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General Knowledge Quiz #26-52
General Knowledge Quiz #26-52
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1
Explain the relationship between price and quantity for demand.
Price and quantity move in the same directions
Price and quantity move in opposite directions
2
In what type of system is the economy controlled by a market of consumers and producers?
Communism
Market System
Capitalism
Socialism
3
Who is the top executive at the state level?
President
Senator
Mayor
Governor
4
Who decides the guilt of a suspect?
President
Congress
Judge/ jury
Senator
5
What federal agency controls the supply of money?
Presidential Cabinet
Federal Reserve
Monetary Agency
Congress
6
What is judicial review?
Court's power to change the law
President's power to review the Articles of Confederation
Court's power to apply the Constitution
President's power to change laws
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What tools does the Federal Reserve use to regulate interest rates and availability to credit?
Regulation policy
Interest Policy
Reserve Policy
Monetary Policy
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Give an example of capital.
Anything used to make something else
Money
Government buildings
A house
9
When federal law and state law conflict, who holds supreme power?
State law
Federal law
10
What are the four sectors of the Circular Flow Model?
Consumer, business, state legislature, foreign
Consumer, producer, state legislature, foreign
Consumer, business, government, foreign
Consumer, business, government, profit
11
What Supreme Court case gave the United State judicial review?
Bush v Gore
Tinker v Des Moines
Marbury v Madison
USA v Nixon
12
How many votes does a candidate need to become the president in the Electoral College?
290
230
250
270
13
The President is allowed to appoint judges with whose approval?
Senate
Vice President
House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
14
What does the Judicial Branch do?
Declare War
Interpret laws
Execute laws
Make laws
15
Explain the relationship between price and quantity for supply.
Price and quantity more in same directions
Price and quantity move in opposite directions
16
What term describes unlimited wants for limited resources?
Excess
Abundance
Scarcity
Surplus
17
What is another name for the NC state legislature?
ND General Assembly
NC General Assembly
NC Senate
NC General Committee
18
What tool does the government use to regulate spending and taxation?
President Policy
Spending Policy
Government Policy
Fiscal Policy
19
What are the four factors of production?
Consumers, labor, capital, entrepreneurship
Consumers, labor, capital, government
Land, labor, capital, buildings
Land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship
20
What is criminal law?
Laws about civil rights
Harm to person or property
A lawsuit
Laws for criminals
21
What is civil law?
A murder
A lawsuit
Doing harm to person or property
Law about civil rights
22
After a bill is given a name and number, where is it sent?
Governor
President
Supreme Court
Standing Committee
23
Who must present a bill to Congress?
Congressman
President
Anyone
Governor
24
Who can suggest an idea for a bill?
Senator
Anyone
Governor
Congressman
25
Why are filibusters used?
To remove the president from office
To fire congressmen
To kill a bill
To end war
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What is the 14th Amendment?
Freedom of speech
The right to bare arms
Equal rights + Citizenship
Gave women the right to vote
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What are the three positions in the NC state executive branch?
Governor, Lt. Governor, his Cabinet
Senator, Lt. Governor, his Cabinet
Governor, Lt. Governor, Treasurer
Governor, Secretary, his Cabinet
