Review_Final Exam_GOVT_Semester

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What is the social contract?

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An agreement where individuals give up certain rights in exchange for protection and benefits from a government or society.

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Rights that cannot be taken from the people.

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Unalienable Rights

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Which of the following is NOT an unalienable right: Life, Driving, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness?

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Driving

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This idea calls for the people to exercise their power by electing or voting for their representatives:

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Republicanism

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The principle that government is based on clear and fairly enforced laws and that no one is above the law is

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Rule of Law

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Charles de Montesquieu believed in the separation of powers to avoid _____.

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tyranny

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If Charles Montesquieu were to visit the United States today, he might be most pleased to see the the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of our government

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the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of our government

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Which of the following wrote Commentaries on the Laws of England which influenced the writers of the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution through his views on the source of law and the unalienable right to self-defense? Options: John Locke, William Blackstone, Charles Montesquieu, Henry David Thoreau

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William Blackstone

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Who is considered the 'Father of the Constitution'?

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James Madison

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In our Congress today, representation in the House of Representatives is based on ideas in

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Virginia Plan