Govt. Unit 2 Exam Review

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John Locke came up with the idea of natural rights. What are natural rights? Options: life, pursuit of happiness, property; life, liberty, property; liberty, property, checks and balances; liberty, possessions, freedom

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life, liberty, property

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Popular or representative system where the people create and run their own government

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Self-government

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The idea that all people must follow the laws, and that the laws are enforced fairly

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Rule of Law

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The power of government is limited by the Constitution and each branch is limited in what it can do

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Limited Government

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Which of the following is an example of limited government? Options: federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, all other answer options are correct

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all other answer options are correct

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The purpose of the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments in the Constitution, is to ___________.

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protect individual & state rights by limiting the power of the national government

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What does The Declaration of Independence describe? Options: Described people's natural rights, Listed colonists grievances toward the king, Stated colonists resolution for independence, All of the other options are correct

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All of the other options are correct

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People agreeing to give up some rights and power in exchange for protection falls in line with which of the following? Natural rights, Just laws, The social contract, The state of nature

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The social contract

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Montesquieu came up with the ideas of _____________.

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checks & balances and separation of powers

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The Framers of the Constitution used Montesquieu's ideas of separation of powers & checks and balances in an effort to

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prevent a tyrannical government, prevent one person or group from getting too much power, ensure each branch of government could check one another's power.