EOC Review 3

Being an informed citizen falls under which category?

• a civic duty

• a voting requirement

• a civic responsibility

• a constitutional amendment

The 19th Amendment

• ended the prohibition era.

• gave women the right to vote.

• provided for the popular election of senators.

• established the terms of presidential succession.

A government principle by which the legislative, judicial, and executive powers are essentially held by different groups and people is called

• reserved powers.

• expressed powers.

• checks and balances.

• separation of powers.

Both John Locke and Thomas Jefferson wrote about the natural rights of man. In what document are these "unalienable rights" specifically mentioned?

• the Bill of Rights

• the Mayflower Compact

• the Preamble to the Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

What is federalism?

• a form of government with elected representatives

• a division of power between the national and state governments

• a sharing of power between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial systems

• a form of government in which elected officials make all economic decisions

The Articles of Confederation represented the Americans' distrust of

• the British.

• states rights.

• any governing authority.

• a strong central government.

Which statement BEST describes why the United States government can be called a representative democracy?

• People elect members of Congress to make laws.

• All citizens debate issues and vote on the laws.

• Power is shared between the nation and the states.

• Division of power exists among the three branches.

Which branch of the federal government is responsible for interpreting the laws of the United States?

• Executive

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Judiciary

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 sought to end the series of laws in the south known as

• Habeas Corpus.

• Jim Crow Laws.

• the Black Codes.

• Affirmative Action.

Which of these was a major philosophy expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

• support for states' rights and slavery

• a belief in the natural rights of citizens

• the need for a federal system of government

• a belief in the benefits of a laissez-faire economy