Civics and Economics Eoc Test

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NCDPI North Carolina Test of Civics and Economics. Form F RELEASED Fall 2009
1. Which political party supported 3. Why does the Constitution of the

Alexander Hamilton’s opinion that the United States state that revenue bills
United States needed a strong central must originate in the House of
government? Representatives?
A Whig A The House of Representatives

represents the will of the people.
B Anti-Federalist
B The Founding Fathers did not
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C Federalist want many bills concerning
finance to reach the Senate.
D Democratic
C Members of the House of
Representatives must have
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business experience.
2. Which conflict created the debt that
American colonists were expected to D The Senate is too concerned with
repay to Great Britain during the foreign affairs to deal with
1760s? financial issues.
A French and Indian War
B Spanish-American War 4. Which process is used to change the

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U.S. Constitution?
C Glorious Revolution
A eminent domain
D American Revolution
B initiative
C amendment
D judicial review
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5. Which U.S. Supreme Court case 8. How do communities settle

allowed the government to restrict the disagreements about locations for new
rights of individuals during a time of businesses?
national crisis?
A The citizens hold a public hearing
A Olmstead v. United States (1928) to discuss proposed locations for
the company.
B Korematsu v. United States
The community asks the courts to
D
(1944) B
determine the best location.
C Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
C The community passes an
D Miranda v. Arizona (1966) ordinance to limit pollution by the
company.
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D The citizens picket and protest
6. Which amendment to the outside the company’s
U.S. Constitution guarantees all construction site.
persons equal access to public
recreation facilities?
A the Fifth Amendment 9. How have North Carolina legislators

responded to the concerns of some
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B the Fourteenth Amendment parents about the quality of
education?
C the Nineteenth Amendment
A Legislators have prohibited
D the Twenty-Sixth Amendment
religious schools.
B Legislators have funded private

schools.
7. Why are national party conventions
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held by the two major U.S. political C Legislators have funded home
parties? schools.
A to select a presidential candidate D Legislators have allowed the

creation of charter schools.
B to survey public opinion
C to recruit new electors

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D to install new legislators

10. If a judge remands a case, where is the 13. Which is a frequent criticism of special
case sent? interest groups and their influence on
the political process?
A to the Supreme Court
A Special interest groups have too
B to an appellate court much influence because they
donate significant amounts of
C to a lower court money to political campaigns.
D
D to a civil court B Special interest groups have too
little influence because they do
not have access to elected
officials.
11. Court cases involving child adoption
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fall under which jurisdiction? C Special interest groups have too
much influence because they
A criminal law provide lists of office-seekers to
the government.
B civil law
D Special interest groups have too
C administrative law little influence because they lobby
for many issues at once.
D constitutional law
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14. A person opened a booth at a flea
12. Which agency is primarily responsible
market to sell paintings. This is an
for informing the public about a flu
example of which factor of production?
epidemic?
A capital
A Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) B entrepreneurship
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B Food and Drug Administration C natural resources

(FDA)
D machinery
C Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA)
D Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA)
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15. Which factor determines the wage or 18. Which is most likely the result of
salary of a new employee? high unemployment?
A the worker’s physical health A an increase in consumer spending

status
B a decrease in consumer spending
B the length of a commute to work
C an increase in sales tax
C the availability of workers with
D
similar skills D a decrease in the need for social
services
D the worker’s credit history
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19. What is the likely result of an
16. In which circumstance would a shoe industrial plant closing?
store reduce the price of shoes?
A Unemployment in the area
A equilibrium increases.
B shortage B The local economy grows.
C specialization C The local government collects

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more taxes.
D surplus
D Some former employees receive
increases in salary.
17. How do banks use deposits?
A to distribute profits 20. Which term describes the willingness

of citizens to respect the rights of
B to sell shares of stock
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people who hold attitudes and beliefs

different from their own?
C to make loans
A volunteerism
D to control the money supply
B community spirit
C patriotism
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D tolerance

