NORTH CAROLINA
ECONOMICS, LEGAL, AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS
REVIEW
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Created by: J. Marshall Gasperson/ gaspersonm@watauga.k12.nc.us
Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) George Washington
C) James Madison
D) Ben Franklin
Which of the following court cases established
Judicial Review?
A) Gideon v. Wainwright
B) Miranda v. Arizona
C) Marbury v. Madison
D) Korematsu v. United States
Local governments get most of their revenues from
which of the following:
A) Fees and Fines
B) Property Tax
C) Sales Tax
D) Income Tax
What is largest expenditure for the National government?
A) Military
B) National Parks
C) Welfare programs
D) Foreign Policy
A political party’s beliefs are stated in the
party___________ .
A) Nomination
B) Registration
C) Convention
D) Platform
Which of the following is an example of an Excise tax?
A) Sales tax
B) Gas tax
C) Property tax
D) Income tax
Which of the following provides the most State
revenue?
A) Sales Tax
B) Gas Tax
C) Property Tax
D) Income Tax
Which of the following is a Progressive Tax?
A) Sales Tax
B) Property Tax
C) Income Tax
D) Luxury Tax
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional
Convention?
A) Revise the Constitution
B) Revise the Articles of Confederation
C) Revise the Mayflower Compact
D) Revise the Declaration of Independence
The 13 original state governments had all of the following,
except:
A) Monarchs
B) Bill of Rights
C) Legislative Branches
D) Executive Branches
Which of the following men first stated, “All men are
created equal”:
A) George Washington
B) Jean Jacque Rousseau
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) John Locke
What state did not send a delegate to the Constitutional
Convention?
A) North Carolina
B) Delaware
C) New York
D) Rhode Island
Which of the following creates the budget for the National
Government:
A) Legislative Branch
B) Executive Branch
C) Judicial Branch
D) State Legislatures
The court case Tinker vs. Des Moines School District dealt
with which of the following
A) separation of church and state
B) freedom of the press
C) freedom of speech
D) right to bear arms
Interest Groups often hire ________, to help them influence
legislation.
A. Citizens
B) Commissioners
C) Lobbyists
D) Politicians
Which of the following elects the President:
A) Citizens
B) Electoral College
C) State Legislators
D) State Governors
Which of the following statements is best defined as,
“people equals power”:
A) Popular Sovereignty
B) Natural Rights
C) Citizenship
D) Expressed Powers
Congressional power of 2/3 Override is an example of
which of the following:
A) Popular Sovereignty
B) Representative Democracy
C) Federalism
D) Checks and Balances
Which of the following court cases dealt with freedom of
expression through the burning of the US Flag.
A) Gregg v Georgia
B) Texas v. Johnson
C) Gibbons v. Ogden
D) Wallace v. Jaffee
Which Article of the Constitution establishes the legislative
branch?
A) Article I
B) Article II
C) Article III
D) Article VII
Which of the following has the power to tax?
A) Congress
B) NC General Assembly
C) Boone Town Council
D) All of the Above
Which states opposed the Virginia Plan?
A) Large States
B) All States
C) Small States
D) No States
The United States has which of the following political
systems:
A) One-party system
B) Two-party system
C) Three-party system
D) Multi-party system
Which of the following would be most concerned with the
issue of global warming:
A) National Government
B) State Government
C) Local Government
D) All of the Above
Federalism is best described as________ of government.
A) Representation
B) Levels
C) Sections
D) Divisions
Which of the following gives Congress it’s Implied
powers?
A) Presidential Clause
B) Federalism
C) Supreme Court
D) None of the above
The landmark court decision of McCulloch v Maryland
establish which of the following
A) separate but equal was constitutional
B) congresses power to regulate interstate commerce
C) struck down school prayer
D) supremacy of the federal government
The power to coin money is an example of an:
A) Reserved power
B) Concurrent Power
C) Enumerated power
D) None of the Above
Which of the following countries has a multi-party
political system:
A) Russia
B) United Kingdom
C) Japan
D) Mexico
Which level of the Federal Judicial system has “original
jurisdiction”?
