American Government Final Exam Review

Front

A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.

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Social Contract

Front

Who established "inalienable rights"?

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Locke

Front

He believed that people formed a government and made a contract with each other, not a ruler.

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Rousseau

Front

He believed in dividing the government power into separate branches in order to limit corruption.

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Montesquieu

Front

Who believed that man is born evil & selfish, and needs to be controlled.  Life without a strong government would be nasty, brutish, and short

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Hobbes

Front

What do an absolute monarchy, dictatorship, and oligarchy have in common?

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A single individual or small group exercises control over government

Front

Which form of government gives the most power to ordinary citizens?

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representative democracy

Front

The United States uses which form of government?

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Representative democracy

Front

The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on _______.

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population of each state.

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The New Jersey Plan wanted representation based on _______.

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one state, one vote