Civics EOC Assessment

Which branch's main job is to MAKE the laws?

• legislative

• judicial

• executive

The branch of government that enforces, carries out, the law.

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

The branch of government that reviews and interprets laws to determine whether they are fair or unfair.

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

The following is from the Preamble to the United States Constitution.

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

Which of the following actions is an example of how to "insure domestic tranquility"

• People voting directly for Senators.

• Public policies focusing on environmental protection.

• National Guard called in to maintain order in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

• United States Navy deploying ships to the Pacific after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

What was John Locke's influence on the Founding Fathers?

• Trial by Jury

• Separation of Powers

• Monarchical Government

• Government by Consent of the Governed

The passage is from the Declaration of Independence (1776). Which earlier thinker influenced the reasoning of this passage?

• John Locke

• King George III

• George Washington

• Baron Montesquieu

Based on this passage, which constitutional principle does Madison describe? 

• Checks and Balances 

•  Popular Sovereignty

• Seperation of powers 

•  Judicial Review

Why did the Founding Fathers decide to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new constitution?

• The states were calling for a new constitution.

• The president had too much power over the states.

• The Articles were only supposed to be a temporary solution.

• The national government under the Articles could not enforce laws.

A weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that it had __________ . 

• only an executive branch

• only a legislative branch

• only a judicial branch

• an executive and legislative branch

The diagram below shows the impact of Baron Montesquieu's writings on the Founding Fathers.

Which phrase completes the diagram?

• Trial by Jury

• Social Contract

• Separation of Powers

• Representative Government

Answer explanation

Remember Montesquiou is separation of powers and checks and balances