A) Federal District Court
B) US Appellate Court
C) US Supreme Court
D) All of the above
Which of the following is not a requirement to be a member
of Congress:
A) 30 years old
B) State Resident
C) Native-born citizen
D) District Resident
In which of the following court cases did the Supreme Court
rule that the death penalty was not a violation of the 8th
Amendment
A) Miranda v Arizona
B) Texas v Johnson
C) Gregg v Georgia
D) Cruzan v Missouri
The National Organization of Women is an example of an:
A) Political party
B) Interest Group
C) Convention
D) Plank
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the
Judicial Branch:
A) Makes Laws
B) Carry out Laws
C) Interpret Laws
D) All of the above
What best describes the governments power to tax?
A) Reserved power
B) Enumerated power
C) Concurrent power
D) Implied power
Which of the following is not a Reserved Power?
A) power to establish schools
B) power to issue license
C) power to regulate interstate commerce
D) none of the above
The Electoral College Compromise dealt with which of the
following:
A) representation in Congress
B) Slave trade
C) Counting population
D) Choosing the President
What was the cause of “Shay’s Rebellion”?
A) High taxes
B) Unequal representation
C) Freedom of Speech
D) Right to bear arms
Which of the following is the earliest known written legal
code?
A) Magna Carta
B) Mayflower Compact
C) Hammurabi’s Code
D) US Constitution
Which of the following is a law that punishes a person
without a fair trial?
A) Affirmative action law
B) Due Process law
C) Ex post Facto law
D) Bill of Attainder law
People who are eligible to vote are called:
A) Caucus
B) Electorate
C) Plurality
D) Coalition
If you cast all of your votes for candidates from the same
party, you are:
A) voting a split-ticket
B) voting a consensus
C) voting a straight-ticket
D) none of the above
Which of the following did the Constitutional Convention
NOT come up with?
A) Bicameral legislature
B) Bill of rights
C) Judicial Branch
D) Executive Branch
If you are tried for murder, which of the following courts
would have “original jurisdiction” over the trial?
A) NC District Court
B) NC Superior Court
C) NC Court of Appeals
D) none of the above
Which of the following compromises dealt with
representation in the national Congress?
A) Electoral College
B) Connecticut
C) Slave trade
D) 3/5
Which of the following court cases established governments
practice of separate but equal
A) Plessy v Ferguson
B) Rust v Sullivan
C) Korematsu v. U.S.
D) Marbury v. Madison
The “Necessary and Proper Clause” gives Congress which
of the following powers?
A) Expressed powers
B) Concurrent powers
C) Implied powers
D) Reserved powers
Which of the following refers to putting a person on trial
for the same crime twice?
A) Due process of law
B) Eminent Domain
C) Suffrage
D) Double Jeopardy
All of the following are duties EXCEPT
A) attending school
B) paying taxes
C) voting in elections
D) serving on a jury
When a local party organization becomes very powerful, it
is sometimes referred to as a_________________ .
A) Political machine
B) Convention
C) Caucus
D) none of the above
The first political parties in the United States formed
during the:
A) early colonial period
B) debate over the Constitution
C) Revolutionary War
D) Civil War Era
Which of the following is used to predict election
outcomes:
A) poll watchers
B) delegates
C) recall votes
D) exit polls
In a “closed primary”, which of the following may vote:
A) only party members
B) all registered voters
C) all citizens
D) only delegates
Votes cast directly by the people are referred to as the:
A) electoral vote
B) popular vote
C) referendum
D) none of the above
A political party’s Presidential candidate is selected by
A) primary election
B) Electoral College
C) National Convention delegates
D) Caucuses
Which of the following is a propaganda technique used in
political campaigns and by lobbyists?
A) Endorsements
B) Bandwagon
C) Glittering generality
D) all of the above
Which of the following Interest Groups is working to
benefit all or most of society?
