Civics & Economics Review

What was the first legislative body in the English colonies?

Which case overturned the precedent of "separate but equal"?

Which act of the British Parliament initiated resentment in the American colonies?

What is the name of the price where supply and demand meet?

Which constitutional clause was relied upon to support federal power to end segregation?

What event prompted the Constitutional Convention?

What represents the decline in satisfaction with each additional unit?

How long do federal judges serve on the bench?

Which movement sparked centuries of bloody religious conflict in Europe?

Which of the following supported the idea that campaign contributions constituted free speech?

Which plan created a bicameral legislature based on population and equal representation?

Which term describes the government taking your property in the interest of the common good?

How can Congress limit the power of the President?

Which court has original jurisdiction for a misdemeanor shoplifting charge?

What constitutional limitation prevents your being held without formal charges?

Which of the following is a new source of "dark money" in campaign financing?

How many total electoral college votes are there in presidential elections?

What groups study and approve bills before they go to the floor for a vote?

What is an example of an American institution?

What describes the departments and people who help the president carry out the laws?

What standard of evidence shows the defendant was more likely than not to be responsible?

Which economy includes government oversight of a free market?

What system of government has a royal family with limited power?

What policies kept African Americans from gaining wealth after the end of slavery?

What limits the power of the government to charge people retroactively?

What describes the iPhone 5?

Who is next in line for the presidency if something should happen?

Which system taxes the wealthy a higher percentage than lower incomes?

What is the principle of having access to the proper legal proceedings?

What describes everything you could have bought with the $120 you spent on Beyonce tickets?

Which Civil War Amendment was used to incorporate the Bill of Rights into state law?

What event increased the power of the president and the federal government?

What was the main purpose of the decisions made by the Marshall Court?

What term describes the power residing in the people?

How do we measure the GDP of a nation?

Which document symbolizes the first legal limitations on the English king's authority?

What protects individuals' freedom and one's ability to participate equally in society?

What does Ms. Keever think about teaching Civics?

A(n) _____ is issued when there is enough evidence to charge a person with a serious crime.

Which amendment protects you from cruel and usual punishment and excessive fines?

Which is not a way to increase productivity?

Which court has appellate jurisdiction over a decision made by the NC State Supreme Court?

What determines how many Representatives a state will have?

Which branch has the power to declare federal and state law unconstitutional?

What is not an example of rule of law?

What is the study of making decisions with limited choices?

What represents the booms and busts of the economy?

What was the era called during the U.S.' first government under the Articles of Confederation?

What threatened the United States under the Articles of Confederation?

Which case limited the free speech of students?