Review EOC Civics MGH Test 2024

Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation led to Shays' Rebellion?

• The Central Government could not regulate trade between the states.

• The Central Government could not pass taxes.

• The Central government lacked Executive Leadership.

• The Central Government could not operate a Court System

The excerpts below are from the U.S. Constitution. Which excerpt reflects the Enlightenment ideas of separation of powers as expressed by Montesquieu?

• Excerpt A

• Excerpt B

• Excerpt C

• Excerpt D

This excerpt is from the English Bill of Rights

. . . . [S]uspending the laws or the execution of laws by regal [royal] authority without consent of Parliament is illegal. . . . —English Bill of Rights

Which of the following concepts does the excerpt support?

• English citizens had a social contract with their monarch.

• English citizens had rights that no monarch could violate.

• English citizens should not be prohibited from the free exercise of religion.

• English citizens had the right to choose their form of government.

Why did the British Parliament repeal the Stamp Act, which taxed many types of colonial documents?

• Colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.

• Colonists wrote to King George asking him to repeal the act.

• Colonists threatened to declare independence from Britain.

• Colonists began boycotting British goods.

Which of the following complaints against the British government was included in the Declaration of Independence?

• executing colonists without benefit of a jury trial

• requiring colonists to lodge British soldiers in their homes

• ordering colonists to move off of lands claimed by Native Americans

• forcing colonists to serve in Parliament

The excerpt below is from Article VI of the U.S. Constitution. Which weakness in the Articles of Confederation is addressed in this part of the Constitution?

• There was no executive branch to enforce national laws.

• The states had more power than the national government.

• Laws required the approval of nine states.

• There was no national court system.

This excerpt is the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution. Based on the excerpt, what is the meaning of the phrase “form a more perfect Union”?

• The government would treat all people fairly and equally under the law.

• The government would promote liberty and freedom for all Americans.

• The government would bring the states together to act as a single nation for the good of all.

• The government would protect citizens from conflict in the country and prevent civil war.

The excerpt below is the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution. Which of the following excerpts from the Constitution supports the intention of the phrase “to form a more perfect Union” in the Preamble?

• From Article I: “The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment."

• From Article IV: “New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union.”

• From Article VI: “All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.”

• From Article VII: “The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.”

The following excerpt is from The Federalist, No. 78. Which of the following principles is being described in this passage?

• judicial review

• checks and balances

• judicial nullification

• popular sovereignty

The following excerpt is from The Federalist, No. 47. Which of the following concepts does this passage support?

• separation of powers

• due process of law

• federalism

• judicial precedent