21. Why did the Puritans leave England 23. Which event convinced many
to establish a colony in America? U.S. citizens that a constitutional
convention was needed?
A They wanted to spread
Christianity among the native A the signing of the Declaration of
peoples of the New World. Independence
B They wanted to provide new raw B the creation of the Northwest

Ordinance
D
materials to support the Church
of England.
C the American Revolution
C They wanted the freedom to
practice Christianity in their own D Daniel Shays’s Rebellion
way.
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D They hoped to become rich by
planting cotton and tobacco. 24. What kind of powers are defined by
the Necessary and Proper Clause?
A enumerated
22. Which action is protected by the
Bill of Rights? B reserved
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A yelling “Fire!” in a crowded movie C implied
theater
D expressed
B carrying an unregistered
handgun
C requiring morning prayer at a 25. Which U.S. Supreme Court case

public school upheld the principle of implied
powers?
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D writing a letter of complaint to

the mayor A Marbury v. Madison (1803)
B McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
C Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
D Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

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26. A state’s national guard is controlled 29. Which is the most probable penalty
by which government official? for a person who violates a civil law?
A mayor A payment
B secretary of labor B imprisonment
C governor C community service
D
D secretary of defense D house arrest
27. The decision in the case of 30. When is a jury “hung”?
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Leandro v. State of North Carolina
(1997) protected the rights of which A when the jury hears only felony
group? cases
A illegal immigrants B when the jury votes for the

execution of the accused
B students in public schools
C when the jury violates the rules
C state employees set by the judge
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D workers in manufacturing jobs D when the jury cannot agree on a
verdict
28. The United States has which type of

political party system? 31. Which characteristic is required of the
third party in arbitration?
A multi-party
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A has independent wealth

B three-party
B is impartial on the issue
C two-party
C has previous legal experience
D one-party
D is unknown to both parties
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32. According to the graph, which statement is accurate in showing the relationship between
types of crime and probation?
Probation Population
Crime Types
Assaultive 2000
1995
D
Property
Drug Offenses
DWI
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Other Traffic
Violence
Other Public
Order
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
A Probation most commonly resulted from property crimes.

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B More people received probation because of assaultive offenses in 1995 than in 2000.
C More people received probation because of drug offenses than property crimes.
D Probation resulting from driving while impaired (DWI) convictions increased from
1995 to 2000.
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33. Which set of laws simplified the 34. In a bank there are tellers, loan
Roman Laws? officers, and managers. Which
economic concept does this
A Code of Hammurabi arrangement demonstrate?
B Justinian Code A outsourcing
C Draconian Laws B assembly-line production

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D Magna Carta C opportunity cost
D division of labor

35. What is a likely benefit to employers 37. Why does the government allow a tax
for providing education and training deduction for interest payments on
for their employees? mortgage loans?
A Workers will find better jobs as A to decrease an individual’s

their skills increase. taxable income
B Morale of workers will decline as B to increase the amount owed in

training increases. taxes
D
C Valuable production time will be C to make filing the tax forms
lost. easier
D Production capacity of workers D to encourage people to invest in
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will improve. homes
36. Which is most likely the result of 38. If the economy is in a recession, what
healthy competition in the market? will the Federal Reserve Board most
likely do to initiate a recovery?
A higher prices
lower quality A raise taxes
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less choice of products
B lower interest rates
B lower prices
better quality C wait for the economy to improve
greater choice of products
D eliminate government jobs
C higher prices
better quality
less choice of products
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D lower prices
lower quality
greater choice of products
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39. How would U.S. consumers most 40. Which action is a civic responsibility?
likely react to a large increase in the
excise tax on luxury cars imported A voting in national elections
from Japan?
B obeying laws
A U.S. consumers would continue to
buy Japanese luxury cars. C registering for the draft
D serving on a jury
D
B U.S. consumers would buy more
domestic or European luxury
cars.
C U.S. consumers who usually

purchase Japanese luxury cars
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would demand greater fuel
efficiency in those cars.
D U.S. consumers who usually

