Challenging Civics EOC questions

Which action illustrates citizens participating in an international organization?

• Samantha teaches other about the history of the UN
• Jada volunteers to help raise funds for UNICEF
• Ethan writes a report on the origins of NATO
• David reads the annual report published by the WTO

According to the info on the posters, what's one reason Petra could be considered more qualified for Senate?

• her business experience
• her educational experience
• her political experience
• her lobbyist experience

The chart shows different lobbying methods. Which method(s) is best for someone who does not have much money or time?

• An online petition & letters
• Calling citizens by phone & letters
• Emailing representatives & an online petition
• Group rally event & emailing the representative

Consider the charts. Which argument could someone make in favor of using the current city trash-collection service?

• Can replacement will be easier
• Recycling with increase
• Residents will pay less
• There will be more jobs available

Anne Tracy works as a journalist for The Daily Mouth. She wrote a story about how Senator Jones cheated on a law school exam. She interviewed witnesses who saw the senator cheating. The story ran on the front page. Senator Jones denied the charges. Then he resigned from office. He plans to sue The Daily Mouth for damages. Under what circumstances could he sue the paper and win his lawsuit?

• He could sue the paper for libel and could win the case if he proved that Tracy had a grudge against him.

• He could sue the paper for slander and could win the case if he proved that Tracy had a grudge against him.

• He could sue the paper for libel and could win the case if he proved that the accusations were untrue and his reputation was hurt.

• He could sue the paper for slander and could win the case if he proved that the accusations were untrue and his reputation was hurt.

James Madison wrote that “liberty is to faction what air is to fire.” After reading this, Jack points out that the Founders would have wanted more restrictions on lobbyists, special-interest groups, and media influencing the government. What would be a good counterargument?

• Elected officials are better able to measure public opinion if there are no interfering factions

• Lobbyists will balance one another in government influence if they are subject to fewer laws.

• Political ads, despite their biases, are best able to inform citizens when there are no regulations

• The media, despite its biases, are best able to monitor the government when they are free

In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that the Florida Supreme Court's plan for recounting ballots violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)

• Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

• U.S. v. Nixon (1974)

• Bush v. Gore (2000)

U.S. Supreme Court case that established judicial review.

• Marbury vs. Madison

• Tinker vs. Des Moines

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Miranda vs. Arizona

What are natural rights?

• life, liberty, property

• freedom of expression

What is the difference between John Locke’s idea of natural rights and Thomas Jefferson?

• life, liberty, and property v. life, liberty, and unalienable rights

• representative democracy and consent of the governed