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Civics Exam QUESTION BANK WITH COMPLETE 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
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Question: Which of the following describes the US House of Representatives? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔based on population of each state
Question: The Speaker of the House is the most powerful member of Congress - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔True
Question: The Vice President only votes when there is a tie in the House of Representatives -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False
Question: ________________ are where bills begin the process of becoming a law - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Congressional Committees
Question: When an official has been impeached, they are automatically removed from office. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False
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Question: Congress can pass laws, but the __________ can veto laws, and the _____________
can declare laws unconstitutional. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔President; Supreme Court
Question: One of the General Assembly's responsibilities is to conduct elections - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔True
Question: NC amendments are added in a similar fashion to amendments to the US
Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False
Question: Which role of the president is being exercised by the example below?
The president lights the National Christmas Tree each year. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Chief of
State
Question: The House of Representatives approves all presidential appointments and treaties -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False
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Question: The NC Council of State is elected independently from the Governor - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔True
Question: In NC, Mayors have the majority of executive power in local governments. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔False
Question: Which level of US Court would the following case be heard at?
Joe, a citizen of NC, was sued by Rhonda, a citizen of SC. The court found in favor of Rhonda,
and Joe decided to keep pursuing his case in favor of a different verdict. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Federal Appellate Courts
Question: McCulloch v. Maryland established Judicial Review - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False
Question: NC Judges are appointed by the Governor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False
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Question: Which level of NC Courts would hear the following case?
Bill committed armed robbery (a felony). - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Superior
Question: This unit is called "Structure & Function of Federalism." What is federalism? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Sharing government power between the national and state levels
Question: On the assignment "Congress" - what does bicameral mean? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔2 house legislature
Question: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
Voted, as the opinion of this town, that the levying money within this province for the use and
service of the Crown is in violation of the . . . royal charter; and the same is also in violation of
the undoubted natural rights of subjects . . . freely to give and grant their own money for the
service of the Crown, with their own consent, in person, or by representatives of their own free
election.
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Civics Exam QUESTION BANK WITH COMPLETE 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED
Question: Which of the following describes the US House of Representatives? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔based on population of each state
Question: The Speaker of the House is the most powerful member of Congress - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔True
Question: The Vice President only votes when there is a tie in the House of Representatives -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False
Question: ________________ are where bills begin the process of becoming a law - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Congressional Committees
Question: When an official has been impeached, they are automatically removed from office. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False
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Question: Congress can pass laws, but the __________ can veto laws, and the _____________
can declare laws unconstitutional. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔President; Supreme Court
Question: One of the General Assembly's responsibilities is to conduct elections - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔True
Question: NC amendments are added in a similar fashion to amendments to the US
Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False
Question: Which role of the president is being exercised by the example below?
The president lights the National Christmas Tree each year. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Chief of
State
Question: The House of Representatives approves all presidential appointments and treaties -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False
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Question: The NC Council of State is elected independently from the Governor - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔True
Question: In NC, Mayors have the majority of executive power in local governments. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔False
Question: Which level of US Court would the following case be heard at?
Joe, a citizen of NC, was sued by Rhonda, a citizen of SC. The court found in favor of Rhonda,
and Joe decided to keep pursuing his case in favor of a different verdict. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Federal Appellate Courts
Question: McCulloch v. Maryland established Judicial Review - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False
Question: NC Judges are appointed by the Governor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False
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Question: Which level of NC Courts would hear the following case?
Bill committed armed robbery (a felony). - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Superior
Question: This unit is called "Structure & Function of Federalism." What is federalism? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Sharing government power between the national and state levels
Question: On the assignment "Congress" - what does bicameral mean? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔2 house legislature
Question: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
Voted, as the opinion of this town, that the levying money within this province for the use and
service of the Crown is in violation of the . . . royal charter; and the same is also in violation of
the undoubted natural rights of subjects . . . freely to give and grant their own money for the
service of the Crown, with their own consent, in person, or by representatives of their own free
election.
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