1. EOC Review
Goal 3

2. Objective 3.01
Which statement best describes the principles contained in the U.S. Constitution and the NC Constitution?
They are exactly the same
They are very similar
They are very different
They are completely different

3. Which type of government has either a council-manager or mayor-council form of government?
Federal government
State government
City government
County government

4. What is a local government’s constitution called?
Bill
Treaty
Charter
Preamble

5. Objective 3.02 What are the two parts of the General Assembly?
President and vice president
Governor and lieutenant governor
Senate and House of Representatives
Council of State and cabinet

6. What is the difference between a statute and an ordinance?
Statutes cannot be interpreted by the courts
Ordinances are passed by a local government
Statutes must be approved by the voters
Ordinances are the supreme law of the land

7. Which principle is furthered by the governor’s veto power?
Flexibility
Separation of powers
Checks and balances
Popular sovereignty

8. When can the lieutenant governor cast a vote in the General Assembly?
When there is a disagreement between the Senate and the House of Representatives
When there is a tie vote in the Senate
When there is a vote to amend the state constitution
When the governor vetoes a bill

9. Objective 3.03
What type of law is prohibited by the North Carolina Constitution?
Ordinance
Criminal law
Ex post facto law
Statute

10. ? Superior Court NC Supreme Court
Which term best completes the diagram above?
County Commissioners Court
District Court
NC Court of Appeals
Magistrate Court

11. Which term describes an ordinary citizen who is part of the group that helps decide some court cases?
Sheriff
Juror
Clerk
Magistrate

12. Which types of cases are appealed directly from superior courts to the NC Supreme Court?
Cases involving juveniles
All civil and criminal cases
Cases involving the federal government
Cases imposing the death penalty

13. Who is responsible for law enforcement duties in the unincorporated parts of a county?
Sheriff’s Department
Magistrate
Police Department
Justice of the Peace

14. Which official is part of the executive branch of the state government?
Speaker of the House
Lieutenant Governor
Magistrate
Clerk of Court

15. Objective 3.04 Local Acts are approved by which government entity?
NC Supreme Court
General Assembly
U.S. Department of State
Council of State

16. What is the last step required by law in order to amend the state constitution?
Propose the amendment to the General Assembly
Hold a convention of the people to debate the amendment
Submit the proposed amendment to the voters
Publish the approved amendment in local newspapers

17. Which action is the most common way of exercising popular sovereignty?
Voting
Staying informed
Running for political office
Petitioning public officials

18. Which process for changing laws is used in BOTH the federal government and NC?
Referendum
Constitutional Amendment
Local Act
Initiative

19. Objective 3.05
Whose individual rights did the state constitution protect in State v. Mann?
Students
Teachers
Slaves
Slaveholders

20. The main issues in State v. Mann is BEST summarized by which question?
Is racial segregation prohibited in schools?
Must the state provide all its citizens with a sound education?
Can slaveholders legally assault their slaves?
Can slaves be imported into the state?

21. Who filed the lawsuit that started Leandro v. State?
The parents of students
The state of NC
A Superior Court judge
The U.S. attorney general

22. What remedy was sought in Leandro v. State?
More money for poor districts
Increased local supplements
Higher teacher standards
State money for private schools

23. Which subsequent change in federal law would likely have changed the decision in State v. Mann?
14th Amendment
Brown v. Board of Education
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Social Security Act

24. Objective 3.06
What historic event led to the adoption of the 14th Amendment?
The American Revolution
Enactment of Jim Crow laws
The women’s rights movement
The Civil War

25. How many constitutional amendments were adopted altogether during Reconstruction?1 2 3 4

26. How did many states try to avoid complying with the original purpose of the 14th Amendment?
They passed segregation laws
They granted women voting rights
They enacted the Civil Rights Act of 1964
They established commissions to deal with Indian affairs

27. What city played an important role in the start of the civil rights movement in NC?
Asheville
Greensboro
Charlotte
Wilmington

28. Objective 3.07
What recent trend has MOST contributed to the debate over annexation?
Growth of high-tech industry
Changing role of magnet schools
Rapid urbanization
Segregation in schools

29. The controversy surrounding magnet schools concerns which of the following issues related to the U.S. Constitution?
Whether they violate the right to free speech
Whether they result in a form of racial segregation
Whether they are subject to federal government regulation
Whether the state must provide public education

30. Objective 3.08 What is the MAIN source of state revenue?
Corporate income tax
Personal income tax
Property tax
Inheritance tax

31. What is the MAIN source of county revenue?
Property tax
Sales tax
Excise tax
Estate tax

32. Objective 3.09
If a newspaper story reported that a company had been fined for dumping illegal hazardous waste, which of the following state agencies was MOST LIKELY involved?
Dept. of Commerce
Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Bureau of Investigation