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Read the description below of an economic system.In this economy, private individuals and groups are able to own and control resources, and prices are influenced by supply and demand. The voluntary exchange of property is encouraged, and buyers and sellers are free to negotiate the price, or terms, of a sale. When the price of essential, or very important, items rises too high or falls too low, the government may intervene to regulate the price and protect the public.

A
Private individuals and groups would not be able to own and control resources.
B
Prices would not be influenced by supply and demand.
C
Buyers and sellers would not be free to exchange property or negotiate prices.
D
The government would not intervene to regulate prices.
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What is one likely disadvantage of the centralized economic planning used in a command economy?

A
a lack of information about production goals and priorities
B
a lack of workers to produce and distribute goods and services
C
a shortage of supplies resulting from an underproduction of goods
D
a shortage of subsidies for food, housing, and utilities
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What are the three levels of government in a system of federalism?

A
federal, state, and local
B
president, congress, and supreme court
C
mayor, city council, and municipal courts
D
citizens, state, and local courts
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Why are local laws necessary for maintaining democracy?

A
to meet the diverse needs of each state and city
B
to prevent the creation of laws at the federal level
C
to prioritize the needs of small towns over big cities
D
to allow local leaders to create a separate government
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Which best describes a key element of republicanism?

A
Citizens select who will lead them.
B
Citizens give full control to the leader.
C
Citizens can be punished for disagreeing.
D
Citizens work together to form a government.
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What is the government’s role in a mixed-market economy?

A
The government does not interfere or take part in any economic decision-making.
B
The government makes some economic decisions, while producers and consumers make others.
C
The government controls all aspects of the economy and makes most economic decisions.
D
The government participates in economic decision-making when producers ask them for help.
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What is one way government regulations can positively impact workers in a market economy?

A
by protecting wages and providing safe working conditions
B
by creating monopolies that can provide more jobs
C
by providing a concrete path to one’s desired career
D
by ensuring that employees always know what products to produce
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Which statement is an example of a theocracy?

A
In Vatican City, the pope makes decisions based on the Catholic religion.
B
In Russia, a small group of wealthy individuals control the government.
C
In North Korea, there is one supreme leader who makes all the laws.
D
In Saudi Arabia, the king will pass the throne and ruling power to his son.
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Under the Articles of Confederation, if Virginia had ten thousand citizens and Delaware had five thousand citizens, how many votes would each state have in the legislature?

V
Virginia would have ten, and Delaware would have five.
V
Virginia would have one, and Delaware would have five.
V
Virginia would have one, and Delaware would have one.
V
Virginia would have three, and Delaware would have two.
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What is one requirement of a social contract?

A
Only one ruler is in charge.
B
Rulers do not abuse power.
C
Only rulers can make new laws.
D
Rulers can be elected only once.
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Read the quote from Thomas Jefferson.That these are our grievances which we have thus laid before his majesty, with that freedom of language and sentiment which becomes a free people claiming their rights, as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate.

A
government
B
natural law
C
society
D
divine right
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Which statement best represents an economic weakness of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

A
The national government was unable to collect taxes.
B
National and state taxes combined were too high for most citizens to pay.
C
Congress set different tax rates for each state, leading to conflict.
D
States refused to collect taxes on behalf of the national government.
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Which best describes the purpose of the Second Continental Congress?

A
It was the group of leaders who worked to create the Declaration of Independence.
B
It was the group of citizens who protested taxation without representation.
C
It was the group of treasonous British soldiers who inhibited Britain’s ability to collect taxes.
D
It was the group of colonists who planted the seeds for the development of the Continental army.
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The English Bill of Rights declared that each member of Parliament had the right to

A
speak freely.
B
refuse to pay taxes.
C
disobey laws.
D
serve as king.
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William Blackstone was important because he

A
wrote the Magna Carta.
B
led the Glorious Revolution.
C
wrote the English Bill of Rights.
D
created a record of common law.
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According to the 1790 census, where did most enslaved people live?

A
only in the North
B
mostly in the South
C
mostly in the Mid-West
D
only in the far West
17

The fact that there was no national military under the Articles of Confederation was a weakness in which area of government?

A
legislative
B
judicial
C
administrative
D
economic
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In a parliamentary system of representative democracy, the prime minister

A
is appointed by the monarch.
B
is elected by representatives chosen by the people.
C
is the leader of the party that won the most seats in parliament.
D
is elected directly by the people.
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Which best summarizes the social contract outlined in the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence?

A
Government has the power to protect natural rights, but states must also protect their rights.
B
Government has the power to protect natural rights, but people must also protect their rights.
C
Government has the power to protect natural rights, but people can change their government if it fails to do so.
D
Government has the power to protect natural rights, but states can challenge the government if it fails to do so.
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How did the Great Compromise resolve the dispute about representation?

A
It completely supported the creation of a unicameral legislature.
B
It favored representation for the larger states over the smaller states.
C
It created balance by blending the Virginia and New Jersey plans.
D
It gave every state the same number of state representatives.

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