EOC Background U.S. History

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. - Declaration of Independence

What is the meaning of unalienable rights?

• rights that change over time

• rights that cannot be taken away or denied

• rights that only governments can provide

• rights that cannot be defined and protected

Which action is the best example of a civil responsibility?

• writing an editorial piece for a newspaper

• volunteering to sell raffle tickets

• voting on election day

• opening a business

What was the most important diplomatic effect of the Declaration of Independence for the U.S.?

• it allowed foreign governments to officially recognize the U.S.

• it forced Britain to trade with the U.S.

• it required Britain to pay war reparations to the U.S.

• it allowed the U.S. to establish immigration quotas

The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States. - U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 2

Which statement from the Declaration of Independence influenced Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution?

• "He has affected to render the Military independent of & superior to the Civil power."

• "To secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."

• "He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers."

• "The United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and ... they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown."

As social conditions become more equal, the number of persons increases who, although they are neither rich enough nor powerful enough to exercise any great influence over their fellow creatures, have nevertheless acquired or retained sufficient education & fortune to satisfy their own wants. They owe nothing to any man, they expect nothing from any man; they acquire the habit of always considering themselves as standing alone & they are apt to imagine that their whole destiney is in their own hands. - Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835

Which American value is described in this excerpt?

• individualism

• populism

• liberty

• laissez-faire

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the People. - Tenth Amendment

Which phrase best describes the goal of this amendment?

• to restrict civil liberties

• to limit due process rights

• to restrain the power of judicial activists

• to limit the power of the federal government