EOC practice #4

Read this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence:
"To secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
Which Enlightenment idea is expressed in this statement?  

• Separation of power (Montesquieu)
• social contract (John Locke)
• divine right (Rousseau)
• individual liberty (James Madison)

Read this excerpt from the Mayflower Compact:
^{"We, whose names are underwritten... solemnly and mutually... covenant (agree) and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick (government), for our better Ordering and Preservation."}
This part of the Mayflower Compact is an example of how the colonists put which of of the following into practice? 

• social contract
• common law
• statute
• checks and balances

Read the following hypothetical newspaper headlines. Which reports a British action that angered colonists and led to the Declaration of Independence?

• BOYCOTT BRITISH GOODS!
• KING GRANTS INDEPENDENCE!
• BRITISH TAXES: UNFAIR! 
• ANGRY COLONISTS DUMP TEA!

Refer to the timeline to answer the question.
Which event competes the timeline?

• Articles of Confederation
• Bill of Rights
• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence

Read this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence to answer the question.
_{"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..."}
According to the excerpt, how does the source of natural rights compare to the source of government power?

• Natural rights come from the government; government power comes from the people
• Natural rights come from God; government power comes from the people
• Natural rights come from the government; government power comes from God
• Natural rights come from God; government power comes from God

Use the table to answer the question.
How did the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation impact the wording of the Constitution?

• The Founding Fathers gave Congress the power to legislate
• The Founding Fathers created a government with three branches
• The Founding Fathers gave the states the power to interpret federal laws
• The Founding Fathers created he office of President to settle disputes

According to the Preamble to the Constitution, which of the following are basic purposes of government?

• provide services, provide laws, guarantee freedoms
• establish justice, ensure tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote welfare
• ensure life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness
• collect taxes, print money, establish a military, regulate commerce

Read the Preamble of the Constitution to answer the question.
^{"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."}
Which phrase reveals the Founders ideas about the source of government power?

• "We the People"
• "a more perfect Union"
• "this Constitution"
• "our Posterity"

In what way does the power of judicial review act as a check?

• Courts can declare presidential acts unconstitutional 
• Courts can declare congressional acts unconstitutional
• Courts can declare presidential and congressional acts unconstitutional
• Court can review acts of other courts

Which statement is true about the Federalists?

• They opposed ratification of the Constitution
• They opposed a strong central government
• They supported dividing the United Stats into 13 separate countries
• The feared the Articles of Confederation could not keep the country united