Civics EOC Questions

The image describes a citizen obligation. Based on this image, what can be presumed about citizen obligations?

• Citizens support securing individual rights.

• Citizens are required to pay taxes only.

• Citizens must obey all laws without question.

• Citizens have no responsibilities towards their community.

What does the Constitution allow Congress to do in terms of the military?

• Quarter soldiers

• Act as Commander in Chief

• Sign treaties

• Declare War and support the military

How do modern Democrats and Republicans view taxation?

• Democrats tend to favor tax increases to support new social programs more than Republicans.

• Republicans generally support higher taxes to fund military spending.

• Both parties equally support tax increases for social programs.

• Democrats prefer to lower taxes for all income levels.

Which amendments apply to Ben's case of being prosecuted for speaking out against the governor and being denied legal counsel?

• Amendment I (free speech) and Amendment VI (due process)

• Amendment I (free press) and Amendment IV (search and seizure)

• Amendment IX (unenumerated rights) and Amendment VI (due process)

• Amendment IX (unenumerated rights) and Amendment IV (search and seizure)

What are the names of the two major political parties in the United States today?

• Democratic and Republican

• Liberal and Conservative

• Green and Libertarian

• Socialist and Independent

Juveniles accused of crimes continue to be afforded many of the same due process rights as adults as a result of which U.S. Supreme Court case?

• In re Gault (1967)

• Roper v. Simmons (2005)

• Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

• Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

The constitutional guarantee of a free press has resulted in

• a government more responsive to the needs of the people

• increased censorship of media

• a decline in public trust in journalism

• greater government control over information

Which statement describes a similarity between the Florida Constitution and the U.S. Constitution?

• Neither protects individual rights

• Both include an amendment process

• Neither provides for a chief executive

• Both include a nine-member Supreme Court

How did the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson impact U.S. society?

• All states could continue to pass laws that discriminated.

• It led to the immediate desegregation of public facilities.

• It established a precedent for equal rights legislation.

• It resulted in the abolition of Jim Crow laws.

The Constitution already contains a few rights, so we may as well add a whole Bill of Rights.

• Antifederalist

• Federalist

• Libertarian

• Democrat