A) National Rifleman Association
B) American Association of Retired People
C) Consumer Rights Counsel
D) National Organization of Women
Congressional “franking privileges” are related to which
of the following :
A) Postal services
B) Gerrymandering
C) Filibusters
D) Seniority
What is the minimum age to be a member of Congress?
A) 18
B) 21
C) 25
D) 30
What is needed to end a Senate “filibuster” ?
A) a vote of impeachment
B) a vote of censure
C) a vote confidence
D) a vote of cloture
Which of the following is not a requirement to be a
member of the House of Representatives:
A) college graduate
B) 25 years old
C) naturalized citizen
D) resident of district
Which of the following can come up with an idea for a
legislative bill?
A) A member of Congress
B) The President
C) a citizen
D) all of the above
The leader of the House of Representatives is called the:
A) president pro tempore
B) majority leader
C) speaker of the house
D) chairman of the chamber
When a congressional committee pigeonholes a bill, it
A) sends it to the floor
B) amends it
C) sets it aside
D) creates it
The House of Representative has all of the following
powers, except the power
A) introduce legislative bills
B) approval of presidential appointments
C) introduce appropriations bills
D) vote to declare war
Which of the following best describes the economic concept
of Scarcity:
A) unlimited resources v. limited wants and needs
B) limited resources v. unlimited wants and needs
C) higher price v. lower quantity
D) lower price v. higher quantity
The Basic source of all political power in the United States is
the
A) Constitution of the United States
B) local government: town, city or county
C) Congress of the United States
D) people of the states
The U.S. government has the power to draft people into the
armed forces. This is an example of
A) delegated power
B) expresses powers
C) inherent powers
D) implied powers
When a state confiscates private property for public
purposes, the state is exercising the right of
A) popular sovereignty
B) eminent domain
C) general welfare
D) police power
The principle that the power to govern belongs to the people
and is delegated by them to their elected officials is
A) popular sovereignty
B) separation of powers
C) federalism
D) national supremacy
The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
are important because they
A) provide for the abolishment of slavery
B) list the powers of Congress
C) guarantee basic individual rights
D) give blacks the right to vote
In the United States, a person being arrested must be
informed of all but one of the following rights
A) right to remain silent
B) right to a trial by jury
C) right to an attorney
D) right to have an attorney provided if on can’t be afforded
“Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines
imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment” is the
A) First Amendment
B) Eight Amendment
C) Fourteenth Amendment
D) Nineteenth Amendment
The Gideon vs. Wainwright case established the
A) supremacy of the United States Constitution
B) right of a suspect to have a lawyer present before being
questioned by police
C) right to have a lawyer provided by the court if
the accused cannot afford one.
D) supremacy of judicial review
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution includes all
but one of the following rights. Select the one not found
A)right to worship as one pleases
B) right of peaceful assembly
C) right to bear arms
D) right to free speech
As a result of the 19th Amendment
A) more working women have high-paying jobs
B) about half of our senators are women
C) women have the right to vote
D) women were granted freedom of speech
“…No state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or
property, without due process of law, nor deny to any person
within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws” is a
brief description of the
A) First Amendment
B) Eight Amendment
C) Fourteenth Amendment
D) Nineteenth Amendment
“The right of people to be secure in their persons, houses,
papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and
seizures….” is a brief description of the
A) First Amendment
B) Fourth Amendment
C) Sixth Amendment
D) Eight Amendment
The system of checks and balances in the United States was
designed to
A) reduce the power of state government
B) reduce the importance of political parties
C) prevent one branch of government from becoming too
strong
D) equalize the powers of the state and national government
Which of the following best describes a true Market
economy:
A) means of production are privately owned
B) government controls the means of production
C) individuals and government own the means of production
D) means of production are controlled by customs
Which of the following courts would most likely hear a
misdemeanor case for the first time?
A) U.S. Supreme Court
B) NC Superior Court
C) NC District Court
D) None of the above
Which of the following business organizations is best
described as limited life and unlimited liability?
A) sole proprietorship
B) partnership
C) corporation
D) both A and B
Which of the following would have the lowest investment in
Human Capital?
