Missouri Government EOC Practice Test Questions

Which statement best explains why a citizen would participate in an interest group rather than a political party?

• Political parties get less media coverage

• Political parties are more expensive to join

• Interest groups focus on a specific political issue

• Interest groups have more members than political parties

Reorder the following document titles to indicate the order they were adopted or ratified from earliest to latest.

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• United States Constitution

Which of these explains a difference between political parties and interest groups?

• Political parties evaluate government policy, while interest groups set government policy.

• Political parties influence laws, while interest groups ratify laws.

• Political parties address many issues, while interest groups usually focus on one issue.

• Political parties support candidates, while interest groups nominate candidates.

Political parties offer a way  for -

• citizens to particpate in the political process
• candidates to avoid raising money for campaigns
• candidates with very different views to work together
• candidates to avoid laws regarding campaign finances

"No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgment of his equals or by the law of the land." --Magna Carta, Clause 39, 1217

Which ideas expressed in the excerpt are addressed in the US Constitution?

• Judicial Review

• Right to assemble

• Due process of law

• Limited Government

• Divine Right of Kings

The 10th Amendment is an example of...

• Rule of Law

• Representation

• Due Process

• Federalism

Article 1, Section 3, Clause 1 gives instructions for how the Senate will be comprised and how many votes each senator can give. This is an example of...

• Rule of Law

• Representation

• Due Process

• Federalism

Article II, Section 4 gives instructions for the impeachment of a president or other elected official. This is an example of...

• Rule of Law

• Representation

• Due Process

• Federalism

Which of the following SCOTUS cases helped improve equal opportunity? Select all that apply.

• Brown v. Board

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Korematsu v. United States

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Scott v. Sandford

Match the following powers

• Concurrent

• Increasing sales tax to fund schools

• Federal

• Creating a military

• Federal

• Signing a trade agreement with another country

• State

• funding of roads and bridges