Civics and Economics Review Book #3
This Book Belongs To:
Political Activity #1
Marbury versus Madison in Action
Judicial review / Case that decided itA teacher leading a school prayer / Constitutional Unconstitutional
Burning a U.S. flag / Constitutional Unconstitutional
Setting aside college slots for African Americans / Constitutional Unconstitutional
The death penalty for people convicted of murder / Constitutional Unconstitutional
Using evidence in court that was illegally obtained by the police / Constitutional Unconstitutional
A principal searching a student without a warrant / Constitutional Unconstitutional
A student wearing a rainbow ribbon to promote gay rights / Constitutional Unconstitutional
Match the part of the Constitution with what it means:
Preamble Constitution is the highest law
“We The People, do ordain and establish…” legislative branch
The Supremacy Clause goals of the U.S. government
The Necessary and Proper Clause gives Congress implied powers
The Full Faith and Credit Clause judicial branch
Article I executive branch
Article II popular sovereignty
Article III all state records (marriage certificates, driver’s licenses) must be
Recognized by the other states
Philosophers that Influenced the American Political System
1688: ______philosophy of government rejects the divine right of kings; rather, every person is entitled to certain natural rights: life, liberty, and property. Locke believes it is the duty of the government to protect these rights.
1748: ______believed government should be divided into three branches and that each branch should place limits on the other.
1762: ______most important work is ‘______’ that describes the relationship of man with society.
1776: ______said it was “Common Sense” to break away from England!
Economics Activity #1
What factor of production does it match with?
1. Machines / Land labor capital entrepreneur2. Natural resources / Land labor capital entrepreneur
3. Money / Land labor capital entrepreneur
4. Robots / Land labor capital entrepreneur
5. dentist / Land labor capital entrepreneur
6. Farmer / Land labor capital entrepreneur
7. Manager / Land labor capital entrepreneur
8. stockholder / Land labor capital entrepreneur
Legal Activity #1
Steps in a Criminal Trial
Political Activity #2
Name the fraction……….what do they pass?
What is in a Name?
Acronym / What does it stand for / What do they do?FBI
SBI
DEA
EPA
FDIC
D of HS
FEMA
CDC
IRS
OSHA
NAFTA
WTO
EU
Economic Activity #2
What will happen to price, will it go up or down?
1. _____ a shortage
2. _____ an increase in costs of running a business
3. _____ a frost affects crops
4. _____ price of gas goes up
5. _____ inflation
6. _____ a recession
7. _____ an increase in tariffs
8. _____ a surplus
9. _____ supply goes up
10. ____ demand goes up
11. ____ a monopoly
12. ____ competition increases
Legal Activity #2
Methods used to address criminal behavior.
Restitution is a ______to the plaintiff in a civil suit.
Rehabilitation is to help a person accused of a crime so they do not ______their actions.
Examples of things that help to rehabilitate a person are:
1. Drug ______
2. Juvenile ______facilities
3. Community ______
Some methods are simply met to punish a person accused of a crime. Such as ______, or prison time.
Other punishments are meant to cut down on recidivism, or ______offenders.
Examples of punishments meant to stop repeat offenders, known as ______are:
1. The registry for ______offenders
2. The three strikes laws that state if a person commits ______felonies, they have a life sentence
Political Activity #3
Let’s Party……………………..what kind of system is it?
One Party System / One political party controls everythingAre their differences of opinion? ______
Do people get to say what they believe? ______
Are people afraid to be honest? ______
Two Party System / Two political parties debate issues and come to a resolution
Is it often hard to decide what to do? ______
Do people get to discuss issues freely? ______
Name the two parties in the U.S.______
Multi Party System / Many political parties exist
Do many candidates exist? ______
Is there a lot of candidates to research? ______
Are too many choices overwhelming?______
Do you get to know a candidate well?______
Where Does Your Vote Go?
Economic Activity #3
Types of Economies
In a market economy, the government makes ______decisions about the economy.
In a mixed economy, the government makes ______decisions about the economy.
In a command economy, the government makes ______the decisions about the economy.
The United States has a ______economy.
Our government does the following to help manage the economy:
1. It ______competition.
2. It passes ______laws to stop monopolies.
3. It raises and lowers ______.
4. It protects people’s ______with patents and copyrights.
5. It allows people to ______others in civil court so their property is protected.
Legal Activity #3
What Type of Law is It?
