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Government EOC Practice Quiz 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which person is a member of the legislative branch?

a)

president

b)

Speaker of the House

c)

secretary of education

d)

ambassador to the United Nations

2.

Which feature of ancient Rome made it a republic?

a)

absence of a king or emperor

b)

rule by elected representatives

c)

right to speak in civic gatherings

d)

equality for all adult male citizens

3.

The expansion of suffrage in the United States best illustrates society's changing views of

a)

civil rights

b)

limited government

c)

popular sovereignty

d)

due process of law

4.

Which part of the Connecticut (or Great) Compromise benefits states with smaller populations?

a)

Each state has two representatives in the Senate.

b)

The Senate ratifies all treaties with foreign nations.

c)

All bills for spending money must originate in the House of Representatives.

d)

a state's population determines how many members it has in the House of Representatives.

5.

Mexico has a governmental system in which power is divided between the national government and each state.


Based on the information above, what type of government system does Mexico have?

a)

capitalism

b)

communism

c)

federalism

d)

totalitarianism

6.

-1980: Candy Lightner establishes Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to advocate for strong drunk driving laws


-1988: Minimum drinking age set at twenty-one in all fifty states


-1992: Alcohol-related driving deaths drop 26 percent since 1984


The best title for the information above is

a)

The Critical Need for Federal Speed Limit Reform

b)

The Growing Problem of Drunk Driving in the United States

c)

Why Alcohol Advertising Needs to Be Banned

d)

How and Individual Citizen Helped Improve Community Safety

7.

Which statement best describes a function of interest groups?

a)

They nominate candidates to run for elected office.

b)

They attempt to override presidential actions by protesting.

c)

They advocate for citizens who have similar ideas about issues.

d)

They organize public education forums to raise money for a cause.

8.

Enlightenment-era political philosophers such as Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu

a)

rejected governmental policies that allowed the expansion of property rights

b)

adhered to traditional social customs in the creation of governmental offices

c)

emphasized governmental structures based on reason and social progress

d)

pursued strict obedience to religious scripture in governmental affairs.

9.

Which of these circumstances illustrates a danger of majority rule?

a)

A law is ruled unconstitutional by a judge.

b)

A law is used to oppress a group of people.

c)

A petition is signed by many people.

d)

A prisoner is wrongly let out of prison.

10.

Mr. Leonard was not required to testify at his own trial for armed robbery.


This is known as

a)

a right to legal counsel

b)

right against false testimony

c)

right to legal privacy

d)

right against self-incrimination