2024-2025 Midterm Review (Q1)

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Based on the passage from An Essay Concerning the True Origin, Extent and End of Civil Government, II, Section 6 by John Locke, what did Locke mean by the "law of nature"? Options: what a ruler tells us, what written laws tell us, what our own reason tells us, what the majority of people tell us

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what our own reason tells us

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The diagram shows an impact of Enlightenment ideas on the founding of the United States. Which phrase completes the diagram?

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John Locke's social contract

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The diagram below shows the impact of Montesquieu's writings on the Founding Fathers. Which phrase completes the diagram?

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Separation of Powers

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What has been a long-term effect of the First Amendment's guarantee of religious liberty?

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Americans have avoided divisive religious wars.

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Which two principles are identified in the passage from the Declaration of Independence (1776) that states: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."

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equality of mankind and natural rights

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What influences did Thomas Paine's Common Sense (1776) have on the colonists?

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It persuaded them to declare their independence from Great Britain.

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Which purpose of government can be traced to the statements from the English Bill of Rights, 1689? Options: provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, ensure domestic tranquility, establish justice

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establish justice

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Which is an important difference between the democratic principles of ancient Greece and those of the United States today? Options: In the United States, government decisions are based on the rule of the majority. In the United States, citizens are elected to be a member of a state legislature. In the United States, citizens participate in government. In the United States, citizens serve as jurors.

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In the United States, citizens are elected to be a member of a state legislature.

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The list below consists of characteristics of the American constitutional republic:
Republicanism
Civic participation
Separation of powers
Representative government
Which influence on America's constitutional republic is reflected in this list?

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the ancient Roman Republic

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Which statement identifies an important influence that ancient Greece had on the American constitutional republic? Options: Americans believed a separation of powers would protect individual rights., Americans believed ordinary citizens should participate in government., Americans believed religious liberty was a protected right., Americans believed in the equality of humankind.

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Americans believed ordinary citizens should participate in government.