Ch 18 - Civics EOC Practice Exam

SS.7.C.1.3

How did the British government respond to the colonial concerns expressed during the Boston Tea Party?

• It passed the Intolerable Acts, closing Boston Harbor.

• It recognized colonial grievances and agreed not to pass any more taxes.

• It ordered troops to fire on colonial demonstrators in a public square of Boston.

• It declared the colonists to be in a state of open rebellion and outside the King's protection.

SS.7.C.1.4

According to the Declaration of Independence, when do people have the right to abolish their government and establish a new one?

• whenever a government passes a law that is disliked by some

• whenever their government becomes despotic and oppressive

• whenever the majority party in control of government changes

• whenever a king attempts to act without the approval of Parliament

SS.7.C.1.4

The photograph above shows Dr. Martin Luther King after giving his "I Have a Dream" speech during the Civil Rights Movement.

Which part of the Declaration of Independence

most influenced the events shown in this

photograph?

• its list of colonial grievances

• its outrage at the British use of force

• its theory of government based on natural rights

• its claim of the right to overthrow a tyrannical government

SS.7.C.1.4

Based on the introduction to the Declaration of Independence, what was the main purpose of that document?

• to list all the injuries that the English King had committed against them

• to set forth a new American theory of government to help future nations

• to explain how the colonists had repeatedly tried to settle their

  differences peacefully

• to explain to the rest of the world why the colonists were ending their allegiance to Great Britain

SS.7.C.1.6

The passage below is from the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution.

"We the the United States, it order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure 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."

In 1957, President Eisenhower sent the National Guard into Little Rock, Arkansas, in order to prevent racial violence. Which goal of government, listed in the Preamble did this action illustrate?

• to insure domestic tranquility

• to form a more perfect Union

• to secure the blessings of liberty

• to provide for the common defense

SS.7.C.1.7

Suppose the above sequence of events occurs in our federal government:

Which two constitutional principles do these events illustrate?

• federalism and limited government

• federalism and checks and balances

• individual rights and popular sovereignty

• separation of powers and checks and balances

SS.7.C.1.8

Above are views for and against ratification of the Constitution.

Which conclusion can be drawn from these views?

• The proposed Constitution lacked a bill of rights.

• The proposed Constitution guaranteed free speech.

• The proposed Constitution had no national executive.

• The proposed Constitution strengthened state governments.

SS.7.C.1.8

During the ratification debates, Anti-Federalists demanded that the rights above be added to the Constitution in order for them to support it.

Which document guaranteed these rights?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Federalist Papers

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

SS.7.C.3.3

The final clause of Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to make all laws that are "necessary and proper" to fulfill its other responsibilities. What name is sometimes given to this clause?

• Elastic Clause

• Ex Post Facto Clause

• Bill of Attainder Clause

• Writ of habeas corpus Clause

SS.7.C.3.9

The diagram above shows some of the steps involved in passing a federal law.

Which step completes the diagram?

• The bill is sent to a conference committee.

• The bill is sent back to the House to be amended.

• The bill is pigeonholed until the next session of Congress.

• Both bills are sent to the President to choose which to sign.