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Civics Final Review1
Civics 7th Grade Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which is the oldest form of government still in use today? | The oldest form of government still in use today Monarchy. |
| A New England town meeting is an example of which form of government? | A New England town meeting is an example of a Direct Democracy. |
| Socialism began as an attempt to correct which disadvantage of capitalism? | Socialism began as an attempt to correct the uneven distribution of wealth in capitalism. |
| What is a common feature of market economies? | A common feature of market economies are the production of high quality goods and services and how more popular items are higher in price. |
| In a command economy, who decides how much to produce? | In a command economy, the government decides what and how much of it to produce. |
| What factors most distinguishes dictators from monarchs? | In monarchies, a single supreme ruler gets power based on hereditary right. A dictator is a system of gov. where a single person has supreme power based on their control of the military. |
| In a parliamentary democracy, who chooses the prime minister? | The prime minister is chosen by the part with the legislative majority. |
| Which kind of economy is most common in the world today? | The most common economy in the world today is a mixed economy. |
| Which kind of country is most likely to have a federal system of government? | The country that is most likely to have a federal system of government is a large country with a diverse population. |
| What is the principle of popular sovereignty? | The principle of popular sovereignty is that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives. |
| The idea of representative government first developed in what ancient nation? | The idea of representative government first developed in ancient Athens. |
| What historic document first established the principle of the rule of law? | The historic document first established the principle of the rule of law is the Magna Carta. |
| What complaint was the greatest barrier to ratifying the Constitution? | The complaint that was a greater barrier to ratify the constitution was that it didn’t have a Bill of Rights. |
| Which issue at the Constitutional Convention was resolved by what is known as the Great Compromise? | The issue at the Constitutional Convention that was resolved by the Great Compromise was the representation of all the different states in congress. |
| The Articles of Confederation reflected Americans' fear of what? | The Articles of Confederation reflected Americans’ fear of having a strong central government. |
| Which political philosopher favored separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches? | Baron de Montesquieu favored separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches. |
| What term refers to the principle that people accused of a crime must be granted certain legal rights? | Due process refers to the principle that people accused of a crime must be granted certain legal rights. |
| What does the Preamble to the Constitution list? | The preamble of the Constitution lists the rights of the people. |
| Why did the framers of the Constitution create three separate branches of government? | The framers of the Constitution created three separate branches of government so no one branch got too much power. |
| The first words of the Constitution indicate that power and authority in our system of government come from whom? | The framers of the Constitution indicates that the power and authority in our system of government comes from the people. |
| What is a federal system of government? | A federal system of government is the powers that are divided between the national government and the state government. |
| The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution indicates how to resolve conflicts between whom? | The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution indicates how to resolve conflict between the states. |
| How did the decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) strengthen the power of the Supreme Court? | Marbury v. Madison strengthened the power of the Supreme Court by forming a basis for the exercise of judicial review. |
| What are checks and balances? | Checks and balances are when each branch of the government checks each other to stay equal so one branch wont have too much power. |
| Who is involved in the process of amending the Constitution? | The house and the state legislature is involved in the process of amending the Constitution. |
| Who plays the largest role in interpreting the Bill of Rights? | The Judicial Branch plays the largest role in interpreting the Bill of Rights. |
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