Civics EOC Review

According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law? (1.1)

• trial by jury and no cruel punishments

• freedom of speech and of the press

• life, liberty and property

• freedom of worship and the right to petition

Which thinker introduced the idea of separation of powers? (1.1)

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

The Mayflower Compact is to Self-government as the English Bill of Rights is to ______________________ (1.2)

• Natural law

• Separation of powers

• Divine Right of Kings

• Guarantee of certain individual rights

Which of the following is listed in the correct chronological order? (1.3)

• Townshend Act, Quartering of troops, Stamp Act, Tea Act

• Quartering of troops, Townshend Act, Intolerable Acts, Tea Act

• Stamp Act, Quartering of Troops, Tea Act, Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Tea Act, Quartering of Troops

Which of the following best describes the role of the government according to the Declaration of Independence? (1.4)

• "The main purpose of government is to expand and glorify the state"

• "The main purpose of government is to protect the unalienable rights of individuals"

• "The main purpose of government is to protect the rights of the King"

• "The main purpose of government is to promote the general welfare of the community by taking steps towards social equality"

Why did the writers of the Articles of Confederation set up a weak central government? (1.5)

• to encourage more trade between the states

• to preserve the powers of the individual states

• to promote national security against foreign invastion

• to permit the taxation of citizens to pay the nation's debt

Why did the Preamble to the Constitution begin with the phrase, "We the People"? (1.6)

• to indicate the national government had limited powers

• to indicate the states had been associated in a confederation

• to indicate the federal power was separated among 3 branches

• to indicate that the American people were the ultimate source of its power

When the President negotiates a treaty, it must be approved by the Senate in order to be valid. This is an example of (1.7)

• limited government

• popular sovereignty

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

What was one of the Anti-Federalists' strongest arguments against the Constitution? (1.8)

• It did not create a national executive

• It did not include a list of protected rights for individuals

• The new central government would be too dependant on the states

• The new central government would be too weak to protect America's interests abroad

Which of the following is an "enumerated" power of Congress? (3.3)

• the power to tax exports

• the power to declare war

• the power to issue hunting licenses

• the power to operate public school districts