Trade offs
6.
7.
8.
Law of diminishing returns
Division of labor and specialization
The relationship between scarcity and choices.
GOAL 8

1.
2.
3.
4.
Perfect competition
Monopoly
Budget surplus
Budget deficit
5.
6.
Law of Demand
Law of Supply
7.
8.
9.
Horizontal merger
Vertical merger
Credit cards and interest
10.
Labor Unions and collective bargaining
11.
Advantages and disadvantages of businesses owned as a a.
b.
c.
Sole Proprietorships
Partnerships
Corporations
GOAL 9
NAFTA 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Examples of progressive and regressive taxes
Income taxes are the federal government’s greatest source of revenue.
Free trade vs. trade restrictions (tariffs and quotas) of protectionism
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Contraction in the business cycle
Causes of inflation
Federal Reserve and the money supply
GOAL 10
1.
2.
The relationship and education and earning power.
Examples of duties and responsibilities of citizenship.
3.
Tossed Salad theory-Various ethnic groups come to a country, but keep many of the values and customs of their previous country.
4.
E. Pluribus Unum-Latin for “out of 1 many”