A) airline pilot
B) teacher
C) nurse
D) secretary
Which of the following is not a example of a capital good?
A) garden hose
B) moving van
C) backhoe
D) hammer
A sole proprietor is best described as which of the following:
A) natural resources
B) capital
C) labor
D) entrepreneur
The term point of equilibrium is best described as:
A) where price is greater that quantity demanded
B) where price is less than quantity supplied
C) where price and quantity are equal
D) all of the above
Which of the following shows ownership in a corporation?
A) corporate stock
B) corporate bond
C) certificate of deposit
D) none of the above
The court case Brown v. Board of Education dealt with
which of the following:
A) 1st Amendment
B) 2nd Amendment
C) 5th Amendment
D) 14th Amendment
In a weak Mayor form of city government, which branch of
government controls the city departments?
A) executive
B) legislative
C) judicial
D) none of the above
All of the following are true of the office of NC Governor ,
except:
A) 30 years old
B) 2 years of residency
C) must be native born citizen
D) has veto power
As Judicial leader, the President had all of the following
powers, except:
A) grant amnesty
B) appoint judges
C) grant reprieves
D) veto verdicts
Which of the following is an example of a consumer good:
A) a haircut
B) toilet paper
C) legal advice
D) car wash
Which of the following shows the movement of goods and
services through an economy?
A) supply and demand chart
B) Gross Domestic Product
C) Business Cycle
D) Circular Flow Model
The court case Miranda v. Arizona dealt with which of the
following:
A) freedom of speech
B) right bear arms
C) cruel and unusual punishment
D) rights of the accused
In economics a decision to buy a certain product is called a
A) consumer choices
B) tradeoff
C) opportunity cost
D) all of the above
What percentage of Congress does it take to override a
Presidential veto?
A) 1/2
B) 3/4
C) 2/3
D) 3/5
The United States economy is best described as:
A) traditional
B) command
C) market
D) mixed
Which of the following is the key incentive for starting your
own business?
A) ownership
B) profits
C) lower tax rates
D) decision-making
Which of the following has the power to declare laws
unconstitutional?
A) executive branch
B) legislative branch
C) judicial branch
D) all of the above
Which of the following would reduce the surplus of a
product?
A) lower price and makes less
B) lower price and make more
C) raise price and make less
D) raise price and make more
Who follows the Vice president to line of Presidential
succession?
A) Secretary of State
B) President of the Senate
C) Speaker of the House
D) Secretary of Defense
What is the role of government in a mixed economy?
A) control prices
B) protect business owners
C) control supply and demand
D) protect consumers and workers
A corporation is best described by which of the following?
A) unlimited liability and unlimited life
B) limited liability and unlimited life
C)limited liability and limited life
D) unlimited liability and limited life
In a market economy, price is controlled by which of the
following?
A) the government
B) businesses
C) consumers
D) supply and demand
The issue of low income housing would be the responsibility
of which executive department?
A) Veteran Affairs
B) Housing and Urban Development
C) Commerce
D) Energy
If the government wanted consumers to spend more money,
which of the following would they NOT do:
A) raise interest rates
B) lower interest rates
C) lower taxes
D) buy back government securities
A sharp rise in inflation would result in which of the
following:
A) increase in building permits
B) increase in consumer spending
C) increase in unemployment
D) all of the above
Which of the following refers to dividing a state into oddshaped districts?
A) constituents
B) gerrymandering
C) redistricting
D) census
Which of the following committees is temporary and formed
to deal with a specific issue?
A) select committee
B) joint committee
C) conference committee
D) standing committee
What is the responsibility of a congressional committee?
A) propose bills
B) research and revise bills
C) pass bills into laws
D) work on interest of the members party
The entire House of Representatives is elected every:
A) two years
B) four years
C) five years
D) six years
Who has the power to elect the president if no candidate
wins a majority in the presidential election?
