EOC PRACTICE TESTS 1-4 CIVICS Questions And
Answers Graded A+ 2024
,EOC PRACTICE TESTS 1-4 CIVICS Questions And
Answers Graded A+ 2024
Why did the Founding Fathers separate the power to make, enforce, and interpret laws
between different branches of government? ✔✔To prevent one branch of government
from becoming too powerful
What pamphlet denounced British rule and fanned the flames of revolution?
✔✔Common Sense
"The horrid massacre in Boston, Perpetrated in the evening of the fifth day of March,
1770, by soldiers of the Twenty-ninth regiment, which with the Fourteenth regiment
were then quartered there; with some observations on the state of things prior to that
catastrophe."
Who most likely wrote this passage and for what reason? ✔✔A Patriot, to raise fears
about the British army in the colonies
Consider this situation: On January 25, 2011, widespread pro-democracy
demonstrations began in Egypt. For 18 days, hundreds of thousands of Egyptians took
to the streets, demanding free elections, free speech, and and end to government
corruption, police brutality, and President Hosni Mubarak's regime. Finally, on February
11, Mubarak resigned. Which of the following ideas expressed in the U.S. Declaration of
Independence best supports the actions of the Egyptian people? ✔✔Citizens have a
right to overthrow a government that violates their natural rights
What is most likely the reason it was difficult to pass laws under the Articles of
Confederation? ✔✔Passage required a unanimous vote of the 13 states.
The Preamble of the Constitution lists six goals, including which of the following? ✔✔To
form a more perfect union
LEGISLATIVE=MAKES LAWS
EXECUTIVE=CARRIES OUT LAWS
JUDICIAL=INTERPRETS LAWS
Which of the following best completes the title of this table? ✔✔Separation of Powers
SPEAKER 1: "We can't ratify the Constitution. It has no Bill of Rights!"
SPEAKER 2:"I think the states should have more power."
SPEAKER 3:"We just fought for liberty. Why submit to a new tyrant?"
Who are the speakers and what are they afraid of? ✔✔Antifederalists; a strong national
government
, EOC PRACTICE TESTS 1-4 CIVICS Questions And
Answers Graded A+ 2024
"My political curiosity... leads me to ask, who authorized them to speak the language of
'We, the People,' instead of 'We, the States'?"-Patrick Henry, June 4, 1778
Which group did Patrick Henry most likely side with during the ratification debate?
✔✔The Antifederalists
What is meant by "The Rule of Law"? ✔✔The idea that all people, including rulers and
leaders, must obey the law
A court decides that the First Amendment permits a journalist to write an article on
something the government wants to keep secret. What type of law was most involved in
the decision? ✔✔Constitutional law
ART.85.DESERTION
(a) Any member of the armed forces who-
(1) without authority goes or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty
with intent to remain away therefrom permanently... is guilty of desertion.
What is the source of this law? ✔✔Military Law
1. APPLY FOR A PERMANENT VISA
2. APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP
3. GET FINGERPRINTED
4. ???
5. TAKE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
The diagram above identifies the steps in becoming a U.S. Citizen. Which of the
following best completes the diagram? ✔✔Be interviewed and pass citizenship tests
What does a person born in any U.S. territory automatically become? ✔✔A native-born
citizen
Why is it important for citizens to pay taxes? ✔✔To provide money to pay for
government services
Which of the following best describes the trend of voting among Americans aged 18-24
between 1988 and 2008 presidential elections? ✔✔a sharp increase, followed by a
sharp decline, and then a gradual increase
How does registering to vote fulfill a responsibility of citizenship? ✔✔Without registering,
you cannot express your political views through voting
"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be constructed to deny
or disparage others retained by the people."-excerpt from the U.S. Constitution,
Amendment IX
Answers Graded A+ 2024
,EOC PRACTICE TESTS 1-4 CIVICS Questions And
Answers Graded A+ 2024
Why did the Founding Fathers separate the power to make, enforce, and interpret laws
between different branches of government? ✔✔To prevent one branch of government
from becoming too powerful
What pamphlet denounced British rule and fanned the flames of revolution?
✔✔Common Sense
"The horrid massacre in Boston, Perpetrated in the evening of the fifth day of March,
1770, by soldiers of the Twenty-ninth regiment, which with the Fourteenth regiment
were then quartered there; with some observations on the state of things prior to that
catastrophe."
Who most likely wrote this passage and for what reason? ✔✔A Patriot, to raise fears
about the British army in the colonies
Consider this situation: On January 25, 2011, widespread pro-democracy
demonstrations began in Egypt. For 18 days, hundreds of thousands of Egyptians took
to the streets, demanding free elections, free speech, and and end to government
corruption, police brutality, and President Hosni Mubarak's regime. Finally, on February
11, Mubarak resigned. Which of the following ideas expressed in the U.S. Declaration of
Independence best supports the actions of the Egyptian people? ✔✔Citizens have a
right to overthrow a government that violates their natural rights
What is most likely the reason it was difficult to pass laws under the Articles of
Confederation? ✔✔Passage required a unanimous vote of the 13 states.
The Preamble of the Constitution lists six goals, including which of the following? ✔✔To
form a more perfect union
LEGISLATIVE=MAKES LAWS
EXECUTIVE=CARRIES OUT LAWS
JUDICIAL=INTERPRETS LAWS
Which of the following best completes the title of this table? ✔✔Separation of Powers
SPEAKER 1: "We can't ratify the Constitution. It has no Bill of Rights!"
SPEAKER 2:"I think the states should have more power."
SPEAKER 3:"We just fought for liberty. Why submit to a new tyrant?"
Who are the speakers and what are they afraid of? ✔✔Antifederalists; a strong national
government
, EOC PRACTICE TESTS 1-4 CIVICS Questions And
Answers Graded A+ 2024
"My political curiosity... leads me to ask, who authorized them to speak the language of
'We, the People,' instead of 'We, the States'?"-Patrick Henry, June 4, 1778
Which group did Patrick Henry most likely side with during the ratification debate?
✔✔The Antifederalists
What is meant by "The Rule of Law"? ✔✔The idea that all people, including rulers and
leaders, must obey the law
A court decides that the First Amendment permits a journalist to write an article on
something the government wants to keep secret. What type of law was most involved in
the decision? ✔✔Constitutional law
ART.85.DESERTION
(a) Any member of the armed forces who-
(1) without authority goes or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty
with intent to remain away therefrom permanently... is guilty of desertion.
What is the source of this law? ✔✔Military Law
1. APPLY FOR A PERMANENT VISA
2. APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP
3. GET FINGERPRINTED
4. ???
5. TAKE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
The diagram above identifies the steps in becoming a U.S. Citizen. Which of the
following best completes the diagram? ✔✔Be interviewed and pass citizenship tests
What does a person born in any U.S. territory automatically become? ✔✔A native-born
citizen
Why is it important for citizens to pay taxes? ✔✔To provide money to pay for
government services
Which of the following best describes the trend of voting among Americans aged 18-24
between 1988 and 2008 presidential elections? ✔✔a sharp increase, followed by a
sharp decline, and then a gradual increase
How does registering to vote fulfill a responsibility of citizenship? ✔✔Without registering,
you cannot express your political views through voting
"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be constructed to deny
or disparage others retained by the people."-excerpt from the U.S. Constitution,
Amendment IX
