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Civics EOC Exam Study Guide | 127 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Updated 2023

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Civics EOC Exam Study Guide | 127 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Updated 2023 What ideas is John Locke known for? ✔✔natural rights, natural law, and social contract Social Contract ✔✔people give away some of their power to the government in exchange for protection How did Montesquieu influence the Founding Fathers? ✔✔by giving them the ideas of Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances 3 concepts found in the Magna Carta that influenced the Founding Fathers ✔✔trial by jury, limited government, rule of law 3 rights that are found in the English Bill of rights that are found in the Us Bill of Rights ✔✔freedom of speech, no cruel and unusual punishment, no taxes without consent 3 concepts in the Mayflower Compact that influenced the Founding Fathers ✔✔self-government, rule of law, and social contract What did Thomas Paine's Common Sense influence the Founding Fathers to do? ✔✔make America and independent country 3 things the British did that made the Colonists angry ✔✔quartering act, tea act, and stamp act Who was the "Grievances" of the Declaration of Independence addressed to? ✔✔the King 3 rights Thomas Jefferson said every American is entitled to ✔✔life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness Which Enlightenment philosopher influenced Jefferson in the "natural Rights" section of the Declaration of Independence? ✔✔John Locke 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation ✔✔No power to tax, regulate trade, and enforce laws What are the goals of the Preamble? ✔✔A more perfect union, Establish Justice, Insure Domestic Tranquility, Provide for the Common Defense, Promote the General Welfare, and Secure the blessings of Liberty for ourselves and our posterity A more perfect union ✔✔make a better country Establish Justice ✔✔fairness/equality - courts Insure Domestic Tranquility ✔✔safety in towns or states Provide for the Defense ✔✔keep the US safe - military Promote the General Welfare ✔✔help people Secure the blessings of Liberty for ourselves and our posterity ✔✔forever Separation of Power ✔✔an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies Checks and Balances ✔✔counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups How does the Judicial Branch check the Executive Branch? ✔✔The Court can declare presidential acts unconstitutional

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