EOC practice 2

How are the Enlightenment ideas that influenced the Founding Fathers reflected in modern institutions?

• Colonies have been re-established to preserve popular sovereignty.

• Oligarchies have increased to safeguard natural rights.

• The United Nations promotes universal human rights.

• The European Union encourages economic stability.

Which documents influenced the colonists' views of government?

• Common Sense, Articles of Confederation, Declaration of the Rights of Man

• Virginia Declaration of Rights, Common Sense, Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Common Sense

• Magna Carta, Iroquois Constitution, Common Sense

Why did Parliament eventually repeal the Stamp Act, which taxed goods such as newspapers and playing cards?

• The colonists established a blockade against British goods.

• The colonists were able to produce their own goods.

• The colonists started destroying British goods.

• The colonists began boycotting British goods.

What is one way that the ideas stated in the Declaration of Independence are evident today?

• equal employment opportunities

• voting rights amendments

• selective service

• term limits

How did the U.S. Constitution solve a problem created by the Articles of Confederation?

• It avoided the issue of states' rights.

• It allowed the states to elect representatives.

• It prevented the amendment of federal laws.

• It enabled the federal government to collect taxes.

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

• Bill of Rights

• Article IV

• Preamble

• Article I

Which principle supports President Eisenhower's action to uphold the U.S. Supreme Court's decision that public schools should be integrated?

• judicial review

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• constitutional government

What was the Anti-Federalists' greatest concern about ratifying the U.S. Constitution?

• The lack of a federal court system.

• The lack of legislative veto power.

• The lack of a strong military.

• The lack of a bill of rights.

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

• rule of law

• right to trial

• capitalism

• confederalism

The Code of Hammurabi (1772 BC) includes laws focusing on contracts. What type of U.S. law is based on the Code of Hammurabi?

• civil

• constitutional

• criminal

• military