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Political Philosophy Test Review

Political Philosophy Test Review

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Social Studies

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27 Slides • 27 Questions

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Multiple Choice

What is the belief that a monarch's power was given to them by the authority of God?

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Social Contract Theory

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Natural Law

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Divine Right

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Unalienable Rights

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Multiple Choice

What is the policy of restricting the power of government officials in order to ensure the freedoms of the people?

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Limited Government

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Divine Right

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Constitution

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Natural Law

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Multiple Choice

What is a document outlining the fundamental principles and structures of a government?

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Natural Law

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Unalienable Rights

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Constitution

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Declaration of Independence

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Multiple Choice

The Founding Fathers considered that the idea of natural law should be —

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similar to the divine right of kings

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naturally easy for all of society to agree upon

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made in accordance with long-held traditions

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based on justice and transcend man-made law

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Multiple Choice

What are standards of justice which transcend laws made by humans, and "universally accepted wrongs"?

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Federalism

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Constitution

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Natural Laws

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Unalienable Rights

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Multiple Choice

The Declaration of Independence lists “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” as —

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State's Rights

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Legislatives Duties

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Unalienable Rights

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Governmental Powers

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Multiple Choice

Thomas Jefferson wrote the ______ ____, which are inherent or natural rights possessed by all as a birthright of humanity.

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Natural Rights

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Unalienable Rights

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Natural Law

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Limited Government

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Multiple Choice

Unalienable Rights are written into which document, written by Thomas Jefferson?

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Constitution

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Declaration of Independence

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Bill of Rights

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Social Contract

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Fill in the Blank

Unalienable Rights are most commonly remembered as, "______, _____, and the pursuit of _____."

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Multiple Choice

Which book was written by Thomas Hobbes that included his thoughts on social contracts?

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The Spirit of the Law

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Second Treatise on Government

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Leviathan

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Commentaries on the Laws of England

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Multiple Choice

Who thought of human life as solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short, which led to the creation of the Social Contract Theory?

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Thomas Hobbes

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John Locke

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Montesquieu

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William Blackstone

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Multiple Choice

Which political idea is based on the belief that citizens must be willing to give up some freedoms in exchange for the protection of rights?

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Divine Right

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Natural Rights

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Social Contract Theory

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Rule by the Majority

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Multiple Choice

Thomas Jefferson was inspired by ______ ________ , who believed people can do as they want, as long as they do not bother anyone else's, "life, health, liberty, or possessions."

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Thomas Hobbes

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John Locke

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William Blackstone

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Montesquieu

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Multiple Choice

Authority is derived from the _________ ____ ____ ________, and people have the right to alter or abolish government when it fails to fulfill its purpose. (4 words)

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Spirit of the Law

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Consent of the Governed

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Second Treatise on Government

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Fill in the Blank

Montesquieu provided significant contributions to our modern day government system, including: __________ and __________.

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Multiple Choice

What is the philosophy of limited government with elected representatives serving at the will of the people?

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Divine Right

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Natural Rights

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Republicanism

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Federalism

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Multiple Choice

Which major political tradition argues that a legitimate government is based on the consent of the governed?

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Federalism

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Common Law

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Natural Rights

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Republicanism

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Multiple Choice

What is the distribution of power between a federal government and the states within a union?

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Natural Rights

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Federalism

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Constitution

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Limited Government

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Multiple Select

Select all that apply: During the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia Plan called for:

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Strong national legislature with two chambers

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Number of legislators would be based on state population

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Legislature would bar any state laws that were seen as unconstitutional

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Wanted sovereign states

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Argued one vote per state

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Multiple Select

During the Constitutional Convention, the New Jersey Plan stated:

One vote per state, so states would be equal in power

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One vote per state, so states would be equal in power

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Creation of the Electoral College system and four-year terms

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Wanted sovereign states

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Congress can impose taxes and regulate trade

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Multiple Choice

Opponents of the New Jersey Plan argued that the plan favored —

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slaveholding states

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less populous states

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a split bicameral legislature

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a strong central government

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Multiple Choice

 

What resolution came about in response to the debate over legislative representation?

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The Virginia Plan

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The New Jersey Plan

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The Great Compromise

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The Article of Confederation

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Multiple Choice

To create balance between the Virginia and New Jersey plan, the Connecticut Compromise allowed delegates to agree on ONE of the following:

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Sovereign states

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A bicameral legislature including the House of Representatives and the Senate

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Two separate chambers, a lower and upper

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Weak executive branch

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Multiple Choice

The compromise that created popular representation in the House of Representatives created a debate about —

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voting rights for women

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counting enslaved people

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protection of individual rights

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citizenship for American Indians

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Multiple Choice

What was the primary debate that led to the three-fifths compromise?

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Bicameral Legislature

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Representatives per state

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How to count enslaved persons for taxes and representation

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Presidential terms

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Multiple Choice

In his service at the Constitutional Convention, Alexander Hamilton argued that the Founders should establish a government characterized by —

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a powerful aristocracy

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a growing merchant class

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a strong central authority

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a loose confederation of states

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following Founding Fathers is remembered as both a strong supporter of central government as well as the principal author of the U.S. Constitution?

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John Adams

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Thomas Jefferson

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James Madison

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George Mason

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