Civics EOC Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers | Fall 2026 |
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What ideas is John Locke known for? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔natural rights,
natural law, and social contract
Social Contract - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔people give away some of their power to
the government in exchange for protection
How did Montesquieu influence the Founding Fathers? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔by
giving them the ideas of Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances
3 concepts found in the Magna Carta that influenced the Founding Fathers
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔trial by jury, limited government, rule of law
3 rights that are found in the English Bill of rights that are found in the Us
Bill of Rights - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔freedom of speech, no cruel and unusual
punishment, no taxes without consent
,3 concepts in the Mayflower Compact that influenced the Founding Fathers
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔self-government, rule of law, and social contract
What did Thomas Paine's Common Sense influence the Founding Fathers
to do? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔make America and independent country
3 things the British did that made the Colonists angry - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔quartering act, tea act, and stamp act
Who was the "Grievances" of the Declaration of Independence addressed
to? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the King
3 rights Thomas Jefferson said every American is entitled to - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Which Enlightenment philosopher influenced Jefferson in the "natural
Rights" section of the Declaration of Independence? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔John
Locke
3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔No power
to tax, regulate trade, and enforce laws
What are the goals of the Preamble? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A more perfect
union, Establish Justice, Insure Domestic Tranquility, Provide for the
, Common Defense, Promote the General Welfare, and Secure the blessings
of Liberty for ourselves and our posterity
A more perfect union - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔make a better country
Establish Justice - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔fairness/equality - courts
Insure Domestic Tranquility - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔safety in towns or states
Provide for the Defense - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔keep the US safe - military
Promote the General Welfare - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔help people
Secure the blessings of Liberty for ourselves and our posterity - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔forever
Separation of Power - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔an act of vesting the legislative,
executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies
Checks and Balances - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔counterbalancing influences by
which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that
political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups
How does the Judicial Branch check the Executive Branch? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔The Court can declare presidential acts unconstitutional
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Questions and Answers | Fall 2026 |
100% Correct
What ideas is John Locke known for? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔natural rights,
natural law, and social contract
Social Contract - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔people give away some of their power to
the government in exchange for protection
How did Montesquieu influence the Founding Fathers? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔by
giving them the ideas of Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances
3 concepts found in the Magna Carta that influenced the Founding Fathers
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔trial by jury, limited government, rule of law
3 rights that are found in the English Bill of rights that are found in the Us
Bill of Rights - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔freedom of speech, no cruel and unusual
punishment, no taxes without consent
,3 concepts in the Mayflower Compact that influenced the Founding Fathers
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔self-government, rule of law, and social contract
What did Thomas Paine's Common Sense influence the Founding Fathers
to do? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔make America and independent country
3 things the British did that made the Colonists angry - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔quartering act, tea act, and stamp act
Who was the "Grievances" of the Declaration of Independence addressed
to? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the King
3 rights Thomas Jefferson said every American is entitled to - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Which Enlightenment philosopher influenced Jefferson in the "natural
Rights" section of the Declaration of Independence? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔John
Locke
3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔No power
to tax, regulate trade, and enforce laws
What are the goals of the Preamble? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A more perfect
union, Establish Justice, Insure Domestic Tranquility, Provide for the
, Common Defense, Promote the General Welfare, and Secure the blessings
of Liberty for ourselves and our posterity
A more perfect union - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔make a better country
Establish Justice - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔fairness/equality - courts
Insure Domestic Tranquility - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔safety in towns or states
Provide for the Defense - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔keep the US safe - military
Promote the General Welfare - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔help people
Secure the blessings of Liberty for ourselves and our posterity - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔forever
Separation of Power - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔an act of vesting the legislative,
executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies
Checks and Balances - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔counterbalancing influences by
which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that
political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups
How does the Judicial Branch check the Executive Branch? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔The Court can declare presidential acts unconstitutional
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
