NORTH CAROLINA CIVICS MIDTERM REVIEW Instructions 1

NORTH CAROLINA CIVICS MIDTERM REVIEW Instructions : 1. Number from 1 – 73. 2. Select your answer and write it down on a blank piece of paper.

Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”? A) Thomas Jefferson B) George Washington C) James Madison D) Ben Franklin

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention? A) Revise the Constitution B) Revise the Articles of Confederation C) Revise the Mayflower Compact D) Revise the Declaration of Independence

The 13 original state governments had all of the following, except: A) Monarchs B) Bill of Rights C) Legislative Branches D) Executive Branches

Which of the following men first stated, “All men are created equal”: A) George Washington B) Jean Jacque Rousseau C) Thomas Jefferson D) John Locke

What fraction of states holding Constitutional Convention are needed for ratification of an amendment? A) 2/3 B) 3/5 C) 3/4 D) 1/2

Which of the following creates the budget for the Federal Government: A) Legislative Branch B) Executive Branch C) Judicial Branch D) State Legislatures

Which of the following elects the President: A) Citizens B) Electoral College C) State Legislators D) State Governors

Which of the following statements is best defined as, “people equals power”: A) Popular Sovereignty B) Natural Rights C) Citizenship D) Expressed Powers

Congressional power of 2/3 Override is an example of which of the following: A) Popular Sovereignty B) Representative Democracy C) Federalism D) Checks and Balances

Which Article of the Constitution establishes the legislative branch? A) Article I B) Article II C) Article III D) Article VII

Which states opposed the Virginia Plan? A) Large States B) All States C) Small States D) No States

The United States has which of the following political systems: A) One-party system B) Two-party system C) Three-party system D) Multi-party system

Federalism is best described as____ of government powers between Federal and State government. A) Representation B) Sharing C) Sections D) Divisions

Which of the following gives Congress it’s Implied powers? A) Presidential Clause B) Federalism C) Supreme Court D) None of the above

The power to coin money is an example of an: A) Reserved power B) Concurrent Power C) Delegated power D) None of the Above

Which of the following is not a requirement to be a member of Congress: A) 30 years old B) State Resident C) Native-born citizen D) District Resident

What best describes the governments power to tax? A) Reserved power B) Enumerated power C) Concurrent power D) Implied power

Which of the following is not a Reserved Power? A) power to establish schools B) power to issue licenses C) power to regulate interstate commerce D) none of the above

The Great Compromise dealt with which of the following: A) Structure of Congress B) Slave trade C) Counting population D) Choosing the President

What was the cause of “Shay’s Rebellion”? A) High taxes B) Unequal representation C) Freedom of Speech D) Right to bear arms

Which of the following is the earliest known written legal code? A) Magna Carta B) Mayflower Compact C) Hammurabi’s Code D) US Constitution

Which of the following was not created during the Constitutional Convention? A) Bicameral legislature B) Bill of rights C) Judicial Branch D) Executive Branch

The “Necessary and Proper Clause” gives Congress which of the following powers? A) Expressed powers B) Concurrent powers C) Implied powers D) Reserved powers

Which of the following refers to putting a person on trial for the same crime twice? A) Due process of law B) Eminent Domain C) Suffrage D) Double Jeopardy

The first political parties in the United States formed during the: A) early colonial period B) debate over the Constitution C) Revolutionary War D) Civil War Era

Which of the following compromises dealt with representation in the national Congress? A) Electoral College B) Great C) 3/5 D) Both B + C

Congressional “franking privileges” are related to which of the following : A) Postal services B) Gerrymandering C) Filibusters D) Seniority

What is the minimum age to be a member of Congress? A) 18 B) 21 C) 25 D) 30

What is needed to end a Senate “filibuster” ? A) a vote of impeachment B) a vote of censure C) a vote confidence D) a vote of cloture

Which of the following is not a requirement to be a member of the House of Representatives: A) college graduate B) 25 years old C) naturalized citizen D) resident of district

Which of the following can come up with an idea for a legislative bill? A) A member of Congress B) The President C) a citizen D) all of the above

The leader of the House of Representatives is called the: A) president pro tempore B) majority leader C) speaker of the house D) chairman of the chamber

When a congressional committee pigeonholes a bill, it A) sends it to the floor B) amends it C) sets it aside D) creates it

The House of Representative has all of the following powers, except the power to A) introduce legislative bills B) approval of presidential appointments C) introduce appropriations bills D) vote to declare war

The Basic source of all political power in the United States is the A) Constitution of the United States B) local government: town, city or county C) Congress of the United States D) people of the states

The U. S. government has the power to draft people into the armed forces. This is an example of A) delegated power B) expresses powers C) inherent powers D) implied powers

