Civics Final Exam Review Questions
With Correct Answers
Marbury v. Madison - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-established the Supreme
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Court's power of judicial review; 1803
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McCulloch v. Maryland - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ruled that in a conflict
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between national and state power, the national government is supreme;
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1819
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Gibbons v. Ogden - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-established that Congress
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has sole authority to regulate interstate commerce; 1824
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Brown v. Board of Education - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-said that African
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Americans could not be "separate but equal"; 1954
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Roe v. Wade - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-legalized a woman's right to
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abortion under certain circumstances; 1973
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Gideon v. Waitwright - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-declared that a person
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accused of a major crime had the right to legal counsel during a trial;
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1963
,Miranda v. Arizona - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ruled that at the time of
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arrest suspects cannot be questioned until informed of their rights;
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1966
Dred Scott vs. Sanford - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Slave tried to sue his
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owner, and court decided that slaves were property and did not have
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citizenship rights under the constitution. overturned the missouri
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compromise which outlawed slavery in the North. Dred Scott. vs.
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Sanford Important because it moved the country closer to civil war;
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1857
New Jersey vs. TLO - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-TLO and a friend were
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found smoking in the bathroom at school; a school official searched
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TLO's purse and found drugs. This case ruled that schools have the right
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to search students. (no date)
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Civics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the study of the rights and duties of
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citizens.
citizens - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-have certain rights and duties. they are
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community members who owe loyalty to the government and are
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entitled to protection from it.
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,government - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the ruling authority for a
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community
budget - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a plan for collecting and spending
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money
dictatorship - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a government controlled by one
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person or a small group of people
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democracy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-when all citizens share in the
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governing and being governed | | |
direct democracy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-every citizen has the right
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and responsibility to participate in the community's government, and all
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citizens have an equal voice.
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representative democracy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the citizens choose a
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smaller group to represent them, make laws, and govern on their
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behalf, but the people remain the source of the government's authority.
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majority rule - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-citizens agree that when
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differences of opinion arise, we will abide by what most people want. at
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the same time we insist on respect for the rights of those in the
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minority.
, naturalization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a legal process for foreigners
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who chose to become citizens
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aliens - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-several million noncitizens that live in
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the US
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immigrants - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-people who move permanantly to
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a new country
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migration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a maass movement of people
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patriotism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-love for one's country
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terrorism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the use of violence by groups against
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civilians to achieve a political goal.
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deport - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-sending an alien back to his home
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country
monarch - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a king or queen
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With Correct Answers
Marbury v. Madison - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-established the Supreme
| | | | | | | |
Court's power of judicial review; 1803
| | | | |
McCulloch v. Maryland - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ruled that in a conflict
| | | | | | | | | |
between national and state power, the national government is supreme;
| | | | | | | | |
1819
|
Gibbons v. Ogden - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-established that Congress
| | | | | | | |
has sole authority to regulate interstate commerce; 1824
| | | | | | |
Brown v. Board of Education - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-said that African
| | | | | | | | | |
Americans could not be "separate but equal"; 1954
| | | | | | |
Roe v. Wade - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-legalized a woman's right to
| | | | | | | | | |
abortion under certain circumstances; 1973
| | | |
Gideon v. Waitwright - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-declared that a person
| | | | | | | | |
accused of a major crime had the right to legal counsel during a trial;
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1963
,Miranda v. Arizona - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ruled that at the time of
| | | | | | | | | | |
arrest suspects cannot be questioned until informed of their rights;
| | | | | | | | | |
1966
Dred Scott vs. Sanford - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Slave tried to sue his
| | | | | | | | | | |
owner, and court decided that slaves were property and did not have
| | | | | | | | | | | |
citizenship rights under the constitution. overturned the missouri
| | | | | | | |
compromise which outlawed slavery in the North. Dred Scott. vs.
| | | | | | | | | |
Sanford Important because it moved the country closer to civil war;
| | | | | | | | | | |
1857
New Jersey vs. TLO - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-TLO and a friend were
| | | | | | | | | | |
found smoking in the bathroom at school; a school official searched
| | | | | | | | | | |
TLO's purse and found drugs. This case ruled that schools have the right
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
to search students. (no date)
| | | |
Civics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the study of the rights and duties of
| | | | | | | | | | |
citizens.
citizens - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-have certain rights and duties. they are
| | | | | | | | |
community members who owe loyalty to the government and are
| | | | | | | | | | |
entitled to protection from it.
| | | |
,government - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the ruling authority for a
| | | | | | | |
community
budget - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a plan for collecting and spending
| | | | | | | | |
money
dictatorship - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a government controlled by one
| | | | | | | |
person or a small group of people
| | | | | |
democracy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-when all citizens share in the
| | | | | | | | |
governing and being governed | | |
direct democracy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-every citizen has the right
| | | | | | | | |
and responsibility to participate in the community's government, and all
| | | | | | | | |
citizens have an equal voice.
| | | | |
representative democracy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the citizens choose a
| | | | | | |
smaller group to represent them, make laws, and govern on their
| | | | | | | | | | | |
behalf, but the people remain the source of the government's authority.
| | | | | | | | | |
majority rule - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-citizens agree that when
| | | | | | | |
differences of opinion arise, we will abide by what most people want. at
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
the same time we insist on respect for the rights of those in the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
minority.
, naturalization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a legal process for foreigners
| | | | | | | |
who chose to become citizens
| | | |
aliens - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-several million noncitizens that live in
| | | | | | | | |
the US
|
immigrants - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-people who move permanantly to
| | | | | | | |
a new country
| |
migration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a maass movement of people
| | | | | | |
patriotism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-love for one's country
| | | | | |
terrorism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the use of violence by groups against
| | | | | | | | | |
civilians to achieve a political goal.
| | | | |
deport - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-sending an alien back to his home
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country
monarch - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a king or queen
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