A) the Senate
B) the House of Representatives
C) Both the House and the Senate
D) the Supreme Court
If the President wants to reject a bill while Congress is in
session, he or she:
A) does nothing
B) uses a pocket veto
C) overrides the bill
D) uses a veto
Congress can do all of the following, except:
A) tax interstate commerce
B) raise taxes
C) borrow money
D) regulate immigration
The large network of government agencies and employees, is
often referred to as a:
A) cloture
B) bureaucracy
C) quagmire
D) democracy
What is the most important job of the President?
A) deal with foreign countries
B) control the military
C) carry out laws passed by Congress
D) appoint federal judges
The State of the Union address is a speech made to
Congress:
A) annually
B) when the President takes office
C) when introducing the budget
D) during a national crisis
Which of the following prepares the budget for the
President?
A) National Security Council
B) White house office staff
C) Council of Economic Advisers
D) Office of Management and Budget
Which of the following grants a corporation the power to
operate?
A) a dividend
B) a charter
C) a stock certificate
D) a stock exchange
If market price is below market demand, the result would
be:
A) a equilibrium
B) surplus
C) price elastic
D) shortage
The executive departments are known as the President’s:
A) council
B) advisory panel
C) cabinet
D) none of the above
Which of the following is a durable good?
A) milk
B) candy bar
C) bread
D) washing machine
During a recession the demand of non-durable goods will
most likely:
A) decrease
B) increase slightly
C) increase greatly
D) show no significant change
If a product is considered price elastic, which of the
following is true of an increase in price:
A) demand will stay the same
B) demand will increase
C) demand will decrease
D) all of the above
The value of your second choice is called a:
A) tradeoff
B) opportunity cost
C) dividend
D) consumer decision
County governments get the most revenues from:
A) property tax
B) income tax
C) sales tax
D) fees and fines
If the government raises taxes which of the following would
most likely happen:
A) unemployment would decrease
B) number of building permits would increase
C) milk production would go down
D) automobile sales would decline
Technological advances cause which of the following:
A) lower prices
B) better quality
C) higher profits
D) all of the above
Which part of the business cycle would show a high level of
unemployment and a sharp decrease in building permits?
A) expansion
B) contraction
C) peak
D) trough
A large increase in gasoline prices would cause all of the
following, except:
A) decrease in automobile sales
B) increase in public transit use
C) decline in family vacations
D) a decrease in government spending
The Attorney general is the head of which department:
A) Justice
B) Interior
C) Commerce
D) Agriculture
The United States Postal Service is an example of a:
A) executive agency
B) regulatory commission
C) government corporation
D) executive department
The practice of giving jobs as a reward for party loyalty is
called a:
A) merit system
B) spoils system
C) federal system
D) economic system
Decisions made by regulatory commissions:
A) must be approved by Congress
B) must be approved by the President
C) have the force of law
D) are obeyed voluntarily
The person accused of a crime is called a:
A) plaintiff
B) defendant
C) criminal
D) convict
At the county level of government who is responsible for
carrying out the laws passed by the Commission?
A) Mayor
B) Town Council
C) Governor
D) County Commission
If the Supreme Court finds a law in conflict with the
Constitution, it:
A) remands the case to a lower court
B) changes the law
C) asks Congress to change the law
D) declares the law unconstitutional
Lawsuits in which there is no existing law to decide the
matter are called:
A) suits of equity
B) negligence suits
C) small-claims
D) injunctions
International trade problems are peculiarly deceptive
because they require us to
A) develop an appreciation of foreign products
B) understand how two currencies can function as a medium
of exchange
C) understand how other free market systems differ from our
own
D) carry out or trade negotiations in two languages
More education and training of the work force generally
leads to
A) less productivity of the work force
B) less unemployment for skilled workers
C) greater productivity of the work force
D) more unemployment for skilled workers
“ Human wants are greater than the resources that are
available to satisfy them.” This implies the need for
A) leaving decisions to fate
B) working harder
C) making choices to allocate resources
D) asking for less
Which economic problem must ALL societies solve?
