Civics EOC Practice Test

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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

Front

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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Who are the speakers and what are they afraid of? Options: Patriots; ineffective government, Federalists; the loss of liberty, Antifederalists; a strong national government, Loyalists; the loss of property rights

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Antifederalists; a strong national government

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Which group did Patrick Henry most likely side with during the ratification debate? Options: the Loyalists, the Federalists, the Antifederalists, the Constitutionalists

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the Antifederalists

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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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A court decides that the First Amendment permits a journalist to write an article on something the government wants to keep secret. What type of law was most involved in the decision?

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constitutional law

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What is the source of this law?

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military law