When a state confiscates private property for public purposes, the state is exercising the right of A) popular sovereignty B) eminent domain C) general welfare D) police power

The principle that the power to govern belongs to the people and is delegated by them to their elected officials is A) popular sovereignty B) separation of powers C) federalism D) national supremacy

The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are important because they A) provide for the abolishment of slavery B) list the powers of Congress C) guarantee basic individual rights D) give blacks the right to vote

In the United States, a person being arrested must be informed of all but one of the following rights A) right to remain silent B) right to a trial by jury C) right to an attorney D) right to have an attorney provided if on can’t be afforded

“Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment” is the A) First Amendment B) Eighth Amendment C) Fourteenth Amendment D) Nineteenth Amendment

The First Amendment to the U. S. Constitution includes all but on of the following rights. Select the one not found A)right to worship as one pleases B) right of peaceful assembly C) right to bear arms D) right to free speech

As a result of the 19 th Amendment A) more working women have high-paying jobs B) about half of our senators are women C) women have the right to vote D) women were granted freedom of speech

“…No state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws” is a brief description of the A) First Amendment B) Eight Amendment C) Fourteenth Amendment D) Nineteenth Amendment

“The right of people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures…. ” is a brief description of the A) First Amendment B) Fourth Amendment C) Sixth Amendment D) Eight Amendment

The system of checks and balances in the United States was designed to A) reduce the power of state government B) reduce the importance of political parties C) prevent one branch of government from becoming too strong D) equalize the powers of the state and national government

As Judicial leader, the President had all of the following powers, except: A) grant amnesty B) appoint judges C) grant reprieves D) veto verdicts

What percentage of Congress does it take to override a Presidential veto? A) 1/2 B) 3/4 C) 2/3 D) 3/5

Which of the following refers to dividing a state into oddshaped districts? A) constituents B) gerrymandering C) redistricting D) census

Which of the following committees is temporary and formed to deal with a specific issue? A) select committee B) joint committee C) conference committee D) standing committee

What is the responsibility of a congressional committee? A) propose bills B) research and revise bills C) pass bills into laws D) work on interest of the members party

The entire House of Representatives is elected every: A) two years B) four years C) five years D) six years

Who has the power to elect the president if no candidate wins a majority in the presidential election? A) the Senate B) the House of Representatives C) Both the House and the Senate D) the Supreme Court

If the President wants to reject a bill while Congress is in session, he or she: A) does nothing B) uses a pocket veto C) overrides the bill D) uses a veto

Congress can do all of the following, except: A) tax interstate commerce B) raise taxes C) borrow money D) regulate immigration

The large network of government agencies and employees, is often referred to as a: A) cloture B) bureaucracy C) quagmire D) democracy

What is the most important job of the President? A) deal with foreign countries B) control the military C) carry out laws passed by Congress D) appoint federal judges

Today, the State of the Union address is a speech made to Congress: A) annually B) when the President takes office C) when introducing the budget D) during a national crisis

Which of the following prepares the budget for the President? A) National Security Council B) White house office staff C) Council of Economic Advisers D) Office of Management and Budget

The executive departments are known as the President’s: A) council B) advisory panel C) cabinet D) none of the above

The United States Postal Service is an example of a: A) executive agency B) regulatory commission C) government corporation D) executive department

Suffrage is A) a condition of slavery B) a search order C) fair action by the government D) the right to vote

A person guilty of slander has gone beyond the legal limits of his/her A) right of assembly B) right of free press C) right of free speech D) right of worship

This early American political party opposed a strong national government A) Jeffersonian Republicans B) Federalists C) Anti-Federalist D) American Independent

A series of taxes on newspapers, books, and documents that Americans were forced to pay to the British before the Revolutionary War was called this Act A) intolerable or coercive B) navigation C) quartering D) stamp

In 1776 what did Americans accuse the British Government of doing? A) taxing them without their consent B) quartering troops in their houses C) failing to give prisoners a fair trial D) all of the above

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress A) had all powers necessary to conduct the government B) did not have power to enforce the laws it made C) restricted the powers of the states D) created a system of checks and balances

Flexibility allows the U. S. Constitution to be a “living” document mainly by the A) Preamble and the Bill of Rights B) amendment process and the elastic clause C) provisions for separation D) system of checks and balances

A change in the U. S. Constitution is called A) a tariff B) a veto C) an amendment D) a filibuster

Presidential Cabinet, Supreme Court and ambassador choices must be approved by the A) Senate B) House C) full Congress D) State Governors

The federal government may do all of these EXCEPT A) print and coin money B) regulate interstate trade C) combine state education districts D) conduct foreign relations

A quorum in Congress is more than half of a group or a A) majority B) minority C) maximum D) minimum