Civics EOC Flashcard Review 2 TEST

What enlightenment thinker is known for these ideas: Natural rights, social contract, and natural rights should be protected by the government?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

When people give away power to rule and some rights but get protection from the government.

• Social contract
• lobbyist

• autocracy

• propaganda

Which best describes the main objective of a lobbyist?

• to influence state legislators serving as a senator or representative on issues

• to enforce laws passed by the legislature

• to serve as a judge in court cases

• to write and propose new laws as a legislator

What is the primary reason for the U.S. involvement in Korea and Vietnam?

• a fear of the international spread of Communism

• to gain control of natural resources

• to establish colonies in Asia

• to support monarchies in the region

During which conflict did the U.S. declare war on Japan?

• World War II

• World War I

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

Which individual activity is used to directly influence legislative decisions?

• watching political debates on television

• discussing political issues at work

• collecting opinions for a year

• gathering signature for a petition

Which type of communication is shown in this poster?

• propagandized

• informative

• persuasive

• entertaining

What is the term for a type of government in which one person possesses unlimited power?

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Republic

What happened in American schools after the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

• The Supreme Court ruled that we can have separate train cars for different races.

• Miranda Warning

• Poor people got lawyers

• The federal government ordered that states desegregate classes.

How did opinions like the one shown in this news story affect the political process in the United States?

• It led to the removal of literacy tests.

• It led to the removal of poll taxes.

• It led to the 19th Amendment, granting women suffrage.

• It led to the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, allowing 18-year-olds to vote