1. Civics & Economics Mr. West
PRE-TEST

2. #1 – List the five basic freedoms contained in the First Amendment.
Religion
Speech
Press
Peaceful Assembly
Petition

3. #2 - The Bill of Rights consists of what amendments to the Constitution?
Ten

4. #3 – What was the name of the first constitution of the United States?
The Articles of Confederation

5. #4 – What document is this from. “We, the people of the U. S
#4 – What document is this from? “We, the people of the U. S., in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice…”?
U. S. Constitution

6. #5 – Name the three branches of government.
Legislative
Executive
Judicial

7. #6 – Where is the location of the national government of the United States?
Washington, D. C.

8. #7 – How many representatives make up the U. S
#7 – How many representatives make up the U. S. House of Representatives?
435

9. #8 – The sharing of powers and responsibilities between different levels of government is called
federalism

10. #9 – What is the supreme law of the land?
United States Constitution

11. #10 – What amendment to the Constitution gives 18-year olds the right to vote?
Twenty-Sixth

12. #11 – What amendment to the Constitution guarantees all Americans equal protection and due process of law?
Fourteenth

13. Declaration of Independence
#12 – What document is this from: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…”?
Declaration of Independence

14. #13 – What amendment to the Constitution prevents illegal searches & seizures?
Fourth Amendment

15. #14 – A government of elected representatives is called ----.
a republic

16. #15 – A proposed law is called a/an ----.
bill

17. #16 – How many amendments have been added to the U. S. Constitution?
Twenty-Seven

18. #17 – How many senators make up the United States Senate?
100

19. #18 – How many years does a member of the U. S
#18 – How many years does a member of the U. S. House of Representatives serve?
two

20. #19 – How many years does a member from the U. S. Senate serve?
six

21. #20 – How many justices make up the United States Supreme Court?
nine

22. #21 – How many electoral votes does North Carolina have?15

23. #22 – What chamber of Congress ratifies treaties and presidential appointments, such as Supreme Court justices?
Senate

24. #23 – What amendment to the Constitution limits presidential terms to two?
Twenty-Second

25. #24 – What is the name of the North Carolina legislative body?
General Assembly

26. #25 – The concept where the power of the government comes from the will of the people is called ----.
popular sovereignty

27. #26 – The fundamental economic problem that all individuals and societies face is ----.
scarcity

28. #27 – Name the three types of economies.
Market
Command
Traditional

29. #28 – What famous book did the Scottish economist Adam Smith write in 1776?
The Wealth of Nations

30. #29 – Adam Smith referred to non-governmental interference (“to be left alone”) in the market as ----
“Laissez-Faire”

31. #30 - Adam Smith referred to the self-interest of the market as ----
“Invisible Hand”

32. #31 – Name the three types of for-profit business organizations.
Sole Proprietorship
Partnership
Corporation

33. #32 – An economic system in which the factors of production are privately owned by citizens in their hopes of earning a profit.
capitalism

34. #33 – If your business goes under & you cannot pay your bills, your creditors can come after your home, car, & assets. This is ----.
unlimited liability

35. #34 – Ownership in a corporation is called ----.
stock

36. structural unemployment
#35 – This type of unemployment is caused by workers no longer possessing the needed skills to work in a changing economy.
structural unemployment

37. X-1 – The process of an alien becoming a citizen is called ----.
naturalization

38. X-2 – Your involvement in your local community, state, and nation is ----.
civic life

39. X-3 – The political thinker who wrote Leviathan
X-3 – The political thinker who wrote Leviathan. He opposed the state of nature and believed that people did not have the right to revolt against the government.
Thomas Hobbes