MJ Civics End-of-Course Practice Exam

Which statement reflects the Enlightenment ideas of natural law as expressed by Locke?

A. A

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

A. Democracy

What constitutional principles are demonstrated in examples A and B?

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

How did the U.S. Constitution address the problem under the Articles of Confederation that Congress had no power to ensure its laws were followed by the states?

A. It created an executive branch to enforce laws.

How does rule of law affect U.S. government officials and institutions?

A. It holds government officials and institutions accountable to the law.

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

A. The government did not have a separate judicial branch.

Which phrases complete the diagram?

A. depends on people; serve the people

What is the term used in the Fourteenth Amendment to describe persons who are born or naturalized in the United States?

B. Citizens

What did many American colonists use Thomas Paine's Common Sense to justify?

B. Declaring independence from Britain

Which complaint should be added to this list?

B. Suspending trial by jury in many cases

Which viewpoint was common among Anti-Federalists?

B. The Constitution does not give enough power to the states.

Which action completes the diagram?

C. British ignore colonist grievances

Which constitutional principle does Madison describe in the passage?

C. Checks and balances

What does the phrase "insure domestic tranquility" in the Preamble of the Constitution mean?

C. Keep the homeland at peace

Based on this passage, with which complaint in the Declaration of Independence would John Locke agree?

D. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.