A) guaranteeing everyone an annual wage
B) securing right-to-work laws
C) satisfying unlimited wants with limited resources
D) speeding up the rate of industrialization
What effect does scarce resources have?
A) Everybody has all he wants
B) People have to make choices
C) Stores have to sell more things
D) People have to make more natural resources
Which of the following is TRUE about individual
consumption of world resources?
A) It adds up over time
B) It can be controlled by corporations with influences
C) It is determined by government policy
D) It does not matter significantly
The principle of specialization means that
A) employees are assigned to a specific task to increase
efficiency
B) production per worker is low but costs of production
are no greater
C) incomes are related to the marginal product of the
worker
D) machines are substituted for human capital
Which was the most direct result of the use of interchangeable
parts in industry?
A) an increase in the amount of goods produced
B) massive unemployment among unskilled workers
C) a decrease in the number of profitable large businesses
D) an increase in the number of hours needed to make a
product
If wages rise rapidly, the most logical reaction by a business
would be to
A) lay off 1/2 of the workers
B) try to buy lower quality raw materials
C) investigate increased efficiency through the use of more
capital equipment
D) hire additional workers
Laissez-faire
A) limits the role of government
B) is a dominant European economic theory
C) is a policy of non-interference
D) is all of the above
E) is only A and C above
Suffrage is
A) a condition of slavery
B) a search order
C) fair action by the government
D) the right to vote
A person guilty of slander has gone beyond the legal limits of
his/her
A) right of assembly
B) right of free press
C) right of free speech
D) right of worship
In the court case United States v Nixon, the Supreme Court
ruled on which of the following
A) the use of War Powers Act
B) the use of Presidential Impeachment
C) the use of Executive Privilege
D) the use of a Presidential pardon
This early American political party opposed a strong
national government
A) Jeffersonian Republicans
B) Federalists
C) Anti-Federalist
D) American Independent
A series of taxes on newspapers, books, and documents that
Americans were forced to pay to the British before the
Revolutionary War was called
A) excise
B) tyranny
C) empire taxes
D) stamp taxes
In 1776 what did Americans accuse the British Government
of doing?
A) taxing them without their consent
B) quartering troops in their houses
C) failing to give prisoners a fair trial
D) all of the above
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress
A) had all powers necessary to conduct the government
B) did not have power to enforce the laws it made
C) restricted the powers of the states
Flexibility is provided in the U.S. Constitution mainly by the
A) Preamble and the Bill of Rights
B) amending and the elastic clause
C) provisions for separation
D) system of checks and balances
A change in the U.S. Constitution is called
A) a tariff
B) a veto
C) an amendment
D) a filibuster
The practice of providing jobs as a reward to members of the
political party in power is called
A) subsidy
B) public assistance
C) seniority
D) patronage
Which of the following court cases banned government
sponsored prayer in schools
A) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
B) Rust v. Sullivan
C) Gideon v. Wainwright
D) Engel v. Vitale
Presidential Cabinet choices must be approved by the
A) Senate
B) House
C) full Congress
D) State Governors
The federal government may do all of these EXCEPT
A) print and coin money
B) regulate interstate trade
C) combine state education districts
D) conduct foreign relations
More than half of a group is a
A) majority
B) minority
C) maximum
D) minimum
The most common reason for non-voting in American
elections is
A) illness on election day
B) complicated voting procedures
C) indifference/apathy
D) physical and mental disabilities
Membership in either of the major political parties is
A) a voluntary matter
B) required of all adults by law
C) regulated by state law
D) quite expensive because of the annual payment
Practically all members of our major parties
A) agree on such basic principles as popular sovereignty,
limited government, and federalism
B) agree on most major issues such as taxation and the farm
problem
C) hold political office
D) support the policies of the administration in power
Initiative is
A) the right of voters to propose laws
B) a governor’s power to reject an entire bill
C) a state’s right to approve part of a bill and reject the rest
D) the right of a voter to approve or reject bills passed by
legislation
Referendum is
A) the right of voters to propose laws
B) a governor’s power to reject and entire
bill
C) a state’s right to approve part of a bill and reject the rest
D) the right of a voter to approve or reject bills passed by
legislation
The Federal Trade Commission was established to:
A) Protect the citizens of the U.S. from foreign competition in
business
B) Protect the citizens of the U.S. from unfair advertising by
businesses
C) Protect American business from unfair competition from
foreign countries
D) Protect foreign companies doing business in the U.S.
