WorksheetsDemocratic Principles EOC Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
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First and Last Name
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1. A written constitution is a document that defines how a government is organized and establishes its basic rules. In this way, both the citizens and government officials knew their _______ and powers.
a)
Risks
b)
Crimes
c)
Rights
d)
Charges
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2. Ancient Greece and Rome shared the democratic principles of CIVIC PARTICIPATION, _________ RIGHTS, AND DECISIONS BY THE MAJORITY.
a)
Military
b)
Voting
c)
Salary
d)
Legislative
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3. History suggest that the people of Rome overthrew their king, and became a republic, being ruled by their elected representatives. The term republic meant that the state belonged to the _________.
a)
King
b)
Senators
c)
Tribunes
d)
People
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4. Support for the republican form of government means that you have a government led by ___________ representatives.
a)
Elected
b)
Wealthy
c)
Powerful
d)
Individual
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5. In a representative form of government, decisions are made by elected representatives, rather than directly by the _________ themselves.
a)
Judges
b)
Presidents
c)
People
d)
Men
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6. In the __________ ___________ Tradition - The beliefs and practices of those following these religions depended on written laws based on the principles of morality and justice.
a)
Representative Government
b)
Personal Responsibility
c)
Judeo-Christian
d)
Voting Rights
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7. According to Judeo-Christian tradition, the laws that a society should follow are based on __________ ideas of justice. This means they should promote justice.
a)
Financial
b)
Ethical
c)
Ancient
d)
Roman
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8. Judeo-Christian traditions teach that each person has _________ and dignity as a human being. The colonists were outraged when British policies did not seem to value their lives or welfare.
a)
Worth
b)
Money
c)
Status
d)
Power
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9. _________ Responsibility requires that we take responsibility for our actions and our own conduct.
a)
Justice
b)
Majority
c)
Voting
d)
Personal
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10. Thomas Jefferson wrote that individual people are deserving of basic rights. In the Declaration of Independence it is stated that "all men are created equal." This is an example of _____________
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Rule of Law
c)
Equality of Mankind
d)
Majority Rule
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11. John Locke wrote that the right to rule comes from the "___________ of the governed". The government gets its authority to lead from the people.
a)
Options
b)
Disagreements
c)
Consent
d)
Judicial System
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12. Montesquieu wrote that the 3 branches of government would ____________ (restrict / limit) each others power.
a)
Deny
b)
Trigger
c)
Increase
d)
Check
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13. Enlightenment thinkers believed that rulers were important for maintaining order, they questioned the sacrifice of individual __________ they saw under tyrant European kings.
a)
Freedom
b)
Power
c)
Dominance
d)
Failures
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14. In the late 18th century the Founders created the delicate balance between ORDER AND __________ for the individual.
a)
Absolute Power
b)
Liberty
c)
Carelessness
d)
Force
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15. ____________ is a government by elected representatives. The decisions are made by elected representatives, rather than directly by the people themselves.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Republicanism
d)
Authoritarianism
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16. The __________ states that ALL people are subject to the same set of laws, without exception. The law is applied evenly (blindly) regardless of the person being charged.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Case Miranda v. Arizona
c)
Rights of the Accused
d)
Rule of Law
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17. __________ is a constitutional guarantee of fair legal process that prevents governments from abusing the rights of the accused. They include both standards that courts use in order to protect peoples liberty.
a)
Due Process
b)
Equality of Mankind
c)
Judicial System
d)
Separation of Powers
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18. ____________ means that no one is entitled to unfair advantages or subjected to unequal penalties based on the law.
a)
Due Process
b)
Natural Rights
c)
Rule of Justice
d)
Equality of Mankind
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19. The Founders ideas for our constitutional republic were established in the American original documents of the Declaration of Independence, and the ____________.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Constitution
d)
Common Sense
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20. Why did the Preamble to the Constitution begin with the phrase, "WE THE PEOPLE"?
a)
To indicate that the federal power was separated among three branches
b)
To indicate that the federal government was supreme
c)
To indicate that the people were the ultimate source of authority
d)
To indicate that the Founding Fathers cared about the citizens above all
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21. What is the term for when power to govern should be divided up among parts of government so that no one branch has too much power?
