eoc quiz mr. raymond. eoc 1 st & amend & review the statement below was made by thomas...

EOC QuizMR. RAYMOND

EOC 1st & Amend & Review

The statement below was made by Thomas Jefferson in a 1786 letter to John Jay.

. . . our liberty, which cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press . . .

Why should this freedom be guarded?

A. to provide the news media with a guaranteed profit

B. to keep the news media from controlling the political process

C. to provide the government with an accurate information source

D. to keep the government from becoming the primary information source


Consider this situation: On January 25, 2011, widespread pro-democracy demonstrations began in Egypt. For 18 days, hundreds of thousands of Egyptians took to the streets, demanding free elections, free speech, and an end to government corruption, police brutality, and President Hosni Mubarak’s regime. Finally, on February 11, Mubarak resigned.

Which of the following ideas expressed in the U.S. Declaration of Independence best supports the actions of the Egyptian people?

a. The government grants rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

b. Citizens have a right to overthrow a government that violates their natural rights.

c. All citizens are created equal and have unalienable rights.

d. Citizens must consent to follow the rules of a social contract.


In a letter written to James Madison on December 20, 1787, Thomas Jefferson wrote the following:

“A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to…and what no just government should refuse.”

What can you conclude about what the people wanted?

a. People wanted to express themselves.

b. People wanted freedom of speech.

c. People wanted government to not get in the way.

d. People wanted their rights clearly spelled out.


What does a person born in any U.S. territory automatically become?

a. a native-born citizen

b. a naturalized citizen

c. a permanent resident alien

d. a refugee


Which of the following is protected by the First Amendment?

a. freedom of religion, speech, press, the right to assemble and petition the government

b. protect citizens from unreasonable search and seizures

c. protect Citizens’ rights to a speedy trial and fair jury

d. freedom from debts and voting rights for women


Which of the following might have caused people to oppose the Articles of Confederation?

a. Congress had the power to collect taxes.

b. Congress could not pay the soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War.

c. Congress controlled trade between the states.

d. Congress granted too much power to the executive branch.


What is the name for a crime that involves harming a person’s reputation by printing lies about him or her?

a. suffrage

b. libel

c. segregation

d. slander


Why should citizens know and understand the law?

a. so that they can break it

b. so that they can change it

c. so that they can ignore it

d. so that they can obey it


Students were concerned about the number of traffic accidents on the street in front of their school. The students created a document asking the county to put a traffic light in front of their school. They were able to get many community members to sign their document. Which right, guaranteed in the Bill of Rights, were students using?

a. The right of assembly

b. The right to petition

c. The right of freedom of speech

d. The right of free expression


Why is attending school considered a civic duty?

a. Educated citizens are vital to the success of our democracy.

b. The more education a person has, the more money he or she is likely to earn.

c. School districts depend on having a certain number of students.

d. Today’s high-tech society needs educated employees.


Which of the following most clearly reveals the Founders ideas about the source of government power?

a. “We the People”

b. “a more perfect Union”

c. “this Constitution”

d. “our Posterity”

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