Civics EOC Review 2

Montesquieu's influence on U.S. government

• natural rights
• Separation of Powers
• Social Contract
• Theocracy

An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection

• Philosophers
• Democracy
• Social Contract
• Divine Right of Kings

What does “taxation without representation” mean?

• taxing someone without giving them a voice in government
• not taxing a certain group of people
• taxing someone who does not live in the country
• taxing everyone the same amount
  

What is judicial review?

• The power of the president to veto bills
• The power of the court to overrule previous rulings
• The power to appoint federal judges
• The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and acts unconstitutional

What was the influence of the Mayflower Compact?

• To create a list of rights
• to establish self-government in the U.S.
•  to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
•  to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony

This was America's 1st constitution, which proved to weak to protect the American people.

• Articles of Confederation
• U.S. Constitution
• Bill of Rights
• Declaration of Human Rights

What word would accurately fill in the blanks in the bill becoming a law?

• House
• Senate
• president
• Supreme Court

Government which divides the power between the federal and state government

• federalism
• monarchy
• confederation
• oligarchy

the agreements and relationships the U.S. has with other Countries

• foreign policy
• legislative actions
• separation of powers
• social contract

Which is NOT a shared power of federal and state government?

• borrow money
• approve treaties
• enforce laws
• create laws