EOC CIVICS REVIEW

Which statement best defines "due process" of law?

• Decisions affecting individuals are made by jury of peers

• procedures used to enforce the law are fair and reasonable

• People have rights that can only be taken away in emergencies

• Gov't decisions affecting individuals are made in secret

Based on this passage, which constitutional principle does Madison describe? 

(one branch stopping another branch)

• Checks and Balances 

•  Popular Sovereignty

• Seperation of powers 

•  Judicial Review

What sets up the judicial branch?

• Article I (1)

• Article II (2)

• Article III (3)

• The Bill of Rights

Which statement identifies the significance of the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

• It overturned racial segregation in public schools

• It overturned the earlier decision of Gideon v. Wainwright

• It upheld state laws requiring the payment of poll taxes

• It upheld state laws requiring racial segregation

Which is a benefit of the rule of law?

• Bureaucratic government procedures are reduced

• Government decisions are based on the will of the majority

• Government officials can act in their own instincts in emergencies

• Citizens are protected from abusive governments

Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• It limited the power of future governments
• It weakened the influence of religion in government
• It established a form of self-government based on a social contract
• It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government

The branch of government that enforces, carries out, the law.

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

What was the impact of Baron Montesquieu’s writings on the Founding Fathers?

• Representative Government

• Separation of Powers

• Social Contract

• Trial by Jury

Which part of the U.S. Constitution states the six purposes of government?

• Bill of Rights

• Article IV

• Preamble

• Article I

Based on the table, what could be predicted about the impact of permanent residents on the government?

• seeking citizenship by law of soil would decline

• seeking citizenship by law of blood would increase

• seeking naturalization affected by elections of Congress members

• seeking naturalization affected by elections for governor