Civics EOC Practice Test 2

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Which influence did Enlightenment ideas have on the Founding Fathers?

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They identified a need to limit the power of government.

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How does the quote "A Prince whose character is... marked by every act which may define a Tyrant [a cruel and oppressive ruler], is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." reflect the influence of Enlightenment ideas on the Founding Fathers?

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They believed in the rights of the people.

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How is Montesquieu's view of separation of powers demonstrated in the U.S. Constitution?

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The legislative, executive, and judicial branches divide federal powers.

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Who wrote Common Sense, a pamphlet calling for complete independence from Britain?

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Thomas Paine

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Which of the following best describes a weakness of the national government under the Articles of Confederation? Options: The national government did not have the power to enforce its laws., States did not have enough power to enforce laws., Too much power was given to the president., State governments could not coin money.

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The national government did not have the power to enforce its laws.

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What marked the beginning of self-government and direct democracy in the American colonies? Options: the Boston Tea Party, the First Continental Congress, the Mayflower Compact, the Magna Carta

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the Mayflower Compact

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Which right from the passage below was also included in the English Bill of Rights and the Bill of Rights to the US Constitution?
"No freeman shall be seized, imprisoned,...or in any way destroyed; nor will we (the King) proceed against or prosecute him except by the lawful judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land."
-- Magna Carta, 1215
Options: freedom of speech, freedom of the press, right to bear arms, right to trial by jury

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right to trial by jury

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How were colonial boycotts of British goods effective?

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They reduced the profits of British merchants who pressured Parliament to repeal the tax.

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Why did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act and the Intolerable Acts lead American colonists to declare independence?

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Colonists felt that taxes without representation in government were not fair.

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"No taxation without representation!" Why did the colonists adopt this slogan?

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The colonists were unable to participate in Britain's government.