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ATTENTION PARENTS & STUDENTS !!!
IMPORTANT !!!
CIVICS:
MID-TERM EXAM REVIEW PACKET QUESTIONS
This review packet is due the day of your Civics exam. It will take
approximately 3 1/2 hours to complete. From this day forward, you
should spend a minimum of 15 minutes per day working on this packet in
preparation for the mid-term exam. By the time you have completed this
study packet, you will be ready for your mid-term exam.
“ I have read the above statement and agree to study and work on this packet for at
least 15 minutes a day, up to the day of the exam. I will not wait until the day before
the exam to study and complete the exam review packet.”
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understand that it is my student’s responsibility to complete this packet by the day of
his/her exam.”
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CIVICS:
MID-TERM EXAM REVIEW PACKET QUESTIONS
BENCHMARK 1: (Chapters. 1 & 5)
Define the following terms:
1. Consent of the governed: ___________________________________________________________________________________
2 .Limited government: _______________________________________________________________________________________
3. Rule of law: ______________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Democracy: ______________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Representative government: ________________________________________________________________________________
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6. A citizen is an individual with certain rights and duties under a government and who, by birth or by choice, owes allegiance to that
government. What does it mean to “owe allegiance” to a country and why do Americans feel they are owed certain rights?
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7. What does the Fourteenth Amendment state? What does this statement mean? ______________________________________
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8. What are the 2 ways a person can obtain U. S. citizenship? ________________________________________________
9. “Immigration and naturalization, particularly in the twentieth century, have led to an increasingly diverse society.” What is diversity
and how can people moving from other countries to the United States increase diversity? ____________________________________
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10. To become a citizen through naturalization, a person must ______________________________________________________and
_________________________ and the__________________________________________________________________________.
11. What must citizens do in order for the United States government to be effective? ______________________________
12. Name 4 important duties a citizen of the United States must fulfill. _________________________________________
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13. What happens to citizens who choose not to fulfill their civic duties? Give an example. _________________________________
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14. A basic responsibility of citizenship is to contribute to the common good. What is the main difference between a civic duty and a
civic responsibility? ___________________________________________________________________________________________
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15. List the 7 main responsibilities of a U.S. citizen. ________________________________________________________
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16. A democratic society requires the _____________________ _________________________ of its citizens.
17. Name 3 ways for citizens to participate in community service:
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BENCHMARK 2 - Election Process (Chap. 9, 10, 11)
18.
Political party’s ______________________________________ and __________________________________ for citizens to
_____________________________ in the political process.
19. What are the 4 main functions of political parties?
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20. How many “main” parties are in the United States? _________________
21. Is the United States characterized as a “Two-Party System,” or a “Single Party System,” or a “3-party System” ?
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22. Name the two main political parties in the United States. _______________________ _______________________
23. If third parties rarely win elections; why do third party candidates even run? __________________________________________
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24. Name 4 similarities that exist between the Republican and Democratic parties.
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25. What is the main difference between the Republican and Democratic parties? _________________________________________
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26. Name two characteristics might distinguish the campaign of a third party candidate?
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27. ________________________ _______________________ ________________ presented in political campaigns to make
__________________________ _____________________ among candidates.
28. The ________________________ plays an important role in the _________________ _____________________.
29. When choosing a candidate, what strategies for evaluating campaign speeches, literature, and advertisements for accuracy might
you use? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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30. What is the job or role of the media in political elections? ______________________________________________________
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31. What is a campaign “contribution?” __________________________________________________________________
32. Is running a political campaign expensive? Why? _______________________________________________________
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33. Name the 5 main drawbacks that have occurred due to the rising cost of political campaigns.
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34. ____________________ campaign _________________ have led to efforts to ________________________________________
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35. Why do limits exist on the amount individuals may contribute to political candidates and campaigns? _______________________
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36. Is voting a basic responsibility or duty of citizenship? _________________________________________
37. What must a citizen do before he or she can vote in any political campaign? _________________________________
38. The __________________________________________________ and ____________ is related to how ____________________
election _________________________ are to citizens.
39. Who can participate in primary and general elections? ____________________________________________________________
40. If you want to vote in Virginia, what are the three main qualifications? _______________________________________
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41. What are the 3 main factors pollsters look at to help determine who will vote in elections? ________________________
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42. Showing “apathy” is showing a lack of interest in politics and political campaigns. Why do so many people fail to vote?
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43. Are voters more likely to vote in presidential or state and local elections? ____________________________________
44. Why do we have an electoral college and how does it work? ______________________________________________
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45. Describe the “winner take all” system as related to the electoral college. ____________________________________
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46. How are the number of electors determined for each state? ______________________________________________
47. The _____________________ for a _________________________ to win in the electoral college_________________________
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BENCHMARK 3 - Public Opinion and Public Policy: (Chap. 11)
48. The media ________________________________________ and___________________________________________________.
49. Name 4 ways the media is able to play an important role in setting the public agenda.
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50. ______________________ and _____________________________________influence public policy.
