FL EOC Civics

Which one describes the significance of the Supreme Court's decision in Miranda v. Arizona?

• Southern states could not longer maintain segregated schools

• States couldn't have racial quotas for affirmative programs

• An attorney would be given to individual accused of a crime

• Suspects must be told their rights during an arrest such as the right to remain silent

James Madison wrote that “liberty is to faction what air is to fire.” After reading this, Jack points out that the Founders would have wanted more restrictions on lobbyists, special-interest groups, and media influencing the government. What would be a good counterargument?

• Elected officials are better able to measure public opinion if there are no interfering factions

• Lobbyists will balance one another in government influence if they are subject to fewer laws

• Political ads, despite their biases, are best able to inform citizens when there are no regulations

• The media, despite its biases, are best able to monitor the government when they are free.

Who has the most power in a unitary system?

• Central government

• Local government

• State government

• Regional government

. How do modern Democrats and Republicans view taxation?

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

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

• Democrats tend to favor tax decreases, while Republicans tend to favor keeping tax rates the same

• Republicans tend to favor tax increases, while Democrats tend to favor keeping tax rates the same

What is the best definition of "bail" in this amendment?

• money paid as punishment for a crime

• money paid to obtain special privileges for a prison inmate

• money that someone convicted for a crime pays to reduce jail time

• paying money to stay out of jail while waiting for a trial

Which statement completes the diagram?

• joining a military service

• obtaining a driver's license

• becoming a naturalized citizen

• receiving a social security card

The constitutional guarantee of a free press has resulted in:

• a government more likely to hide its actions from the people

• a government more responsive to the needs of the people

• the establishment of English as the official language of the United States

• the establishment of government-run news organizations

Based on the table, what could be predicted about the impact of permanent residents on the government?

• seeking citizenship by law of soil would decline

• seeking citizenship by law of blood would increase

• seeking naturalization affected by elections of Congress members

• seeking naturalization affected by elections for governor

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

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• Socialism

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Communism

Which is one of the five freedoms protected by the 1st Amendment?

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom from self-incrimination

• Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure

• Freedom from cruel and unnatural punishments