Download EOC Civics and Economics Midterm Review Test w/Answers

EOC Civics and Economics Midterm Review Test w/Answers
GOALONE:
1. The original thirteen colonies can best be divided into which categories?
A. New England, Middle, and Southern
B. Northern, Middle, and Southern
C. Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western
D. Old Dominion, New Dominion, and Plantation
2. Which choice explains why most early colonists came to North America?
A. They came for work and religious purposes.
B. They were forcibly deported from Europe.
C. They came for the promise of an easy life.
D. They came to learn from Native Americans.
3. “. . . these present, solemnly and mutually in the Presence of God and one another, convent and combine ourselves into a civil Body
Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation. . . .” –the Mayflower Compact
Which principle does this excerpt best describe?
A. Republicanism
B. Natural Rights
C. Social Contract
D. Common Law
4. A colony granted by royal charter to an individual who was empowered to establish and govern a specified territory in the
Americas is best described as what type of colony?
A. a joint-stock colony
B. an independently solvent colony
C. a proprietary colony
D. A royal incorporated colony
5. Mercantilism can best be describes as an attempt by European powers to do what?
A. Limit exports while increasing imports to ignite world trade.
B. Restrict imports while increasing exports as to achieve a favorable trade balance
C. Limit colonial expansion past the Appalachian Mountains.
D. Allow for general and unwarranted searches of homes.
6. The First Great Awakening best exemplifies which colonial trend?
A. Passionate political speeches
B. Increased nationalism
C. Passionate Christianity
D. Far-reaching egalitarianism
7. How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British
rule?
A. by ignoring American representatives in Parliament on issues of taxes levied in the American Colonies
B. by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament
C. by representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the colonies
D. by revealing the British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the continent
8. “No taxation without representation!” refers to which idea?
A. The Spanish had no reason to tax the colonists and in effect were powerless over the British portion of North America.
B. The Continental Congress had no right to impose taxes on British subjects because this body was not sanctioned by the King.
C. Taxes could not be legislated and imposed on colonies gained from France after the French and Indian War.
D. Parliament had no right to tax British colonists because colonists had no voice in that legislative body.
9. In Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Concord Hymn (1837) why did he refer to the shot at Lexington as “the shot heard ‘round the world”?
A. The shot was rumored to have been heard by George III all the way back in England
B. The shot signaled open colonial rebellion in search of freedom and would influence later revolutions throughout the world.
C. The shot started the colonies on the road to becoming a nation but had no direct impact on European thought or scholarship.
D. The shot started a war but had no real impact on the decision to separate from France until the next year.
10. Which amendment guarantees due process of law, protection from double jeopardy, and protection from self-incrimination?
A. First
B. Fourth
C. Fifth
D. Seventh
11. Why did the Articles of Confederation prove ineffective as a national body of law?
A. It gave too much power to the Congress without providing for a commander of the nation’s armed forces.
B. It did not give the federal government enough power to enforce legislation.
C. It imposed taxes that led to a rebellion of farmers in New England.
D. It prevented Congress from passing legislation regarding the Northwest Territory.
12. Which reason best explains why many Anti-Federalists finally agreed to the ratification of the U.S. Constitution?
A. the promise of adding a Bill of Rights
B. arguments by George Washington
C. a desire to create a better relationship with the Federalists
D. a fear that Civil war would break out if the dispute was not settled
GOAL TWO:
13. What is federalism?
A. A form of government with elected representatives.
B. A division of power between the national and state governments
C. A belief in the idea of national sovereignty.
D. A form of government in which elected officials make all economic decisions.
14. By blocking appointments to the federal courts, who can prevent the president of the United States from controlling the Supreme
Court?
A. state legislators
B. the Joint Chiefs of Staff
C. the Senate
D. governors
15. Which choice best describes the relationship between the Supreme Court and the two other branches of government?
A. Similar
B. Spatial
C. Interpretation
D. Hierarchical
16. If Senator Smith wants to delay voting on a controversial or otherwise objectionable bill, she may
A) veto the bill. B) start a filibuster.
C) demand a cloture vote.
D) defer it to a joint committee.
17.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Which set best explains the separation of power structure agreed upon by the framers of the Constitution?
foreign, domestic, concurrent
president, cabinet, legislature
state, national, international
legislative, executive, and judicial
18.
A.
B.
C.
D.
How are Constitutional changes best reflected?
The addition of Constitutional Amendments.
Increasing the demands on the presidency though referendums.
Congress created laws they deem necessary and proper.
Technological advances and the dissemination of varied political opinion.
19. The chief purpose of Congressional committees is to
A) draft legislation for consideration by the full Congress.
B) act as a group to which the President can direct his lobbying effort.
C) provide a place for lobbyists and special interest groups to get support.
D) hold hearings so that bills can be evaluated and studied prior to voting.
20. “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on
account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude”
- Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
This amendment was created primarily for the purpose of
A) punishing southern states.
B) avoiding another Civil War.
C) granting former slaves suffrage. D) granting women the right to vote.
21. Who is most likely to support the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (1998) making it a crime to write or provide computer codes
that bypasses protections on copyrighted material?
A. the president of the Motion Pictures Association
C. the president of a First Amendment activist group
B. a computer scientist who can crack computer codes
D. a college student who downloads music from the Web
22. What executive department is responsible for impartially enforcing the law for all Americans?
A) State Department
B) Department of Defense
C) Department of Justice
D) Federal Bureau of Investigation
23. A person committed a federal crime and is awaiting trial. Which court has original and exclusive jurisdiction to hear the case?
A) a state trial court
B) a U.S. district court
C) a state supreme court
D) a U.S. appellate court
?
Enumerated
Powers
Implied
Powers
24. Which selection best completes this graphic organizer?
A. Concurrent powers
B. Constitutional powers
Expressed
Powers
C. Reserved powers
D. Checks and Balances
25. For many Americans, the problems inherent in disaster management were clearly demonstrated by FEMA’s 2005 response to
A) global warming.
B) the 9/11 Attacks.
C) the War on Terror.
D) Hurricane Katrina.
26. Members of the U.S. Congress receive a number of benefits. Which benefit makes it easier for Congressmen to keep their
constituents informed?
A) the right to sponsor pork-barrel projects
C) the right to legal protection in certain situations
B) the ability to pigeonhole a bill in committee
D) the ability to send job-related mail without paying postage
27. The 14th Amendment of the Constitution accomplishes all of the following EXCEPT
A) allowing for fair and speedy trials.
B) defining citizenship in the United States.
C) defining the rules of representation in the House of Representatives.
D) extending the ‘equal protection clause’ of the Constitution to the states.
28. The Code of Hammurabi in Babylonia was intended to
A) free slaves from oppression.
B) give all people voting rights.
C) let all people know all the laws.
D) allow commoners to have more rights.
29. The Federalist Papers were written to encourage
A) the adoption of the Bill of Rights.
B) the ratification of the Constitution.
C) delegates in Philadelphia to write a new constitution.
D) states to send delegates to the Philadelphia Convention.
30. According to the United States Constitution, which of these positions can NOT be impeached by the House of Representatives?
A) a federal judge
B) United States President
C) the Governor of Alabama
D) a Senator from Wisconsin
Answer Key
1. A
11. B
21. A
2. A
12. A
22. C
3. A
13. B
23. B
4. C
14. D
24. B
5. B
15. C
25. D
6. C
16. B
26. D
7. B
17. D
27. C
8. D
18. A
28. C
9. B
19. D
29. B
10. C
20. C
30. C