Transcript EOC Review By: David Mesimer Brittany Hive

EOC Review
By:
David Mesimer
Brittany Hive
The ____ ____ had the greatest
long-term political influence
before the American
Revolution. What quote was
the driving force behind the
revolution against Britain?
 Stamp Act
 “taxation without representation”
The ____ amendment
provides equal protection
under the law.
 14th
One major function of a
political party is to act as a
______ over the other party.
 Watchdog
The purpose of a writ of _____
is a court order commanding
a certain action.
 Mandamus
Zoning laws are the
responsibility of the _____
level of government.
 Local
One major difference
between stocks and bonds
is that a bond has no _____.
 Ownership
The ____ __ _____ was the
earliest attempt at
representative democracy in
colonial America
(Jamestown).
 House of Burgesses
The Prime Minister of Great
Britain is the equivalent to
our American _____.
 President
At the Constitutional
Convention the ____ ____ Plan
called for equal
representation in the new
Congress.
 New Jersey
The Gideon v. Wainwright
case involved amendments __
and ______.
6
 14
Increasing factors of
production does not
necessarily increase
profit. This is the law of
_________ ________.
 Diminishing returns
The major purpose of the
____ ____ of 1787 was to
establish a system to add
new states to the new
nation.
 Northwest Ordinance
The major purpose of the
census according to the U.S.
Constitution is to determine
(or realign) the ____ in the
____ _ ____.
 Number
 House of Representative
A six month decrease in
consumer spending is
called a _____.
 Recession
In N.C. the Dept. of ______
oversees the state prison,
probation and parole
system.
 Corrections
In terms of factors of
production any type of
machinery would be called.
 Capital goods
In N.C. the _____ _____ is the
president of the senate.
 Lieutenant Governor
When a country imports
more than they export, the
country has a ____ _____.
 Trade deficit
The N.C. senate has ___
members and the N.C.
house has ___ member.
 50
 120
In N.C. the Dept. of _____
administers the states
tax collection efforts.
 Revenue