WorksheetsCivics EOC Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
What is an immigrant?
Someone who moves from one country to another country.
Someone who gets a passport to another country.
Some changes hometown.
What is a legal permanent resident?
Someone who moves permanently lives in the US but is not a citizen
Someone who lives in the US and is a citizen
Define Law of Blood.
If your parents are US citizens, you are a US citizen.
If you were born on American soil, you are a US citizen
Define Law of Soil.
If you are born on US soil, you are automatically a citizen
If you parents were born on US soil, you are a US citizen
What is the Selective Service System?
Men between 18 and 25 are signed up and can be drafted into war if needed.
Anybody between 18 and 25 are signed up to fight in the next war.
Which are the obligations of citizens? (choose 4)
obeying laws
paying taxes
serving on juries
registering for selective service
voting
Which are responsibilities of citizens?
voting
petitioning government
running for office
defending the nation
following traffic lights
Who holds the most power in a unitary system?
central
state
shared
Who holds the most power in a confederal system?
central
state
shared
Who has the most power in a federal system?
central
state
All of the above
How does a direct democracy work?
When the citizens control the government by directly decide/vote on laws and procedures.
When the citizens vote for representatives.
How does a representative democracy work?
When the citizens control the government, but elect representatives to govern the country (popular sovereignty)
Citizens vote on issues
How does an ABSOLUTE monarchy work?
Ruled by one person (king or queen) whose actions are restricted neither by written law nor by customs
Ruled by one person whose power was taken by force
How does a monarchy work?
Power is inherited through the birth, but is limited by a constitution
Power that is donated.
How does an oligarchy work?
A country is ruled by small group of wealthy people (ruled by the rich)
Ruled by a king or queen
How does an autocracy work?
One person has complete control over the country and its citizens (dictatorship/absolute monarchy)
One person has limited control
How does an anarchy work?
Nobody is in control or everybody is in control depending on perspective
Wealthy people are in charge
How does socialism work?
Every citizen is equal and the citizens own all means of production.
Only the wealthy can choose
How does communism work?
The government controls the whole economy (ruled by a communist dictator or political party)
Controls part of the country.
A theory that _________ created that states that all people are born with rights to life, liberty, and property.
John Locke
Thomas Paine
Montesquieu
British King
Controversial ballot recount that changed the way states count votes
Marbury v Madison
Bush v Gore
In re Gault
Brown v Board of Education
Established Judicial Review in Supreme Court
Miranda v Arizona
Plessy v Ferguson
Marbury v Madison
Gideon v Wainwright
Ruled segregation unconstitutional
Brown v Board of Education
Plessy v Ferguson
Marbury v Madison
In re Gault
A theory created by _______ that states in order for people to protect their natural rights, they must create a contract between themselves and a government.
John Locke (social contract)
Thomas Paine (separation of powers)
Montesquieu (common sense)
A theory created by ________ that states the only way government will work properly is if it is broken up into 3 branches.
Montesquieu (Separation of powers)
Thomas Paine (common sense)
John Locke (social contract)
What did the Magna Carta do and what idea did our founding fathers gain from it?
limited the power of the King of England and made sure the King had to follow all the laws of the kingdom (self government)
limited the power of the King of England and made sure the King had to follow all the laws of the kingdom (self government)
What did Thomas Paine's Common Sense do and what idea did our founding fathers gain from it?
Outlined how the people on the Mayflower Compact would be governed once they landed (self-government)
Outlined how the people on the Mayflower Compact would be governed once they landed (limited government)
Extended student's rights to freedom of speech in school
Tinker v Des Moines
District of Columbia v Heller
Gideon v Wainwright
Bush v Gore
Schools can censor student's free speech if harmful to the learning environment
Marbury v Madison
Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier
Plessy v Ferguson
Brown v Board of Education
Established the right for people accused of crimes to have legal counsel
Gideon v Wainwright
Miranda v Arizona
Marbury v Madison
Brown v Board of Education
People accused of crimes are protected from self incrimination
Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier
Miranda v Arizona
Marbury v Madison
Plessy v Ferguson
Extended equal protection rights to juveniles
In re Gault
Plessy v Ferguson
Marbury v Madison
Bush v Gore
What influential document regards self-government?
Magna carta
Mayflower compact
Constitution
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Gave additional rights to the people of England / Individual rights
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
Bill of Rights
Extended the rights of those who carried guns
District of Columbia v Heller
Miranda v Arizona
Tinker v Des Moines
Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier
No one is above the law / Rule of law
Tinker v Des Moines
In re Gault
U.S. v Nixon
District of Columbia v Heller
"Separate but Equal"
District of Columbia v Heller
In re Gault
U.S. v Nixon
Plessy v Ferguson
