Multiple Choice: Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Who follows the vice president in succession to the presidency?
a. Speaker of the House c. attorney general
b. secretary of state d. secretary of defense
3. __parties rarely win major elections, and have never won a presidential election.
a. Ideological c. Single-issue
b. Third d. Radical
5. What are completely unrelated amendments tacked onto a Senate bill?
a. pigeonholes c. joint resolutions
b. riders d. baggage
7. are things people should do; they are obligations that should be fulfilled
voluntarily.
a. Duties c. Responsibilities
b. Exemptions d. Options
9. Respecting and accepting others, regardless of their differences, is called
a. diversity. c. prejudice.
b. volunteerism. d. tolerance.
11. What is the practice of offering time and services to others without payment?
a. bureaucracy c. volunteerism
b. impressment d. draft work
13. What is the term for the geographic area covered by an appeals court?
a. jurisdiction c. circuit
b. appellate d. judiciary zone
15. What is the tactic of delaying a vote until a bill’s sponsor withdraws the
measure?
a. cloture c. filibustering
b. gabling d. voice voting
17. If the president ignores a bill for 10 days and Congress is not in session, it is a
a. pocket veto. c. line item veto.
b. filibuster. d. slate bill.
19. A ____ is an oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength
of a particular group.
a. cloture c. rider
b. filibuster d. gerrymander
21. A state has as many ____ as the total of its U.S. senators and representatives.
a. spoils c. points
b. electoral votes d. ballots
23. The Supreme Court claimed the power of judicial review in the decision of what case?
a. Mayberry v. Shelbyville c. Brown v. Topeka
b. Plessy v. Ferguson d. Marbury v. Madison
24. ____ is a previous case that gives guidance to other judges hearing similar cases.
a. rule of law c. brief
b. precedent d. docket
25. The ____ opinion of the Supreme Court, states the facts of the case, announces the ruling, and explains the Court’s reasoning in reaching the decision.
a. majority c. concurring
b. ruling d. dissenting
True or False:
26. ___ The law making body that makes up the legislative branch is called Appellate Courts.
27.___ The two parts of Congress are called the Senate & the House or Recommendations.
28. ___ A person living in California can run for a House seat as a representative from Alabama.
29. ___ You only need to be a citizen for 3 before you can run for a House seat.
30. ___ The youngest age you can be before you can be elected to the House is 25.
31. ___ A person living in Alabama can run for a Senate seat as a representative from Alabama.
32. ___ You only need to be a citizen for 9 years before you can run for a Senate seat.
33. ___ The youngest age you can be before you can be elected to the Senate is 30.
34. ___ Congress decides how many justices there should be on the Supreme Court.
35. ___ Congress appoints a new justice when one of the positions becomes available.
36. ___ Congress approves the appointed person.
Match the Article of the Constitution with the Branch of Government it describes:
37. ___ Article I: A. The Legislative Branch
38. ___ Article II: B. The Judicial Branch
39. ___ Article III: C. The Executive Branch
40. How many Senate representatives does each state have?
a. 2 b. 8
c. 4 d. 6
42. How many justices are there now?
a. 5 b.7
c. 11 d. 9
44. What are the term limits for a chief justice?
a. 30 years b. 10 years
c. lifetime d. when voted out
46. How long are terms in the Senate?
a. 6 yrs b. 8 yrs
c. 2 yrs d. 4 yrs
48. How many seats are in the Senate?
a. 453 b. 435
c. 100 d. 425
50. Who is the president of the Senate?
a. WHIP b. Vice President
c. Floor Leaders d. Minority Leader
52. What is the least amount of required years a presidential candidate
must live in the US?
a. 14 b. 17
c. 7 d. 11
54. a presidential veto may be overturned by ____ vote of Congress
(each house)?
