Warm-Up Activity
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
Unit 5 Final Test

The Pledge of Allegiance is repeated daily in schools across the United States. Have you ever really taken the time to consider what the Pledge means? Analyze each line using internet resources. Then answer the question at the end of the lesson.

I pledge allegiance...

To the flag....

Of the United States...

Of America.....

And to the republic.....

For which it stands....

One nation under God...

Indivisible....

With liberty....

And justice.....

For all....

Has the phrase "under God" always been in the Pledge of Allegiance? Explain.

Approximate Student Minutes Needed to Complete: 30 minutes

Scoring Method: teacher-scored

Total Points Possible: 55 points possible

Go to the website section of the class to read the information on the Executive Branch and Bureaucracy there will be several URLs for you to study. Be prepared to answer study questions on the material.

Constitution

http://www.usconstitution.net/

Civil liberties

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_liberties

Civil rights

http://www.answers.com/topic/civil-rights

1st Amendment

http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#Am1

Freedom of Religion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_religion

Freedom of Press

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_the_press

Free Speech

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:United_States_free_speech_case_law

Sedition

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedition

Censorship

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=define%3A+censorship

Assembly

http://www.commondreams.org/views05/1205-22.htm

Association

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_association

Due process

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Due_process

Bill of Rights

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights

Citizenship

http://faq.visapro.com/US-Citizenship-FAQ.asp

Loss of Citizenship

http://travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_778.html

ACLU

http://www.aclu.org//immigrants/gen/11631prs20040106.html

Immigrant

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigrants

Alien

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(law)

Immigrants

http://www.cis.org/articles/2003/back1203.html#table1

Resident alien

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:Resident+Alie...

Illegal alien

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=define%3Aillegal+Alien

Refugee

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=define%3Arefugee

INS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service

Habeas corpus

http://www.lectlaw.com/def/h001.htm

Ex post facto

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_post_facto

Attainder

http://www.techlawjournal.com/glossary/legal/attainder.htm

4th amendment

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment04/

Search warrant

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_warrant

Exclusionary

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=org.mozilla:en...

5th amendment

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment05/

Indictment

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:indictment

Double jeopardy

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=define%3Adouble+jeopardy

Miranda

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_warning

Constitution
1. What are the Bill of Rights?
2. Where do we find them in the Constitution?
3. Why were the Bill of Rights included with the Constitution?
4. These rights are called freedoms. Most deal with what?
5. But these first ten rights only protected the American people from who?
6. In order for the Bill of Rights to mean anything, they must be incorporated. What does that mean?

Civil liberties
Civil rights
7. We have two protections with the Bill of Rights. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights. What do these two words mean?

1st Amendment
8. What are the five freedoms guaranteed by the 1st Amendment?
9. Which one actually is divided into two parts?
10. What is the establishment clause of the 1st Amendment?
11. What is the free exercise clause of the 1st Amendment?

Freedom of Religion
12. Name one freedom of religion case?
13. Why are there so many cases about Freedom of Religion?

Freedom of Press
14. Do we have complete Freedom of Speech and the Press? Why?

Free Speech
15. There are three types of speech, what are they and describe it?
16. Can the government regulate speech? How?

Definitions
17. What is slander, libel, treason, sedition?

Freedom of Press
18. What does Freedom of the Press mean?
19. Does Freedom of the Press mean that High School Newspapers can print anything they want? Why?

Censorship
Assembly
20. What is censorship?
21. What is Freedom of Assembly and Petition?

Association
22. Do we have Freedom of Association? What does that mean?

Due process
23. What is due process?
24. What is procedural due process?
25. What is substantive due process?
26. Where do we find due process in the Bill of Rights?

Bill of Rights
27. Who wrote most of the Bill of Rights in the first place? Why did they write them when they had rights already mentioned in the Constitution?

Citizenship
28. What are the three ways to become a citizen of the United States?

Loss
29. What are the ways you can lose your citizenship?

ACLU
30. If immigrants and aliens come here and do not have citizenship are they still protected by the rights that protect all of us? Why?

Immigrant
Alien
31. What does immigrant mean? Then what is an alien?

Immigrants
32. Name the largest group of immigrants in America?

resident alien
33. What is a resident alien?

illegal alien
34. What is an illegal alien?

Refugee
35. What is a refugee?

