Civics EOC Practice Questions

Question 1

Who do lobbyists represent in their attempt to influence government?

Accepted Answer

Interest groups.

Question 2

The constitutional guarantee of a free press has resulted in__________?

Accepted Answer

A government more responsive to the needs of the people.

Question 3

How did opinions like the one shown on this news story affect the political process in the United States?

Accepted Answer

It led to the Twenty Sixth Amendment, allowing 18-year-olds to vote.

Question 4

Citizens of the United States must know the structure of our government and freedoms protected by Constitution and ____?

Accepted Answer

Bill Of Rights.

Question 5

The headline below describes an action by citizens. Which conclusion can be drawn from the headline?

Accepted Answer

Citizens can be directly involved in policy making.

Question 6

What happened in American schools after the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education?

Accepted Answer

The federal government ordered that states desegregate classes.

Question 7

How do modern Republicans and Democrats view taxation?

Accepted Answer

Democrats tend to favor tax increases to support new social programs.

Question 8

Since civics is the study of government, it has very little to do with one's personal life.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

The United States uses the census to determine all the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Spending habits.

Question 10

The chart below lists some powers of the Executive branch. Which of the following is another power of Executive branch?

Accepted Answer

Appoints federal judges.

Question 11

Which situation does NOT involve a right protected by the Bill Of Rights?

Accepted Answer

The guarantee of a well-paying job.

Question 12

This poster was displayed in 1947, the beginning of the Cold War. How can the info on this poster best be categorized?

Accepted Answer

Propaganda.

Question 13

Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

The government didn't have a separate judicial branch.

Question 14

The statement below is from a political party platform. Which political party's position is represented in the statement

Accepted Answer

Communist.

Question 15

Which example represents the media acting as a watchdog?

Accepted Answer

A journalist discovers that an officer holder accepted a bribe.

Question 16

The passage below is from "Federalist 51", by James Madison, 1788. Which constitutional principle does Madison describe?

Accepted Answer

Checks and balances.

Question 17

The diagram shows the purpose of government according to the Preamble of the Constitution

Accepted Answer

depends on people; serve the people.

Question 18

What is a government that is run by the people, either directly or indirectly?

Accepted Answer

Democracy.

Question 19

How do the media influence government?

Accepted Answer

By investigating illegal business practices.

Question 20

The Declaration of Independence included these complaints. Which complaint should be added to this list?

Accepted Answer

Suspending trial by jury in many cases.

Question 21

Which source would give the most accuracte information about the views held by an incumbent running for Congress

Accepted Answer

Voting record of candidate while in office.

Question 22

What did many Americans use Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" to justify?

Accepted Answer

Declaring independence from Britian.

Question 23

The table below describes ratings for news organizations. According to the data, what impact has media had on government

Accepted Answer

Government less likely to respond to public concerns.

Question 24

According to the chart below, which years show the greatest population growth in a small amount of time?

Accepted Answer

1975-1999

Question 25

This poster was placed in public areas by a civil rights group. What is a long term policy goal of the interest group?

Accepted Answer

Improving citizens' lives.

Question 26

Which spending increase would the Democratic Party most likely support?

Accepted Answer

Education.

Question 27

Which of the following statements about citizens is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

Citizens not considered citizens of their main country if living abroad.

Question 28

Below is a statement made by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. What type of political communication is in statement?

Accepted Answer

Bias.

Question 29

How did Constitution tackle issue in Articles of Confederation if Congress had 0 power to know if laws followed by state

Accepted Answer

It created executive branch to enforce laws.

Question 30

Which correctly completes box #2 in the chart below?

Accepted Answer

City.

Question 31

Which viewpoint was common among Anti-Federalists?

Accepted Answer

The Constitution does not give enough power to the states.

Question 32

The passage below is from a U.S. Supreme Court decision. Based on the passage? what is the goal of the FCC regulation?

Accepted Answer

To limit bias in political communication.

Question 33

Which correctly completes circle #1 in the chart bellow?

Accepted Answer

Businesses.

Question 34

The conversation below is part of a political discussion. Which party's candidates are these voters likely to support?

Accepted Answer

Republic.

Question 35

All of the following influence the U.S. economy EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

U.S. mint locations. (Where coins are made)

Question 36

Based on the table, which has been an impact of political parties on policy making?

Accepted Answer

More Republican issue positions have shaped federal policy.

Question 37

Which item would correctly fill in the missing line from the list below?

Accepted Answer

Organize and participate in community functions.

Question 38

This box lists actions that citizens can take. What will happen if a citizen does NOT preform these actions?

Accepted Answer

The common good will suffer.

Question 39

These boxes describe two events relating to U.S. government. Which constitutional principles are shown in examples A & B

Accepted Answer

Example A: checks and balances, Example B: separation of powers.

Question 40

The no: of naturalized U.S citizens from 2000- 2008. Which of the following statements can be inferred from this graph?

Accepted Answer

Naturalization leads to a larger pool of voters.

Civics EOC Practice Questions

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Civics EOC Practice Questions

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