a)
Rule of Balance
b)
Separation of Powers
c)
Rule of Law
d)
Judicial Review
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22. This term means that a nation's laws apply to all people equally. No one is above the law, or exempt from the consequences of breaking the law.
a)
Due Process
b)
Rights of the Accused
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Rule of Law
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23. One of the main reasons that the Framer's selected a constitutional government is that it defines and ________ the power of governments over its citizens.
a)
Encourages
b)
Exerts
c)
Limits
d)
Increases
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24. With the __________ OF POWERS, it becomes more difficult for the government to commit arbitrary (unreasonable) and unfair acts. Each branch acts to monitor and check the other branches.
a)
Separation
b)
Supremacy
c)
Rule
d)
Spreading
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25. ___________ is the power of the Supreme Court to hear and interpret whether the Constitution has been violated in cases. If the action or legislation is determined to be unconstitutional, it is stopped.
a)
Appeals Review
b)
Supreme Review
c)
Constitutional Review
d)
Judicial Review
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26. A Supreme Court Justice secretly accepts money and gifts from a company in a case the Court is about to review. The payment becomes known and Congress impeaches and removes the Justice. This is an example of what principle of government?
a)
Due Process
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Rule of Law
d)
Executive Enforcement
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27. With the __________, it becomes more difficult for the government to commit unreasonable and unfair acts. Each branch acts to monitor and check the other branches.
a)
Separation of Power
b)
Supremacy Clause
c)
Supreme Court
d)
Legislative Branch
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28. The Supreme Court evaluates cases to see if the law was ___________ and applied properly in a manner that is Constitutional.
a)
Harsh
b)
Focused
c)
Considered
d)
Interprected
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29. The Supreme Court is the head of the judicial branch of the U.S. government. The U.S. Supreme Court is the only court established by the ___________.
a)
Judicial System
b)
Constitution
c)
Executive Branch
d)
Order of Congress
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30. The Supreme Court is not under any obligation to hear appealed cases. The cases they do select usually have ____________ importance.
a)
Subjective
b)
International
c)
National
d)
State
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31. Federal judges are appointed for life, meaning until they resign or die. This system helps judges to act __________ of current or political pressure.
a)
Wisely
b)
Independently
c)
Cautiously
d)
Aggressively
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32. One of the most important checks on actions by the President or Congress exercised by the Supreme Court is the power of ____________.
a)
Judicial Oversight
b)
Judicial Authority
c)
Judicial Jurisdiction
d)
Judicial Review
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33. Under Judicial Review federal courts can rule that either a law passed by Congress, an executive order issued by the president, or law written by Congress is _______________.
a)
Constitutional
b)
Reasonable
c)
Appealed
d)
Questionable
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34. A form of government based on a set of written rules in which the people hold power through their elected representatives is called a ____________ _____________.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Constitutional Republic
c)
Separation of Power
d)
Direct Democracy
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35. The word DEMOCRACY comes from the ancient Greek for "_________ BY THE PEOPLE". All adult male Greek citizens had the right to vote and address the assembly.
a)
Office
b)
Rule
c)
Debated
d)
Ordered
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36. The Framers of the Constitution believed that individuals have certain _____________ that are not given by man or government. They are inherent rights to life, liberty, and property.
a)
Optional
b)
Natural Rights
c)
Government Granted
d)
Authority
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37. Due process of law is a constitutional guarantee that prevents governments from treating citizens in an ___________ way. Due process includes both standards that courts must uphold in order to protect peoples’ personal liberty. The rights of the accused are due process rights.
a)
Ugly
b)
Questionable
c)
Abusive
d)
Careless
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38. ____________ means that no one is entitled to unfair advantages or subjected to unequal penalties based on the law. It is a constitutionally guaranteed protection for fair treatment.
a)
Due Process
b)
Natural Rights
c)
Equality of Mankind
d)
Rule of Law
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39. The Founders ideas for our constitutional republic were established in the original documents of the Declaration of Independence, and the ____________.
a)
Presidency
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Supreme Court
d)
Constitution
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40. The _________ states that ALL people are subject to the same set of laws, without exception. This means that the law is applied evenly (blindly) regardless of the person being charged.
a)
Supremacy Clause
b)
Constitution
c)
Rule of Law
d)
Federalism Law
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