51. Define Lobbying: ___________________________________________________________________________________
52. Name 3 ways individuals can influence public policy.
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53. Name 3 ways groups can influence public policy._________________________________________________________________
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BENCHMARK 4 - Significant Historical Documents (Chapter 2)
54. American constitutional government is founded on what concepts articulated in earlier documents? _________________________
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55. Name and describe the causes leading to the war for Independence (Revolutionary War)._________________________________
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56. Describe the Charters of the Virginia Company of London: ______________________________________________________
57. Describe The Virginia Declaration of Rights: __________________________________________________________________
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58. Describe the Declaration of Independence: ___________________________________________________________________
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59. Who wrote the “Social Contract?” ______________________________________________
60. Briefly explain the “Social Contract. ___________________________________________________________________________
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61. Describe the Articles of Confederation:_______________________________________________________________________
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62. Describe the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom:____________________________________________________________
63. Describe the Constitution of the United States of America, including the Bill of Rights: _______________________________
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64. What does the preamble to the constitution do and why does it begin with “We the People?”
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65. What are the 4 main purposes of the U.S. government? _________________________________________________________
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BENCHMARK 5 - Federalism, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances (Chap. 6,7, & 8)
66. Define Federalism: ________________________________________________________________________________________
67. The _____________________of the United States of America establishes a _________________ form of _________________ in
which the______________________________________________________.
68. The ____________________ of the __________________________________government are either _______________________
or _________________________________in the Constitution of the United States of America.
69. The ___________________________________________to the national government by the Constitution of the United States of
America are_________________________________________.
70. The ______________________________________of the United States of America __________________________________to
both the __________________and ______________________governments.
71. The ______________________ of the local governments in _____________________are________________________________.
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72. Primary responsibilities of each level of government:
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National: _________________________________________________________________________________
State: _________________________________________________________________________________
73. The __________________ and _______________________________ of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches at both
the national and state levels are______________________________.
74. Why does the Constitution separate powers between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches?_______________________
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75. A system of _________________________________________ gives each of the three branches of government ways to limit the
powers of the other branches.
76. Why are the legislative, executive, and judicial powers are separated at the state and national levels of government? ___________
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77. All powers of local government in Virginia are____________________________________________________________________.
78. What powers does the legislative branch have over the other branches?
Executive: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Judicial: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
79. What powers does the executive branch have over the other branches?
Legislative: __________________________________________________________________________________________
Judicial: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
80. What powers does the judicial branch have over the other branches?
Executive: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Legislative: __________________________________________________________________________________________
81. At the Virginia (state) level of government, the Congress is called the _____________ ________________.
82. The head of the executive level of government at the state level is the ______________________.
83. The head of the judicial branch of government at the national level is the Supreme Court; at the Virginia (state level) it is the
________________ ________________ _________________.
BENCHMARK 7 - The Lawmaking Process and the Roles and Powers of the Executive Branch:
84. What is the main responsibility of officials who are elected to serve in the state and national legislatures?
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85. The Virginia General Assembly and the United States Congress are bicameral legislatures. What is a “bicameral legislature?”
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86. Legislative powers can be “expressed” or implied. What do these two terms mean and give at least one example of each type of
power. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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87. What are the four basic steps in the lawmaking process?
1. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
88. Elected officials ___________________ and ________________________in response to ________________or issues. Individuals
and ____________________ ____________________help shape_____________________.
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90. Where are the powers of the executive branch written? __________________________________________________________
91. How can the executive branch influence policymaking? ___________________________________________________________
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Fill in the chart to complete the United States system of “checks and balances known as federalism:
Branch of
Government
Local
Government
Virginia
Government
National Government
Legislative
* U.S. Congress
(National Level)
*General
Assembly (State
Level)
Executive
* President
(National Level)
* Governor (State
Level)
Judicial
* U.S. Supreme
Court (National
Level)
* Virginia
Supreme Court
(State Level)
BENCHMARK 6 - Amending the U. S. ConstitutionName and describe your 5 basic “first amendment freedoms:”
1. .___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. .___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. .___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. .___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. .___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Give a brief description of the following parts of the Constitution covered on the SOL and midterm exam:
Article I: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Article II: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Article III: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Article IV: _______________________________________________________________________________________
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Article V: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Article VI: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Article VII: ______________________________________________________________________________________
Amendment 1: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Amendment 2: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Amendment 3: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Amendment 4: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Amendment 5: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Amendment 6: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Amendment 7: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Amendment 8: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Amendment 9: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Amendment 10: __________________________________________________________________________________
Amendment 13: __________________________________________________________________________________
Amendment 14: __________________________________________________________________________________
Amendment 15: __________________________________________________________________________________
Amendment 16: __________________________________________________________________________________
Amendment 17: __________________________________________________________________________________
Amendment 19: __________________________________________________________________________________
Amendment 23: __________________________________________________________________________________
Amendment 24: __________________________________________________________________________________
Amendment 26: __________________________________________________________________________________
DUE DATES:
A Day Classes
B Day Classes
Due TODAY
January 4
January 5
# 1- 17
January 8
January 9
# 18-34
January 10
January 11
# 35-53
January 12
January 16
# 54-71
January 17
January 18
# 72-91
On day of your exam…
(See below)
Finish and turn in entire packet
for completeness & accuracy.
EXAM SCHEDULE:
Jan. 22
Jan. 23
Jan. 24
Jan. 25
Exams 1
Exams 5 and
Exams 3
Exams 7
and 2
(FLEX 8)
and 4
and 8
Jan. 26
No School
Teacher Work Day
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