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Civics - EOC Study QuestionsInstructions: Answer the following questions as best as you can on a separate sheet or paper. DUE: _________________Legislative Branch:What are Articles I, II, and III of the U.S. Constitution about?Congress is made up of what two houses?Who is the leader of the House?Who is the leader of the Senate?Who is the “pro-tempore?”How many members are in the House?How many members are in the Senate? What are the powers of Congress?After a bill is passed in the house, it next goes to the…?What are lobbyists?Define enumerated powers.What checks to executive branch power does the legislative branch have?What checks to judicial branch power does the legislative branch have?What is the process for how a bill becomes a law?Executive Branch:What are the three qualifications to run for the office of the president?Who approves the president’s appointments?What are the seven roles of the president?According to the U.S. Constitution, how is the president elected?How is it possible for a presidential candidate to win the popular vote, but not win the election?What checks to legislative branch power does the executive branch have?What checks to judicial branch power does the executive branch have?Why doesn’t the president have the power to declare war?Judicial Branch:How long do Supreme Court Justices serve?Who appoints Supreme Court Justices? Who approves the appointment?Under the U.S. court system, which court is the highest in the land?What can an appeals court do?The Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson reflected Americans’ approval of?Define “judicial review’ and which court case established it?Which case says no one is above the law?Which case determined that it is a 1st amendment right for students to wear an air band to school to protest a war?Which court case states that everyone is entitled to an attorney if they cannot afford one?What checks to legislative branch power does the judicial branch have?What checks to executive branch power does the judicial branch have?What effect did the following landmark Supreme Court cases have on our judicial system:U.S. v. Nixon; Bush v. Gore. 13. What effect did the following landmark Supreme Court cases have on our judicial system:Gideon v. Wainwright; Miranda v. Arizona; Tinker v. Des Moines; Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier Plessy v. Ferguson; Brown v. Board of Education; In re Gault.Path to Democracy:What did the Magna Carta establish?Which Enlightenment thinker believed that government should serve the people?Define the following terms: autocracy, monarchy, direct democracy, representative democracy, oligarchy, tyranny.Montesquieu’s ideas about power in government are referred to as the…Why did Montesquieu want the government structure to have three branches?What is the Social Contract Theory?How did Locke’s social contract influence the Founding Fathers?Which Enlightenment thinker did Thomas Jefferson reference when listing the natural rights of “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” in the Declaration of Independence?What is the relationship between natural rights and the role of government?What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?What argument did Thomas Pain put forth in the 1776 publication Common Sense?What was the effect of the publication of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense?A government based on a representative democracy is called a ….?Colonists became increasingly unhappy with the British government because….What did the Tea Act of 1773 require colonists to do?What was the importance of the French and Indian War?How did the colonist react to the Stamp Act?What does the phrase, “No Taxation without Representation” mean?What was the Quartering Act?What document addressed the colonist concerns and listed their grievances?What was the British response to colonial grievances?Which colonial complaints were addressed in the Declaration of Independence?The Constitution: What are the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?’Why was it difficult to amend (change) laws under the Articles of Confederation?What occurred during Shay’s Rebellion? Why did the Articles of Confederation have to be replaced?What is a federal system of government?Who were the Federalists?Who were the Anti-Federalists?What was added for the Anti-Federalist to ratify the Constitution? What are the federalist papers?What does the term “checks and balances” mean?What is the Preamble?Which phrase in the Preamble refers to the principle of popular sovereignty?Explain the Electoral College system.The Amendments: What does the word amend mean?What are the steps for amending the Constitution?What are the five freedoms of the first amendment?Which amendment grants citizens a right to an attorney?Which amendment protects the rights of the accused?What does double jeopardy mean?What are the Civil Rights Amendments? What did those amendments do?Name the two amendments that specifically extended suffrage to new groups of peopleWhich amendment eliminated the poll tax and how did this affect voting rights?What is Due Process?Which amendment grants citizens the right to a trial by jury?Which amendment reserves powers back to the states?Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?How much of Congress has to approve an amendment?In order a search warrant, a judge must have what?Florida Government:In what ways are Florida’s constitution and the U.S. constitution different? Similar? What are reserved powers? (Give three powers)What are concurrent powers? (Give three powers)What are expressed powers? (Give three powers)What services does the local government provide?Describe how a bill becomes a state lawThe American Legal System:Define the following types of law: civil, criminal, military and constitutionalLiebeck vs. McDonalds is an example of what type of law?The use of a court martial is an example of what type of law?Robbing a bank and being brought to court is an example of what type of law?Define the Rule of Law?What court case was supported by the rule of law?Citizenship:What are the five responsibilities of being a U.S. citizen?What are the five obligations of being a U.S. citizen?What is the process of becoming a citizen?Describe the legal process it takes to become a naturalized citizen.What is popular sovereignty?What are the two qualifications to vote?Political Parties and Propaganda:What are the two major political parties? Republicans and Democrats most differ on their ideas of…?What are some of the things that should be considered when evaluating a candidate for political office?Explain why political ads are not always trustworthy?What is a party platform?Explain the importance of third parties in America.What are the different types of propaganda? What is the watchdog theory?What are two types of media?How do the media influence government?What are some reasons people join interest groups?Foreign Policy: What are the goals of U.S. foreign policy?What are the tools of foreign policy?Compare and Contrast: Government Organizations and Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs).What are the goals and purposes of:World Trade OrganizationNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)Peace CorpsWorld Health Organization (WHO)United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)United NationsInternational Red CrossWhat is the difference between a monarchy and a dictatorship?Why is a constitutional monarchy not an authoritarian system of government?What is the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy?What is a unitary system?What is communism? ................
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