EOC Semester 1 Review

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Why is paying taxes an obligation of citizens?

Back

to ensure the government can pay for certain services

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What is rule of law?

Back

Everyone is equal, no one is above the law

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What is a federal system of government?

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power is shared between federal and states government

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When candidates use advertisements to promote themselves they are using what?

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propaganda

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How do political parties decide who will be the top candidate in a presidential campaign?

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Delegates vote at national party conventions.

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In what type of government does one person control everything (ex. social media)?

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dictatorship

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Why has there been a demand to change the electoral college?

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A person who receives the popular vote does not always become president.

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What angered the colonist to declare independence from Great Britian? Options: heavy taxes, boycotts, embargos, land grants

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heavy taxes

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What was the big idea that was founded in the Mayflower compact?

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self government

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Why did Thomas Paine write Common Sense?

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to separate the colonies from Great Britain