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For example, if the question asks for two sentences, you CANNOT write just one.
Each problem box should take you anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes a piece.
Do not do this packet all at once. Do a little bit each day to keep your mind sharp.
Check the LSN website and search for terms that you do not know.
For example, you can type in ʻpopular sovereigntyʼ in the search box, and you will be directed to the
lessons that deal with popular sovereignty.
Each portion of the winter break packet will be worth 25 assessment points.
This means...
So...
TURN THIS BACK IN. You will risk failing the class if you do not.
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors in the questionsʼ prompt? (There are 3, but only 2 that matter. Write those
two.)
2. What is the action in the question prompt? (There is 1)
3. What does incorporated mean?
4. What is the correct answer to the question?
5. How do you know it is the correct answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
19. What is the opportunity cost for state governments that spend state money during
natural disasters?
A. Main highways between states may be blocked
B. Prices for snow removal equipment may increase
C. Other services offered by the states may have to be cut
D. State governments may receive additional highway funds
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors in the questionsʼ prompt? (There is 1)
2. What is the action in the question prompt? (There is 1)
3. What does opportunity cost mean?s
4. What is the correct answer to the question?
5. How do you know it is the correct answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
6. Which form of government is being represented in the cartoon above?
A. Confederate
B. Federalism
C. Unitary
D. Oligarchy
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors in the cartoon? (There are 2)
2. What do you think the actors in the cartoon are saying to one another? Write one thing each
actor would say to the other.
3. Which of the answer choices above feature only one actor?
4. What is the correct answer to the question?
5. How do you know it is the correct answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
In Mexico, the national and state governments share certain responsibilities.
Which of these terms describes this form of government?
A. dictatorship
B. federal
C. monarchy
D. unitary
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors in the questionsʼ prompt? (There are 2)
2. What is the action in the question prompt? (There is 1)
3. How many leaders are there in a dictatorship?
4. How many leaders can there be in a federal system?
5. What is the correct answer to the question?
6. How do you know it is the correct answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors in the questionsʼ prompt? (There are 2 in a federal system)
2. Define federal in one sentence.
3. Which of the answer choices above are false statements? (there are 3)
4. What is the correct answer to the question?
5. How do you know it is the correct answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
20. The basic economic questions in the United States are mainly answered by
A. individuals and businesses
B. the United States Congress
C. state and local governments
D. the President of the United States
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors in the questionsʼ prompt? (There is 1)
2. What are the actions in the chart that you see? (There is 1)
3. What type of economy does the United States have?
4. What is the correct answer to the question?
5. How do you know it is the correct answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
Great Britain and Japan are examples of democratic countries with a strong, central
government that makes laws for the entire nation and limits the power of local
governments.
What form of government do these countries have?
A. authoritarian
B. confederation
C. federal
D. unitary
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors in the questionsʼ prompt? (There is ONLY one... it is a group)
2. What is the action in the question prompt? (There are 2)
3. Which of the two answer choices feature centralized power in the government?
4. What is the correct answer to the question?
5. How do you know it is the correct answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
Based on the information in the diagram, which of these controls does Mexicoʼs National
Congress have over the President?
A. vetoing laws
B. rejecting judicial appointments
C. electing the President
D. selecting presidential candidates
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors in the questionsʼ prompt? (There are 2)
2. What are the actions in the chart that you see? (There are 2. 1 for the President and 1 for
Congress.)
3. Who elects members of congress?
4. What is the correct answer to the question?
5. How do you know it is the correct answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
Which of these government actions would most directly promote economic security?
A. increasing airline safety requirements
B. increasing benefits for the unemployed
C. decreasing regulations for factory emissions
D. decreasing federal gasoline taxes
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors in the questionsʼ prompt? (There is 1)
2. What are the actions in the chart that you see? (There is 1)
3. What does economic mean?
4. What does security mean?
5. What do you think economic security means?
6. What is the correct answer to the question?
7. How do you know it is the correct answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
A system of government that gives all key powers to the national or central government.
A. Unitary system
B. Federalism
C. Limited government
D. Authoritarian
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors in the questionsʼ prompt? (There is 1)
2. What are the actions in the chart that you see? (There is 1)
3. What type of economy does the United States have?
4. What is the correct answer to the question?
5. How do you know it is the correct answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
UNIT 2 REVIEW
In each box, there is an HSA question, and then questions about that question.
Read all instructions carefully, and answer each question in FULL.
All questions have to be answered in order to receive full credit.
Answer them on a separate sheet of paper.
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors? (2)
2. What are the actions? (2)
3. What does confederacy mean?
4. What is the answer?
5. How do you know it is the answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors? (3)
2. What are the actions? (3)
3. How does Separation of Powers differ from Checks and Balances?
4. What is the answer?
5. How do you know it is the answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
32. Read the following
Article 1
“That all government of right originates from the people;…they have…the right to alter, reform, or
abolish their form of Government…”
Article 24
“That no man ought to be taken or imprisoned…but by the judgment of his peers, or by the law of
the
land.” -Maryland Declaration of Rights
Which of these constitutional principles is described in Article 1 of the Maryland
Declaration of Rights?
