US History EOC Review Florida

Read the conversation below. Which colonial principal is being discussed.

Doug: I believe in making laws only when everyone can participate in public decision making.

Nicole: I disagree with you; it is best for laws to be made by the people who have been chosen for that purpose.

• Limited Monarch

• Self-government

• Social Contract

• Natural Rights

Which document addressed colonial concerns about English policies?

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• U.S. Constitution

• Bill of Rights

The passage below is from a historical document. What is the main idea of the passage?

• Only citizens can enjoy the rights guaranteed by a government

• People have rights that cannot be denied by any government

• Government must equally distribute power among people

• Government is necessary to promote equality

Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The government did not have a separate judicial branch.

• The states could not print their own currency.

• The president was able to spend taxes freely.

• The government had too much power over trade.

How did the U.S. Constitution address the problem under the Articles of Confederation that Congress had no power to ensure its laws were followed by the states?

• It created an executive branch to enforce laws

• It gave each state sovereign authority over its laws.

• It required the president to resolve disputes between states.

• It required unanimous consent of states to create new laws.

Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation led to Shay's Rebellion?

• The national government lacked the power to regulate trade

• The national government lacked a national court system

• The national government lacked central leadership

• The national government lacked the power to tax

Which part of the U.S. Constitution states the six purposes of government?

• Bill of Rights

• Article IV

• Preamble

• Article 1

In the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution, what is the meaning of the phrase "We the people"?

• The people express their will through political parties

• The people express their will by directly creating laws

• Government receives taxes from the people and exists to support them

• Government receives its power from the people and exists to serve them

IF THE PRESIDENT SIGNS A BILL WHAT HAPPENS?

• IT BECOMES A LAW

• IT GOES BACK TO THE SENATE

• IT IS VETOED

• THE PRESIDENT EATS A SANDWICH

Which parts of the national government participated in the process described in the newspaper headline?

• Senate and president

• House of Representatives and Senate

• Supreme Court and president

• Supreme Court and House of Representatives