EOC Review 2

What is the purpose of checks and balances?

• To keep the powers of the branches of government even.

• To control the U.S. Treasury spending.

• To give the Executive Branch more power.

• To give Congress all the power.

Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense, convinced the colonists to:

• Follow the King's orders.

• Declare independence of England.

• Move west.

• Go back to England.

He believed all people are born with natural rights.

• Montesquieu

• King George III

• Hitler

• John Locke

Which document's preamble begins with: "We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union....."

• The Declaration of Independence

• The U. S. Constitution

• The Florida Constitution

• The English Bill of Rights

The Pilgrims wrote The Mayflower Compact. What type of government did this establish?

• Communist Government

• Federal Government

• Self-Government

• Monarchy

The five rights guaranteed in Amendment 1 are right to petition, freedom speech, freedom of religion, freedom of press and:

• freedom to vote.

• freedom to purchase land.

• freedom to assemble.

Mutiny is an example of which type of law?

• Criminal

• Felony

• Military

• Juvenile

Which of the following is a duty of citizens?

• voting

• serve on a jury

• keep your yard clean

• treat others with kindness

Which amendment raised the voting age from 18 to 21?

• 22

• 26

• 23

• 14

Which amendment defines the term a president can serve?

• 22

• 18

• 10

• 8