Warm Up – January 9 Answer the following questions on a sheet of paper: What is the difference between Microeconomics and Macroeconomics? What is scarcity and why will it always exist? List the four factors of production What is the law of demand? What is the law of supply? What is the difference between fiscal and monetary policy?

Civics and Economics Final Exam Review

Civics and Economics Final Exam 2nd Period Monday– January 14– 10:00 in this room 38 Multiple Choice Questions (43 total but 5 do not count towards your score) 20% of your Final Grade Friday– Practice Exam

Civics and Economics Final Exam 4th Period Tuesday – January 15– 10:00 in this room 38 Multiple Choice Questions (43 total but 5 do not count towards your score) 20% of your Final Grade Friday– Practice Exam

Question 1 In his book, The Spirit of Laws (1748), French philosopher Baron de Montesquieu wrote of a “tripartite system” of government in which the powers of government are separated and assigned to different bodies. How are Montesquieu’s ideas applied in the U.S. Constitution? three levels of government (local, state, and federal) three levels of the judiciary (district, appellate, and supreme courts) three civil protections (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness) three branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial)

Question 1 In his book, The Spirit of Laws (1748), French philosopher Baron de Montesquieu wrote of a “tripartite system” of government in which the powers of government are separated and assigned to different bodies. How are Montesquieu’s ideas applied in the U.S. Constitution? three levels of government (local, state, and federal) three levels of the judiciary (district, appellate, and supreme courts) three civil protections (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness) three branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial)

Question 2 The Connecticut Compromise, also known as the Great Compromise of 1787, created a bicameral legislature in which representation in the House of Representatives was based proportionally on the number of people who lived in each state, while representation in the Senate was distributed equally among all states. How did this plan ease tensions and contribute to the constitutional democracy that the United States maintains today?

Question 2 A. This plan was a compromise between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists since the House of Representatives would give more power to the individual states and the Senate would give more power to the federal government. B. This plan was a compromise between small states and large states and ensured that the large states would not dictate all of the legislation in the nation, while still limiting the power of the smaller states. C. This plan was a compromise between those who wanted Congress to rule with a prime minister and those who wanted a more powerful president because it gave a significant amount of power to both a Congress and a president. D. This plan was a compromise between those who wanted to retain the structure of government created by the Articles of Confederation and those who wanted a completely new constitution since the Senate mirrored the former unicameral Congress

Question 3 Which would be the most effective argument Anti-Federalists might have used to justify their position during ratification debates? A. Average citizens cannot be trusted to control the complicated aspects of government. B. The state governments and the national government should share power equally. C. The national government needs final say when conflict occurs between federal and state governments. D. To protect individual liberties, limits must be placed on the power of the federal government.

Question 4 The Congress shall have power . . . To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof . . . Article I, Section 8, U.S. Constitution No State shall . . . coin Money . . .Article I, Section 10, U.S. Constitution 4. According to the above excerpts from the U.S. Constitution, the powers given to Congress but denied to the state governments are fundamental to which structure of government? Separation of powers Federalism Checks and balances Rule of law

Question 5 Political Candidate Political Party Popular Vote Electoral Vote Candidate X Republican 50,456,002 271 Candidate Y Democrat 50,999,897 267 Using the above chart, which candidate would become president of the United States and why? The candidate who receives a majority of the votes from the House of Representatives would become president. The candidate who receives 50% of the votes from state legislators would become president. Candidate X would become president, because he received enough electoral votes. Candidate Y would become president, because he received the most popular votes.

Final Exam Board Game Grading On the Index card… 1. Write the group number 2. Grade each game based on the following: 1. 25 Questions (do they have 35 questions, are their answers correct, do you think their questions are a good review of the unit they covered) – 25 PTS. 2. Presentation (is the board in color, are their directions in color/printed, does the game look like they put time and effort in) – 25 PTS. 3. Creativity (is there an original idea to their game) – 25 PTS. 4. Overall Quality of the Game – 25 PTS. Add up and circle the TOTAL Number of points out of 100

TOD – January 9 Answer the following questions on the same post it as the warm up: Describe the precedent set in each of the following cases: Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier TLO v. New Jersey Marbury v. Madison Engel v. Vitale Escobedo v. Illinois Texas v. Johnson Gideon v. Wainwright

Supreme Court Cases Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier- schools can censor their own newspapers TLO v. New Jersey - Schools do not need a search warrant to search students belongings Marbury v. Madison - established principle of judicial review Engel v. Vitale - students would recite the pledge and a prayer, violated freedom of religion Escobedo v. Illinois - established that the accused must know that they are allowed to speak to their lawyers Texas v. Johnson - US cannot prohibit freedom of speech in regards to protection of American emblems (the flag) Gideon v. Wainwright- Gideon was charged with breaking and entering with the intent to commit a misdemeanor, which is a felony under the under florida law. Precedent - Right to an attorney