EOC REVIEW (GOVT)

Read the following quote " "A Bill of Rights may be summed up in a few words. What do they tell us? --That our rights are reserved." Which amendment is referenced?

• 5th
• 6th
• 9th
• 10th

"They may, unless the general government be restrained by a Bill of Rights, or some similar restriction, go into your cellars and rooms, and search, ransack, and measure every thing you eat, drink, and wear. They ought to be restrained Within proper bounds." Which amendment closely aligns with the above quotation?

• 4th
• 7th
• 8th
• 21st

Protects your right to fair and speedy trial.....

• 5th Amendment
• 6th Amendment
• 8th Amendment
• 13th Amendment

1. A political party is...

• less interested in winning elections than in particular public policy
• a narrow interest group seeking advantage through elections
• a "team" of people with similar beliefs seeking legitimate control of the government through elections
• an organization devoted to implementing policy in the public interest

2. According to the Constitution, each state was entitled to how many Senators?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Depends on Population

3. As originally established by the Constitution, the House of Representatives had how many members from each state?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Depends on Population

4. In Brown vs. Board of Education (1954), the Supreme Court...

• ordered the Topeka school district to spend more money on black schools
• supported the principle of equal but separate
• supported the principle of separate but equal
• ruled that school segregation was unconstitutional

5. Reflecting the natural rights philosophy, the Declaration of Independence stated that governments derive their just powers from...

• God
• The consent of the governed
• Tradition
• Their elected leaders

6. The Constitution's provision that Congress has the right to, "make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution its powers", is often referred to as the...

• Enumerated powers
• Elastic Clause
• Unwritten Amendment
• Privileges and immunities

7. What is one way the Federal Reserve System regulates economic activity?

• regulating tariff rates on foreign imports
• regulating production of consumer goods
• regulating the amount of money in circulation
• regulating spending by the federal government