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Goal 3 and 4 Review Test
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Which term describes the approval or rejection of a proposed constitutional amendment in some states by the
popular vote?
a. recall
c. referendum
b. initiative
d. censure
2. Which court case helped establish the supremacy of the North Carolina Constitution?
a. Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
c. Swann v. Board of Education of
Charlotte-Mecklenburg (1971)
b. State v. Mann (1830)
d. Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
(1988)
3. Which propaganda technique is represented by the quote, “My opponent is soft on crime!”?
a. name calling
c. glittering generality
b. bandwagon
d. stacked cards
4. Which is a civic duty required by U.S. law for 18-year-old male citizens?
a. registering with Selective Service
c. serving as a legislative page
b. volunteering for a political campaign
d. voting in all elections
5. Why are national party conventions held by the two U.S. political parties?
a. to select a presidential candidate
c. to recruit new electors
b. to survey public opinion
d. to install new legislators
6. How do communities settle disagreements about locations for new businesses?
a. The citizens hold a public hearing to discuss proposed locations for the company
b. The community asks the courts to determine the best location
c. The community passes an ordinance to limit pollution by the company
d. The citizens picket and protest outside the company’s construction site
7. A state’s national guard is controlled by which government official?
a. mayor
c. governor
b. secretary of labor
d. secretary of defense
8. The decision in the case of Leandro v. State of North Carolina (1997) protected the rights of which group?
a. illegal immigrants
c. state employees
b. students in public schools
d. workers in manufacturing jobs
9. The United States has which type of political party system?
a. multi-party
c. two-party
b. three-party
d. one-party
10. Which procedure allows voters to remove an elected official from office?
a. recall
c. proposition
b. referendum
d. initiative
11. Which national officials are elected exclusively by voters?
a. president and vice president
c. cabinet members
b. Supreme Court justices
d. senators and representatives
12. Which is the most reliable source of information for learning about the views of a political party?
a. the party platform
c. newspaper editorials
b. campaign advertisements
d. public opinion polls
____ 13. What is used to determine the number of electoral votes for each U.S. state?
a. the number of U.S. congressional districts in the state
b. the number of registered voters in the state
c. the number of U.S. representatives and senators from the state
d. the number of public officials from the state
____ 14. What concept does this statement from the NC Constitution demonstrate?
“All political power is vested in and derived from the people; all government of right originates from the people,
is founded upon their will only, and is instituted solely for the good of the whole...”
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a. Judicial review
c. Popular sovereignty
b. Balance of powers
d. Separation of powers
What is a local government’s constitution called?
a. bill
c. charter
b. treaty
d. preamble
Which term describes the creation of a new town or city by act of the General Assembly?
a. Incorporation
c. Initiative
b. Annexation
d. Amendment
What is a general statute?
a. A law proposed by the people
b. A law enacted by the legislature
c. A term that describes a proposed constitutional amendment
d. A term that describes the process of electing General Assembly members
Which action is the responsibility of the Executive Branch of NC’s government?
a. Recommend a state budget
b. Set local tax rates for each a North Carolina’s municipalities
c. Introduce and enact bills that amend or become North Carolina’s general statutes
d. Appoint representatives to the House and Senate from each of North Carolina’s counties
Which of the following statements would most likely be spoken by a Board of County Commissioners?
a. “We have appointed a Sheriff for our county who will ensure we stay safe.”
b. “We have interviewed many candidates for our Register of Deeds, and have hired who we
feel is the most qualified candidates.”
c. “We have appointed eight qualified School Board members who will follow our orders on
how to better education in our country.”
d. “We have hired a County Manager who will oversee the day-to-day operations of our
county.”
What type of state tax is paid by corporations doing business in the state of North Carolina?
a. Corporate income tax
c. Sales tax
b. Individual income tax
d. Estate tax
Which term describes the philosophy, principles, and positions on issues for a particular party?
a. Political party
c. Party plank
b. Political machine
d. Party platform
Which type of election takes place after voters have selected their party’s candidate in the primary?
a. Primary election
c. Closed election
b. General election
d. Open election
When an individual contributes $2,000 to a candidate’s campaign, this is an example of
a. Private Funding
c. Political Action Committee
b. Public Funding
d. Third-Party Funding
____ 24. Which propaganda technique is illustrated in the following statement:
“John Edwards is the son of a millworker, and just like you, he understands the struggles of a working
American.”
a. Bandwagon
c. Name calling
b. Stack cards
d. “Just Plain Folks”
____ 25. Which statement best describes the process for nominating presidential candidates?
a. After primary elections and caucuses are held, the Democratic and Republican national
parties hold conventions at which delegates formally choose their parties’ presidential and
vice presidential nominees
b. After caucuses, the Democratic and Republican parties decide who the most electable
candidate is and appoint that person as the official nomination
c. Citizens attend presidential debates and afterwards vote on the most qualified candidate.