a. 3/5 b. 3/4
c. 2/3 d. 2/5
56. The number of House seats in each state is determined by___.
a. number of those running b. the population of that state
c. population in the U.S. d. numbered seats in the building
Chapter 7
57. What is the max number of years a person can serve as president?
a. 8 c. 10
b. 6 d. 4
58. Which amendment addresses the presidential line of succession?
a. 21st c. 19th
b. 25th d. 18th
59. What is foreign policy? A plan for . . .
a. dealing with other nations c. immigration
b. dealing with foreigners d. homeland security
60. How many departments are in the president’s cabinet?
a. 10 c. 12
b. 15 d. 14
61. An agreement among other nations that prohibits them from trading
with a target nation.
a. exhibition c. tariff
b. embalming d. embargo
62. The most recently created cabinet is the Department of …
a. Homeland Security c. Health & Human Services
b. Defense d. Housing & Development
63. The group of advisors for the president is called the…
a. Cabinet c. Commission
b. Committee d. Cabaret
64. Which of the following is not a power of the president according to
the constitution?
a. Veto Bills c. Make Treaties
b. Declare War d. Appoint Judges
65. To declare forgiveness and freedom from punishment.
a. Pardon c. Reprieve
b. Amnesty d. Executive Order
66. A pardon toward a group of people
a. Pardon c. Reprieve
b. Amnesty d. Executive
How a Bill becomes a law Chapter 6?:
67. What are the two types of bills? ______
68. What are the places a Bill starts? ______
______
69. Once a Bill has passed both houses, where does it go next? ______
70. What are the names of the 2 major political parties? ______
71. Why is it difficult for a third party to get elected president? ______
______
Economics Chapters 18-19:
72. A ____ is choosing the alternative that has the greatest value from among comparable-quality products.
a. / trade-off / c. / rational choiceb. / marginal benefit / d. / cost benefit
73. Food, clothing, and shelter are examples of
a. / wants. / c. / needs.b. / trade-offs. / d. / incentives.
74. What occurs when we lack the resources to produce the things we want?
a. / wants / c. / marginal benefitb. / scarcity / d. / free enterprise
75. Economics is sometimes called the science of
a. / decision making. / c. / economic models.b. / supply and demand. / d. / cost-benefit analysis.
. 76. In a ____ system, private citizens own most, if not all, of the means of production.
a. / market / c. / federalizedb. / capitalist / d. / socialist
77. ____ are things we would like to have to make life more comfortable.
a. / Trade-offs / c. / Incentivesb. / Needs / d. / Wants
78. Economists use ____ to test solutions to questions for which there are no obvious or easy answers.
a. / trade-offs / c. / cost-benefit analysesb. / economic models / d. / rational choices
79. When one thing is exchanged for the use of another, it is called a
a. / trade-off. / c. / free exchange.b. / opportunity cost. / d. / marginal cost.
80. ____ costs remain the same regardless of the number of units produced.
a. / Estimated / c. / Variableb. / Fixed / d. / Marginal
81. In a ____, most economic decisions are made by individuals looking out for their own interests.
a. / free exchange / c. / Market economyb. / Communist economy / d. / Socialist market
82. A ____ system allows businesses to compete for profit with a minimum of government interference.
a. / free enterprise / c. / free exchangeb. / privatized / d. / socialist
COMPLETION: Use the Word Bank Below
83. The United States does not have enough productive ______to produce all of our goods.
84. An economic ______is a simplified representation that an economist uses to answer difficult
questions.
85. The three choices society has to make are WHAT to produce, HOW to produce, and ______to
produce.
86. One way of looking at a ______economy is that it is a participatory economy.
87. Credit card companies offer low interest rates as an ______.
88. A market economy is based on free ______.
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. / free enterprise / c. / market economyb. / economics / d. / rational choice
89. ______- study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
90. ______- economic climate in which most decisions are made by individuals looking out for themselves
91. ______- system allowing businesses to operate with little government interference
92. ______- selecting a product with the greatest value from other similar alternatives
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. / scarcity / c. economy / e. economic modelb. / needs / d. capitalism / f. incentives
93. ______- food, clothing, shelter, and other things required for survival
94. ______- occurs when people lack the resources to produce the things they want
95. ______- all activity that together affects making, selling, and using goods and services
96. ______- theories economists use in their work
97. ______- economic system in which individuals own the means of production
98. ______- something offered in an attempt to get consumers to take certain economic actions
The United States Government: