Study Guide: Civics EOC Exam Review Part I - Origins and Purposes of Law and Government
Study Guide: Civics EOC Exam Review Part I - Origins and Purposes of Law and Government Youtube search: Civics EOC State Exam Review Part I Mr. Raymon...
Study Guide: Civics EOC Exam Review Part I - Origins and Purposes of Law and Government Youtube search: Civics EOC State Exam Review Part I Mr. Raymond's Civics and Social Studies Academy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whU1DEr0hDM
2. What is the social contract? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Montesquieu: How did he influence the “Founding Fathers?”
7. What did Thomas Paine's Common Sense influence the Founding Fathers to do? _____________________________________________________________________________________
8. List at least three things that the British did that made the Colonists angry?
9. What rights did Thomas Jefferson say every American is entitled to in the Declaration of Independence? ________________________________________________________________________ 10. Which Enlightenment philosopher influenced Jefferson in the "Natural Rights" section of the Declaration of Independence? ____________________________________________________________ 11. Who was the "Grievances" of the Declaration of Independence addressed to and what were they? _____________________________________________________________________________________ 12. List three weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation:
13. Which event demonstrated to the country that the Articles of Confederation were too weak? _____________________________________________________________________________________ 14. List the ideas and goals of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution and describe what they mean:
15. Define: Separation of Power: __________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 16. Define Checks and Balances: __________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 17. Provide an Example of Checks and Balances for each branch:
18. Define the Rule of Law: _________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 19. What President demonstrated a violation of the Rule of Law: ________________________________ 20. List two “sources” of American Law:
Part II-Roles, Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens Youtube search: Civics EOC State Exam Review Part II Mr. Raymond's Civics and Social Studies Academy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGqtO2sGmWo
1. Which Amendment defined citizenship? __________________________________________________ 2. Describe the two ways to become a natural born citizen: ____________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. List five “qualifications” for becoming a naturalized citizen:
4. List the six steps to become a naturalized citizen: 1. ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. List four “obligations” (duties) US citizens:
7. Describe the rights and protections found in the 10 Amendments in the Bill of Rights: 1. ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. ______________________________________________________________________________ 9. ______________________________________________________________________________ 10. ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. Define the following Amendments: 13th: __________________________________________________________________________ ______ 14th: _________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 15th: _________________________________________________________________________________ 19th: _________________________________________________________________________________ 24th: _________________________________________________________________________________ 26th: _________________________________________________________________________________
9. Describe the outcomes and related Constitutional Principles of the following Landmark Supreme Court Cases: Marbury v. Madison ____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Plessy v. Ferguson: ____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Brown v. Board of Education: _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Gideon v. Wainwright:___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Miranda v. Arizona: ____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ In re’ Gault: ___________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Tinker v. Des Moines: ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier: ________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ US v. Nixon: ___________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Bush v. Gore: __________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ **D.C. v. Heller: (Not in Presentation)______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
Part III – Government Policies and Political Processes Youtube search: Civics EOC State Exam Review Part III Mr. Raymond's Civics and Social Studies Academy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0vd6fqbpr0
1. Describe the following Political Parties: Democrats:
Libertarians: __________________________________________________________________________ Socialist: _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Communists: __________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. List the Constitutional Qualifications for the following offices: President:
3. Define/describe the following: Party Platform: ________________________________________________________________________ Interest groups:________________________________________________________________________ Media “Watchdog Role”: ________________________________________________________________ Political Action Committee (PAC): _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Bias: _________________________________________________________________________________ Propaganda: __________________________________________________________________________ Public Policy: __________________________________________________________________________ 4. List 3 things each level of government is responsible for:
5. What is a “domestic policy”? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What is a “foreign policy”? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 7. List the ways the President deals with foreign policy:
9. Define the following international organizations: NATO: (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) _________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ NAFTA: (North American Free Trade Agreement)_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ UN: (United Nations)____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ UNICEF: (United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund)__________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ International Court of Justice (World Court): _________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ WTO: (World Trade Organization)__________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Red Cross: ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ NGOs: (Non-Governmental Organization) ___________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Describe the first steps that the U.S. takes in its dealings with other countries:___________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What two wars fought in Europe and Asia where the last “declared wars”?_____________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
12. Name two “undeclared” wars? ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 13. What was the decades-long conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union referred to? _____________________________________________________________________________________ 14. Describe the two conflicts with Cuba in the 1960s? ________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 15. What country were the two “Gulf Wars” fought against? ____________________________________
Part IV- Organization and Function of Government Youtube search: Civics EOC State Exam Review Part IV Mr. Raymond's Civics and Social Studies Academy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDAejtMYf_8
1. Define the following “forms” of government: Direct Democracy: _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Representative Democracy: ______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Socialism: ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Communism: __________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Absolute Monarchy: ____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Constitutional Monarchy: ________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Oligarchy: ____________________________________________________________________________ Autocracy: ____________________________________________________________________________
2. In which “system” of government is power shared between the national and state/regional levels? _____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. In which system of government do the regional/state levels tell the central/national level what to do? _____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. In which system of government does the central government have all of the power? _____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Describe a Parliamentary System: _______________________________________________________ 6. Describe the role of the three branches of the U.S. Government: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What are national powers listed by the U.S. Constitution called? ______________________________ 8. List ten constitutional powers of the national Legislative Branch: ______________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 9. List eight constitutional powers of the national Executive Branch: ______________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 10. List the three characteristics of the national Judicial Branch: _________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Describe Original Jurisdiction and List the types of Cases that are in the Original Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts: ________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Define Appellate Jurisdiction: __________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 13. Describe the Supreme Court’s power of Judicial Review: ____________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
14. List and describe the three levels of the Dual Court System:
15. What are powers shared by the national and state governments called? _______________________ 16. List three powers shared by the national & state governments: ______________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 17. What are powers held by state governments called: _______________________________________ 18. List three powers held only by state governments: _________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 19. What do you call the system in which powers are shared by national and state governments? _____________________________________________________________________________________ 20. How are federal amendments made? (describe the 2 steps)
