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WorksheetsEOC Civics Review
Total questions: 84
Worksheet time: 42mins
What does unanimous mean?
3/5 vote
2/3 vote
all must vote the same way
3/4 vote
This list includes rights that are considered-
transferable
legislated
unalienable
inherited
Which sentence completes this diagram?
People cannot be forced to be witnesses against themselves.
Cruel and unusual punishment cannot be inflicted.
Warrants cannot be issued unless probable cause is established.
A defendant cannot be denied a speedy and public trial.
Which sentence best completes this diagram?
Cities grew rapidly.
Demand for artisans increased.
Farms experienced a shortage of labor.
Government regulation of factories increased.
Which argument would a Federalist make to support ratification of the Constitution?
The Constitution will enable states to nullify laws that are harmful to citizens.
A strong federal government will be more stable than a loose confederation of states.
The Constitution will allow states to establish banks to stabilize the national economy.
A republican system of government will better represent large states.
Which amendment prohibits federal and state governments from carry out these actions?
The First Amendment
The Second Amendment
The Fifth Amendment
The Tenth Amendment
What assurance did this argument give to those who opposed ratifying the Constitution
The amendment process would allow state governments to nullify federal law.
Making the federal government superior to state governments would ensure greater stability.
The rights of citizens would be better protected by having both federal and state levels of government.
Giving greater power to the federal government would allow it to assist states in times of crisis.
In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court first stated the principle that
only the courts may regulate interstate commerce
the president may veto federal legislation
the courts may declare a federal law unconstitutional
only the president may issue and executive order
Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence?
Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding elected office.
Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes.
Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British army.
Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony's militia.
Why was it difficult for Congress to fulfill it duties under the Articles of Confederation?
Any congressional act required executive approval.
Congress lacked the power to declare war.
Most congressional decisions required the approval of at least nine states.
Congress lacked the power to regulate foreign trade.
Which of these occurred as a result of the Fifteenth Amendment?
African American families divided by slavery were reunited.
Newly free men and women moved west to claim land.
African American men voted in the 1872 presidential election.
Newly free men and women were allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship.
How did the growth of these organizations most affect the role of women in U.S. society?
By providing economic opportunities for women in urban areas.
By expanding the participation of women in social reform.
By increasing the number of women teachers in rural areas.
By securing the establishment of private universities for women.
This information was included in a slide-show presentation to a high school history class. Which document was the focus of this presentation?
The Mayflower Compact
The Articles of Confederation
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
Which amendment provides for protections described in this list?
First Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Tenth Amendment
Which excerpt from the U.S. Constitution best illustrates the principle of popular sovereignty ?
"Each House shall be the Judge of the Electors, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members..."
"The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States..."
"The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore..."
"The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof."
Which political idea was influenced by this provision of the Magna Carta?
Federalism
Due process
A bicameral legislature
The social contract
Which of the following best completes this diagram?
Colonists sought military support from France.
Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.
Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
The Twelfth Amendment established a new process for choosing a president and a vice-president. The purpose of the amendment was to
prevent the concentration of power in the executive branch
ease the eligibility requirements for holding federal office
keep state officials from exerting undue influence on presidential elections
reduce the likelihood of disputed outcomes in presidential elections
Which speaker is in favor of ratifying the Constitution?
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
Which of these is a guarantee in the First Amendment?
States have the power to regulate public education.
People can choose whether and how to participate in religious services.
Persons accused of a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Citizens have the right to be judged by a jury of their peers.
In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court established a principle that would eventually be used by all courts to
strike down any law that the court deems unconstitutional
decide the outcome of contested election results
overturn any impeachment that the court deems unsupported by evidence
mediate disputes related to commerce between states
Which statement best describes the influence of this document?
It helped establish the tradition of self-government.
It was the first attempt to combine political and religious laws.
It established the concept of unalienable rights.
It outlined a plan for independence from British rule.
Why did the Anti-Federalists want a Bill of Rights?
protect individual freedoms from the Federal Gov't
To keep people under the authoritative rule of the British monarchy
To make people vote for George Washington.
