Social Studies Review 2016

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7th Grade

27 Qs

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Social Studies Review 2016

Social Studies Review 2016

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History

7th Grade

Hard

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27 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The French Revolution (1789) began as a reaction to:
unequal taxation.
religious persecution.
invasion by the Moors.
a desire for democracy.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Historians have regarded the American Revolution as being of worldwide importance because it
was won without foreign military assistance.
was led by people of recognized intellectual ability.
ended European imperialism in the Western Hemisphere.
marked the successful emergence of a new concept in government.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
- from The Declaration of Independence
This passage MOST accurately reflects the democratic ideals taken from
the Enlightenment.
ancient Legalist doctrine.
the Protestant Reformation.
the observations of Machiavelli.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Montesquieu is credited with devising the basic Constitutional principle of
natural rights.
popular sovereignty.
separation and balance of government power.
government was created by man for his own purposes.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Declaration of Independence and the "Social Contract Theory" both arose from which philosophical movement?
Realism
Humanism
Enlightenment
Existentialism

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

According to John Locke, if the government failed to protect natural rights, what did citizens have a right to do?
To divide the government into three separate parts
To elect new government leaders to rule the country
To overthrow the government and establish a new one
To create a direct democracy and allow individuals to govern

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What did the ideas of John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, and Jean Jacques Rousseau have in common?
The philosophies challenged the traditional role of women.
The philosophies inspired the American and French revolutions.
The theories promoted fairness in the criminal justice system.
The theories encouraged the establishment of absolute monarchs.

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