INS
36. What and who is the INS?
37. If you are not a citizen, what are you called?

Habeas corpus
38. What is a writ of habeas corpus?

ex post facto
39. What is an ex post facto law?

Attainder
40. What are bills of attainder?
41. Where would you find these three guarantees?

4th amendment
42. How does the 4th Amendment apply to good people and bad?

Search warrant
43. What is a search warrant?
44. What is probable clause?
45. Name five ways the police do not have to have a search warrant?

Exclusionary
46. What is the exclusionary rule?

5th amendment
47. The 5th Amendment protects who?

indictment
48. What is an indictment?

double jeopardy
49. What is double jeopardy? Is there ever a time that you could be tried for the same crime twice? How?

Miranda
50. What is the Miranda Warning?

Approximate Student Minutes Needed to Complete: 60 minutes

Scoring Method: teacher-scored

Total Points Possible: 90 points possible

This quiz will assess your understanding of the materials covered in this section of Unit 5.

Approximate Student Minutes Needed to Complete: 30 minutes

Scoring Method: both teacher- and computer-scored

Total Points Possible: 50 points possible

Go to the website section of the class to read the information on the Executive Branch and Bureaucracy there will be several URLs for you to study. Be prepared to answer study questions on the material.

6th amendment

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment06/

8th amendment

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment08/

2nd amendment

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment02/

Eminent Domain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminent_domain

Privacy Rights

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griswold_v._Connecticut

Discrimination

http://public.findlaw.com/civil-rights/civil-rights-basics/discrimination-define...

Civil War

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_Amendments

Segregation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_segregation

Jim Crow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws

Dejure

http://www.answers.com/topic/de-jure-segregation

De facto

http://www.answers.com/topic/de-facto-segregation

Brown v. Board of Education

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education

Civil Rights

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAcivil64.htm

Voting Rights

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/1965_voting_rights_act.htm

Civil Rights Movement

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html

Women's rights

http://www.legacy98.org/

Feminist

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:Feminist

Title IX

http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/ge/aboutRE.html

Age

http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/age.html

ADA

http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

Sexual orientation

http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/36civil/orient.html

Affirmative Action

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=org.mozilla:en...

Reverse Discrimination

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_discrimination

Church

http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_reli.html

Conscientious objector

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscientious_objector

Symbolic speech

http://www.answers.com/topic/freedom-of-speech

Restraint

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restraint

Shield laws

http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/Press/topic.aspx?topic=shield_laws

Advertising

http://www.lawpublish.com/amend1.html

Gag order

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gag_order

Wiretap

http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/constitution/amendment04/05.html

Bail

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bail

Censorship

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship

Grand Jury

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:Grand+Jury

NAACP

http://www.naacp.org/

NOW

http://www.now.org/

ERA

http://www.equalrightsamendment.org/

AIM

http://www.aimovement.org/

Minority

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:Minority+grou...

Ethnic

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=define%3Aethnic+group

AARP

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AARP

NRA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Rifle_Association

Civil Rights Assignment
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6th amendment
1. In the 6th Amendment we have two rights what are they?

8th amendment
2. The 8th Amendment deals with what?

2nd amendment
3. What does the 2nd Amendment apply to?

Eminent Domain
4. What is eminent domain?

Privacy Rights
5. What are privacy rights? What case is the most famous in history that deals with privacy rights?

Discrimination
6. What is discrimination? Does the Constitution say anything about it? Why?

Civil War
7. What are the three Civil War Amendments?

Segregation
8. What is segregation?

Jim Crow
9. What are Jim Crow laws?

dejure
de facto
10. What is de jure segregation?
11. What is de facto segregation?

Brown
12. In 2004, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Court case. Why is that case so important?

Civil Rights
13. What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Voting Rights
14. What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

Civil Rights Movement
15. What was the Civil Rights Movement

Women's rights
16. Why are there Civil Rights laws just for women?

Feminist
17. What is a feminist?

Title IX
18. What is Title IX?
19. What is comparable worth?

age
20. What do we mean by equality for older Americans?

ADA
21. What rights do disabled Americans have?
22. What does the American Disabilities Act say?

Sexual orientation
23. Do Civil Rights apply to sexual orientation? Explain

Affirmative Action
24. What is affirmative action?
25. Why was it created?
26. What is a quota? When and why did they use quotas?

reverse
27. What is reverse discrimination? What court case dealt with reverse discrimination?

conscientious
28. Why can a conscientious objector legally avoid serving in the U.S. military?

restraint
29. What is prior restraint?

