Florida 7th Grade Civics EOC Review
Questions and Answers | Fall 2026 |
100% Correct
checks and balances - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a principle of the federal
government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of
government to limit the power of the other branches
consent of the governed - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔an agreement made by the
people to establish a government and abide by its laws
Enlightenment - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a period in European history when many
educated people stressed the importance of learning and reasoning;
education was considered the key to understanding and solving society's
problems
individual liberty - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a person's ability to be free and
independent
, influence - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔having an effect or impact on the actions,
behavior, opinions, etc., of another or others
natural law - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔laws passed by government to protect natural
rights
natural rights - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the belief that individuals are born with basic
rights that cannot be taken away by governments; life, liberty, and property
separation of powers - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the structure of the federal
government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that sets up three branches
with their own distinct powers and responsibilities
social contract - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔an implied agreement among the people of
an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the
governed and the government
Founding Fathers - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔representatives from each of the 13
colonies who decided to meet and write a document stating their reasons
for separation and independence from England
compact - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔an official agreement made by two or more
parties
Questions and Answers | Fall 2026 |
100% Correct
checks and balances - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a principle of the federal
government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of
government to limit the power of the other branches
consent of the governed - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔an agreement made by the
people to establish a government and abide by its laws
Enlightenment - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a period in European history when many
educated people stressed the importance of learning and reasoning;
education was considered the key to understanding and solving society's
problems
individual liberty - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a person's ability to be free and
independent
, influence - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔having an effect or impact on the actions,
behavior, opinions, etc., of another or others
natural law - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔laws passed by government to protect natural
rights
natural rights - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the belief that individuals are born with basic
rights that cannot be taken away by governments; life, liberty, and property
separation of powers - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the structure of the federal
government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that sets up three branches
with their own distinct powers and responsibilities
social contract - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔an implied agreement among the people of
an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the
governed and the government
Founding Fathers - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔representatives from each of the 13
colonies who decided to meet and write a document stating their reasons
for separation and independence from England
compact - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔an official agreement made by two or more
parties
