1.1 Master Quiz

checks and balances

• a principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches

• the structure of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that sets up three branches with their own distinct powers and responsibilities

• an implied agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the governed and the government

• the belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by governments

Enlightenment

• the structure of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that sets up three branches with their own distinct powers and responsibilities

• a period in European history when many educated people stressed the importance of learning and reasoning; education was considered the key to understanding and solving society’s problems

• the belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by governments

• a principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches

natural law

• a principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches

• an implied agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the governed and the government

• the belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by governments

• laws passed by government to protect natural rights

natural rights

• the belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by governments

• an implied agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the governed and the government

• a period in European history when many educated people stressed the importance of learning and reasoning; education was considered the key to understanding and solving society’s problems

• laws passed by government to protect natural rights

separation of powers

• a principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches

• an implied agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the governed and the government

• the structure of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that sets up three branches with their own distinct powers and responsibilities

• the belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by governments

social contract

• the belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by governments

• a principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches

• laws passed by government to protect natural rights

• an implied agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the governed and the government

individual liberty

• a person’s ability to be free and independent

• the structure of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that sets up three branches with their own distinct powers and responsibilities

• laws passed by government to protect natural rights

• an implied agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the governed and the government

Founding Fathers

• a period in European history when many educated people stressed the importance of learning and reasoning; education was considered the key to understanding and solving society’s problems

• an implied agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the governed and the government

• representatives from each of the 13 colonies who participated in writing the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution

• the structure of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that sets up three branches with their own distinct powers and responsibilities