QPA #2 Review

Front

True or False: Hobbes’ Law of nature are rules that are created through reason and logic.

Back

True

Front

________________: Rights that cannot be taken away; they are rights that we are born with and have simply because we are human

Back

Unalienable Rights

Front

Which is not listed in the Declaration of Independence as an unalienable right? Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness

Back

Religion

Front

__________: An unwritten agreement between the people and the government - people will give up certain rights in exchange for security that a government would provide

Back

Social Contract Theory

Front

__________: Power is shared between different levels of government

Back

Federalism

Front

_________: Restrict the power of government

Back

Limited Government

Front

__________: Personal liberties and privileges; life liberty, and pursuit of happiness

Back

Individual Rights

Front

_________: A government in which the people rule

Back

Popular Sovereignty

Front

_________: People exercise their power by voting for their political representatives

Back

Republicanism

Front

Which of the following is the best definition of checks and balances? Options: Power divided between 3 branches of government, Each branch has power over the other to keep them from becoming too powerful, It has to do with money and scales, Everyone must follow the law

Back

Each branch has power over the other to keep them from becoming too powerful