purchase Japanese luxury cars
would buy non-luxury Japanese
cars instead.
EA
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41. Which system of government did the 43. How does the Electoral College limit
Constitutional Convention create for the voting power of citizens?
the United States?
A The Electoral College must
A totalitarian approve campaign contributions
to each candidate or political
B authoritarian party.
C fascist B
D
Because of the design of the
Constitution, the Electoral
D republican College is comprised in each state
of the political party in the
minority.
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42. How did Britain’s practice of salutary C Because of the Electoral College
neglect before 1763 encourage the system, sometimes a president is
colonies to move toward revolution? elected who did not receive a
majority of popular votes.
A The colonists needed protection
from other European countries. D The Electoral College fails to
properly educate American
B This practice supported the voters.
development of self-government
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and domestic production in the
colonies.
44. Which U.S. Supreme Court case
C The colonists had become
ruled that school-sponsored activities
wealthy while under
and publications could be censored
British rule.
despite the guarantees of the
D This practice did not acknowledge First Amendment?
the Articles of Confederation as
A Abington School District v.
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the ruling document of the

colonies. Schempp (1963)
B Tinker v. Des Moines School

District (1969)
C Regents of the University of

California v. Bakke (1978)
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D Hazelwood School District v.

Kuhlmeier (1988)

45. Which is an example of an excise tax? 48. Congress ends its session the day a
bill is sent to the president. Which
A an income tax action would constitute a pocket veto?
B a highway toll A The president rejects the bill and
sends it back to Congress.
C a driver’s license fee
B The president signs the bill into
D a tax on cigarettes law.
D
C The president sets the bill aside
and ignores it.
46. Which procedure allows voters to
remove an elected official from office? D The president meets with
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congressional leaders before
A recall signing the bill.
B referendum
C proposition
49. Which law enforcement agency would
D initiative most likely respond to a conflict
between neighbors who live outside
the city limits?
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A sheriff ’s department
47. Which national officials are elected
exclusively by voters? B city police
A president and vice president C state highway patrol
B Supreme Court justices D state bureau of investigation
C cabinet members
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D senators and representatives

50. Police officers investigate local crimes
and may arrest those accused of
breaking local laws. Which agency
has a similar role at the national
level?
A Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

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B Federal Bureau of Investigation

(FBI)
C Centers for Disease Control

(CDC)
D Department of Defense (DOD)

51. According to this chart, which statement concerning the cost of community supervision is
accurate?
Cost of Community Supervision

Daily Yearly
Regular probation/parole $1.75 $639
Intensive probation $10.06 $3,672
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Electronic house arrest $6.65 $2,427
Community service $1.29 $471
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A Electronic house arrest costs less than intensive probation.
B Community service costs more than parole.
C Intensive probation is less expensive than regular probation.
D Electronic house arrest is the least expensive type of supervision.

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52. What is the primary responsibility of 53. Which best explains the concept of
the U.S. Department of Justice? scarcity?
A to collect federal taxes A limited wants, limited resources
B to develop foreign policies B unlimited wants, unlimited

resources
C to protect public lands
C limited wants, unlimited
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D to investigate violations of federal resources

law
D unlimited wants, limited
resources
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54. What is most likely to increase as 57. In the circular flow free enterprise
specialization increases? model, how are prices for goods
established?
A productivity
A Incomes determine prices.
B competition
B Profits determine prices.
C automation
C Buyers and sellers decide prices.
D
D incentives
D Government decides prices.
55. A consumer wants to buy a new
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computer. Although the computer will 58. What important economic concept
be more expensive, it will be faster is evident when a student wears a
and more efficient than the less shirt made in Malaysia, drives a car
expensive model. Which term made in Germany, and eats fruit
describes such an economic choice? produced in Mexico?
A competition A stock exchange
B scarcity B exchange of money

