Florida Civics EOC Review Questions with
Answers 2024
Citizen - ✔️✔️- A citizen is a person with certain rights and responsibilities in his or her
country or community
Duties/Obligations of citizens - ✔️✔️- Citizens must: obey laws, pay taxes, defend the
nation and serve on juries. These are the duties and obligations of citizens.
Rule of Law - ✔️✔️- The ________ is the principle that the law applies to everyone,
even those who govern.
Law of blood - ✔️✔️- The law of _____ states if at least one of your parents was a US
citizen when you were born, this makes you a citizen no matter where you are born.
Law of soil - ✔️✔️- The law of ____ states you are a citizen if you are born in the US,
no matter what nationality your parents are. (Established by the 14th amendment)
Naturalization - ✔️✔️- This is a legal process to obtain citizenship.
What are the steps in the naturalization process? - ✔️✔️- 1. Obtain permission to enter
the country and live in the US with a green card for 5 years.
2. Interview with USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) official. He makes
sure you meet the five requirements.
(18 or older, must have been a lawful permanent resident for 5 years, proficient in
English, good moral character, must understand US civics)
3. Take the citizenship exam and pass it.
4. Take the oath, after that you are a citizen.
,Immigrant - ✔️✔️- A person who comes to a country where they were not born in order
to settle there
Selective service - ✔️✔️- It is a law passed by Congress in 1917 that required all men
from ages 18 to 25 to register for the military draft.
Alien (legal or illegal) - ✔️✔️- A person belonging to a foreign country or nation in the
US.
Responsibilities of citizens - ✔️✔️- The responsibilities of citizens include: voting,
attending civic meetings, being informed, respecting others, and volunteering in their
community.
Bandwagon - ✔️✔️- A persuasive technique that tries to persuade the reader to do,
think, or buy something because it is popular or everyone is doing it
Bias - ✔️✔️- This is an unfair preference for, or dislike of something.
Card stacking - ✔️✔️- This is telling one side of the story as though there is no
opposing view.
Glittering generalities - ✔️✔️- This is the opposite of name-calling; using words to
make people feel happy, comfortable, or proud.
Name calling - ✔️✔️- It is a method of propaganda that is an attempt to turn people
against an opponent or an idea by using unpleasant labels or descriptions for that
person or idea.
Plain folks - ✔️✔️- Attempting to convince the public that one's views reflect those of
the common person.
, Symbolism - ✔️✔️- This represents a person, place or object which has a meaning in
itself but suggests other meanings as well.
Testimonial - ✔️✔️- An important person or famous figure endorses a product or
person.
Transfer - ✔️✔️- It associates a person or idea with something everyone thinks is
good.
Lobbyist - ✔️✔️- He/she is a representative of a special- interest group who tries to
influence political decisions on the groups behalf.
Interest group - ✔️✔️- It is a group of people with common goals who organize to
influence government. Example: The Boston Tea Party
Public policy - ✔️✔️- It is a choice that government makes in response to a political
issue. A policy is a course of action taken with regard to some problem.
Public sphere - ✔️✔️- It is an area in social life where individuals can come together to
freely discuss and identify societal problems, and through that discussion influence
political action. (A newspaper is a good example)
Watchdog - ✔️✔️- The role played by the national media in investigating political
personalities and exposing scandals.
Political party - ✔️✔️- A group of individuals with broad common interests who
organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and
determine public policy. (democrats and republicans are examples of this)
Primary election - ✔️✔️- Election in which voters choose the candidates from each
party who will run in the general election (for example, 4 republicans will compete
Answers 2024
Citizen - ✔️✔️- A citizen is a person with certain rights and responsibilities in his or her
country or community
Duties/Obligations of citizens - ✔️✔️- Citizens must: obey laws, pay taxes, defend the
nation and serve on juries. These are the duties and obligations of citizens.
Rule of Law - ✔️✔️- The ________ is the principle that the law applies to everyone,
even those who govern.
Law of blood - ✔️✔️- The law of _____ states if at least one of your parents was a US
citizen when you were born, this makes you a citizen no matter where you are born.
Law of soil - ✔️✔️- The law of ____ states you are a citizen if you are born in the US,
no matter what nationality your parents are. (Established by the 14th amendment)
Naturalization - ✔️✔️- This is a legal process to obtain citizenship.
What are the steps in the naturalization process? - ✔️✔️- 1. Obtain permission to enter
the country and live in the US with a green card for 5 years.
2. Interview with USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) official. He makes
sure you meet the five requirements.
(18 or older, must have been a lawful permanent resident for 5 years, proficient in
English, good moral character, must understand US civics)
3. Take the citizenship exam and pass it.
4. Take the oath, after that you are a citizen.
,Immigrant - ✔️✔️- A person who comes to a country where they were not born in order
to settle there
Selective service - ✔️✔️- It is a law passed by Congress in 1917 that required all men
from ages 18 to 25 to register for the military draft.
Alien (legal or illegal) - ✔️✔️- A person belonging to a foreign country or nation in the
US.
Responsibilities of citizens - ✔️✔️- The responsibilities of citizens include: voting,
attending civic meetings, being informed, respecting others, and volunteering in their
community.
Bandwagon - ✔️✔️- A persuasive technique that tries to persuade the reader to do,
think, or buy something because it is popular or everyone is doing it
Bias - ✔️✔️- This is an unfair preference for, or dislike of something.
Card stacking - ✔️✔️- This is telling one side of the story as though there is no
opposing view.
Glittering generalities - ✔️✔️- This is the opposite of name-calling; using words to
make people feel happy, comfortable, or proud.
Name calling - ✔️✔️- It is a method of propaganda that is an attempt to turn people
against an opponent or an idea by using unpleasant labels or descriptions for that
person or idea.
Plain folks - ✔️✔️- Attempting to convince the public that one's views reflect those of
the common person.
, Symbolism - ✔️✔️- This represents a person, place or object which has a meaning in
itself but suggests other meanings as well.
Testimonial - ✔️✔️- An important person or famous figure endorses a product or
person.
Transfer - ✔️✔️- It associates a person or idea with something everyone thinks is
good.
Lobbyist - ✔️✔️- He/she is a representative of a special- interest group who tries to
influence political decisions on the groups behalf.
Interest group - ✔️✔️- It is a group of people with common goals who organize to
influence government. Example: The Boston Tea Party
Public policy - ✔️✔️- It is a choice that government makes in response to a political
issue. A policy is a course of action taken with regard to some problem.
Public sphere - ✔️✔️- It is an area in social life where individuals can come together to
freely discuss and identify societal problems, and through that discussion influence
political action. (A newspaper is a good example)
Watchdog - ✔️✔️- The role played by the national media in investigating political
personalities and exposing scandals.
Political party - ✔️✔️- A group of individuals with broad common interests who
organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and
determine public policy. (democrats and republicans are examples of this)
Primary election - ✔️✔️- Election in which voters choose the candidates from each
party who will run in the general election (for example, 4 republicans will compete