To prevent individual freedoms.
What amendment defines citizenship?
12th
5th
14th
10th
Last step of the naturalization process
obtain legal residency
english proficiency test
interview
oath
Duties of American citizens (check all that apply)
vote
run for office
participate in local community
buy a house
Obligation of a US Citizen (check all that apply)
paying taxes
serving in the military if needed during wartime.
voting
running for local office
Freedom of speech, press, assembly, religion, petition are in what amendment
1st
5th
13th
14th
Which of the following can the gov't limit during wartime to protect the nation? (check all that apply)
rationing
suspending habeas corpus
interment camps
voting
The Judicial Branch _____ laws and determines outcomes of cases.
enforces
interprets
funds
creates
Who determines guilt or innocence or liability in a criminal/civil case
Judge
Prosecutor
Defense Lawyer
Jury
The ____ election is where a candidate is chosen for his/her party.
general
primary
fixed
designed
How many out of 538 electoral votes does a President need to win?
100
170
200
270
Requirements: 25; US Citizen; resident of US 7 years; live in district representing
President
Vice President
Senator
House of Representatives
Requirements: 30; US Citizen; 9 years US; live in state they represent
President
Vice President
Senator
House of Representatives
Requirements: 35 years old; US Citizen by blood/soil; US resident 14 years,
President
Vice President
Senator
House of Representatives
Acts as a watchdog for gov't and reports wrongdoing.
Media
President
FBI
CIA
Amendment that gives the press the freedom to print stories and publish what they want wo gov't involvement.
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
One-sided
propoganda
mass media
politics
bias
Media uses advertisements, bias, and symbolism to evoke emotion and convince someone of something.
local
state
federal
propaganda
City parks, waste management, school dress code.
national
federal
state
local
standardized testing, driver's licenses, elections
federal
national
state
local
interstate highways, banking, military
national
local
state
regional
Everyone must follow the law, even those in power.
Political Party
Rule of Law
Individual Freedoms
Propaganda
Gov't where one person has all the power.
Authoritiarian
Democracy
Theocracy
Oligarchy
Which document addressed colonial concerns about English policies?
Declaration of Independence
Mayflower Compact
U.S. Constitution
Bill of Rights
The image is a political cartoon that ran in the Boston Gazette in 1765. Which statement describes the significance of the image?
It demonstrated that Parliament ignored the colonists’ petitions.
It demonstrated that Parliament controlled the colonists’ publications.
It represented the colonists’ opposition to English tax policies.
It represented the colonists’ fulfillment of English tax policies.
What do the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, and the Quartering Act have in common?
All are examples of Parliament trying to push the colonists toward independence.
All are examples of English policies that the colonists did not like.
All are examples of English policies that supported the colonial economy.
All are examples of the colonists trying to seek revenge on Parliament.
Why did the colonists refer to a series of British laws as the "Coercive Acts" and the "Intolerable Acts"?
The laws were unfairly enforced in the poorer colonies.
The laws were designed to make the colonists less tolerant of Parliament.
The colonists naturally rejected anything that was British.
The colonists viewed the laws as a violation of their rights.
Which conclusion characterizes the impact of English policies on the colonists?
They did not have much of an impact because the colonists already hated England and planned to stage a revolution.
They convinced the colonists that it was safer to remain an English colony because the English Army was strong.
They made it difficult for the colonists to embrace independence because the policies supported the colonial economy.
They transformed the colonists from loyal English subjects into rebels fighting to defend their rights and liberties.
The passage is from a historical document.
Which document contains this passage?
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
English Bill of Rights
U.S. Constitution
According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the relationship between government and the rights of the people?
The people do not have rights unless they are officially granted by the government.
The government derives its power from the people and exists to protect people's rights.
The government must limit people's rights in order to govern effectively.
The people have unlimited rights that cannot be denied by the government.
The excerpt is from the Declaration of Independence.
What is the main idea of this excerpt?