The candidate that receives the largest number of votes wins the nomination
d. On Election Day, citizens across America elect the president directly
____ 26. Which of the following statements best describes how citizens can influence local politics?
a. Stay in school, attend college, and secure a successful career
b. Read books and newspapers, watch the evening news, pay attention to candidate debates,
and express their opinions about candidates to friends and family
c. Run for office, vote, attend government meetings, and voice concerns through letters,
petitions, boycotts, and protests
d. Understand that there is not much that a citizen can do regarding politics, refrain from
becoming frustrated when changes are not made
____ 27. What is the difference between a duty and a responsibility?
a. Duties are voluntary actions; responsibilities are enforceable by law
b. Responsibility are voluntary actions; duties are endorsable by law
c. Duties are listed in the Constitution; responsibility are not listed
d. Responsibilities are listed in the Bill of Rights; duties are not listed
____ 28. A city council has passed a law prohibiting dogs to be walked without a leash. What is this legislation called?
a. law
c. ordinance
b. statute
d. amendment
____ 29. What is the primary purpose of a lobbyist?
a. to influence public officials to support a point of view
b. to discourage change within a the legislature
c. to encourage citizens to vote in all elections
d. to conduct surveys to determine opinion polls in areas
____ 30. Which type of government has either a council-manager or mayor-council form of government?
a. federal government
c. city government
b. state government
d. county government
____ 31. What are the two parts of the General Assembly?
a. president and vice president
c. Senate and House of Representatives
b. governor and lieutenant governor
d. Council of State and cabinet
____ 32. Which level of government provides the majority of finances for public schools?
a. the state
c. cities
b. counties
d. towns
____ 33. All amendments to the North Carolina Constitution must meet which of the following requirements?
a. They must be certified as constitutional by a state court
b. They must be debated by a convention of the people
c. They must be proposed by the governor
d. They must be approved by the people
____ 34. A referendum would most likely be used to accomplish which of the following actions?
a. to pass bonds to pay for new schools
c. to get voters’ opinion on a controversial
proposal
b. to recall a public official
d. to make charter revisions
____ 35. How did many states try to avoid complying which the original purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment?
a. They passed segregation laws
c. They enactment the Civil Rights Act of
1964
b. They granted women voting rights
d. They established commissions to deal with
Indian affairs
____ 36. What is the main reason the opponents of year-round schooling support a referendum on the issue?
a. It will force the federal government to get involved
b. It will allow those most affected to vote on the issue
c. It will put the issue in front of the courts
d. It will stop the school district from ever increasing taxes
____ 37. What is the main source of county revenue?
a. property tax
c. excise tax
b. sales tax
d. estate tax
____ 38. What is the main budget expense for both the state government and counties?
a. debt
c. public safety
b. education
d. human services
____ 39. In a speech a government official tries to increase support for a budget proposal by making an emotional appeal
to liberty and equality. Which propaganda technique is being used?
a. card stacking
c. testimonial
b. glittering generalities
d. bandwagon
____ 40. What is the first step in the initiative process?
a. staging a demonstration at city hall
c. calling representatives
b. signing a petition
d. voting to approve it
____ 41. What did the suffrage movement most directly accomplish for women?
a. it gained women the right to vote in
c. it allowed women to run for state office
elections
b. it ended discrimination against women
d. it led to new career opportunities for
women
____ 42. What is the simplest way to resolve conflict?
a. negotiate a compromise
c. hire an attorney
b. file a claim in small claims court
d. participate in arbitration
____ 43. Which of the following best expresses the importance of active citizenship?
a. communities depend on volunteers to deliver meals to elderly citizens
b. voting is an important duty in a representative democracy
c. some civic organizations, like the Peace Corps, pay volunteers a small amount of money
d. societies work best when citizens take part in all aspects of civic life
____ 44. What is the name of the process used to remove public officials from office?
a. referendum
c. initiative
b. recall
d. constituent
____ 45. What is the reward for performing volunteer work?
a. knowledge that you have performed a
c. certification to run for public office
valuable service
b. financial gain
d. credit at local businesses
____ 46. Which of the following best expresses the importance of active citizenship?
a. societies work best when citizens take part in all aspects of civic life
b. some civic organizations pay volunteers a small amount of money
c. communities depend of volunteers to meet most of their basic needs
d. voting is an important duty in a representative democracy
____ 47. What is the best definition of activism?
a. Like propaganda, activism is when ideas are forcefully thrust upon others by a ruling party
b. Intentional actions designed to bring about social or political changes
c. Actions by the federal judiciary intended to create laws outside of the legislative branch of
government
d. When citizens are engaged in healthy, active lifestyles
____ 48. What is major complaint about the Electoral College system?
a. the winner-take-all system can let a candidate win an election without winning the overall
popular vote
b. it is unconstitutional and does not follow American tradition
c. it tends to heavily favor the Republican Party
d. individual residents’ votes in small states do not count as much as those in large states
____ 49. Which is a responsibility, as opposed to a duty, of good citizenship?
a. paying taxes
c. obeying laws
b. voting
d. attending school
____ 50. How could someone whose parents are both foreign citizens qualify to become the U.S. president?
a. the person is at least 25 years of age
c. the person was born in the United States
b. the person has held a U.S. public office
d. the person now lives in the United States
Goal 3-4 Vocab and Concepts
1. Municipalities2. Annexation3. Incorporation4. County board of commissioners5. School board, superintendent6. Sheriff, police7. City council8. Ordinances9. Council-manager10. Mayor-council11. General Assembly12. Statutes13. Powers of the Governor-
14. Line-item veto
15. Lieutenant Governor16. State vs. Mann17. Leandro vs. NC18. Initiative19. Referendum20. Progressive tax21. Regressive tax22. Excise tax23. Estate tax24. Corporate income tax25. Property tax-
26. Bonds27. Primary state and local expenditure28. America’s party system29. Platform, plank30. Consensus31. Third parties32. Multi-party system33. Coalition34. Political ideologies_____________- - -_____________- - -_____________- - -_____________- - -_____________
35. Partisanship36. Primary election37. Party Convention38. General election39. Electoral College40. Public Opinion Polls41. Recall election42. Interest groups, Lobbyists43. Types of Propaganda-
44. PACs45. Public Interest Groups46. Duties of citizens-
47. Responsibilities of citizens48. E Pluribus Unum-