Review 1 - SS.7.CG.1.1 to SS.7.CG.1.6

Front

According to the Social Contract Theory, what is the job of government?

Back

Protect people's rights, Protect rights

Answer explanation

An ideal response would explain that, according to Social Contract Theory, the job of the government is to protect the rights of the people, such as life, liberty, and property. In return, the people agree to follow the laws and give up some freedoms to keep everyone safe.

Front

An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection

Back

Social Contract

Front

The government's source of power is the people. This idea comes from Philosopher John Locke.

Back

Popular Sovereignty

Answer explanation

popular sovereignty means the people have the power. It’s the idea that the government gets its power from the people, and the people decide who leads them by voting. This helps make sure the government listens to what the people want. Keep it simple: “The people are in charge.”

Front

You are born with _________________ that can't be taken away: life, liberty, property.

Back

natural rights

Front

Which government principle is illustrated in this diagram? Options: Federalism, Popular Sovereignty, Republicanism, Separation of Powers

Back

Separation of Powers

Front

Which founding document outlines the structure and powers of the U.S. government?

Back

The Constitution

Front

What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

Back

It established a form of self-government based on social contract.

Answer explanation

The Mayflower Compact was an agreement made in 1620 by the Pilgrims to create their own government and follow its rules. It was the first example of self-government in the American colonies. The people agreed to work together and make fair laws for the good of everyone.

Front

Which of the following is an example of an “unlimited government?”
Options: Democracy, Republic, Absolute Monarch, Constitutional Monarchy

Back

Absolute Monarch

Front

Enlightenment thinker who believed in the natural rights of "Life, Liberty, and the right to Property" and the right to overthrow a government that does not protect those rights?

Back

John Locke

Front

Which philosopher best upholds the ideas expressed in the document: "The aim of every political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression." -Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789? Options: Montesquieu, Paine, Locke, Hobbes

Back

Locke

Answer explanation

Locke believed that all people are born with natural rights—specifically life, liberty, and property—and that the main job of government is to protect these rights. He also believed that if a government fails to do this, the people have the right to resist or change it. This matches closely with the ideas in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.