Shield laws
30. What are Shield Laws?

gag order
31. What are gag orders?

wiretap
32. Is wiretapping or electronic surveillance permitted under the Constitution?

Bail
33. What is bail?
34. Bail is not fair to whom? Why?

Censorship
35. Can a state legally censor books, movies, plays, etc. that it considers to be obscene?

Grand Jury
36. What is the purpose of a grand jury? Do they determine the guilt or innocence of anyone?

NAACP
37. What is the NAACP?

NOW
38. What is NOW?

ERA
39. What was the ERA Amendment and why did it not pass?

minority
40. What is a minority group?

ethnic
41. What is an ethnic group?

AARP
42. What is AARP?

43. What do all these groups want from out government?
44. What rights do you want our government to protect the most?
45.Which is more important: The right to a fair trial or the right to know about that trial through the media?

Approximate Student Minutes Needed to Complete: 60 minutes

Scoring Method: teacher-scored

Total Points Possible: 90 points possible

Civil Rights
This quiz will assess your understanding of the concepts taught in this section of Unit 5.

Approximate Student Minutes Needed to Complete: 30 minutes

Scoring Method: computer-scored

Total Points Possible: 70 points possible

This test will assess your understanding of Unit 5.

Scoring Method: teacher-scored

Total Points Possible: 0 points possible

QUIZ23 (10 POINTS)

1. Recent historians describe the “Era of Good Feelings” as
a. marked by deep divisions over economic and sectional issues.
b. free of ideological disputes.
c. characterized by multiparty harmony.
d. marked by little interference of the Supreme Court in political affairs.
Answer: B
2. In the Rush-Bagot Treaty, Great Britain and the United agreed
a. on a timetable for the withdrawal of British forces from the Oregon territory.
b. on the fishing rights of each in the Atlantic.
c. to the creation of an Indian buffer state in the Northwest.
d. to limit their naval forces on the Great Lakes.
Answer: D
3. After the War of 1812, Henry Clay called for an “American System”, by which he meant
a. a system of high tariffs to keep out European products.
b. a unique method of manufacturing that Europeans could not emulate.
c. a new way of winning wars.
d. internal improvements that would make the nation self-sufficient.
Answer: D
4. The congressional election of 1810 was important because it
a. greatly increased the size of the Republican party.
b. brought in a number of peace advocates.
c. added a number of young, western, anti-British representatives to the House.
d. gave rise to a new political party.
Answer: C
5. Chief Justice John Marshall asserted that only Congress, not the states, possessed the power to control interstate commerce. The case was
a. Marbury v Madison.
b. McCulloch v Maryland.
c. Cohens v Virginia.
d. Jones v Clinton.
e. Gibbons v Ogden
Answer: E
6. During both the Washington and Jefferson administrations, the Western settlers’ most urgent and consistent demand on the federal government was for the
a. repeal of the whiskey tax.
b. guaranty of an outlet to the sea for their produce.
c. establishment of a national banking system.
d. reduction in the tariff.
e. removal of Native Americans to reservations.
Answer: B
7. The most prominent political figure who joined Marshall in expanding the power of the federal government at the expense of the states was
a. James Monroe.
b. John Calhoun.
c. Daniel Webster.
d. Andrew Jackson.
Answer: D

TRUE/FALSE

8.______Napoleon’s decision to repeal his blockage decrees in response to Macon ‘s Bill No. 2 demonstrated how he had been successfully manipulated by President Madison.
Answer: False
9.______The large western delegation in Congress was not concerned about foreign-policy issues such as Canada ans maritime rights.
Answer: False
10._____A good deal of hostility to Britain arose because the war hawks believed that the British were supplying the Native American for war.
Answer: True.

Approximate Student Minutes Needed to Complete: 30 minutes

Total Points Possible: 10 points possible

Our Economic System and Structure of State & Local Government

Warm-Up Activity
Economics
State and Local Government
Unit 6 Review Exam

Write a comprehensive answer to the three questions below:

1. When you say the Pledge of Allegiance you promise three things. What are they?

2. Why do we have a government system for the nation, state, and local areas?

3. What is the name of our economic system, and why do we have such system for our nation?

Approximate Student Minutes Needed to Complete: 30 minutes

Scoring Method: teacher-scored

Total Points Possible: 30 points possible

Go to the website section of the class to read the information on the Executive Branch and Bureaucracy there will be several URLs for you to study. Be prepared to answer study questions on the material.