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C trade-off C marketplace economics
D supply D global interdependence
56. What increases as the number of

companies making similar products
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increases?
A monopolies
B competition
C specialization
D efficiency
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59. What economic policy would a 60. Which is the most effective action the
supporter of laissez-faire economics private sector can take to improve
support? public safety and security in a
community without violating civil
A antitrust liberties?
B business regulation A create a Web site with the names
of neighbors who appear to be
C free enterprise
D
criminals
D taxation B develop a neighborhood watch
program
C request a background check of all
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potential neighbors
D search all homes in the

neighborhood
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61. Which issue was the focus of the 63. What happens after a two-thirds
American Confederation as a result of majority of both houses of Congress
Shays’s Rebellion? propose an amendment to the U.S.
Constitution?
A trade with France
A The U.S. Supreme Court can
B foreign policy issues prohibit members of Congress
from taking a vote on the issue.
C war with Great Britain
D
B The amendment can be approved
D stronger central government with three-fourths of the state
legislatures ratifying it.
C The amendment cannot become
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62. Which group strongly supported the part of the Constitution without a
addition of the Bill of Rights to the popular referendum on it.
U.S. Constitution?
D The amendment cannot become
A Anti-Federalists law until the president first
vetoes it.
B Democrats
C Federalists
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D Whigs 64. Which case would most likely be
heard by the U.S. Supreme Court?
A a lawsuit to stop construction of a

new highway near an elementary
school
B an appeal of a murder conviction

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C a case in which a defendant’s

rights are denied and the case is
further appealed
D a case in which there is a hung

jury
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65. Which case extended the Fourteenth 68. What are the three levels of federal
Amendment’s guarantee of equal courts in the United States?
protection under the law?
A district, appeals, and supreme
A Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
B district, territorial, and supreme
B Brown v. Board of Education of
Topeka, Kansas (1954) C legislative, appeals, and judicial
D
C Engel v. Vitale (1962) D legislative, appeals, and supreme
D Tinker v. Des Moines School

District (1969)
69. Which is an advantage of resolving
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group conflicts by consensus?
66. Which is the most reliable source of A General agreement is reached

information for learning about the among a group’s members.
views of a political party?
B Differences of opinion can be
A the party platform ignored within the group.
B campaign advertisements C More resources can be used by

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groups in consensus.
C newspaper editorials
D Fewer people in the group are
D public opinion polls required to agree.
67. What is used to determine the number 70. Which crime is a misdemeanor?
of electoral votes for each U.S. state?
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A burglary
A the number of U.S. congressional
districts in the state B kidnapping
B the number of registered voters in C littering

the state
D murder
C the number of U.S.
representatives and senators
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from the state
D the number of public officials

from the state

71. What do the National Aeronautics and 73. What might a company do in order to
Space Administration (NASA) and the increase profits?
Federal Reserve have in common?
A begin working with businesses
A They are executive offices of the that do not make profits
president.
B stop selling to shareholders
B They are independent agencies.
C hire as many new workers as its
D
C They are special advisory groups. budget will allow
D They serve in the White House D retrain workers in more efficient

Office. technologies
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72. Why is rent a fixed cost for a college 74. In a market economic system, what
student living in an apartment? happens to the price of a good when its
supply increases and its demand
A The landlord may change at any decreases?
time during the lease.
A The price increases.
B A limited number of people can
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live in the apartment under the B The price remains the same.
terms of the lease.
C The price fluctuates wildly.
C The monthly rent can be expected
to stay the same for the term of D The price decreases.
the lease.
D Students pay their leases in

advance for the entire rental
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period.
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75. A nation where the basic economic 77. As stock market indicators improve,
decisions are made by a central the business cycle is most likely to be
authority represents which type of in which phase?
economy?
A a period of expansion
A traditional
B a period of recession
B mixed
C entering a period of contraction
D
C market
D entering a period of depression
D command
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78. How would an extended recession in
76. Why was the barter system replaced the United States likely affect
by the use of money? international economies?
A Goods were easy to store. A International economies may also

fall into recession.
B Services were evenly traded.
B Foreign stock markets would
C Money allows value to be crash.
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calculated.
C International economies would
D Money can appreciate in value. experience prosperity.
D Foreign stock markets would

benefit.
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79. How could someone whose parents are 80. Of the following, who will most likely
both foreign citizens qualify to become have financial security in the U.S.
the U.S. president? economy?
A The person has held a U.S. public A a high school dropout

office.
B a college graduate
B The person is at least 25 years of
age. C a student who begins work at
D
age 16
C The person now lives in the
United States. D a high school graduate
D The person was born in the
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United States.
STOP
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Economics Test
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North Carolina Test of Civics and Economics
Form F RELEASED Fall 2009
Answer Key
Item Number Correct Answer Goal