A. the people should have equal protection under the law
B. State governments and the federal government share powers
C. The people in a democratic society give their consent to be governed
D. Each branch of government has power over the other branches
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors? (3)
2. What are the actions? (3)
3. What does consent of the governed mean?
4. What is the answer?
5. How do you know it is the answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors? (3)
2. What are the actions? (3)
3. How is a democracy different than an authoritarian form of government?
4. What is the definition of limited government?
5. What is the definition of popular sovereignty?
6. What is the answer?
7. How do you know it is the answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
38. According to the U.S. Constitution, which of these actions is a power of the states?
A. coining money
B. establishing post offices
C. conducting elections
D. raising an army
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors? (2)
2. What are the actions? (2)
3. Name three delegated powers. Name three reserved powers.
4. What is the answer?
5. How do you know it is the answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
39. According to the U.S. Constitution, which of these actions is NOT a concurrent power?
A. levying taxes
B. spending on public services
C. creating laws
D. regulate international trade
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors? (2)
2. What are the actions? (2)
3. What is a concurrent power? Give an example.
4. What is the answer?
5. How do you know it is the answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
41. The “elastic clause” gives Congress implied power to act in areas not specifically
expressed in the Constitution at the time it was written. Congress is exercising its power
under the “elastic clause” when it ___.
A. declares war on a foreign nation
B. establishes a post office in a community
C. authorizes the testing of nuclear weapons
D. prohibits export taxes
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors? (2)
2. What are the actions? (2)
3. What is the Elastic clause?
4. What is way way Congress can stretch its delegated power to declare war?
5. What is the answer?
6. How do you know it is the answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
45. Which of these excerpts from the United States Constitution best reflects the principle
of checks and balances?
A. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against
unreasonable searches and seizures.”
B. The president is given power to enforce the laws passed by Congress.
C. To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper to carrying into execution the foregoing
powers.
D. The President nominates and the Senate approves Supreme Court Justices and Executive
Appointments.
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors? (3)
2. What are the actions? (2)
3. What is the purpose of Checks and Balances?
4. Give an example of a Check and Balance.
5. What is the answer?
6. How do you know it is the answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
58. Which of these government actions would most directly promote economic security?
A. increasing airline safety requirements
B. increasing benefits for the unemployed
C. decreasing regulations for factory emissions
D. decreasing federal gasoline taxes
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors? (2)
2. What are the actions? (2)
3. What does economic security mean to you?
4. What is the answer?
5. How do you know it is the answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors? (2)
2. What are the actions? (2)
3. What does Federalism mean?
4. What is the answer?
5. How do you know it is the answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
61. A system of government that gives all key powers to the national or central
government.
A. Unitary system
B. Federalism
C. Limited government
D. Authoritarian
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors? (2)
2. What are the actions? (2)
3. What are the three systems of government? Which type does the United States have?
4. What is the answer?
5. How do you know it is the answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors? (3)
2. What are the actions? (2)
3. What do the words delegated and reserved mean?
4. What part of the Bill of Rights is similar to the Maryland Declaration of Rights?
5. What is the answer?
6. How do you know it is the answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors? (2)
2. What are the actions? (2)
3. List some delegated powers of the United States government.
4. What is the answer?
5. How do you know it is the answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
43. A treaty signed by the President of the United States must be approved by two-thirds of the
Senate before it can go into effect.
Which principle of government does this reflect?
A. federalism
B. judicial review
C. checks and balances
D. popular sovereignty
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors? (2)
2. What are the actions? (2)
3. How does this question show majority rule?
4. What is another way Congress can limit the Presidentʼs power?
5. What is the answer?
6. How do you know it is the answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
47. In 1958, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the state of Alabama violated the due
process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by requiring the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to hand over the names and addresses of its
members.
Which of these best describes the decision in this case?
A. State actions are limited by the United States Constitution.
B. The Supreme Court lacks the power to review state laws.
C. Political organizations are required to maintain accurate membership records.
D. Citizens must report their memberships in organizations to the government.
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors? (4)
2. What are the actions? (3/4)
3. Write the text of the 14th Amendment.
4. What does due process mean?
5. What is the answer?
6. How do you know it is the answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
48. Discrimination occurs when the civil rights of an individual are denied or interfered with
because of his or her membership in a particular group or class.
Which of these demonstrates an action that would fight discrimination?
A. eliminating the national income tax
B. discouraging womenʼs voting rights
C. supporting immigration restrictions
D. increasing opportunities for the disabled
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors? (3)
2. What are the actions? (2/3)
3. Give an example of equal protection.
4. What is the answer?
5. How do you know it is the answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors? (1/2)
2. What are the actions? (2)
3. What does the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment do for people?
4. What is the answer?
5. How do you know it is the answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)
Answer the following questions based on the HSA question from above.
1. Who are the actors? (1/2)
2. What are the actions? (1/2)
3. What would the United States want every citizen to have to be economically secure?
4. What is the answer?
5. How do you know it is the answer? (Respond in 2 sentences)