CCS FINAL EXAM 2024/2025 WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
(2) In 2011, the top 1 percent of income earners in the United States
owned about ______________ of the nation's wealth.
A. 5 percent
B. 25 percent
C. 40 percent
D. 60 percent
E. 80 percent - Answer C. 40 percent
(2) The Declaration of Independence
A. was signed in 1787.
B. was written to compensate for the weaknesses of the Articles of
Confederation.
C. states that all human beings have certain unalienable rights.
D. is just another name for what is usually called the Constitution.
E. affirmed Great Britain's right to rule the thirteen colonies. - Answer C.
states that all human beings have certain unalienable rights.
, (2) The national government is characterized by a system of checks and
balances that includes all of the following except
A. the capacity to govern is shared by the executive, legislative, and
judicial branches.
B. the president can veto congressional legislation.
C. the Senate must approve key presidential appointments.
D. the president can remove Supreme Court justices whose decisions are
unconstitutional.
E. the Supreme Court can review laws passed by Congress and signed
by the president. - Answer D. the president can remove Supreme Court
justices whose decisions are unconstitutional.
(2) All House of Representatives members are
A. chosen by direct election every 2 years.
B. selected by state legislatures every 2 years.
C. chosen by direct election every 6 years.
D. selected by state legislatures every 6 years.
E. chosen by direct election every 4 years - Answer A. chosen by direct
election every 2 years.
(2) The Constitution dealt with slavery by
SOLUTIONS
(2) In 2011, the top 1 percent of income earners in the United States
owned about ______________ of the nation's wealth.
A. 5 percent
B. 25 percent
C. 40 percent
D. 60 percent
E. 80 percent - Answer C. 40 percent
(2) The Declaration of Independence
A. was signed in 1787.
B. was written to compensate for the weaknesses of the Articles of
Confederation.
C. states that all human beings have certain unalienable rights.
D. is just another name for what is usually called the Constitution.
E. affirmed Great Britain's right to rule the thirteen colonies. - Answer C.
states that all human beings have certain unalienable rights.
, (2) The national government is characterized by a system of checks and
balances that includes all of the following except
A. the capacity to govern is shared by the executive, legislative, and
judicial branches.
B. the president can veto congressional legislation.
C. the Senate must approve key presidential appointments.
D. the president can remove Supreme Court justices whose decisions are
unconstitutional.
E. the Supreme Court can review laws passed by Congress and signed
by the president. - Answer D. the president can remove Supreme Court
justices whose decisions are unconstitutional.
(2) All House of Representatives members are
A. chosen by direct election every 2 years.
B. selected by state legislatures every 2 years.
C. chosen by direct election every 6 years.
D. selected by state legislatures every 6 years.
E. chosen by direct election every 4 years - Answer A. chosen by direct
election every 2 years.
(2) The Constitution dealt with slavery by
