EOC 3rd Hour

which of the following judicial actions is forbidden

• hearing a case from a lower court

• double jeopardy

• declaring a law unconstitutional

• punishing someone for not releasing information necessary for a trial

Louis XIV brought France to its peak power and his words 'L'etat c'est moi' ('I am the state') express the spirit of what type of political authority?

• absolute monarchy

• theocracy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

-develop federal budget

-give State of the Union Address

-make treaties

-Appoint ambassadors

The information above expresses the duties of the

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• the electorate

“Still one thing more, fellow-citizens—a wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circle of our felicities.”

What principle of government is Thomas Jefferson supporting in this statement of his inaugural address in 1801?

• federalism

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty

• limited government

Which document includes all three of the following principles of government?

*federalism

*separation of powers

*and individual rights

• magna carta

• declaration of independence

• english bill of rights

• US constitution

One way in which the United States Constitution differed from the Articles of Confederation was that the Constitution

• increased the power of the states

• provided for the direct election of the President by the voters

• created a national government having three branches

• made the amendment process more difficult

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

This quotation reflects beliefs mainly derived from

• Marxist philosophy

• John Locke’s theory of natural rights

• the Magna Carta

• the divine right monarchs of Europe

How does Congress use the U.S. Census?

• To select a new Supreme Court Justice

• Determine number of representatives per state

• To determine the number of senators per state

• to gather data on undocument workers

A member of the United States Congress must resign from Congress if elected or appointed to a position in the executive or judicial branch. This requirement is an example of

• States’ rights

• separation of powers

• judicial review

• limited terms for Federal officials

the main purpose of lobbying is to

• influence legislation on behalf of special interest groups

• strengthen the power of political parties

• increase the speed and efficiency of the law-making process

• reduce the number of candidates in political elections