Complicated systems of government are required to promote equality.
People have natural rights that cannot be denied by any government.
Only citizens can enjoy the rights guaranteed by a government.
Government endowments must be distributed equally among men.
The diagram is based on John Locke's ideas about the relationship between the people and their government.
What is the best title for this diagram?
Bill of Rights
Natural Rights
Separation of Powers
Social Contract
Which statement from the Declaration of Independence best illustrates the purpose of the document?
". . . it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another . . ."
"He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people."
". . . to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them . . ."
". . . all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Which complaint, listed in the Declaration of Independence, was a response to the the Navigation Acts and British mercantilist policies?
"For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world"
"For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us"
"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury"
"For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences"
In 1768, John Hancock was put on trial for smuggling. His was tried in a vice admiralty court, which did not have a jury and lacked many protections for the accused. Situations such as this led to the inclusion of which complaint in the Declaration of Independence?
"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury"
"For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province"
"He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices"
"He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant"
After the Boston Tea Party the British Imposed Acts on Boston and Massachusetts to force them to pay for the tea. What were these called?
Townshend Acts
Coercive Acts
Stamp Act
The Tea Act
BOYCOTT?
When lawmakers amend or remove an unjust law.
When the government places a special tax on imports?
When people refuse to buy goods or services to show their displeasure.
Organizers work to convince others to vote an official out of office
What does the word popular sovereignty mean?
That the government gets its power from God.
That the government gets its power from itself.
That the government gets its power from the people.
Someone 20 and under can run for
local office
President
Vice President
Mayor
Why can't a naturalized citizen run for President?
must be 35
cannot run if you are not a blood/soil born citizen
Can as long as he/she gets 200 signatures on their petition
Cannot because it is against Florida law.
What is the requirement to run for House of Representatives?
35/14 years USA/blood/soil born citizen
30/9 years USA/citizen
25/7years USA/citizen
25/5 years USA/college degree
To be a U.S. Senator you must be
25/7 years USA/citizen
35/14 years USA/natural/blood born citizen
30/ 9 years USA/citizen
21/college degree
The media is a watchdog of the U.S. Government
True
False
magazines, newspapers, podcasts, social media are all examples of (2 words)
(a)
The media is biased when it allows equal time for candidates on a tv program.
True
False
If you have a problem with issues in Flagler/Palm Coast who do you contact?
City/local departents
State of Florida
National government
United Nations
What is name calling?
mean imagines/names
peer pressure
comparing 2 or more items
just like you/Plain Folks
The executive branch of Florida appoints cabinet members.
True
False; only sign, veto, laws and appoint justices.
Legislature consists of two parts.
Unicameral
Bicameral
Tricameral
Quatrocameral
You have to be ___ to run for legislative office in Florida.
16
18
21
25
One of your rights in the U.S. Bill of Rights is the right to work.
True
False, but it is in Florida.
Which constitution is longer and more detailed.
U.S. Constitution
Florida Constitution
Georgia Constitution
Hawaii Constitution
What two constitutions can be amended by a constitutional convention?
U.S. and Cuba
U.S. and Canada
U.S. and Florida
U.S. and Alabama
Who is responsible for providing the U.S. postal service?
State of Florida
U.S. Government
What is something your LOCAL government is responsible for
U.S. Postal Service
Interstate highways
Schools/buses
T.S.A.
Who's obligation is it to start private businesses?
Federal/National Government
Local Government
State Government
Citizens/people
State Power
Local Zoning Laws
Interstate Travel
International Treaties
School Systems
Can the presidency be won based only on the popular vote?
Yes
No
To win the presidency, a candidate must win (a) electoral votes. The majority of the electoral college.
Factory, natural resources, machines, tractors, tools
resources (capital)
entrepreneur
services
goods
In which type of Economic system do the consumers and producers answer the three questions with little government interference?
Free Market System
Custom Based System
Directed or Planned System
Mixed System
A mixed economy has an advantage over a free market economy because the government helps with stability and safety.
True
False
