SC EOCEP USHC Practice Questions - South Carolina EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution Exam - SC EOCEP USHC Practice Questions - South Carolina EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution Exam

Question 1

Which colonial agreement signed in 1620 established an early tradition of self-government based on a social contract and majority rule?

The Mayflower Compact The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut The Albany Plan of Union The Virginia Declaration of Rights

Correct Answer:

The Mayflower Compact

Question 2

Why did American colonists strongly object to the Stamp Act of 1765 enacted by the British Parliament?

It placed taxes on colonists who had no elected representatives in the British Parliament. It prohibited colonists from trading with any foreign nations outside the British Empire. It forced colonial assemblies to quarter British troops in private family homes. It dissolved local colonial governments and replaced them with military governors.

Correct Answer:

It placed taxes on colonists who had no elected representatives in the British Parliament.

Question 3

Which Enlightenment philosopher's concept of natural rights (life, liberty, and property) heavily influenced Thomas Jefferson when writing the Declaration of Independence?

John Locke Baron de Montesquieu Jean-Jacques Rousseau Voltaire

Correct Answer:

John Locke

Question 4

How did Shays' Rebellion in 1786 expose a fundamental weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

The national government lacked the authority to raise a federal army to maintain public order. The national government abused its executive power to suppress peaceful state assemblies. The Supreme Court declared state mortgage foreclosure laws unconstitutional. Foreign nations intervened militarily to protect debt-ridden American farmers.

Correct Answer:

The national government lacked the authority to raise a federal army to maintain public order.

Question 5

How did the Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise) resolve the dispute between large and small states at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

It established a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate and population-based representation in the House. It allowed states to count three-fifths of their enslaved population for representation and direct taxation. It created a single executive president chosen directly by a popular national vote. It granted small states complete veto power over federal tariff legislation.

Correct Answer:

It established a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate and population-based representation in the House.

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