Written by the legislative branch / Statutory Administrative CommonJudges make decisions / Statutory Administrative Common
Use precedents / Statutory Administrative Common
Criminal law / Statutory Administrative Common
Civil law / Statutory Administrative Common
Made by government agencies / Statutory Administrative Common
Passed by the Environmental Protection Agency / Statutory Administrative Common
Passed by Congress / Statutory Administrative Common
Government regulations / Statutory Administrative Common
Acts, statutes, and ordinances / Statutory Administrative Common
Passed by the General Assembly / Statutory Administrative Common
Bad Boys, Bad Boys, What you gonna do? What police agency does this?
Investigates treason, espionage, and counterfeitingGives speeding tickets
Has the largest jurisdiction in the U.S.
Has the smallest jurisdiction in the U.S.
Runs county jails and serves warrants
Solves conflicts outside the city limits
Called in to assist investigate murders and rapes in N.C.
Investigates most crimes
Political Activity #4
Elections! ELECTIONS! Elections!
Can vote a straight or a split ticket / Primary GeneralNarrows down candidates for members of a certain political party / Primary General
Must be registered with a political party / Primary General
Can vote for members of both parties / Primary General
Can be open or closed / Primary General
Occur on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November / Primary General
People choose government officials / Primary General
Identify which U.S. Amendments correspond with the following court cases:
Furman v. Georgia ______Gideon v. Wainwright ______
Mapp v. Ohio ______Miranda v. Arizona ______
Gregg v. Georgia ______New Jersey v. TLO ______
Tinker v. Des Moines ______Engle v. Vitale ______
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeir ______Brown v. BOE ______
Read the passages to decide which Supreme Court case it is referring to:
1. “Lawyers in criminal cases are necessities, not luxuries!”
______
2. “I am a victim of “reverse discrimination!”
______
3. “OK, so I confessed, but I didn’t know what I was doing!”
______
4.”My principal searched my purse because I was caught smoking in the bathroom!”
______
5. “We wear these armbands to protest the war!”
______
6. “I am exercising my freedom of speech by burning this American Flag!”
______
7. “There is no place for mandatory or voluntary prayer in school!
______
8. “I am an American citizen! Don’t lock me up in an interment camp!”
______
9. “The death penalty is now reinstated.”
______
10. “I don’t want to be bussed to school!”
______
11. “I, President Adams, do hereby appoint these judges . . . “
______
Economic Activity #4
What factor of production does it match with?
1. Machines / Land labor capital entrepreneur2. Natural resources / Land labor capital entrepreneur
3. Money / Land labor capital entrepreneur
4. Robots / Land labor capital entrepreneur
5. dentist / Land labor capital entrepreneur
6. Farmer / Land labor capital entrepreneur
7. Manager / Land labor capital entrepreneur
8. stockholder / Land labor capital entrepreneur
Legal Activity #4
Order in the Court!! Order in the Court!! Order in the Court!!
There are ______Supreme Court Justices in the US ______
______. They are ______by the President and must be approved
by the ______. They serve for ______. The powers of the
judicial branch are in the ______under Article__ . One of the most
powerful Chief Justices was ______. He helped to
establish the principle of ______.
Political Activity #5
TYPES OF GOVERNMENTS
1. WHAT TYPE OF GOVERNMENT DOES CUBA HAVE? ______
2. THE UNITED STATES IS A ______
3. THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT ESTABLISHED A ______IN AMERICA.
4. THE VIRGINIA HOUSE OF BURGESSES WAS THE FIRST EXAMPLE OF A ______IN AMERICA.
5. A CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY HAS A ______AND A ______.
6. ______IS THE ABSENCE OF GOVERNMENT.
7. A ______IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS A REPRESENTAIVE DEMOCRACY
Economic Activity #5
1. In a horizontal/ vertical merger two business join together that sell the same items.
2. A sole proprietorship has limited/ unlimited liability.
3. A corporation/ partnership pays corporate income tax.
4. The Federal Reserve Bank/ The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures deposits for up to $100,000.
5. A demand/ timed account pays higher interest.
6. A credit card/ debit card is a loan.
7. In a recession, the Federal Reserve Bank would raise/ lower interest rates.
8. Lower interest rates make people borrow/ save money.
9. Umployment rates are highest in a recession/ expansion.
10. The government increases its spending in a recession/ expansion.
11. Favorable balance of trade is when a country exports/ imports more.
12. Personal income tax is a progressive/ regressive tax.
13. Progressive taxes go up/ down with a person’s income.
14. If a country has loose monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank raises/ lowers the reserve requirement.
