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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) lawyer
b) politician
c) lobbyist
d) educator

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

Where does the judicial branch in Virginia get its power from?
a) U.S. Constitution
b) Virginia Constitution
c) Virginia voters
d) Federal laws

The person filing in a civil case is the -
a) plaintiff
b) defendant
c) prosecutor
d) accused

What type of jurisdiction does the United States District Court have?
a) Limited appellate; mostly original
b) Appellate
c) Limited original; mostly appellate
d) Original

What power of the court allows it to check the legislative and executive branches?
a) Checks and Balances
b) Separation of Powers
c) Judicial Review
d) Judicial interpretation

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) 14th Amendment
b) 5th Amendment
c) 1st Amendment
d) 16th Amendment

What court has the judicial review over all lower courts?
a) Circuit Court
b) Court of Appeals
c) State Supreme Court
d) Supreme Court

What is supply?
a) Amount that determines what is purchased
b) Amount producers are willing to sell
c) Amount consumers are willing and able to buy
d) Amount an item costs

What are the factors of production that are used to produce goods and services called?
a) Resources
b) Incentives
c) Supply
d) Consumption

Bobby wants to buy a motorcycle. What do you call the amount of money he will have to pay for the motorcycle?
a) Demand
b) Supply
c) Incentive
d) Price

How does a command economic system determine what will be produced?
a) The government will allow Speed Motors to keep all profits earned each month to promote economic growth
b) The government will determine how many motorcycles Speed Motors will produce each month and at what price
c) Speed Motors will produce more of the most popular model purchased in the past year.
d) Speed Motors will be encouraged to sell to a global market and will use be able to keep all their profits.

According to the Circular Flow Model, in the U.S. economy, what do consumers buy from businesses?
a) Resources
b) Interest
c) Taxes
d) Goods and services

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) 1st and 5th Amendments
b) 14th and 5th Amendments
c) 5th and 14th Amendments
d) 1st and 14th Amendments

In what type of case does a court settle disagreements between two parties to recover damages?
a) Appeals
b) Criminal
c) Civil
d) Procedure

The 14th Amendment states that no state shall deny to any person... Equal protection of the law. What is this guarantee called?
a) Justification
b) Jurisdiction
c) Judicial Review
d) Due Process

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) Corporations
b) Federal Reserve Bank
c) Private financial institutions
d) U.S. Treasury

A partnership is owned by -
a) Two or more people
b) A group of investors
c) The government
d) One person

The government controls the means of production in what economic system?
a) Traditional
b) Command Economy
c) Mixed
d) Free Market

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) 16th
b) 14th
c) 1st
d) 5th

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