1 C 1 – Foundations
2 A 1 – Foundations
3 A 2 – U.S. Constitution
4 C 2 – U.S. Constitution
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5 B 2 – U.S. Constitution
6 B 3 – N.C. Constitution
7 A 4 – Citizen Participation
8 A 5 – Law & Politics
9 D 5 – Law & Politics
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10 C 5 – Law & Politics
11 B 6 – Rule of Law
12 A 6 – Rule of Law
14 B 7 – Economic Choices
15 C 7 – Economic Choices
16 D 8 – Economic System
17 C 8 – Economic System
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18 B 9 – Economic Influences
19 A 9 – Economic Influences
20 D 10 – Democratic Citizenship
21 C 1 – Foundations
22 D 1 – Foundations
26 C 3 – N.C. Constitution
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28 C 4 – Citizen Participation
30 D 5 – Law & Politics
31 B 5 – Law & Politics
34 D 7 – Economic Choices
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36 B 8 – Economic System
40 A 10 – Democratic Citizenship
42 B 1 – Foundations
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Answer Key
44 D 2 – U.S. Constitution
45 D 3 – N.C. Constitution
47 D 4 – Citizen Participation
D
48 C 5 – Law & Politics
52 D 6 – Rule of Law
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54 A 7 – Economic Choices
56 B 8 – Economic System
58 D 9 – Economic Influences
59 C 9 – Economic Influences
60 B 10 – Democratic Citizenship
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62 A 1 – Foundations
67 C 4 – Citizen Participation
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70 C 6 – Rule of Law
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79 D 10 – Democratic Citizenship
80 B 10 – Democratic Citizenship

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Name RELEASED FORM

Public Schools of North Carolina

1. Which political party supported 3. Why does the Constitution of the

A Whig A The House of Representatives

A French and Indian War

B Spanish-American War 4. Which process is used to change the

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5. Which U.S. Supreme Court case 8. How do communities settle

A the Fifth Amendment 9. How have North Carolina legislators

B Legislators have funded private

A to select a presidential candidate D Legislators have allowed the

C to recruit new electors

D to install new legislators

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B Food and Drug Administration C natural resources

D Environmental Protection Agency

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A the worker’s physical health A an increase in consumer spending

B shortage B The local economy grows.

C specialization C The local government collects

17. How do banks use deposits?

A to distribute profits 20. Which term describes the willingness

people who hold attitudes and beliefs

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B They wanted to provide new raw B the creation of the Northwest

C requiring morning prayer at a 25. Which U.S. Supreme Court case

D writing a letter of complaint to

B McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

C Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)

D Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

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B secretary of labor B imprisonment

C governor C community service

27. The decision in the case of 30. When is a jury “hung”?

A illegal immigrants B when the jury votes for the

28. The United States has which type of

A has independent wealth

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A Probation most commonly resulted from property crimes.

C Draconian Laws B assembly-line production

D Magna Carta C opportunity cost

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A Workers will find better jobs as A to decrease an individual’s

B Morale of workers will decline as B to increase the amount owed in

D Production capacity of workers D to encourage people to invest in

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C U.S. consumers who usually

D U.S. consumers who usually

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the ruling document of the

B Tinker v. Des Moines School

C Regents of the University of

D Hazelwood School District v.

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D senators and representatives

A Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

B Federal Bureau of Investigation

C Centers for Disease Control

D Department of Defense (DOD)

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Cost of Community Supervision

B Community service costs more than parole.

C Intensive probation is less expensive than regular probation.