Civics EOC Review Part 2

Four candidates are running for a seat in the U.S. Senate to represent the state of Florida as shown

in the chart below.

Candidate 1

37 years

old

Lives in Marietta,

Georgia Natural born citizen

Candidate 2

54 years

old

Lives in Orlando,

Florida

Naturalized 12

years ago

Candidate 3

25 years

old

Lives in Mobile,

Alabama Natural born citizen

Candidate 4

40 years

old

Lives in Jacksonville,

Florida

Legal permanent

resident

Which candidate is qualified to run for this position?

• Candidate 1

• Candidate 2

• Candidate 3

• Candidate 4

What is the term for a type of government in which one person possesses unlimited power?

• Communism

• Democracy

• Socialism

• Autocracy

The table below lists examples of laws.

Category A

Assault

Murder

Theft

Category B

Adoption

Contract Disputes

Personal Injury

Category C

Abandonment of post

Conduct unbecoming

of an officer

Mutiny

Category D

Discrimination

Eminent domain

Treason

Which list represents Constitutional Law?

• Category A

• Category B

• Category C

• Category D

The diagram above outlines the appeals path through a state court system.

Which court completes the diagram?

• Florida Supreme Court

• U.S. Court of Appeals

• Court of Veterans Appeals

• State-level court of claims

What happened in American schools after the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v.

Board of Education?

• Desegregation was ordered for only high schools.

• The federal government ordered that states desegregate classes.

• States could continue segregation as long as facilities were separate but equal.

• Individuals of different races voluntarily stopped all forms of school segregation.

Taylor took notes during his civics class comparing the U.S. Constitution with the state of Florida’s Constitution. However, he forgot to write down which set of features applied to which constitution. How can he tell the difference between them?

• He remembers that the Florida Constitution does not have a bill of rights, but the U.S.

  Constitution does.

• He remembers that the Florida Constitution has five methods to propose an amendment,

  but the U.S. Constitution only has two.

• He remembers that the Florida Constitution gives the executive branch power over

  military forces, while the U.S. Constitution does not.

• He remembers that the Florida Constitution does not allow

Which service is performed by local government?

• Delivering mail

• Minting quarters

• Providing fire protection

• Granting teacher certificates

In a unitary government, the central government is supreme. In a confederal government,

member states joined voluntarily and share power.

In a federal government, which statement is

correct?

• A monarch holds the power of the central government.

• The central government shares power with smaller units, such as states.

• The central government power is held by one person, such as a dictator.

• The central government power is shared by a small committee of people.

This poster was displayed in 1947, at the beginning of the Cold War.

How can the information on this poster best be categorized?

• Advertisement

• Entertainment

• Propaganda

• Factual

How are the responsibilities of the legislative and executive branches of government different

when it comes to treaties?

• U.S. Senate proposes treaties; the president carries out foreign treaties.

• U.S. Senate negotiates foreign treaties; the president approves treaties.

• U.S. Senate carries out foreign treaties; the president proposes treaties.

• U.S. Senate ratifies treaties; the president negotiates foreign treaties.