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Civics Part 3
Test Description: Review for Civics/Econ Unit
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Steve was hired by the Fish and Wildlife Club. Steve's job is to influence lawmakers at the state and national level to support policies to protect wildlife and their natural habitats. Steve's job title is -
A
lobbyist
B
lawyer
C
educator
D
politician
2) What are elected officials doing when they use the media to hold news conferences?
A
Passing laws
B
Giving an opinion poll
C
Enforcing laws
D
Communicating with the public
3) Where does the judicial branch in Virginia get its power from?
A
Virginia voters
B
Federal laws
C
Virginia Constitution
D
U.S. Constitution
4) The person filing in a civil case is the -
A
plaintiff
B
defendant
C
accused
D
prosecutor
5) What type of jurisdiction does the United States District Court have?
A
Original
B
Limited appellate; mostly original
C
Appellate
D
Limited original; mostly appellate
6) What power of the court allows it to check the legislative and executive branches?
A
Separation of Powers
B
Judicial Review
C
Checks and Balances
D
Judicial interpretation
7) Which amendment states that no person has to self incriminate himself in a court of law or that no person can be tried for the same crime twice?
A
16th Amendment
B
1st Amendment
C
5th Amendment
D
14th Amendment
8) What court has the judicial review over all lower courts?
A
State Supreme Court
B
Court of Appeals
C
Supreme Court
D
Circuit Court
9) What is supply?
A
Amount an item costs
B
Amount consumers are willing and able to buy
C
Amount that determines what is purchased
D
Amount producers are willing to sell
10) What are the factors of production that are used to produce goods and services called?
A
Supply
B
Incentives
C
Resources
D
Consumption
11) Bobby wants to buy a motorcycle. What do you call the amount of money he will have to pay for the motorcycle?
A
Incentive
B
Demand
C
Supply
D
Price
12) How does a command economic system determine what will be produced?
A
Speed Motors will produce more of the most popular model purchased in the past year.
B
The government will determine how many motorcycles Speed Motors will produce each month and at what price
C
The government will allow Speed Motors to keep all profits earned each month to promote economic growth
D
Speed Motors will be encouraged to sell to a global market and will use be able to keep all their profits.
13) According to the Circular Flow Model, in the U.S. economy, what do consumers buy from businesses?
A
Resources
B
Goods and services
C
Interest
D
Taxes
14) Which amendment protects individual's due process from the State Government? Which amendment protects us from the National government taking away our Due process protections?
A
5th and 14th Amendments
B
1st and 14th Amendments
C
14th and 5th Amendments
D
1st and 5th Amendments
15) In what type of case does a court settle disagreements between two parties to recover damages?
A
Procedure
B
Appeals
C
Criminal
D
Civil
16) The 14th Amendment states that no state shall deny to any person... Equal protection of the law. What is this guarantee called?
A
Judicial Review
B
Due Process
C
Justification
D
Jurisdiction
17) What encourages saving and investing by paying interest on deposits, receives deposits and makes loans, and includes banks, savings and loans, and credit unions?
A
Federal Reserve Bank
B
Private financial institutions
C
U.S. Treasury
D
Corporations
18) A partnership is owned by -
A
The government
B
Two or more people
C
A group of investors
D
One person
19) The government controls the means of production in what economic system?
A
Traditional
B
Mixed
C
Free Market
D
Command Economy
20) In Miranda v. Arizona the Supreme Court overturned Miranda's conviction, ruling that criminal suspects must be warned of their rights before they are questioned by police. Which amendment led to this decision?
A
1st
B
14th
C
5th
D
16th
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