EOC CIVICS

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Analyze the influences of ancient Greece, ancient Rome and the Judeo-Christian tradition on America’s constitutional republic.

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They provided ideas about democracy, republicanism, and moral law.

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America’s founding ideas on law and government were based on which of the following principles? Divine right of kings, Absolute monarchy, Feudalism

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Popular sovereignty and natural rights

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The Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, English Bill of Rights, and Thomas Paine’s Common Sense influenced colonists’ views of government by:

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Promoting ideas of self-government and individual rights

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Enlightenment ideas, including Montesquieu’s view of separation of powers and John Locke’s theories related to natural law and Locke’s social contract, influenced the Founding in which of the following ways?

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They inspired the structure and principles of the U.S. Constitution.

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British policies and responses to colonial concerns led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence by:

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Ignoring colonial grievances and imposing new taxes and laws.

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Analyze the ideas and grievances set forth in the Declaration of Independence.

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The Declaration of Independence lists ideas of natural rights and grievances against British rule.

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The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led to the writing of the U.S. Constitution because:

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they failed to provide for a national army or the power to tax

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The purpose of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution is to:

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Explain the goals and reasons for the Constitution

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The U.S. Constitution limits the powers of government through which of the following principles? Separation of powers, checks and balances, individual rights, rule of law, and due process of law

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Separation of powers, checks and balances, individual rights, rule of law, and due process of law

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Compare the viewpoints of the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists regarding ratification of the U.S. Constitution and including a bill of rights.

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The Federalists supported ratification without a bill of rights, while the Anti-Federalists opposed ratification without one.