Civics E.O.C. Assessment Test Prep Worksheet 2 Questions 1-24 with 100% Correct Answers

Civics E.O.C. Assessment Test Prep Worksheet 2 Questions 1-24 with 100% Correct Answers 1. "To secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, driving their just powers from the consent of the governed." - Which Enlightenment idea is expressed in this statement? - Correct Answer ️️ -John Locke's idea of social contract 2. We, whose names are underwritten .. .solemnly and mutually ... covenant [agree to] and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick [government], for our better Ordering and Preservation." - This part of the Mayflower Compact is an example of how the colonists put which of the following into practice? - Correct Answer ️️ -Social contract theory 3. Which newspaper headline reports a British action that angered colonists and led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence? - Correct Answer ️️ -"British Taxes: Unfair!" 4. Which event correctly completes the timeline? - Correct Answer ️️ -Declaration of Independence 5. Declaration of Independence According to this excerpt, how does the source of natural rights compare to the source of this government power? - Correct Answer ️️ -Natural rights come from God; government power comes from the people. 6. How did these weaknesses impact the writing of the Constitution? - Correct Answer ️️ -The founding fathers created a government with three branches. 7. According to the Preamble of the Constitution, which of the following are basic purposes of government? - Correct Answer ️️ -Establish justice, ensure tranquility, provide for common defense, and promote welfare. 8. Which of the following most clearly reveals the Founders ideas about the source of government power? - Correct Answer ️️ -"We the People" 9. In what way does the power of judicial review act as a check? - Correct Answer ️️ - Courts can declare presidential and congressional acts unconstitutional. 10. Which of the following is true of the Federalists? - Correct Answer ️️ -They feared the Articles of Confederation could not keep the country united? 11. A president of a nation orders lawyers and judges to be put in jail so that he/she can remain in power and not be tried for crimes against the people. What basic principle of