15. Lowering the reserve requirement, means that the banks have more/ less to lend.
16. If a country has strict monetary policy, the discount rate is raised/ lowered.
17. Raising/ lowering the discount rate encourages people to spend money.
18. The Federal Reserve Bank lowers the interest rate in a recession/ expansion.
19. A chair would be sold in the product/ factor market.
20. People’s income affects demand/ supply.
21. If there is an increase in demand, price goes up/ down.
22. If there is an increase in supply, price goes up/ down.
23. Natural resources are sold in the product/ factor market.
24. Producers affect supply/ demand.
25. Automation requires less/ more human capital.
26. Capitalism is another name for a market economy/ command economy.
27. Communism is another name for a command economy/ market economy.
28. Laissez faire economics is the idea of Adam Smith/ Karl Marx.
Legal Activity #5
Law and Courts Terminology Review:
1. Term: A court ruling in an earlier case: ______
2. Term: A formal accusation of a crime, issued by the grand jury: ______
3. Term: Procedures established by law and guaranteed by the US Constitution:
______
4. Term: The criminal act of printing lies about others: ______
5. Term: $$ paid to the court by an accused person to guarantee that he/she will appear
In court for trial: ______
6. Term: Court order guaranteeing a person who is arrested the right to appear before a
Judge: ______
7.Term: An earlier model upon which judges may base decisions: ______
8. Term: The lowest levels of courts of the federal judiciary: ______
9. Term: The power of the Supreme Court to say whether any federal, state, or local law
is “unconstitutional:”______
10. Term: The written opinion by a justice who disagrees with the majority’s decision:
______
11. Term: Court calendar: ______
12. Term: An opinion by a justice who votes with the majority, but for different reasons:
______
13. Term: Send a case back to a lower court: ______
14. How many Supreme Court Justices are there? ______
15. How long do Supreme Court Justices serve? ______
16. Term: Less serious crimes: ______
17. Term: People who are being sued: ______
18. Term: Serious crimes: ______
19. Term: To reduce a criminal’s sentence: ______
20. Term: people who file lawsuits: ______
21. Term: protects people from being tried twice for the same crime: ______
22. Term: Procedure in which accused is formally charged and enters plea:
______
23. Term: Person convicted of a crime serves sentence at his/her house: ______
24. Art. I: Forbids punishing a person w/o a trial/hearing: ______
25. Art. I: Police must explain why accused is being held: ______
26. Art. I: Bans people from being punished for an action that was not illegal when the act was committed. ______
27. Term: The govt. may not take our lives, liberty, and property away w/o proper legal
procedures: ______
28. Term: a vote of “not guilty:” ______
29. Term: a court that reviews decisions made in lower district courts: ______
30. Term: a system of law based on precedent and customs: ______
31. Term: to question a witness at a trial to check or discredit the testimony:
______
32. Term: A jury that cannot agree on a verdict: ______
33. Term: A court’s authority to hear and decide a case: ______
34. Which Amendment guarantees the right to sue in a civil court? ______
35. Attorney is another name for a ______
Political Activity #6
Art. I ______Branch ______laws.
Art. II ______Branch ______laws.
Art. III ______Branch ______laws.
Colonies Matching:
1. Committees of Correspondence / Wrote the Declaration of Independence2. salutary neglect / Tax collected on documents and newspapers
3. Boston Massacre / Effective line of communication between 13 colonies
4. Proclamation of 1763 / King of England
5. Stamp Act / Nationalism
6. Thomas Jefferson / French lose claims in North America
7. George III / Group of men who protested taxation
8. Sons of Liberty / Deadly confrontation between colonists/British
9. Devotion to one's country / Limited westward movement
10. French/ Indian War / Policy: not regulating the colonies closely
Economic Activity #6
An incentive is a reason to do something.
Tell what incentive there is for doing the following economic activities.
1. Moving a business into a new area ______
2. Writing a petition for rezoning to get a factory out of your neighborhood ______
3. Training your employees ______