CIVICS EOC PRACTICE TEST 3

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Which Enlightenment thinker argued that all people were born equal and had natural rights to life, liberty, and property?

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John Locke

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Use the quotation to answer the question: "No freeman shall be taken, imprisoned, . . . or in any other way destroyed . . . except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land." — excerpt from Magna Carta. Which statement best expresses how Magna Carta shaped the colonists' views of government?

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They believed leaders should obey the law and that citizens had a right to trial by jury.

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What is the correct sequence of events? Options: 2, 1, 4, 3; 4, 2, 3, 1; 2, 3, 4, 1; 1, 2, 4, 3

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2, 3, 4, 1

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The Declaration of Independence lists a number of offenses committed by the British king against the American colonists. Which of the following offenses refers to a protection first established by Magna Carta? For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world, For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent, For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury, For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offence

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For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury

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According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the main purpose of government?

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to protect citizens’ rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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Which term correctly completes the diagram? Options: Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Articles of Confederation, Bill of Rights

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Articles of Confederation

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What does the phrase "to ourselves and our Posterity" suggest about the Founding Fathers’ goals?

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They wanted to create a lasting government that future Americans would benefit from.

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Use the diagram to answer the question.

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The Supreme Court can declare executive acts unconstitutional.

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What did Federalists and Antifederalists disagree most strongly about?

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a strong national government

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Which conclusion about the rule of law is best supported by these quotations? Where-ever law ends, tyranny begins. —John Locke, Two Treatises of Government, 1690 That in America THE LAW IS KING. For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be King; and there ought to be no other. —Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776

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The rule of law is necessary for limited government.