Chapter 7 and 8

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Course test for Chapters 7 and 8 for 9th grade Integrated Social Studies
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Question 1

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Match the definition with the correct term. "What is the practice of government employment based upon competitive examination and merit?"
Answer
  • spoils system
  • civil service system
  • brief
  • dissenting opinion

Question 2

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Match the definition with the correct term. "What is a pardon toward a group of people?"
Answer
  • amnesty
  • embargo
  • remand
  • precedent

Question 3

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Match the definition with the correct term. "What is an earlier model upon which judges may base decisions?"
Answer
  • stare decisis
  • judicial review
  • precedent
  • foreign policy

Question 4

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Match the definition with the correct term. What Latin term means, "Let the decision stand"?
Answer
  • absente reo
  • de jure
  • sub poena
  • stare decisis

Question 5

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Match the definition with the correct term. What is the lowest level of courts in the federal judiciary?
Answer
  • Supreme Court
  • Appeals Court
  • District Court
  • Local courts

Question 6

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Match the definition with the correct term. What is an agreement prohibiting trade?
Answer
  • embargo
  • foreign policy
  • spoils system
  • mercantilism

Question 7

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Match the definition with the correct term. What are members or a party chosen in each state to formally elect the president and vice president called?
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  • electors
  • cabinet
  • diplomats
  • senators

Question 8

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True or false: The number of each state's electoral votes are determined by the number equal to its total representatives and senators.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 9

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True or false: The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln spurred the passage of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1883?
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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To whom does the Constitution give power to officially declare war? Mark all that apply.
Answer
  • Party leader
  • Senate
  • Congress
  • President

Question 11

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Check all that apply. What three rulings can result from a case in a federal appeals court?
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  • Uphold lower court's decision
  • Overturn lower court's decision
  • Remand case to lower court for new trial
  • Have a new trial at the appeals level

Question 12

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What two kinds of disputes have their original trials in the Supreme Courts?
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  • Cases involving foreign diplomats
  • Those in which a state is involved
  • Neither A and B
  • Both A and B

Question 13

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Check all the apply. How does someone become a Supreme Court justice?
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  • Appointed by the president
  • Confirmed by Senate
  • Runs in an election
  • Appointed by Congress

Question 14

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Fill in the blank with the correct answer. A [blank_start]concurring opinion[blank_end] is the opinion written by a justice who votes with the majority but for different reasons.
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  • concurring opinion
  • jurisdiction
  • dissenting opinion
  • constitutional

Question 15

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Fill in the blank with the correct answer. The written opinion by a justice who disagrees with the majority's decision is a [blank_start]dissenting opinion[blank_end].
Answer
  • dissenting opinion

Question 16

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How are directors of independent agencies appointed? [blank_start]By the President[blank_end]
Answer
  • By the President

Question 17

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Type your first and last name below. [blank_start]Chris Allen[blank_end] [blank_start]James Allen[blank_end] [blank_start]Aaron Bressler[blank_end] [blank_start]Claire Cantrill[blank_end] [blank_start]Isak Caudill[blank_end] [blank_start]Ariella Doderer[blank_end] [blank_start]Santana Fannin[blank_end] [blank_start]Cameron Fitzpatrick[blank_end] [blank_start]Jesse Hale[blank_end] [blank_start]Anna James[blank_end] [blank_start]Lucy Meade[blank_end] [blank_start]Rae Ann Meade[blank_end] [blank_start]Ethan Mills[blank_end] [blank_start]Ryan Moore[blank_end] [blank_start]Lindsey Nelson[blank_end] [blank_start]Matt Pack[blank_end] [blank_start]Makayla Reed[blank_end] [blank_start]Taylor Trimble[blank_end] [blank_start]Jacob Triplett[blank_end] [blank_start]Nick Vanhoose[blank_end] [blank_start]Abbey Webb[blank_end] [blank_start]Haley Wells[blank_end] [blank_start]Sara Whited[blank_end] [blank_start]Garrison Yates[blank_end]
Answer
  • Chris Allen
  • James Allen
  • Aaron Bressler
  • Claire Cantrill
  • Isak Caudill
  • Ariella Doderer
  • Santana Fannin
  • Cameron Fitzpatrick
  • Jesse Hale
  • Anna James
  • Lucy Meade
  • Rae Ann Meade
  • Ethan Mills
  • Ryan Moore
  • Lindsey Nelson
  • Matt Pack
  • Makayla Reed
  • Taylor Trimble
  • Jacob Triplett
  • Nick Vanhoose
  • Abbey Webb
  • Haley Wells
  • Sara Whited
  • Garrison Yates
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