Primaries are elections in which
A) Voters who are registered in a given party are given a chance
to express their choice for the party nomination
B) beginning voters get a chance to practice operating the
voting machine
C) only party workers are permitted to express their
preference among party hopefuls
D) the party “bosses” meet in a caucus room to determine who
will get the nomination
In order to vote wisely a citizen must
A) understand the problems of government
B) know the policies of candidates
C) study the issues
D) all of the above
Gun control legislation is strongly and actively opposed by
the
A) IRS
B) AMA
C) NRA
D) FBI
An individual that is paid to try to influence legislators to
vote for or against certain legislation is a
A) member of a pressure group
B) legislative secretary
C) lobbyist
D) politician
A “pocket veto” refers to
A) Congress’s power to override a Presidential veto
B) the ability of the Supreme Court to decide whether an act of
legislation is unconstitutional
C) the ability of the bureaucracy to daily implementing orders
D) the President’s refusal to sign a bill when Congress
adjourns within ten days after its passage
In the U.S., which institution act as a court in presidential
impeachment proceedings
A) the Supreme Court
B) the House of Representatives
C) the Senate
D) both the House of Representatives and the Senate
In which action is the President acting as Party Leader?
A) He meets a delegation of union workers
B) He sends a message to Congress asking support for a bill
C) He endorses congressional candidates running for election
D) He appoints a Supreme Court Justice who shares his
philosophy
James Jones was born in Germany while his father was in
the U.S. Army. He is 18 and has lived in Watauga County
for 2 months. On election day Mr. Jones goes to the polls to
vote but is not allowed to do so. Which of the following has
he not met?
A) citizenship
B) age
C) registration
D) residency
The President of the United States must be at least______
years of age, according to the Constitution.
A) 25
B) 30
C) 35
D) 40
KBTU radio and KRTH television stations must get licenses
to operate from this group
A) Federal Communications Commission
B) Federal Reserve Bank
C) Federal Trade Commission
D) Interstate Commerce Commission
If our country were placed in a position of having to declare
war on another nation, which of the following would be
responsible for declaring war?
A) President
B) Congress
C) Supreme Court
D) President but with approval from the Senate
In the U.S., treaties must be ratified by the
A) President
B) House of Representatives
C) Senate
D) Supreme Court
When the Vice-President of the U.S. is absent, the ________
presides over the Senate
A) Majority Leader
B) Speaker of the House
C) President pro tempore
A qualification of becoming a U.S. representative is
A) being a U.S. citizen for twelve years
B) being twenty-five years of age or older
C) being a natural-born citizen
D) none of the above
A filibuster is a speech in the Senate for the purpose of
A) officially reviewing the bill just prior to a vote
B) explaining a bill’s details to all members
C) criticizing a committee’s report on a bill
D) delaying or preventing the vote on a bill
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is chosen by
A) both houses of Congress and the President
B) the previous Speaker
C) the members of the House of Representatives
D) national election
Which of the following would be considered a criminal
case?
A) arson
B) personal injury
C) slander
D) contract dispute
Which of the following situations would be MOST LIKELY
be tried under civil law in the U.S.
