Review Civics EOC

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Impact of Baron Montesquieu’s writings on the Founding Fathers?

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Separation of Powers

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What was John Locke's influence on the Founding Fathers?

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Government by Consent of the Governed

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Which earlier thinker influenced the reasoning of the passage from the Declaration of Independence (1776)?

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John Locke

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Based on this passage, which constitutional principle does Madison describe? Options: Checks and Balances, Popular Sovereignty, Separation of powers, Judicial Review

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Checks and Balances

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What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

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It established a form of self-government based on a social contract.

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Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?

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Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.

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Why did the Founding Fathers decide to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new constitution?

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The national government under the Articles could not enforce laws.

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A weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that it had __________ . Options: only an executive branch, only a legislative branch, only a judicial branch, an executive and legislative branch

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only a legislative branch

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Based on the table, what could be predicted about the impact of permanent residents on government? Options: The number of person seeking citizenship by law of soil would decline, The number of persons seeking citizenship by law of blood would increase, The number of persons seeking naturalization would be affected by elections for Congress, The number of persons seeking naturalization would be affected by elections for governor.

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The number of persons seeking naturalization would be affected by elections for Congress.

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The diagram below shows the impact of Baron Montesquieu's writings on the Founding Fathers. Which phrase completes the diagram? Options: Trial by Jury, Social Contract, Separation of Powers, Representative Government

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Separation of Powers

Answer explanation

Remember Montesquiou is separation of powers and checks and balances