Civics EOC Review #1

The Magna Carta (1215) influenced ideas about government by stating that citizens should have which of the following?

• Trial by jury of your peers
• Taxation with Consent
• Rule of Law and Limited Government
• All  choices

Document, signed in England in 1215 by King John, saying a King was no longer above the law

• Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta
• Declaration of Independence
• U.S. Constitution

Type of government with restraints placed upon the power and authority of the government

• limited
• unlimited
• communist
• semi-limited

Which part of the U.S. Constitution states the six purposes of government? 

• Bill of Rights 
• Article IV
• Preamlbe 
• Article I

Based on this passage, which constitutional principle does Madison describe? 

• Checks and Balances 
•  Popular Sovereignty
• Seperation of powers 
•  Judicial Review

America has a______ form of government?

• republican 
• communist 
• autocratic
• fascist 

According to Thomas Hobbes, the goverment's function is to...?

• Keep everyone happy 
• Keep everyone healthy 
• Protect people from their own selfishness 
• Tell everyone what is going on outside of their country

What took place during the Enlightenment?

• Advances in science, math, and basic human rights
• Advances in religion
• light was discovered
• advances in marriage equality

_____ is an agreement between individuals and the government.

• Social Contract
• Natural Law
• Social Order
• Separation of Powers

In a social contract, what exchange takes place?

• Citizens obey the laws and the government protects their rights
• Citizens agree to pay taxes and the government provides services