EOC Practice

Based on the chart, which statement is most accurate?

• Health received the least amount of federal funding.

• National defense received less federal funding than Medicare.

• Social Security received the greatest amount of federal funding.

• Transportation received more federal funding than veterans’ benefits and services.

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.

Match each quotation to the correct document.

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution of the United States

• Constitution of the United States

Select the letter of the documents to indicate the order they were adopted or ratified from earliest to latest. Match each document to its order: First, Second, Third, Fourth.

• fourth

• Articles of Confederation

• second

• United States Constitution

• third

• Mayflower Compact

• first

• Declaration of Independence

Based on the quotation, which phrase best describes the writer?

• a patriot

• a loyalist

• a Federalist

• an Anti-Federalist

Select the statement that best illustrates the major economic weakness of the Articles of Confederation.

• the sole and exclusive right and power of regulating the alloy and value of coin struck

• Congress had the right to regulate all forms of American currency

• the national government could print money

• America had no uniform system of currency

Explain why each state—New Jersey and Virginia—favored a specific plan. Use evidence from the map to support your answer.

• New Jersey favored equal representation for small states, while Virginia favored representation based on population for large states.

• New Jersey wanted more power for large states, while Virginia wanted equal power for all states.

• Both states wanted the same plan because they had similar populations.

• New Jersey and Virginia both opposed any form of representation.

Based on the quotation, which weakness of the Articles of Confederation is described?

• no power to tax citizens

• inability to control commerce

• lack of a strong central government

• difficulty making changes to government

Read the excerpt. “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, 1215 Which ideas expressed in the excerpt are addressed in the United States Constitution?

• due process of law

• limited government

• divine right of kings

• right to assemble

• judicial review

Match each provision of the Articles of Confederation to its corresponding effect.

• The government could not carry out basic duties.

• No national executive branch

• The government could not resolve disputes between states.

• National government with no power to tax

• The government could not easily adapt to new challenges.

• No national judicial branch

• The government could not enforce its laws.

• Unanimous vote required to change the Articles of Confederation