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Generation Date: 04/01/2014
Generated By: Che ryl Shelton
Title: Grade 9 Economics and Gove rnme nt
Country
The United States
Canada
Cuba
Mexico
Who has powe r?
• President is the head of state and the head of government.
• Officials are elected by the people
• Head of government is different from head of state
• Prime minister must have the support of the parliament
• Power is in the hands of one person
• Government is run by the military
• Power is divided between national and local governments
• Local governments have power, but also obey national government
1. Which of the following countries is most likely a dictatorship?
A. Mexico
B. Cuba
C. The United States
D. Canada
2. An amendment must be ratified by three-fourths (38) of the states within a proscribed deadline
in order to be passed. What has to happen first before an amendment is sent to the states for
consideration?
A. The amendment must be written and signed by the president of the United States.
B. Two-thirds of both the House and the Senate must agree that the amendment be proposed.
3.
C.
A convention of federal judges must be called for the express purpose of voting on an
amendment.
D.
The amendment must be written by members of the House and Senate and then tested in a
case before the Supreme Court.
This photo of school integration shows the outcome of which 20th century landmark Supreme
Court decision?
A. Plessy v. Ferguson
B. Brown v. Board of Education
C. Roe v. Wade
D. Lochner v. New York
4. Which of the following is true in a market economy?
A. The government controls the most profitable businesses.
B. People are told by the government what type of work they must do.
C. Supply and demand influences the economic decisions of businesses and individuals.
D. The government decides what the prices of goods will be.
5. How did the Great Depression change the role of government in America?
A. The role of government greatly expanded.
B. The federal government became less involved in the economy.
C. The federal government decreased in size and scope.
D. State governments became more important than the federal government.
6. How did the 19th Amendment further the constitutional principles of popular sovereignty and
rule of law?
A. It protected prisoners from unlawful search and seizure.
B. It recognized freedom of religion, press, and expression.
C. It recognized women as citizens with the right to vote.
D. It protected the power of individual states and their people.
7.
You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions. Anything you do or say
may be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to consult an attorney before
speaking to the police and to have an attorney present during questioning now or in the future. If
you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you before any questioning if you wish.
If you decide to answer questions now without an attorney present you will still have the right to
stop answering at any time until you talk to an attorney.
The rights above are read to those who are arrested. Which Supreme Court decision made this
procedure standard?
A. Miranda v. Arizona
B. Gideon v. Wainwright
C. Olmstead v. United States
D. Griswold v. Connecticut
8. In many countries, the executive branch consists of a head of state and a head of government.
For Canada, the English queen or king is the head of state. Who is the head of government?
A. the governor general
B. the prime minister
C. the chief justice
D. the president
9. Federal Express and the United Parcel Service compete with which government service?
A. United States Postal Service
B. Department of Education
C. Federal Communications Commission
D. Internal Revenue Service
10. How did the 13th Amendment impact life in the United States?
A. It abolished slavery.
B. It extended suffrage to women.
C. It extended the vote to former slaves.
D. It declared secession from the Union illegal.
11.
• income taxes
• tariffs
• federal bonds
The items on the above list are all methods that the government can use to
A. take census of the population.
B. raise revenue for services and projects.
C. preserve competition between businesses.
D. protect public consumers.
12. Which level of government is responsible for tariffs on international trade?
A. city
B. state
C. county
D. federal
13. In the late 1800s, the United States government became increasingly concerned about the
lack of competition in certain industries as large corporations and trusts were formed. In 1890,
Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act. What was the goal of this act?
A. to prevent people from losing money in the stock market
B. to encourage businesses to invest in new technologies
C. to encourage people to trust the economy
D. to prevent monopolies by big corporations or trusts
14.
"Its main functions are to regulate the national money supply, set reserve requirements
for members, supervise the printing of currency at the mint, act as a clearing house for
the transfer of funds throughout the banking system and examine member banks to
make sure they meet various regulations."
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Which organization is described in the passage?
A. Central Intelligence Agency
B. Office of Management and Budget
C. Federal Reserve System
D. Office of U.S. Trade
15. Which of the following is part of the election process for president of France?
A. a runoff voting system
B. political party primaries
C. poll taxes and literacy tests
D. the electoral college
16. Why did the nation’s founding fathers want the United States to have a free enterprise
economic system?
A. They saw Communism fail in the Soviet Union.
B. They did not want the government to become too powerful.
C. They could not collect enough taxes to begin a Socialist system.
D. They owned several lucrative corporations.
17. After the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the Bill of Rights was passed to end absolute
monarchy in British kingdoms. How did the Bill of Rights help create limited government in
England?
A. It limited the rights of the people.
B. It limited the monarch's power.
C. It ended British imperialism.
D. It began an era of unlimited government.
18. Supporters of opening international markets believe free-trade policies are the most efficient
way to foster growth, because
A. each company that moves overseas is concerned about the growth of local economies.
B. each country benefits equally from the free exchange of goods and services.
C. each country specializes in goods and services in which it has a comparative advantage.
D. each company that participates in the international marketplace has equal opportunities.
19.
United States
Congress
• The Senate
• The House of Representatives
Parliament of the
United Kingdom
• The House of Lords
•
?
Which of the following completes the chart?
A. The National Assembly
B. The House of Commons
C. The House of Elders
D. The Estates-General
Advances in communication and transportation technology, combined with freeenterprise ideology, have given goods, services, and capital international mobility.
Developed countries want to open world markets to their goods and take advantage of
abundant, cheap labor in developing countries. They use international financial
institutions and regional trade agreements to encourage developing countries to
"integrate" by reducing tariffs and relaxing environmental and labor standards.
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20. According to the passage, which group benefits most from opening markets in developing
countries?
A. workers in developed countries
B. businesses in developed countries
C. workers in developing countries
D. international environmental groups