Civics Mid term practice

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Volunteerism involves giving _________________ to others without receiving payment.

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time and services

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Which of the following is an example of contributing to the common good? Options: advertising a physical therapy practice in the local newspaper, donating food to a food pantry for the poor, spending an afternoon working in your garden, writing a letter to a newspaper about a spelling mistake printed in a job ad

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donating food to a food pantry for the poor

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Which element of the Constitution reflects the influence of the French philosopher Baron de Montesquieu? Options: the amendment process, the Electoral College, the “necessary and proper” clause, the separation of powers

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the separation of powers

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Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu

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argued that the laws of nature also applied to human life and society

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The Mayflower Compact was a

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written plan for government.

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In his pamphlet, Common Sense, Thomas Paine

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made a case for independence by drawing on the ideas of John Locke.

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The Magna Carta is important for establishing which of the following? Options: an agreement for governing the colony of Plymouth, the principle of limited government, the scientific discoveries of the Enlightenment, the Virginia Company

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the principle of limited government

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The colonists responded to the Stamp Act by

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boycotting British goods.

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What are natural rights?

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freedoms people possess relating to life, liberty, and property

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What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

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to fix the Articles of Confederation