Civics EOC 3

How does monarchy differ from other forms of government?

• Leaders are named in the constitution.

• Leaders are chosen by the upper class.

• Leaders are born into ruling families.

• Leaders are given power by kings.

What type of service project would help promote the common good?

• planning a neighborhood recycling program

• participating in a neighborhood party

• completing homework on time

• visiting public libraries

Which action represents an individual exercising a constitutional right?

• Summary judgment

• Quartering soldiers

• Civil disobedience

• Double jeopardy

Which freedom is enumerated in the U.S. Constitution?

• assembly

• education

• privacy

• travel

We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, 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.

Why did the Framers include the Preamble as the introduction to the US Constitution?

• To ensure that the rights of the people were guaranteed

• To establish the goals and purposes of government

• To provide for the wellbeing of all citizens

• To ensure that people were free

Which branch of federal government makes laws?

• bureaucracy

• executive

• judicial

• legislative

Which principle is included in the U.S. Constitution?

• Rule of law

• Right to trial

• Capitalism

• Confederalism

This scenario below describes a U.S Supreme Court decision from 1919:

"The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a Socialist Party member who was arrested and convicted for distributing a pamphlet during World War I stating that: "The Socialist Party says that... officers of the law... violate the... United States Constitution, the Supreme Law of the Land, when they refuse to recognize your right to assert your opposition to the draft. "The Supreme Court reasoned that the ideas found in the pamphlet represented a "clear and present danger" to the county if supporters of the ideas found in the pamphlet refused to serve in the military."

Upon which constitutional principle did the U.S. Supreme Court make its decision?

• Due process

• Executive privilege

• Independent judiciary

• Freedom of speech

The chart shows the structures of local, state, and national governments.

• Chief Justice

• City Council

• Representative

• Senator

Which Enlightenment idea is represented by the following image?

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Social Contract

• Natural Law