Economics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics

Capitalism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism

Communism

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:Communism

Socialism

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=define%3Asocialism

Marx

http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/marx.html

Supply

http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/Economics_SupplyDemand.htm

Banks

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:bank

Banks_2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank

Credit union

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=define%3Acredit+union

Cost of living

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:Cost+of+livin...

Cot of Living_2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_living

Labor Unions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_unions_in_the_United_States

Monopoly

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly

Blue Collar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_collar

White Collar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-collar_worker

Inflation

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:Inflation

Recession

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=define%3ARecession

Depression

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_depression

Stock Market

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:Stock+Market

Currency

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar

Economics Assignment
1.What is economics?

capitalism
2. What is capitalism?

communism
3. What is communism?

socialism
4. What is socialism?

Marx
5.Who is Karl Marx and what is his economic theory?

supply
6. What are the laws of supply and demand?
7. How is the price of anything determined?

banks
credit union
8. What do banks do? What do Credit Unions do?

cost of living
9. What does it mean when we say Cost of Living?

Labor Unions
10. What is the purpose of a labor union?

11. What is a monopoly?
12. Why are monopolies good and bad?

Blue Collar
White Collar
13-14. What is a blue collar worker and a white collar worker?

Inflation
Recession
Depression
15-17. What is inflation? Recession? Depression?

Stock Market
18. Why do TV News always tell you what the stock market is doing? Why would you or your family want to own stock?
19. What does owning stock mean?

Currency
20. Why is our money the way it is? Why is it important to know how our economy works?

Approximate Student Minutes Needed to Complete: 30 minutes

Scoring Method: teacher-scored

Total Points Possible: 40 points possible

This quiz will assess your understanding of the material presented in this section of Unit 6.

Approximate Student Minutes Needed to Complete: 30 minutes

Scoring Method: computer-scored

Total Points Possible: 50 points possible

Go to the website section of the class to read the information on the Executive Branch and Bureaucracy there will be several URLs for you to study. Be prepared to answer study questions on the material.

States' powers and limits

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution

Rights

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

State Powers

http://www.basiclaw.net/Constitution/StatePowers.htm

10th Amendment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

Supremacy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supremacy_clause

Full faith

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Faith_and_Credit_clause

Education

http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/10facts/index.html

Initiative

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initiative

Referendum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referendum

Recall

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recall_election

Utah Constitution

http://elections.utah.gov/asacandidatefor.html

State Legislature

http://le.utah.gov/

Utah Constitution

http://www.utcourts.gov/courts/sup/

Purpose

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_government

Utah Government

http://www.utah.gov/

Local Government

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/slg/UT.html

Ordinance

http://www.legal-definitions.com/ordinance.htm

Public notice

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_notice

County

http://www.lectlaw.com/def/c321.htm

Township

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:township

City

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:City+Governme...

Municipality

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:municipality

Mayor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor#United_States

Commission

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3Acity+commission&btnG=Search

Council

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&defl=en&q=define:city+council&sa=X&oi=glossar...

UHP

http://highwaypatrol.utah.gov/

Sheriff

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheriff

City

http://www.slcpd.com/

Budget

http://www.governor.utah.gov/GOPB/

Sales Tax

http://www.google.com/search?q=define:sales+tax

Income Tax

http://www.google.com/search?q=define:income+tax

Property Tax

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3Aproperty+tax&btnG=Search

Excise Tax

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:Excise+Tax

Federal Reserve

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_System

Keynesian

http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/KeynesianEconomics.html

Fiscal Policy

http://www.finpipe.com/fiscpol.htm

Debt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt

Deficit spending

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deficit_spending

Income tax

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005921.html

Estate tax

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:Estate+Tax

Tariff and Duties

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff

Taxes and you

http://www.taxfoundation.org/taxfreedomday/

Entitlement

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entitlement

Expenses

http://www.warresisters.org/piechart.htm

Expenses_2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expense

Debt

http://www.bartleby.com/65/de/debt-pub.html

Revenue

http://www.utahfoundation.org/briefs/2005_01_incometax.html

Clean Air

http://www.eoearth.org/article/Motor_Vehicle_Air_Pollution_Control_Act_of_1965,_...

