
EOC Civics Review
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did many American colonists use Thomas Paine's Common Sense to justify?
Acts of sabotage against British merchants
Declaring independence from Britain
Joining the army instead of the militia
Supporting the British monarch
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Declaration of Independence included these complaints:
• Taxation without representation • Limiting judicial powers • Quartering Troops • Dissolving legislature
Which complaint should be added to this list?
Requiring colonists to send representation to Parliament
Suspending trial by jury in many cases
Ordering colonists to move from Native American land
Allowing the wealthy to avoid local law
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the U.S. Constitution address the problem under the Articles of Confederation that Congress had no power to ensure its laws were followed by the states?
It created an executive branch to enforce law
It gave each state sovereign authority over its laws
It required the president to resolve disputes between states
It required unanimous consent of states to create new laws.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the phrase "insure domestic tranquility" in the Preamble of the Constitution mean?
Give land to the homeless
Fight wars on foreign soil
Keep the homeland at peace
Provide citizens with insurance
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The passage below is from Federalist 51, written by James Madison in 1788.
"the interior structure of the government as that its several constituent parts may, by their mutual relations, be the means of keeping each other in their proper places."
Which constitutional principle does Madison describe in the passage?
Popular sovereignty
Judicial review
Checks and balances
Checks and balances
Answer explanation
Checks and Balances are a system where one branch of government may act to limit the power of the other branches to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful. In the passage from Federalist 51 James Madison describes this principle by saying that the interior structure of government (i.e. the legislative, executive and judicial branches) must be the means of keeping each other in their proper places (i.e. not allowing one to become too powerful)
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which viewpoint was common among Anti-Federalists?
There is no need for a separate Bill of Rights.
The Constitution does not give enough power to the states.
The Constitution will not strengthen the government.
A strong national government will protect the people in times of crisis.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a government that is run by the people, either directly or indirectly?
Democracy
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Communism
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