Civics Final Exam Review Direction: Completely answer all of the following questions. Highlight ALL questions you want to go over more in class! Unit 1 ­ Government, Colonies, & Revolution 1. What is the definition of Civics? 2. Describe who rules in the following types of governments: a. Democracy
c. Anarchy
e. Dictatorship b. Monarchy
d. Theocracy 3. What is the difference between direct democracy and representative democracy? Which one is also called a “republic”? 4. Name the 3 colonial regions. 5. Name 4 religions in the colonies – where were they generally found? 6. What was the economy like in the southern colonies? 7. What was the economy like in New England? 8. How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act? 9. What is the difference between indentured servitude and slavery? 10. What was the long term cause of the American Revolution? 11. What was one success of the Articles of Confederation? 12. What were some of the failures of the Articles of Confederation? 13. Name the first 2 settlements in the English colonies. 14. Describe the triangular trade. 15. What is precedence and how does it relate to Common Law? 16. What is a charter? Provide an example. Unit 2 ­ The Constitution 1. Describe the following influences on the Constitution: a. Magna Carta
d. Rousseau
g. Hobbes b. English Bill of Rights
e. John Locke c. Virginia House of Burgesses
f. Montesquieu 2. What was the importance of Shay’s Rebellion? 3. Who attended the Constitutional Convention? 4. Describe the Federalists. 5. Describe the Anti­Federalists. 6. What is federalism? 7. What is the difference between reserved, expressed, and concurrent powers? Give an example of each. 8. What is the Elastic Clause? What else is it called? 9. Describe the powers denied to Congress. 10. Describe the following: a. Three­fifths Compromise
c. New Jersey Plan b. Virginia Plan
d. Great Compromise 11. What is the purpose of the preamble of the Constitution? 12. List and describe the articles of the Constitution. 13. What is a ​
change​
to the Constitution called? 14. How do you change the Constitution? 15. Describe the following amendments: st
th
th
nd a. 1​
c. 19​
e. 5​
g. 22​
th
th
th b. 6​
d. 4​
f. 13​
Unit 3 – Political Parties & Elections 1. Describe or give an example of the following types of propaganda: a. Just Plain Folks
d. Bandwagon b. Slogans
f. Symbols c. Name­calling
e. Card­Stacking 2. What is the difference between a primary election and a general election? 3. What is a political party convention? 4. What is the difference between a recall, referendum, and initiative? 5. Describe canvassing, picketing, planks, platforms, and constituents. 6. What is a third party? Give an example. 7. What is an interest group? Give an example. 8. What is the purpose of a Political Action Committee (PAC)? 9. What is the difference between a platform and a plank? 10. How can you register to vote? 11. What is a duty? Give an example. 12. What is a responsibility? Give an example. 13. How can you become a citizen? 14. Which amendment defines citizenship? 15. How do we know how many people live in the United States? Unit 4 – Legislative Branch 1. What is the role of the legislative branch? 2. Define bicameral. 3. Name the 2 houses of Congress. 4. Which house do appropriation bills start? What are appropriation bills? 5. What is a filibuster? Which house can filibuster? How do you end one? 6. What does a conference committee do? 7. How many members does the House of Representatives have? Senate? 8. What is the elastic clause? 9. What are committee assignments based on? 10. What is franking? Immunity? 11. What is the legislature for the state? County? City? 12. What is the difference between a law, a statute, and an ordinance? 13. Why would a city annex an area? 14. Describe gerrymandering. Unit 5 – Executive Branch 1. What is the role of the executive branch? 2. What are the qualifications for president? 3. Who elects the President? 4. How many electoral votes does NC have? How many total? 5. What is a veto? 6. Describe the following agencies: a. FDA
b. FBI
c. DEA
d. IRS 7. Describe the following departments: a. Homeland Security
c. Defense b. State
d. Treasury 8. What are the goals of foreign policy? 9. What is the difference between a veto and a pocket veto? 10. What does the president do in the following roles: a. Head of State
c. Chief Diplomat
e. Commander in Chief b. Economic Leader
d. Legislative Leader 11. Who is the leader of the state? Who is the second in command? How long are their terms? 12. Who are the leaders for the city? County? 13. What is the difference between a trade sanction and embargo? Unit 6 – Judicial Branch 1. What is the role of the judicial branch? 2. What is judicial review? 3. Describe the following Supreme Court cases: a. Tinker v. Des Moines
c. Miranda v. Arizona
e. Brown v. Board b. Plessy v. Ferguson
d. Gibbons v. Ogden
f. In re Gault 4. What is original jurisdiction? What is appellate jurisdiction? 5. What is exclusive jurisdiction? What is original jurisdiction? 6. What is the difference between majority, dissenting, and concurring opinions? 7. What does stare decisis mean? 8. Name 3 things that keep judges from being politically influenced. 9. What does remand mean? 10. What court case established judicial review? Unit 7 – Criminal & Civil Law 1. What is the difference between a criminal and civil case? 2. Describe the following steps in the criminal process: a. Indictment
b. Arraignment
c. Booking 3. What is the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony? Give an example of each. 4. In a civil case, who is the plaintiff? Who is the defendant? 5. What is the difference between mediation and arbitration? 6. How does the word “adversary” describe our court system? Unit 8 ­ Personal Financial Literacy 1. What is disposable personal income? 2. What is a balanced budget? 3. Define APR. 4. Explain how to have good credit. What is the average credit score? 5. How does education affect your career? 6. How does education affect your income? 7. What’s the difference between wages and salary? 8. What’s the difference between fixed costs and variable costs? 9. What does unemployment rate mean? Unit 9 – Economics 1. What is economics? 2. What is scarcity? Who has it? 3. What is microeconomics? 4. What is the difference between trade­off and opportunity costs? Give an example of each. 5. Describe the following: a. Monopoly
b. Oligopoly
c. Monopolistic Competition 6. Name the 4 factors of production. Give an example of each. 7. Describe the following: a. Sole­proprietorship
b. Partnership
c. Corporation 8. Name 4 ways you can increase productivity? 9. What are the 4 reasons demand changes? 10. What are the 3 reasons supply changes? Unit 10 – MacroEconomics 1. What is the purpose of taxation? 2. What is the difference between Medicare and Medicaid? 3. What is the purpose of the FDIC? What is the purpose of the SEC? 4. Describe the following and tell what country they can be found in: a. Command economy
b. Market economy
c. Traditional economy 5. Describe the following: a. Adam Smith
b. Karl Marx 6. What is the difference between tight monetary policy and loose monetary policy? 7. What is a deficit? What is a surplus? 8. Historically, what is the worst contraction/recession in US history? 9. Draw the business cycle and describe the expansion and contraction phases. 10. How do we measure the economy? 11. What is the Federal Reserve (aka “The Fed”)? 12. What is a balanced budget?