Welfare

http://www.welfareinfo.org/

Public Assistance

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&defl=en&q=define:public+assistance&sa=X&oi=gl...

Foreign Aid

http://www.usaid.gov/fani/

Corporation

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:corporation

Coop

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=define%3Acooperative

Tax

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_income_tax

Authoritarian

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarianism

Economic Systems

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_system

Political Systems

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_system

Utah Constitution_2

http://www.onlineutah.com/constitution.shtml

Ordinance_2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordinance

This test will assess your understanding of the concepts presented in this section of Unit 6.

Scoring Method: teacher-scored

Total Points Possible: 0 points possible

This exam will assess your understanding of the concepts in Unit 6.

Scoring Method: teacher-scored

Total Points Possible: 0 points possible

State and Local Government Assignment
1. What are some things according to the Constitution that a state cannot do?

State Powers
2. What are powers only a state has and what are some of them?

Supremacy
3. What does the Supremacy Clause do and where is it found?

Full faith
4. What is the Full Faith and Credit clause do and where is it found?

education
5 What does the state do for primary and secondary education?

Initiative
6. What is an initiative?

Referendum
7. What is a referendum?

Recall
8. What is a recall?

Utah Constitution
9. What are the qualifications for being Governor of Utah?
10. How long does a Governor serve and is there a limit to how long one can serve in Utah?

State Legislature
11. How is the Utah state legislature set up?
12. How many members are there and when and where do they meet?
13. What is the term of a member of the Utah House of Representatives? Senator?
14. What are the qualifications for each house of the state legislature?
15. What are some ways that citizens of a state can get directly involved in the legislative process?

Utah Constitution
16. How are members of the Utah State Supreme Court selected?
17. Is it more powerful that the United States Supreme Court? Why?
18. Then what does the Utah State Supreme Court do?
19. How many judges are on it? How did they get appointed there?

Purpose
20. What is the main purpose of state government?

Utah Government
21. Who is the Governor of your state? What party do they belong to?

Ordinance
22. What is an ordinance? Who passes these ordinances?

public notice
23. Name an ordinance in your given area?

County
24. Do we have county government? Why?

City
25. Do we have city government? Why?

Mayor
26. Who usually runs a city government? How did they get in that position?

Commission
27. What does a City Commission do?

Council
28. What does a City Council Do?

Budget
29. Where do most states spend most of their money?
30. Name three other areas where states spend most of their money?
31. Where does a state get its money to spend on these services?

Sales Tax
32. What is a sales tax?

Income Tax
33. What is an income tax?

Property Tax
34. What is a property tax?

Excise Tax
35. What is an excise tax? Name one?

Federal Reserve
36. What is government's role in our economy?
37. What does the Federal Reserve Board do?

Keynesian
38. What is Keynesian economics?

Fiscal Policy
39. What does fiscal policy mean?

Debt
40. When our government says we are in debt what does that mean?
41. Why did we get into some much debt?
42. Can you ignore our national debt? Why?

Deficit spending
43. What is a deficit?
44. What is deficit spending?

Income tax
45. What kind of National Income Tax do we have?
46. Do you pay more taxes the richer you become? Why?

Tariff and Duties
47. What are Customs, Duties or Tariffs?

taxes and you
48. How many days does the average worker work to pay his income taxes for the year?

Entitlement
49. The largest amount of money the government spends on is called entitlement programs. What are these?

Debt
50. But 16% of the National Budget must be set aside every year to pay what?
51. Where does the government gets most of it's money from?

Revenue
52. Where does the state get most of it's money from?

Welfare
Public Assistance
53. What is welfare? Then what is public assistance?

Foreign Aid
54. Do we give money to foreign countries? Why?

Corporation
55. What is a corporation? What is good about a corporation? Anything bad about them? Name one?

Coop
56. What is a cooperative? Do you have one near where you live? What does it do?

Economic Systems

Political Systems
57. What is the name of our economic system?

58. Name another economic system?

59. What do we call our government system of the United States?

60. Give me the name of a political system different from the United States?

Approximate Student Minutes Needed to Complete: 60 minutes

Scoring Method: teacher-scored

Total Points Possible: 100 points possible