Citizenship - 2nd Nine Weeks Assessment [SG] 2008-2009

	1.	Many people think ____, or lack of interest, is the main reason for low voter turnouts.
	2.	Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, recordings, movies, and books are called
	3.	What is the study of how we make decisions in a world where resources are limited?
	4.	The United States is said to have a ____-party system.
	5.	____ makes it easier for citizens to interact with the government through the Internet.
	6.	Elected officials sometimes ____ information to the press to test public reaction to an idea or policy.
	7.	If enough people sign a petition for it, a ____ is put on the ballot at the next general election.
	8.	A ____ party is an association of voters with broad common interests who want to elect candidates that share those interests.
	9.	What is the name of a business owned by two or more people?
	10.	____ and demand work together to set prices.
	11.	A well-constructed poll question should be
	12.	A ____ is a government minimum price that can be charged for goods and services.
	13.	____ refers to the desire, willingness, and ability to buy a good or service.
	14.	Many schools rely on ____ software to prevent students from using the Internet for prohibited activities.
	15.	What is a third party formed only to promote a social, economic, or moral issue?
	16.	____ parties rarely win major elections, and have never won a presidential election.
	17.	A ____ is the amount by which the quantity demanded is higher than the quantity supplied.
	18.	The Internet allows citizens to have direct, personal contact with candidates through
	19.	The ____ is a mass communication system of millions of networked computers worldwide.
	20.	____ are things we would like to have to make life more comfortable.
	21.	A ____ is the amount by which the quantity supplied is higher than the quantity demanded.
	22.	Donations given to political parties and not designated for a particular candidate’s campaign are called
	23.	What is the term for an individual part of a party’s platform?
	24.	____ is the extra benefits gained from the purchase of a good or service.
	25.	Tammany Hall is a notorious example of a political
	26.	If neither presidential candidate wins a majority of electoral votes, who elects the president?
	27.	Economics is sometimes called the science of
	28.	The mass media plays an important ____ role by exposing government misconduct.
	29.	Elections are a two-part process involving primary races and
	30.	By their very nature, interest groups are
	31.	Radio, television, and the Internet are considered ____ media.
	32.	Food, clothing, and shelter are examples of
	33.	Citizens can vote to remove a public official from office in a
	34.	People who cannot go to the polls can request an ____ ballot in advance.
	35.	A ____ is a series of statements expressing a party’s principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues.
	36.	Natural ____ are things from nature, such as metal ores, that are used to make products.
	37.	____ includes the ideas and attitudes that most people hold about the government and political issues.
	38.	___________ refers to the various quantities of a good or service that producers are willing to sell at all possible market prices?
	39.	___________refers to the government-set maximum price that can be charged for goods and services?
	40.	If you buy or sell something on the World Wide Web, you are engaging in