8th Grade Civics/Economics SOL Review

To promote public safety, health and welfare is the primary purpose of which government?

In the economic flow- individuals provide businesses with

What power does the Legislative branch possess?

The government produces public goods and services through money payments to businesses

Anyone can introduce a bill on the state or national level

What is scarcity? 

The Virginia General Assembly is the Executive Branch of Virginia

The First Amendment allows for Freedom of Speech, Press, Assembly, Religion and ______?

Which is not true of why the Articles of Confederation failed?

What is an incentive? 

The Executive Branch does all of the following except

Which two amendments offer Due Process Protection?

Which of the following business models is owned by stock holders?

Supply and demand determines the price a good or service

Government taxing __________ funds available for private/business spending.

The local government does all of the following except

The Federal Reserve simulates the economy by increasing the money supply

Which government agency protects your right to live on a clean earth? 

Which amendment authorizes Congress to tax incomes?

Which of the following is NOT a way to register to vote in Virginia? 

What is the jurisdiction of the U.S. Supreme court? 

The Executive Branch ____________ the laws

All of the following are ways that individuals influence public policy except

The Virginia general district courts hear cases involving

Where does the power for local government come from?

Powers that belong to the State government are called..

How many electoral votes are needed to win a presidential election?

Which item below is not a responsibility of citizens?

Which way can you obtain U.S. citizenship?

Which of the following is an example of a civil case? 

Powers not written in the Consititution but help conduct expressed powers are called

Which comes first in a criminal trial? Court date set or arraignment?

In the economic flow- businesses provide the government with what? 

An Increase in government spending _______________ demand and may ___________ production

Which branch interprets the laws?

Powers that belong to the Federal government are called..

Bicameral means three houses

The media's role in elections consists of all of the following except

What is lobbying?

Which of the following is a lower level judge? 

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Command Economy?

How many amendments are there currently?

Which government agency regulates phone solicitation?

Which amendment defines citizenship?

People are the source of any and all governmental power...

How are electoral votes determined for each state?

You can win a presidential election only by popular vote

Powers that are shared between the governments are called..

This court case established Judicial Review

Which is not a trait of good citizenship?

Which of the following is not a way consumer rights are protected?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a free market economy?

People elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf...

What encourages saving and investing? 

Which of the following business models does the owner get to keep all of the profits?

What is the Supreme Law of the Land?

Which document served as a model for the Bill of Rights?

Registration closes how many days before an election? 

Which is not a purpose of the Preamble

___________ campaign costs have led to efforts to reform campaign finance laws. 

What do third parties not do? 

Which of the following is NOT a similarity of political parties? 

Which form of government is supreme?

Which type of economic system does the United States fall under? 

What is the different between the Virginia Court systems and the Federal Court Systems?

Virginia has a Supreme Court