1. EOC Practice Parties & Review
Mr. Raymond

2. EOC Practice
In the modern political system, which issue represents a basic disagreement between Republicans and Democrats?
A. the responsibilities of government
B. the frequency of national elections
C. the legality of the U.S. Constitution
D. the support for the U.S. military soldier

3. EOC Practice
Which of the following statements about the Democratic Party is most accurate?
a. It is more likely to support reducing the power of the federal government.
b. Its members are said to be more conservative.
c. Its members are said to be more liberal.
d. Its members generally believe state and local government should run social programs.

4. EOC Practice
Which of the following statements about the Republican Party is most accurate?
a. It is more likely to support increasing the power of the federal government.
b. Its members are said to be more conservative.
c. Its members are said to be more liberal.
d. Its members generally believe social programs should be run by the federal government.

5. EOC Practice
Why does the government require qualified 18-year-old males to register for military service?
a. to allow the government to quickly draft them in times of crisis
b. to ensure that they are also registered to vote
c. to provide jobs for more people
d. to provide money to pay for government services

6. EOC Practice Duties of Citizenship
Which duty of citizenship is missing?
a. being informed
b. paying taxes
c. volunteering in the community
d. voting
Obeying the law
Attending school
Serving in the armed forces ?
Serving on a jury

7. EOC Practice Which amendment defines “citizenship?” A 1st B 13th
A 1st
B 13th
C 14th
D 15th

8. EOC Practice
This principle of democracy states that people must give up some freedom to get back protection:
Rule of law
Representative democracy
Social contract
Republicanism

9. EOC Practice
Why are citizens obligated to respond to such documents as Jury summons?
A. to guarantee court hearings remain public
B. to guarantee courts provide probable cause
C. to protect the constitutional right to be tried by one’s peers
D. to protect the constitutional right to confront one’s accuser

10. EOC Practice
What pamphlet denounced British rule and fanned the flames of revolution?
a. Magna Carta
b. Two Treatises of Government
c. Mayflower Compact
d. Common Sense

11. EOC Practice Use the quotation to answer the question.
“THE HORRID MASSACRE IN BOSTON, Perpetrated in the evening of
the fifth day of March, 1770, by soldiers of the Twenty-ninth Regiment,
which with the Fourteenth Regiment were then quartered there; with
some observations on the state of things prior to that catastrophe.”
-anonymous account, Narrative of the, Horrid Massacre in Boston, 1770
Who most likely wrote this passage and for what reason?
a. a Redcoat, to describe the risks faced by soldiers
b. a Patriot, to raise fears about the British army in the colonies
c. a Loyalist, to gain support for quartering British troops
d. a Federalist, to raise concerns about the Stamp Act