A) murder
B) armed robbery
C) kidnapping
D) fighting
A congressional conference committee is needed when
A) the President does not agree with the House or Senate on a
Bill
B) the House and Senate pass bills that are similar but not
identical
C) too much time has been spent considering a bill
D) outside help is needed to understand a bill
If a person wished to buy a restaurant license or any other
license to operate a business, it would be issued by this city
official
A) City clerk
B) Mayor
C) District Attorney
D) City Council Member
If newspapers report that a person has been indicted in
connection with missing company funds, this means
A) has stolen the company funds
B) will be found guilty of stealing the company funds
C) will be tried on a charge of stealing the company funds
D) outside help is needed to understand a bill
Under U.S. law , the rules of evidence are designed to
A) apply only in cases of serious crimes
B) ensure a decision based upon facts
C) allow hearsay only if it is relevant
D) requires courts to accept al evidence
The unwritten law which evolved from customs, traditions,
and decisions of judges is called
A) warranty law
B) people’s law
C) common law
D) civil law
Money or security posted to guarantee the appearance of an
accused person for trial is called
A) grand jury
B) warrant
C) common law
D) bail
The lawyer employed by government to present the
government’s case is called
A) the government lawyer
B) the defense attorney
C) the district attorney
D) the people’s representative
Due process of law in a criminal procedure includes
A) allowing a person who is testifying to say who he/she thinks
committed the crime
B) giving an accused person a chance to prove himself/herself
innocent
C) reading to the accused his/her rights and giving him/her a
hearing and a speedy trial with right to counsel
D) doing away with the right to trial because the accused
confessed
Which of the following theories of punishment is designed
to help the criminal become an independent, productive
citizen
A) Individual Deterrence
B) Revenge
C) General Deterrence
D) Rehabilitation
The lawyer for the defendant in a criminal case is called
A) the defense attorney
B) the defender
C) the district attorney
D) the people’s representatives
Which of the following situations describes extradition
A) a governor can bring to an end a session of the state
legislature
B) a governor can ask that a prisoner held in another state be
returned to the state a for prosecution and trial
C) a governor can give a convicted felon his/her freedom and
free him/her from guilt of a crime
D) a governor can refuse to sign a bill into law
The concept of “innocent until proven guilty” means that
A) the accused must prove innocence
B) the trial must be held quickly
C) the burden of proof is on the prosecutor
D) all of the above
A writ of habeas corpus is
A) safeguards the jailer from any penalty when he receives a
prisoner
B) orders a jailer to bring a person to proper trial
C) does not guarantee that a prisoner will be charged with a
crime
D) is a procedure in which a prisoner does not need a trial
Capital goods refer to
A) corporate securities
B) money in savings accounts
C) goods used to produce other goods
D) all money in the economy
Wasteland is a country in which there is very little
government ownership of farms and businesses. People may
start their own businesses and the government doesn’t
interfere with wages or prices. Wasteland is
A) cooperative
B) socialistic
C) capitalistic
D) communistic
Which of the following is a function of the marketplace?
A) to make sure that buyers pay the lowest possible prices
B) to make things look attractive
C) to have honest advertising
D) to bring buyers and sellers together
If two goods are substituted for each other, then consumers
usually decide to purchase one or the other on the basis of
A) the prices of the two goods
B) where the two goods have been produced
C) their desire to have variety in what they consume
D) their desire to keep the producers of both good in business
Competition among businesses should result in which of the
following
A) higher cost of materials
B) higher prices for products
C) reduction in consumer demand
D) more efficient production
If there is an decrease in the supply of coffee, consumers
will most likely
A) buy less tea because of a decrease in the price of coffee
B) buy more tea because of a decrease in the price of coffee
C) buy less tea because of an increase in the price of coffee
D) buy more tea because of an increase in the price of butter
“Double Taxation” refers to the fact that
A) the tax rate on corporate income is about twice as high as
that on personal income
B) corporate earnings are taxed under the corporate income
tax and, in addition, that part of corporate income paid out as
dividends are taxed as personal income
C) both distributed and undistributed corporate profits are
taxed as personal income
D) both employers and employees pay taxes to finance
unemployment compensation payments
A single firm operates three plants which consist of a cattle
ranch, a slaughter house, and beef distributor. This an
example of a
A) horizontal combination
B) vertical combination
C) partnership
D) corporation
The term “monopoly” describes a situation in which the
market price of goods and services is established by which
of the following
A) many sellers
B) a single buyer
C) many buyers and sellers
D) a single seller or a small group of sellers