EOC Review Category Two

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Why did the Founding Fathers separate the power to make, enforce, and interpret laws between different branches of government?

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to prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful

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What pamphlet denounced British rule and fanned the flames of revolution? Options: Magna Carta, Two Treatises of Government, Compact, Common Sense

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Common Sense

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What is the most likely reason it was difficult to pass laws under the Articles of Confederation? Options: Passage required a unanimous vote of the 13 states., Passage required the votes of 9 of the 13 states., The government did not have a legislature., Americans were content to follow British laws.

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Passage required the votes of 9 of the 13 states.

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The Preamble of the Constitution lists six goals, including which of the following? Options: to separate from Britain, to form a more perfect union, to decide who can be a Supreme Court justice, to decrease the power of the federal government

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to form a more perfect union

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SS.7.C.1.7
Use the table to answer the question.
Which of the following best completes the title of this table? Options: The Federal System, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Popular Sovereignty

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Separation of Powers

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What is meant by “the rule of law”?

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the idea that all people, including rulers and leaders, must obey the law

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What does a person born in any U.S. territory automatically become?

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a native-born citizen

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Why is it important for citizens to pay taxes? Options: to allow the country to start a draft, to help citizens become informed voters, to make sure that laws are up to date, to provide money to pay for government services

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to provide money to pay for government services

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Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Bill of Rights? Options: to explain the procedure for amending the Constitution, to guarantee freedoms that belong to every citizen, to inspire the governments of other nations, to limit the rights of individual citizens

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to guarantee freedoms that belong to every citizen

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How did the Twenty-fourth Amendment allow more Americans to vote?

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It outlawed poll taxes, which many states used to prevent poor Americans from voting.